[Hidden-tech] Automating transfer of files from Mailchimp to Wordpress

[Mitch Anthony]

Paul, until you replied I had totally forgotten that once upon a time you had a subcontractor who turned  a lot of my whole newsletters into Wordpress posts. 

And I think that you’re right, the goal is to turn individual stories into individual Wordpress posts, and then to categorize those posts.

You’re also right in naming that I don’t need a directory listing. In my mind I think of what I am creating as a directory, but that is different than the technical term directory listing.

You’re also right that this may best be a job for an intern, and it is this manual labor I am hoping I can automate.

Mitch

> On Aug 13, 2023, at 7:07 PM, Paul Stallman <aliassolutions at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Mitch I think you just need to make them all blog posts and categorize them.  I don’t think you need a directory listing.  Your content is what blogs are for.  As for automation to import them it would require turning the emails into data the. You could import it all.  It’s doable.  The categorizing might take the longest.
> 
> paul
> 
> Paul at alias-solutions.com <mailto:Paul at alias-solutions.com>
> 
> On Sat, Aug 12, 2023 at 9:47 AM Mitch Anthony via Hidden-discuss <hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net <mailto:hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net>> wrote:
>> Hi Hidden Techies. 
>> 
>> For the past 7 years I have maintained a weekly email newsletter on MailChimp, first called "Clarity First" and then "Love and Work".  Here's this week's issue <https://us14.campaign-archive.com/?e=__test_email__&u=a931d03d317abab2d05c45d22&id=45f157c6cf>.  You'll see each issue is made up of a few commentary posts containing a title, some category words, an image, a caption, a few paragraphs, and a link to the outside source I am commenting on. 
>> 
>> Now I want to re-sort the individual stories contained in these (363!) posts into a catalog, or a directory, on WordPress, using a theme like this Listbook Directory <https://preview.themeforest.net/item/listbook-directory-listing-wordpress-theme/full_screen_preview/26739175?_ga=2.104695616.1188362647.1691845704-2033423390.1592069242>. 
>> 
>> I want export all of these issues, separate each individual story - along with the images - into individual blog posts, categorize them, and then import them into a new WordPress directory site that is searchable by category.
>> 
>> I'm hoping that there is an automated way to do this. But this is way beyond my experience level or interest. I'm seeking someone who knows how to do this, or can learn to do this.
>> 
>> Can anyone help me? 
>> 
>> Thanks.
>> 
>> Mitch Anthony
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