You can import an existing Medium site to WordPress.com using the steps below.
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To begin, take the following steps to download your information from Medium:
- Log into your Medium account.
- Visit the Settings page (accessible by clicking your Profile in the top right corner.)
- Click on the “Security and apps” tab.
- Choose the “Download your information” option and click the “Export” button.
A link to download your Medium archive will be sent to you by email. Learn more about this process via the Export your account data guide from Medium.
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If you’re exporting a Medium “publication” instead of a normal Medium site, the procedure’s a little bit different – you’ll need to ask the Medium support team to create the backup file for you. They provide the file in two different formats, HTML or XML – it’s the HTML version that you’ll need for WordPress.
Once you have downloaded your Medium archive, take the following steps on WordPress.com:
- Visit your WordPress.com dashboard. (If you don’t already have a WordPress site, start one here.)
- Navigate to Tools → Import:
- Select the Medium importer.
If you do not have the specific importer in the list, look for the option to use WordPress.com’s guided importer located at the top of your screen.
- In the box provided, upload the file you downloaded from Medium to start the import:
- If multiple authors are detected on your Medium site, you will be presented with an option to assign each author’s content to the equivalent users on your WordPress site. Otherwise, your Medium content will be automatically assigned to your WordPress.com account user.
- Once the file has been uploaded, click the “Start Import” button. Depending on the amount of content to be imported, the process can take up to 15 minutes to complete. You will receive a notification from WordPress.com when the import is completed.
You can also run the import tool multiple times to retrieve newer posts without duplicating your old ones.
All of your Medium content will appear as posts on your WordPress website under the original date of the post, along with their original tags. Published posts will be automatically marked as published on the site, but drafts will remain unpublished.
After importing your content from Medium, you may wish to take any of the following actions:
- Connect a domain: Connect your domain from another provider or register a new one.
- Learn about WordPress: Visit our Getting Started page for a tutorial on how to get your site running as quickly as possible.
- Join a webinar: You might be interested in one of our free getting started webinars to help you learn how to use WordPress.
- Customize your theme and design: You can customize the design of your site by picking one of our blog-ready themes.
- Post to your blog by email: Publish to your blog by sending yourself an email! Our post by email guide will walk you through the process.
- Add video to your WordPress.com site: We support adding videos from a variety of sources including YouTube, Vimeo, Ted, Flickr, and many more. Furthermore, you can upload your video files directly to your site on eligible plans.
