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[lrjohnson]

Jeffrey, you answered this question for me a few years ago, either in e-mail or forum, but I can't find it.

How do you "extract" the contents of one's blog into a text only format, to be able to print/have for posterity?

Thanks!

[mike95910]

I am sure there are many programs out there that an accomplish this also maybe an rss feed read can do this

[Bookkeeper-For-You]

In the future, consider writing all your posts in a text file on your own computer first, before uploading to blog software. That way, you'll always have a copy, like if for instance your blog database explodes etc.

[MrPolarZero]

Of course, the easiest way of doing this is to simply copy and paste everything. But then again, expect some of the data will not be included on this one.

[MrPolarZero]

have you tried copying your blogs then paste it to a text document file? Perhaps that will work.

[jeffrey]

I believe that Nate answered this for you, correct?

[lrjohnson]

Jeffrey: Nate may have, but I don't know where-I checked e-mail, and I don't know where to look for his response.

I know I can cut and paste. I am just trying to avoid that time intensive task. However, that may be what happens-I've had this on my to do list for too long now (as the differing years on my posts confirm).

[simonclay111]

I think it should reflect as a news update.

[ccole]

A simple plugin to export WordPress post data into a tab-separated text file format (TSV).

This plugin allows you to copy and paste your data into Excel or download the data in a TXT file.

If your goal is to extract all the main post fields (including custom fields) into text with each row representing 1 post, then check this out.

Export your data in an Excel-friendly format
Easily move your posts in text between WordPress installs when used in-conjunction with CSV Importer
Make quick backups of your posts and save them in a text file
Download your data as a TXT file