Tag Archives: Data Portability

Interested in Freeing Yourself from the TypePad Trap?

Posted on September 18, 2008 by Lloyd

My co-worker Noel Jackson, tired of hearing me whine about the Six Apart TypePad Trap, has created a WordPress importer mashing together the MT formatted export file (missing permalinks) and the broken TypePad AtomPub (missing comments and trackbacks). We are … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging | Also tagged Automattic, Export, Import, Importer, Noel Jackson, Open Web, Ronald Heft Jr, Six Apart, TypePad Trap, Web Standards, WordPress, WordPress.com | Leave a comment

The TypePad Trap

Posted on August 22, 2008 by Lloyd

So during my talk “Switching to WordPress Painlessly” at WordCamp, (video coming soon!) Six Apart’s Open Platforms Tech Lead David Recordon was in the audience and rather than have a chat with me at any one of the numerous times … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging | Also tagged Anil Dash, AtomPub, Christopher Alden, Dave Winer, David Recordon, Export, Import, Importer, Movable Type, Open Web, Ronald Heft Jr, Six Apart, Switching to WordPres Painlessly, TypePad, Web Standards, WordCamp, WordCamp SF 2008, WordPress | 20 Comments