by Stephanie Leary 4.3 (32 reviews)

HTML Import 2

Name: HTML Import 2
Rating: 4.3 (32 reviews)
Author: Stephanie Leary

Imports well-formed HTML files into WordPress pages.

HTML Import 2 ranks #3,094 among WordPress.org plugins with 5,000+ active installations, is #73 of 1,418 in the Taxonomy category, a 4.3/5 rating from 32 reviews, and was last updated Aug 31, 2017. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 4.6 (Current: 7.1)

v2.6 Current Version v2.6

Updated 9 years ago Last Update on 31 Aug, 2017

Refreshed 14 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#73 of 1,418 in Taxonomy Top 5% by installs No update in over a year

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Review 4.3 out of 5

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Plugin Details

Version: 2.6
Last Updated: Aug 31, 2017
Requires WP: 3.0+
Tested Up To: 4.6
PHP Version: N/A
Author: Stephanie Leary

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Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4.3
Reviews: 32
Support Threads: 0
Resolved: 0%

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners migrating a static HTML site who need to bring existing pages into WordPress. It solves the problem of manually recreating content by importing directories of HTML files as pages or posts while preserving structure and generating redirects for old URLs.

Imports directories of HTML files
Preserves directory hierarchy for pages
Imports linked media to library
Generates Apache redirects
Select content by HTML tag
Set tags, categories, taxonomies
Fixes internal links to permalinks
Uses meta descriptions as excerpts

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about HTML Import 2

Yes! Let me know if you encounter any problems.

No. The importer simply extracts the relevant part of each HTML file and copies it into a WordPress post. You'll need to create a custom theme if you want to preserve the site's appearance as well as its content.

Yes, it has been used to import over a thousand pages, and did so in a couple of minutes. However, you might need to adjust PHP's max_execution_time setting as described below.

The importer will attempt to work around your server's max_execution_time setting for PHP (usually 30 seconds), but some servers don't allow this. You can try to increase it by adding a line to your .htaccess file: php_value max_execution_time 160 If that gets you further but still doesn't finish, just increase the number (it's in seconds). However, note that your host might get irritated with you for hogging the server's resources. If you have a lot of files to import, it's best to install WordPress on your desktop (XAMPP for Windows and MAMP for Macs make it pretty easy) and run the importer there instead of doing it on your live server. It's also quite possible that the script is trying to use more memory than your server allows. You can try to change that setting, too, in .htaccess: php_value memory_limit 1024M

The skipped directory setting just tells the importer where to look for HTML files. Linked images will be imported no matter where they're located.

No. The files must be on the same server as your WordPress installation. I have no intention of ever making this plugin import files from URLs. You are welcome to fork the code if you want to add this feature.