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diff --git a/askbot/doc/source/import-data.rst b/askbot/doc/source/import-data.rst new file mode 100644 index 00000000..c2cfc1b3 --- /dev/null +++ b/askbot/doc/source/import-data.rst @@ -0,0 +1,20 @@ +.. import-data:: + +=============================== +Import other forums into Askbot +=============================== + +At this time only StackExchange import is supported. + +There are two ways to import your StackExchange dump into Askbot: + +* via the web at url `/import-data/`, relative to your forum installation +* using a management command:: + + python manage.py load_stackexchange /path/to/your-se-data.zip + +Before importing the data, an entry `askbot.importers.stackexchange` must be added to +the `INSTALLED_APPS` list in your `settings.py` file and a command `python manage.py syncdb` run +to initialize the stackexchange tables. + +In the case your database is not empty at the beginning of the process - **please do back it up**. |