WordPress Migration Instructions

✅ Substack Migration Complete!

Your Substack content has been successfully migrated:

  • 3 posts imported from https://dbmcco.substack.com
  • Published to your GitHub blog at https://dbmcco.github.io
  • Topics: AI in Life Sciences, Compliance, MedComm, LLMs

🔄 WordPress Migration (Pending)

Since meansofproduction.wordpress.com is private, you’ll need to export the content manually.

Step 1: Export WordPress Content

Option A: WordPress.com Dashboard

  1. Log into WordPress.com
  2. Go to My Sites → Settings → Export
  3. Choose Export All or Posts only
  4. Download the XML file

Option B: WordPress Admin (if available)

  1. Access WP Admin at meansofproduction.wordpress.com/wp-admin
  2. Go to Tools → Export
  3. Select All content or Posts
  4. Download the XML export file

Step 2: Convert WordPress Posts

Once you have the XML file:

# Navigate to blog directory
cd /Users/braydon/projects/dbmcco.github.io

# Activate Python environment
source migration-env/bin/activate

# Run migration script
python migrate-wordpress.py path/to/your-export.xml

# Example:
python migrate-wordpress.py ~/Downloads/meansofproduction.wordpress.xml

Step 3: Review and Publish

# Review converted posts in Obsidian
# Edit any formatting issues

# Sync and publish
./sync-from-obsidian.sh --auto-publish

🛠️ Migration Script Features

The WordPress migration script handles:

  • Full content extraction from XML
  • HTML to Markdown conversion
  • Jekyll front matter generation
  • Category and tag preservation
  • Publication date retention
  • SEO-friendly URL slugs

📊 Current Blog Status

Your GitHub blog now contains:

  • ✅ 3 Substack posts (2023) - AI and Life Sciences focus
  • ✅ 4 new posts (2025) - Recent workflow and tech thoughts
  • ✅ Working sync system from Obsidian
  • ✅ Professional Jekyll theme with navigation

Total: 10+ posts ready to publish!

🎯 Next Steps

  1. Export WordPress content using instructions above
  2. Run migration script on the XML file
  3. Review migrated posts in Obsidian
  4. Publish everything with one command

Your blog is already live and looking great! The WordPress content will be the final piece to complete your content migration.

Visit: https://dbmcco.github.io 🚀