Imports from Other Software
Explanation
Content from another wiki reaches XWiki through the Filter Application, a generic framework whose modules each read one source format. The route with the most tooling behind it is Import from Confluence, which reads a Confluence export through the Filter Confluence XML module. Neither is bundled with XWiki Standard, so both are installed as extensions.
Such a conversion rewrites the imported content in XWiki syntax, so it gains the native macros and rendering.
For sources the Filter Application does not cover, there are extensions tagged "migration", which address a specific wiki or format, and extensions tagged "import", which read external data sources such as:
- Microsoft Excel
- CSV
- SharePoint Blogs
FAQ
Why should I use import tools instead of manually copying content from another wiki?
Because the tools convert the content and preserve the Page structure, which copying by hand does not, and they scale beyond the handful of Pages a person is willing to copy.
