I have an old site from ~15 years ago and I'd kind of like to archive it somehow. Is there a tool that'll download all of my posts and dump them into a single document?
there is an option to export the entire blog as xml
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3mo
Thanks! It didn't download the posts in date order. It starts with 2016, goes down to 2008, then climbs back up to end with a 2012 post at the bottom of the document.
You've been very helpful. Do you happen to know how to download them in date order?
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3mo
There's no platform, just me trying to archive it in a more easily read pattern than one post on every page.
I've used blogbooker with good results. https://blogbooker.com/
They have a "free" option, which will let you download your text, but only low resolution images. If you want full resolution images, they have a "subscription" for $20/month. What I do is pay for one month, download my blog, and cancel. That's a pretty minor fee for a good download. They offer download to PDF or to Word. Definitely go with the Word download. You can then open your blog in Word and organize it any way you want. You can always "save as" from Word as a PDF if that is your end goal. Worked for me.
Other than built-in export feature provided by Blogger, there is some other ways to archive your blog:
PixxiBook: PixxiBook allows you to print your Blogger blog as a physical book. You can follow the step-by-step instructions provided on their website to create a free preview of your book. Visit https://pixxibook.com/doc/print-a-blogger-blog for more information.
BlogBooker: BlogBooker is a platform that lets you print and save your Blogger BlogSpot blog as a book. With BlogBooker, you can convert your blog into a PDF file that is ready to be printed. Visit https://www.blogbooker.com/blogger.php to access the service.
PDFmyURL: PDFmyURL is an online service that converts web pages or URLs into PDF documents. It offers an API for developers, "Save as PDF" links for websites, and the ability to convert entire websites or batches of URLs to PDF. You can use it to convert your blog or specific web pages to PDF. Visit https://pdfmyurl.com/ for more details.
Sitemap Extractor: You can use tools like https://www.seowl.co/sitemap-extractor/ to extract all the links of your blog posts from your sitemap. This can be useful if you want to have a list of all the URLs in your blog.
HTML to PDF Conversion: Once you have extracted the URLs or specific web pages, you can use tools like https://www.sejda.com/html-to-pdf#byUrls to convert them into PDF files. This allows you to create PDF versions of your blog posts for offline reading or archiving purposes.
Downloading the Entire Website: Tools mentioned in the MakeUseOf article at https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-do-i-download-an-entire-website-for-offline-reading/ can be used to download the entire website for offline reading. These tools help you save all the web pages, images, and other content of your blog or website onto your local device.
It's easy enough to download the XML file of all the posts, and technically that will be a "single" document, but not one that is readable by a human being. It sounds like you are looking for some sort of PDF export or etc.