#Dreamwidth import livejournal code#

First, go to the 'Create' tab and select 'Create Account'. So much 2000s internet history lives there, and if LJ falls off the internet (as it very well might, depending on how things go in Russia in the near future), links will break and vast amounts of it will be lost. You can also set up crossposting to Livejournal (Ive been crossposting to LJ from DW for years.) If you have no Dreamwidth account, if someone imports a. So you're moving in to Dreamwidth Hurray Here's a basic guide to get you started Creating an account If you have not already done so, you'll need to make an account on Dreamwidth. Dreamwidth is a small company that accepts no advertising. (If you can afford it, please consider a paid account. If you own any communities, you can import them as well. You can import your journal to Dreamwidth, along with your icons, tags, and comments. If you modded LiveJournal communities back in the day, please consider archiving them to Dreamwidth NOW. 'If you do decide to delete your LJ, please consider migrating before you pull the plug. Dreamwidth's launch provided not just an alternative journaling platform with similar features, but also the ability to import your existing journal from most LiveJournal-compatible sites, complete with comments controlled by the OpenID login of their owner - either publicly, or (with default security set to private before starting the import.

I wish I had discovered it sooner.ĮTA: Open call to anyone still listening - archiving old LJ comms Our development community is already healthy and thriving.

#Dreamwidth import livejournal code#

We've taken the LiveJournal server code and updated, modernized, and streamlined it - and we make all of our changes available under an Open Source license. I've enjoyed being a member of this community. Dreamwidth Studios is based upon the LiveJournal codebase offered by LiveJournal, Inc. If you do go to DW, here are a couple of LJ posts by users to Help And you can import, lock stock and barrel, your entire Livejournal - entries, userpics, friends, and everything to Dreamwidth, and thereafter post to. If LiveJournal can not be accessed after March 11 because Russia is going to cut itself off from the global Internet (LJ is owned by a Russiaa company, if you did not know) do you have plans to post somewhere else?Ī lot of people are moving do Dreamwidth, which is similar to LJ because it was developed by former LJ employees.