Converts a Medium members `txt` export and generates a `csv` file you can import into a Ghost installation.
npm install @tryghost/mg-medium-memberstxt ExportConverts a Medium members txt export and generates a csv file you can import into a Ghost installation.
To install the CLI, which is required for the Usage commands below:
``sh`
npm install --global @tryghost/migrate
To use this package in your own project:
npm install @tryghost/mg-medium-members --save
or
yarn add @tryghost/mg-medium-members
To run basic Medium member migration, the required command is this:
`sh`
migrate medium-members --pathToTxt /path/to/members.txt
A more complex command for a Medium member migration looks like this:
`sh`
migrate medium-members --pathToTxt /path/to/members.txt --verbose true
It's possible to pass more options, in order to achieve a better migration file for Ghost:
- --pathToTxt (required)
- Path to members text file
- string - default: null--cache
- --zip
- Persist local cache after migration is complete (Only if is true)true
- bool - default: -V
- --verbose false
- Show verbose output
- bool - default: --zip
- false
- Create a zip file
- bool - default:
This is a mono repository, managed with lerna.
Follow the instructions for the top-level repo.
1. git clone this repo & cd into it as usualyarn
2. Run to install top-level dependencies.
To run a local development copy, cd into this directory, and use yarn dev instead of migrate like so:
`sh`
yarn dev medium-members
- yarn lint run just eslintyarn test` run lint and tests
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