XF 2.0 Changing the date on a post

[Tom Nunamaker]

I'm trying to migrate selected posts from an old XF 1.5 board to a new 2.x board. I can login as each user and copy their posts but I'd like to retain the original posting dates. Is it a problem to manually update the new database with the correct timestamps from the original posts?

 

[SyTry]

Hello,

You can use an add-on to do that :

• https://xenforo.com/community/resources/change-post-date-by-xon.6077/
• https://xenforo.com/community/resources/change-date.5608/

Regards, SyTry

 

[AndyB]

Is it a problem to manually update the new database with the correct timestamps from the original posts?

Don't do that because there are many other fields that require updating also.

 

[Tom Nunamaker]

Thanks for the suggestions about the date changing. I suppose I also need to change the thread dates.. not just the posts.

What is the best way to migrate selected threads and posts from my old XF 1.5 installation to a new 2.0 installation? I don't want to have XF send notifications to the users or add alerts etc. I just need to move the information to the 2.0 site.