Moving from Blogger-Blogspot to WordPress the right way : 301 redirect

Good post. There really is no excuse to be so dependent on 3rd party solutions (particularly when they're so much more likely to get blocked), a little technical know-how can go a long way.

I also wrote a nice guide on how to moved from the Blogger platform to WordPress, including how to avoid duplicate content on both sites, etc.

http://www.online-tech-tips.com/wordpress/the-best-way-to-move-from-blogger-beta-to-wordpress/

Check it out before you make the switch!

Thanks for this post.
I have been thinking about chaging from Blogspot to WordPress.

(Please note that although the link above goes directly to the code post, the rest of my blog is NOT suitable for minors or anyone potentially offended by sexual material)

I couldn't get any of the methods I found on the web for redirecting to work, so I wrote a little widget that works if your self-hosted permalink structure is the same as your blogger structure. It requires a little personalization tweak because if you don't tweak it the homepage redirects to the the top post on your old blogger page. Place this code after your <Blogger> tag and switch the appropriate identification.
<b:widget id='Redirector' locked='true' title='Blog Posts' type='Blog'>
<b:includable id='main'>
<b:if cond='data:blog.pageType == "item"'>
<b:loop values='data:posts' var='post'>
<div id='redirectorTitle' style='visibility:hidden'><data:post.title/>
</div>
<script type='text/javascript'>

var url= '<$BlogItemPermalinkUrl$>';;
var myNewurl = url.replace("myblog.blogspot", "www.myblog");
var testurl ='http://www.myblog.com/2008/12/blog-has-moved.html';

if (myNewurl == testurl)
{document.location.href = "http://www.myblog.com";}
else{
document.location.href = myNewurl;}
</script>
</b:loop>
</b:if>
</b:includable>
</b:widget>

Notes:This assumes you are moving from myblog.blogspot.com to http://www.myblog.com
You must have structured your wordpress permalinks to match your blogger permalinks for this to work, which is easy enough to do in your wordpress dashboard.
The testurl variable will vary for you. The problem comes about because on your homepage the $BlogItemPermalinkUrl$ pulls the top post from the page rather than thinking you want the main page. Therefore, determine what the new version of that url will be and put it in here for your homepage to correctly route.

I have a custom domain and I'm at PR2 would importing and switching to a wordpress blog with the same URL hurt my page rank

Great Article! Thanks for the info. It worked perfectly and I was able to redirect my blogger blog to my new wordpress custom hosted blog. Thanks a lot!