WordPress Test Posts for Theme Development

Two great collections of sample (lorem ipsum text) posts have been created, which are geared towards helping theme and website designers speed up their workflow between the theme design process and final release to the public or client(s).  

Many sites use the “dummy” text, although it takes quite some time to add the text, assuming some of it has to be rewritten and copied over and over again.  All you need to do to use these sample collections is by uploading the XML files to WordPress.

To Install .XML Files Using WordPress

{Instructions provided through release sites.}

1. Unzip the XML file after downloading the file to your desktop.
2. Login to the WP admin area at your site’s address.
3. Select Manage from the main menu.
4. Then, select Import.
5. Select WordPress from the bottom of the list, indicating that you want to import from that type of file source.
6. Now, select browse and locate the file that you have downloaded.
7. Confirm that you want to do this, then select Upload and Import.
8. The posts and related content should now be included on your “demo” server/website.

Self Conclusion – WordPress .XML Test Data Import

[Post Link]

File contains the following items:

• 5 Pages, with full content
• 10 Posts, with content, including tags, categories, and excerpts
• 21 Unique Tags
• 11 Unique Categories
• 10 Unique Comments, including several from the “Tester” (Administrator) account
• 7 Default Links
• 1 Post (under category “Bullet List”) containing a Bullet List
• 1 Post (under category “Numbered List”) containing a Numbered List
• Various Lengths on each post’s content and title

WP Candy – Easier Theme Development with the Sample Post Collection

[Post Link]

File contains the following items:

• Multiple posts with different elements in each.
• Blockquotes, lists (ordered and unordered) and floating images.
• Parent, child, and grandchild categories and pages.
• Tags
• Multiple months for the archives.

Conclusion

The designer of each collection requests that you send in any bugs, requests/recommendations, and comments on the files that they have created.  While Self Conclusion’s file appears more complete, they both offer several time saving files for use on your demo/test server for clients or when you are working on a new theme.

Check them out and let me (and the original compilers) know what you think of the collections.

Note: These files may not be just for WordPress users — you could open the raw XML file to copy/paste the contents into any platform or upload them if your blog system permits.