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  <h1 id="firstHeading" class="firstHeading"><span>App/Import/Import overview</span></h1>
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      XOWA provides several options to import a wiki.
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          <a href="#Import_HTML_dumps_from_archive.org"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Import HTML dumps from archive.org</span></a>
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          <a href="#Import_online_by_click"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Import online by click</span></a>
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          <a href="#Import_offline_by_script"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Import offline by script</span></a>
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          <a href="#Import_by_command-line"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Import by command-line</span></a>
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      <span class="mw-headline" id="Import_HTML_dumps_from_archive.org">Import HTML dumps from archive.org</span>
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      The <a href="/wiki/Special:XowaDownloadCentral" id="xolnki_2" title="Special:XowaDownloadCentral">Download Central</a> page lists wikis that can be downloaded from archive.org.
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        <b>Simple</b>: Find a wiki, click on it, and it will imported.
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        <b>Android-ready</b>: Listed wikis will work directly on Android
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        <b>Images included</b>: Listed wikis will also include image databases. The options below require downloading images separately.
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        <b>Fewer selection</b>: There are currently only a handful of wikis. More will be generated throughout 2016. If you need a specific wiki, please contact me by the <a href="/wiki/Help/Feedback" id="xolnki_3" title="Help/Feedback">Feedback</a> page.
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      For more info, see <a href="/wiki/App/Import/Download_Central" id="xolnki_4" title="App/Import/Download Central">App/Import/Download_Central</a>
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      <span class="mw-headline" id="Import_online_by_click">Import online by click</span>
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      The <a href="/wiki/Dashboard/Import/Online" id="xolnki_5" title="Dashboard/Import/Online">Import online</a> page lists 800+ wikis that can be imported by clicking on a link.
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        <b>Simple</b>: Find a wiki, click on it, and it will be imported.
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        <b>Online</b>: Intended for users who have internet access.
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      <span class="mw-headline" id="Import_offline_by_script">Import offline by script</span>
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      The <a href="/wiki/Dashboard/Import/Offline" id="xolnki_6" title="Dashboard/Import/Offline">Import offline</a> page can generate a script that will import a wiki.
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        <b>Online and offline</b>: Can be used by "online users" and "offline users". Offline users must have already downloaded a database dump file. See <a href="http://dumps.wikimedia.org/backup-index.html" rel="nofollow" class="external text">Wikimedia database dumps</a>
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      <span class="mw-headline" id="Import_by_command-line">Import by command-line</span>
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      The <a href="/wiki/Dev/Command-line" id="xolnki_7" title="Dev/Command-line">Dev/Command-line</a> page offers instructions on importing through the command-line.
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        <b>Full control</b>: Offers full control of the XOWA import process
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        <b>Complicated</b>: Requires command-line usage. Intended for advanced users.
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        <li><a href="http://xowa.org/home/wiki/App/Setup/System_requirements.html" title='Get XOWA&apos;s system requirements'>Requirements</a></li>
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        <li><a href="http://xowa.org/home/wiki/App/Import/Simple_Wikipedia.html" title='Learn how to set up Simple Wikipedia'>Simple Wikipedia</a></li>
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