https://github.com/williamchong/medium-import-backdate
A simple tool that generates HTML pages with specific publication dates for importing into Medium.com. This allows you to publish stories on Medium with custom backdated timestamps.
https://github.com/williamchong/medium-import-backdate
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A simple tool that generates HTML pages with specific publication dates for importing into Medium.com. This allows you to publish stories on Medium with custom backdated timestamps.
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/williamchong/medium-import-backdate
- Owner: williamchong
- Created: 2025-03-01T19:04:57.000Z (over 1 year ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2026-03-12T17:41:20.000Z (3 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2026-03-12T23:43:34.386Z (3 months ago)
- Topics: medium, medium-article, nuxt, vue
- Language: Vue
- Homepage: https://medium-backdate.williamchong.cloud
- Size: 739 KB
- Stars: 0
- Watchers: 1
- Forks: 1
- Open Issues: 18
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
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README
# Medium Story Backdating Tool
A simple tool that generates HTML pages with specific publication dates for importing into Medium.com. This allows you to publish stories on Medium with custom backdated timestamps.
## How It Works
Medium.com's import feature respects the `article:published_time` metadata in HTML files. This tool generates pages with the proper metadata format that Medium recognizes during import.
## Usage Instructions
1. Visit the website
2. Select your desired publication date using the date picker
3. Copy the generated link (format will be `/YYYY-MM-DD`)
4. Go to Medium.com and use their "Import story" feature to import the URL
5. Medium will preserve the publication date from the imported HTML
6. Edit your story's content in Medium as needed
For detailed instructions on how to import a post to Medium, see their official help article:
[Importing a post to Medium](https://help.medium.com/hc/en-us/articles/214550207-Importing-a-post-to-Medium)
## Development
Requires Node.js >= 20.0.0 (see `.nvmrc`).
```bash
npm install
npm run dev
```
| Command | Description |
|---------|-------------|
| `npm run dev` | Start development server |
| `npm run build` | Build for production |
| `npm run generate` | Generate static site |
| `npm run lint` | Run ESLint |
| `npm run typecheck` | Run TypeScript type checking |
| `npm run test` | Run tests with Vitest |
## Deployment
Optimized for Cloudflare Pages. To deploy:
1. Fork/clone this repository
2. Connect your repository to Cloudflare Pages
3. Configure the build settings:
- Build command: `npm run build`
- Build output directory: `dist`
## License
MIT