Those images you listed sometimes import and sometimes they don’t. The XML file is actually from StudioPress, and so are the images. However, the rest of the content should still show up even if those few images don’t show up. The XML file should add Pages, Posts, etc….but it doesn’t add any Widget data/content, that’s the way the WP importer is designed. So you’ll have to add that in manually, assuming you used the WordPress Importer.
Have a look at this tutorial for basic info on the homepage – https://appfinite.com/tutorials/how-to-setup-the-home-and-blog-page/ To activate the homepage you just need to add a widget to a home widget area and it will automatically change from a blog, to the home widget template. So add whatever type of widget you want to show on the homepage.
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