@uniqueno-spacesshort
You are trying to import a live site into Local, right?
It can be a problem in the .sql dump you made. Are you exporting all the tables?
Also, be sure to check on wp-config.php if your $table_prefix matches the prefix on the database. The prefix is the word before “_” on the tables name, as in “wp_posts”, “wp_postmeta”.
That causes your wordpress installation to not read the proper tables, so it looks like you don’t have any posts, but they are on the database.
If those doesn’t work, try two things:
- Using a plugin like Duplicator, described on this answer on another topic (this is the best solution if you’re new to Wordpress and Local):
- Manually install your website, as described in this answer on another topic: