Using Windows Live Writer on Sulekha Blogs
started by Platypus 3 mnths agoReplies
AinsleyKath posted Re:Using Windows Live Writer on Sulekha Blogs on 2 mnths ago- Reply
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Question, did u get a prompt asking you to choose a blog provider when u did the install? if yes, then u may want to read this, by someone who tried to set it up on blogspot, google's hosted blog.
Here is how to set it up:
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Use the Weblog / Add Weblog Account menu item to launch the wizard
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Select Another weblog service and type in the weblog address. If you point directly to the weblog. (e.g. http://alinconstantin.blogspot.com), type in the username and password and click next it will just work. However, I found a more interesting way of setting it up by typing in the address of the blog provider page, e.g. http://www.blogger.com. When I clicked Next I was presented with another page where I was instructed to select the service provider type. You can see in the image below the list of all blog providers that are recognized by Writer:
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Writer asks next the address of page used to post remotely, which for Blogger is in the format: http://www.blogger.com/feeds/
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So you have to fill in the feed-id. For Blogger, you can find the ID by going to your blog Dashboard page, hovering the mouse over the New Post link, and looking in the status bar (you can right click the link and Copy to clipboard to get the number easier). You can replace the
in the URL with that number, click Next and the blog setup will be complete. 
Struggling with it right now...
1. There is no listing of sulekha on the type of weblog you are using selection.
2. Not able to figure out what the posting URL is for sulekha blogs.
Is it http://seoulhack.sulekha.com/mp/postblog.aspx ?
I have problems with techies who write code and do not bother to explain whether it works or how it works..not everyone should have to be on the user acceptance!!!!
Putting up a fight with it just now...
Two issues:
1. I'm not sure which "Type of Weblog you are using" I should choose. from the list that you have shown above. I realized I cannot even copy paste images into CH posts (pretty low in the foodchain)
2. The publish button on the sulekha blogs does not reveal a "Remote Posting URL for your weblog".
The closest I got was http://seoulhack.sulekha.com/mp/postblog.aspx
Is this right?
I have issues with techies who write code and do not bother to explain if it works, how it works etc.
Feels good to be here.