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Testing out the latest Windows Live Writer
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How to Post to Drupal using Windows Live Writer
I wrote this series on how to post to Drupal using Windows Live Writer because I saw a lot of questions and issues about this on the Drupal forums. I had previously gone through the trial and error process to set this up for a number of people who work for me. We now use Live Writer for initial posts and quick updates to a large site we manage.
I'd like other developers and Drupal service providers to see they can provide this option for clients and that Drupal communicates and does well with modern and useful web technologies such as blogging APIs.
Modules and Tips Useful for Posting to Your Drupal Site with a Blogging Application
Proper Configuration Checks for External Applications to Use Taxonomy Terms
If you want your users to be able to assign terms to their content when they are using an external blogging application, like Windows Live Writer, make sure you have the Taxonomy module enabled, and that you have selected the appropriate content types, those available to the Blog API. I have forgotten to do this a few times when adding a new content type to use with the Blogging API. Each time a new content type is created, taxonomy requires you to go back and specify whether your new content type can use a vocabulary.
Content types section: admin/content/taxonomy/edit/vocabulary/<vocab id>
Getting Good URL Names by Using Pathauto
If you have Drupal’s Path Module enabled to allow users to rename URLs (custom URLs), I recommend using the “Pathauto” module in combination with your external blogging client. You can set it to give the content a URL based on the post title.
Inline Tags Sample Module Code
/**
* Module implementing Drupal's hook_nodeapi
* @see http://api.drupal.org/api/function/hook_nodeapi/6
* Important Note: This is sample code.
