Using Windows Live writer to publish your blog
Windows Live Writer now has very good support for blogs published on WordPress. I like to write my posts in installments, currently using the save feature provided by WordPress. I tried using Windows Live Writer when it was in Beta but somehow my wordpress theme was not imported correctly and hence WYSWNWIG (What I Saw Was Not What I Got). Once it got out of beta, I tried to give it another try. The configuration was a breeze as it picked up the theme and configuration in 4 easy steps.
All set! I am writing this post on Live writer only. You can download various useful plug-ins for Live Writer from WLWPlugins or from Windows Live Gallery. Some of my favorites -
- Insert Video v3, that you can use to insert videos from various online video repositories like YouTube, Google, Soapbox, Yahoo, MySpace among others.
- Flickr4Writer – Include any public image from flickr in your posts.
- Polaroid Plug-in – Insert Polaroid style pics in your posts.
Windows Live Writer promises to be a very useful tool for people who have limited amount of time at their hand and still want their blogs to have that well-designed, professional look n’ feel.
And btw, this post was created in Windows Live Writer, using some of the plug-ins mentioned above.