Firefox Extensions

Posted on by PaulaO

I am writing this in a Firefox extension from Performancing.com. So far, it is odd but I think/hope it is just a matter of getting used to it.

For those who use WordPress on their own site (versus the WordPress.com site or other Multi-User sites), if you use this extension, there are a few things to know in order for it to work. I was lost until I visited the Performancing.com forum, read some posts, and put the pieces together.

  1. Click on the button on the right that says ‘account wizard’ or something like that.
  2. From the dropdown menu, select WordPress CUSTOM.
  3. Enter in the address for your blog. I haven’t a clue what AppKey is so I left it blank. But, do leave the xmlrpc.php at the end of the URL. For example, mine is https://paulaoffutt.com/blog/xmlrpc.php
  4. Next window, Login Details, enter in your user name and password.
  5. In the next window, even though the Next button is clickable, don’t. Wait for it to finish! Select the blog you want, click Next, then Finish. Ta Da!

In the window pane to the left, select which blog you want to post to (if there is more than one there) and Post away. Cool beans, eh?

For those of you who use other blogging programs/sites, this extension works with Blogger, LiveJournal, TypePad, and Moveable Type. But you do need Firefox of course.

NOTE: I just found out the hard way that the extension does not play well with html tags. When I figure that part out, I’ll let you know.

Comments

  1. Wow! This was soooo not interesting!
    O.K. I’m just letting you know it’s payback time. I ripped off the image of the old typewriter that appeared at the top of the right column. Hope it’s yours to use and you’ll give me permission, too. It looks like the one with which I began my career. It came from my father’s office and was about 40 years old in the 1970’s. It was heavy as hell. When the spacebar stopped working intermittently, I had to lift the machine an inch or so and drop it on the typing stand. I tied a roll of wire paper (huge rolls of yellow paper that went on the teletype machines) and kept it running continuously through the typewriter so that I didn’t have to eject, grab a sheet, and roll it in. This was for first drafts, of course.
    Now, you’re turn to say that was boring!
    P.S. Your blog is looking worse and worse in IE, the browser more people use, though your mileage may vary. Perhaps you know mostly Firefox freaks?

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