Blog by PQR

On the server side, take the next steps to install the MetaWebLog XMLRPC plugin in Joomla:

• go to http://joomlacode.org/gf/project/metaweblogapi/frs/ and download the file to your local system
• go to http://yoursite/administrator and go to ‘Extensions’ and ‘Install/Uninstall’
• browse and upload the metaweblog zipfile
• next, go to Site, Global Configuration, System, System Settings and set Enable Web Services to Yes, hit Save
• go to Extensions, Plugin Manager, find the XML-RPC Metaweblog API and enable it.

On the client, follow the instructions below:

Create a new Blog account in Live Writer (or edit an existing one). Choose ‘Other’ as service:

Enter your BLOG directory as address:

Choose No when asked for a test blog:

and give the blog a name.

Now re-open the blog settings (go to Blogs, Edit blog settings) and select Pictures.

Use FTP upload, fill in the credentials and use /blog as publishing directory. The FTP user’s homedirectory on the server should point to /var/www/images/stories/blog.

Thanks to my colleague Niels Ballis for fine tuning the plugin and writer setup!