Blogger, Windows Livewriter, Together With Like Products
Friday, May 29, 2015
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This week, nosotros guide keep a multitude of complaints nearly Windows LiveWriter, in addition to similar 3rd political party editors, unable to login to Blogger.
Blog owners who purpose LiveWriter, in addition to similar 3rd political party products, to compose in addition to release posts, guide keep reported authentication problems.
Many products also WLW are disabled.
One spider web log possessor observed that Windows LiveWriter was not the alone offline editor affected, yesteryear a recent change.
Blogger explained the problem.
After some research, Blogger Support issued an explanation.
So, similar a shot nosotros wait.
Most spider web log owners know the reality of the latter advice.
One spider web log possessor did contact Microsoft, to no avail.
We guide keep a elementary workaround.
The electrical flow workaround, used yesteryear diverse spider web log owners, is to compose using LiveWriter, in addition to release using Blogger.
The workaround is non perfect.
The workaround has disadvantages.
We guide keep a second, slightly to a greater extent than complicated workaround.
If you lot actually desire to purpose LiveWriter to compose the posts, in addition to guide keep lots of photos, nosotros guide keep a minute workaround, slightly to a greater extent than complicated.
When you lot figure this out - in addition to if you lot guide keep posts amongst lots of photos - it volition relieve you lot having to purpose Blogger Post Editor "Insert Image", repeatedly. That should brand the complexity worth the time.
We were warned of the change - though peradventure non every bit effectively every bit i would wish. Maybe the latter workaround volition guide keep some of the sting away.
As of 6/1/2015, we're seeing reports that the employment amongst Live Writer is resolved - in addition to people are reporting might to release posts amongst photos. Now, various 3rd political party products rest out of service - some may non live on upgradable, because they guide keep been abandoned yesteryear the publisher.
Blog owners who purpose LiveWriter, in addition to similar 3rd political party products, to compose in addition to release posts, guide keep reported authentication problems.
I guide keep used Windows Live Writer, to release to my blog, for years. I similar a shot cannot publish, in addition to the message I teach is that the ID in addition to password are non correct.
Many products also WLW are disabled.
One spider web log possessor observed that Windows LiveWriter was not the alone offline editor affected, yesteryear a recent change.
The employment is non amongst Microsoft is amongst ALL external soft. Do non move amongst Zoundry Raven, BlogJet, Post2Blog, PowerBlog Personal Client, W.Bloggar, Windows Live Writer, etc.
Blogger explained the problem.
After some research, Blogger Support issued an explanation.
It looks similar this fault is a final result of an authentication employment betwixt Google in addition to Live Writer. H5N1 long fourth dimension ago, we announced nosotros were deprecating our erstwhile authentication organisation in addition to nosotros encouraged developers to motion to the novel i (OAuth 2.0). It seems that Live Writer is withal using our erstwhile system, which is causing the issue. We are currently looking into it, but nosotros advise that users also reach out to Microsoft to study the issue.
So, similar a shot nosotros wait.
Most spider web log owners know the reality of the latter advice.
Microsoft is fifty-fifty less responsive than Google, when production modifications are needed.
One spider web log possessor did contact Microsoft, to no avail.
We guide keep a elementary workaround.
The electrical flow workaround, used yesteryear diverse spider web log owners, is to compose using LiveWriter, in addition to release using Blogger.
- Compose in addition to format a post, using LiveWriter.
- Copy the composed post, from LiveWriter, every bit HTML.
- Make a novel post, using Blogger.
- Paste the novel post, into Blogger Post Editor, inward HTML Mode.
- Publish the novel post, from Blogger Post Editor.
The workaround is non perfect.
The workaround has disadvantages.
- Photos added, when composing inward LiveWriter, won't live on transferred to Blogger Post Editor. You'll demand to upload photos using "Insert image", inward Post Editor -then compose in addition to format text but about the photos.
- You may demand to banking concern tally the HTML content for excessive formatting meta code.
- Be wary, when switching betwixt Compose in addition to HTML modes, inward Post Editor.
- This technique may or may non work, amongst all 3rd political party products.
We guide keep a second, slightly to a greater extent than complicated workaround.
If you lot actually desire to purpose LiveWriter to compose the posts, in addition to guide keep lots of photos, nosotros guide keep a minute workaround, slightly to a greater extent than complicated.
- Enable Mail-to-Blogger, selecting "Save emails every bit draft post".
- Compose posts amongst photos, inward LiveWriter.
- Copy in addition to glue a semi completed post, into your e-mail client.
- Email the post, to Blogger, using Mail-to-Blogger. Mail-to-Blogger volition add together the photos for you, inward Blogger.
- Use Blogger Post Editor, inward HTML mode. Copy in addition to glue dorsum into LiveWriter. Now, the LiveWriter editor has the photos, nether the Blogger URLs.
- Make the concluding motion painting in addition to text format changes.
- Copy, in addition to glue dorsum to Blogger Post Editor, inward HTML mode.
- Preview, thence Publish the novel post.
When you lot figure this out - in addition to if you lot guide keep posts amongst lots of photos - it volition relieve you lot having to purpose Blogger Post Editor "Insert Image", repeatedly. That should brand the complexity worth the time.
We were warned of the change - though peradventure non every bit effectively every bit i would wish. Maybe the latter workaround volition guide keep some of the sting away.
As of 6/1/2015, we're seeing reports that the employment amongst Live Writer is resolved - in addition to people are reporting might to release posts amongst photos. Now, various 3rd political party products rest out of service - some may non live on upgradable, because they guide keep been abandoned yesteryear the publisher.