Error attempting to connect to blog, Moved permanently?

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  ecgz87 · Member · Nov 16, 2021 at 9:41 pm

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  I use MS Windows Live Writer to post in my blog, since yesterday I keep getting:

  Network connection error, Error attempting to connect to blog at:

  http://zhengdongfeng1.wordpress.com/xmlrpc.php

  Moved permanently: moved permanently

  I haven’t change any of my setting, I try to remove xmlrpc.php still get same result,

  Any solutions? Thank you!

  Correct account: Yes

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to moderators and staff)

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  supernovia · Staff · Nov 16, 2021 at 11:46 pm

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  Hi, you’ll need https rather than http, so if you try https://zhengdongfeng1.wordpress.com/xmlrpc.php does it work?

  I try to remove xmlrpc.php still get same result

  You won’t be able to remove the file from our services, so the trick will be to ensure you’re pointing to the correct address. Try the https and let us know if that resolves the issue for you. Cheers!

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  ecgz87 · Member · Nov 17, 2021 at 2:05 am

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  Hi, I tried https, get: “the underlying connection was closed, an unexpected error occurred on a send.

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  melviinkhoo · Member · Nov 17, 2021 at 4:37 am

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  Hi there,

  I came across another forum post that has the same problem as you.
  I think Windows Live Writer no longer works, but you can try Open Live Writer which has a similar function: https://openlivewriter.com/

  Other recommendations can be found at: https://wordpress.com/support/offline-editing/

  Reference link to the forum post that I came across: https://wordpress.com/forums/topic/xmlrpc-windows-live-writer/

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  kokkieh · Staff · Nov 17, 2021 at 5:12 am

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  Hi there,

  Windows Live Writer was discontinued by Microsoft in January 2017. WordPress.com has had many changes in the meantime, though. Based on another recent report I’ve seen about this, it looks like it has simply reached a point now where it will no longer work with the latest version WordPress.com.

  As an alternative you can try Open Live Writer. It’s a free, open source program that’s based on WLW, and that works very similarly. The difference is it’s something that’s actively maintained, and that’s compatible with the web standards and security protocols in use on WordPress.com and other blogging services today.

  We have tested it on our end, and Open Live Writer works with WordPress.com.

  https://openlivewriter.com/

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  kokkieh · Staff · Nov 17, 2021 at 5:26 am

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  @melviinkhoo,

  Once a staff member replies to a thread, all subsequent replies on the thread lands in our queue, so generally it’s best to leave it for us in that case. Thanks :)

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  melviinkhoo · Member · Nov 17, 2021 at 8:15 am

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  Hi @kokkieh

  Sure, great to know that. :)