Setting Up Windows Live Writer
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Hi. I’m just playing with this, I don’t even know if I will actually use it or not. But, I can’t seem to get Windows Live Writer set up. I added my blog name like it said in the instructions, but I still get an error. It says MovedPermanently: Moved Permanently. I chose wordpress.com from the dropdown box, changed <blogname> to my username, and clicked next. Every time I try it, I get the same error. What Am I doing wrong?
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Are you using this guide? Windows Live Writer https://en.support.wordpress.com/xml-rpc/windows-live-writer/
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That’s the guide I used. I have tried and tried again. I keep getting that same error. I don’t know if it’s some sort of conflict with the program itself, but I just downloaded it the other day, so it should be up to date. I change the blogname like it asks me to, but I get the same error. According to the guide, I shouldn’t even be seeing that page at all. I don’t know…
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I just wanted to update this thread. I started a blogspot account, just to see if the problem was with Live Writer. I was able to connect and post on the first try. I don’t know what I’m doing wrong, but the problem is connecting to wordpress.
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Hi there,
On the “Add a Blog Account” screen, what address are you entering for your blog? Please note that your blog’s address starts with https like this:
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I never would have believed it, but I think that fixed it. I was able to log in, however it wouldn’t download the theme, but that’s no big deal. I don’t know what exactly fixed it, but I will tell you what I did, in case someone else has the same problem. First of all, I changed the http:// that Live Writer automatically inserts to https://. I had to do that twice, on the blog address and on the post address. The other thing I did was that I didn’t log in onto the website on my browser. All the other times I had a browser window open when I tried to connect. I don’t know which one of these two things fixed the problem, so if you’re having the same problem do them both.
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I’m so glad it’s working now, and thank you for sharing what worked so others can try it. :)
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