WordPress.root is a Tool that runs in the OPML Editor that makes it easy to create and edit posts in the outliner and save them in WordPress. This document explains how to get going.
1. First, if you haven’t already done so, download and install the OPML Editor app for Windows or Macintosh.
2. Choose the Tool Catalog command in the Misc menu. A list of Tools should appear in your web browser and you should see wordPress in that list. In the last column is a link named Install, click it. A dialog confirms that you want to install it, click on OK.
3. After a few seconds the WordPress prefs page appears, asking for three pieces of information: Your weblog’s URL, username and password. When you click on Submit the OPML Editor communicates with your WordPress installation to get information that connects the two, and it verifies that you have a valid username and password. If all goes well, it confirms that, otherwise you will see an error message in red that explains what went wrong.
4. Now you’re ready to enter a new post. Bring the OPML Editor to the front, choose Open Workspace from the WordPress sub-menu of the Tools menu. A window opens, with three buttons at the top, Save, New Post and View. Click on New Post, enter the title of your post, then enter a bit of text, and click on Save. When you hear a short beep that means the post has been saved. Click the View button to bring the browser to the front and you can see the post in WordPress. Screen shot.
5. You can edit as much as you like, create new posts, etc.
6. See the OPML Editor help site for tips on using the outliner.
Notes.
Here are the notes from the previous release in November 2005.
6 responses so far ↓
Rod K // August 13, 2008 at 8:48 pm
I just downloaded the OPML editor from the link on this page http://editor.opml.org/#downloadingAFreshInstall and then tried to turn on the WordPress tool from the Tool Catalog and I never got the WordPress tool prefs page. I can’t seem to find a way to make that page appear either.
I’ll try again at home on a Mac and see what happens.
Rod
Dave Winer // August 13, 2008 at 9:49 pm
Rod, thanks for trying wordPress.root. I hadn’t tested it in a fresh install, and I saw a bunch of problems, which I fixed. There’s now a new version of the tool, so if you try again, it has a better chance of working. Please let me know how it goes!
Jonas // August 13, 2008 at 11:46 pm
I Just updated the OPML-editor. It worked for me with WordPress. It’s an interesting tool which I’m slowly getting the hang of. Very slowly
Rod K // August 14, 2008 at 1:42 am
Hi Dave,
I’m trying again at home and here is what is happening. I saw this at work but didn’t realize exactly what happened.
I downloaded the OPML Editor to a Win XP Parallels VM.
Copied the opml folder to Program Files
Run the OPML Editor for the first time
Opera.dll crashes.
RunDLL32.exe crashes.
It created a mini dump and I did the send to Microsoft thing in case you use Winqual to collect dumps.
The OPML editor seems to load ok and if I let it get updates it downloads updates ok.
I installed the WordPress Tool and the Prefs page opens but the WordPress section doesn’t appear.
I also installed on the Mac and it seems to work fine.
Rod
Dave Winer // August 14, 2008 at 1:50 am
I’m running it fine on Windows XP, under VMWare and on a Asus Eee PC. I also don’t understand what’s crashing — it’s not opml.exe. And then you ran it again on Windows and it worked? Not comprehending. In any case if it works on the Mac for you I’m happy.
Rod K // August 14, 2008 at 11:42 am
The Opml editor runs but the WordPress Tool doesn’t seem to work. If I get some time I’ll try to repro and see if I can figure out what is happening.