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What is a blog editor?

With a blog editor you can manage blog posts from all your blogs with one program. You can post, change, remove and list blog posts. There are several blog editors, from free ones to ones that require a small payment.

Most blog editors also have automatic uploading of images. This means that if you use a image in your blog post you don't have to upload it manually, the blog editor will take care of it. Most blog editors also have a nice speedy editor which you can use to write your blog posts.

Which blog editor?

Free ones:

Blog Post Builder
http://www.blogpostbuilder.com/
Free

Qumana
http://www.qumana.com/
Free

Windows Live Writer
http://ideas.live.com/programpage.aspx?versionId=4372c8c2-b76f-4d44-aea1-9835b61d8dc1 or http://windowslivewriter.spaces.live.com/
Free

w.bloggar
http://wbloggar.com/
Free

Need to pay:

BlogJet
http://www.blogjet.com/
$39, trial version available

ecto
http://ecto.kung-foo.tv/
$17,95, trial version available

Configure Thumblogger

  1. Login.
  2. Go to the "Blog API Options" tab.
  3. Enabled the "Enable API functions" option.
  4. If you include images in your blog post then Thumblogger can save the images to ImageTurtle (which is the image host for Thumblogger, max 52MB diskspace, 1GB of daily bandwidth, don't abuse it) or your own FTP server.
    1. If you want to use ImageTurtle to save your blog post image to then select "I want to save the images to ImageTurtle. Please fill in your ImageTurtle account information".
    2. Press the Change button.
    3. Now type in your the email address you use to login to ImageTurtle in the "Email address" field. (don't have a ImageTurtle account yet? Then use the "Please register first" link to get yourself a account.
    4. Type in the password you use to login to ImageTurtle in the "Password" field.
    5. Press the "Change, Test and Enable" button to test connection with the ImageTurtle server.
    6. If everything went fine the option "FTP enabled" should be selected. If not then make sure you have filled in the right email address and password in the fields.
  5. If you wish to host your own images on your own server then select "I want to save the images to my own FTP server. Please fill in the information that is needed to access your FTP server".
    1. Fill in the fields that Thumblogger needs to access your FTP server.
    2. Press the "Change, Test and Enable" button to test connection with your FTP server.
    3. If everything went fine the option "FTP enabled" should be selected. If not then double check the values you entered in the fields.
  6. Now you are ready to configure your blog editor.

What is next?

The rest of this document describes how to configure the blog editors so it will work with Thumblogger.com.

Configure Qumana

  1. Download and install Qumana
  2. Run Qumana

  3. Auto Configure doesn't work with thumblogger, so press the Next button without changing anything.

  4. Select "Metaweblog API" in the Platform field.
    Type "http://www.thumblogger.com:2020/" in the Endpoint field.
    Press the Next button.

  5. Type the email address you use to login to Thumblogger in the Username field.
    Type the password you use to login to Thumblogger in the Password field.
    Press the Next button.

  6. Make sure there is a little check in front of every blog in the list.
    Press the Finish button.
  7. You can now start using Qumana.

Configure w.bloggar

  1. Download and install w.bloggar.
  2. Run w.bloggar.

  3. Choose "Yes, i want to add it as a new account"
    Press the Next button.

  4. Choose "(Custom)" in the Blog Tool field.
    Type you name in field "Account Alias".
    Press the Next button.

  5. Choose "metaWeblog API" in field Post.
    Choose "metaWeblog API - Single" in field Categories.
    Choose "Not Supported" in field Templates.
    Press the Next button.

  6. Type "www.thumblogger.com" in field Host.
    Type "/" in field Path.
    Type "2020" in field Port.
    Don't select HTTPS.
    Press the Next button.

  7. Type the email address you use to login to Thumblogger in the Username field.
    Type the password you use to login to Thumblogger in the Password field.
    Press the Finish button.
  8. Start using w.bloggar!

Configure BlogJet

  1. Download and install BlogJet.
  2. Run BlogJet.

  3. Select "Try now, order later".
    Press the OK button.

  4. Select "I have a blog!".
    Press the Next button.

  5. Select "MetaWeblog API" in Provider field.
    Type "www.thumblogger.com" in Host field.
    Type "/" in Page field.
    Type "2020" in Port field.
    Don't select "Use SSL".
    Press the Next button.

  6. Don't change anything.
    Press the Next button.

  7. Changes aren't needed.
    Press the Finish button.
  8. Now you can start using BlogJet.

Configure Windows Live Writer

  1. Download and install Windows Live Writer.

  2. Choose "Another weblog service".
    Click the Next button.

  3. Enter "http://www.thumblogger.com/" in the "Weblog Homepage URL" field.
    Type the email address you use to login to Thumblogger in the Username field.
    Type the password you use to login to Thumblogger in the Password field.
    Click the Next button.

  4. Select "Custom (Metaweblog API)" in the "Type of weblog that you are using" field.
    Enter "http://www.thumblogger.com:2020/" in the "Remote posting URL for your weblog" field.
    Click the Next button.

  5. Wait a while...

  6. Click the Finish button.
    Now you are ready to start using Windows Live Writer.

Configure other blog editors

The full xmlrpc url is: http://www.thumblogger.com:2020/
Which means:
Host: www.thumblogger.com (or thumblogger.com)
Port: 2020
Path (or endpoint): / (that's a slash)
SSL is NOT supported.
Categories: Single (a blog post can only be bind to 1 category)

Details

Thumblogger fully support MetaWeblog API.
Ask questions on the Support Forum.