4.7. Using an external editor to update a weblog

You can update your blog using an external weblog client such a Performancing for Firefox.  The Performancing addon to Firefox allows you to bring up a text window within your Firefox browser, add the content and publish it quickly. The following instructions show how to install Performancing, and use it to update a Plone blog. 

• The Performancing addon only works for Firefox.  If you don't have Firefox, you can download it at: http://www.mozilla.com/

• Download the Performancing addon at: http://performancing.com/firefox/
• You will need to restart Firefox for the addon to become available.  Close Firefox and open it again.
• Click F8 to start Performancing application.  Or, if you prefer you can click the pencil and paper icon at the bottom right of the browser window.
• You should see the screen listed below.

• Click the Launch Account Wizard button to setup Performancing to link to your DART blog.

• Enter the url to your blog.
• The easiest way to get this is go to your blog and copy and paste the url from your browser window.
• After you have pasted in the url, click the Manually Configure button.

• Choose Custom Blog from the drop-down box, and click the Next button.

• Choose MetaWeblog API from the top drop-down box, and paste the url for your blog into text box.
• Click the Next button.

• Enter your Plone User Name and Password, and click the Next button.

• Once you have logged in successfully you should see the dialog box above.
• Click the Next button.

• Click the Finish button to complete setting up your account.

• You should now see a pane on the bottom right of the window showing your blogs.
  

• Select the appropriate blog in the blog pane by clicking on it.
  

• Enter a title and tab to enter the text in the text area.

• If you have more than one topic defined for this blog, you can click the Categs Tab on the blog pane and choose a topic by clicking in the appropriate checkbox
• To publish this entry to your blog, click the large blue button at the bottom which says Publish To: <your blog name>
• If you would like to view this entry in your blog, click the View this Blog link that is just to the left of the large blue publish button.

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