Produce an Instant Podcast from an iPhone
Andy Rush on Jun 22nd 2009
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Ingredients
1 – An iPhone with access to the Internet (WiFi or 3G)
1 – A WordPress blog hosted on a web server (example uses Bluehost and has “Simple Script” installation script) with FTP access
1 – The FeedWordPress plugin installed on the WordPress blog
1 – The AudioBoo App for the iPhone
1 – An account at AudioBoo.fm
Directions
- These directions will assume you have a working WordPress installation with the FeedWordPress plugin already installed, and also the AudioBoo app and site already configured.
- Make a recording with your AudioBoo App on the iPhone. Start the app, click the Record icon then Start. Make you recording 5 minutes or less. Hit the Pause button to stop recording and then Publish when you’re ready to upload your file. You’ll need to fill out a few bits of information (a title, some tags, and a photo if you wish).
- The file will begin to upload to the audioboo.fm website. Progress is shown on the iPhone.
- When the AudioBoo app says it’s done uploading, your audio file should be available almost immediately at the AudioBoo website.
- The FeedWordPress plugin is now used to transfer (syndicate) the files at the AudioBoo website to the WordPress blog that you have chosen. You can set the plugin to syndicate the files automatically, or manually.
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Publish blog posts to more than one blog using syndication
Andy Rush on Jun 22nd 2009
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Ingredients
1 – A Computer with Internet Access
1 – A WordPress blog hosted on a web server (example uses Bluehost and has “Simple Script” installation script).
1 – The FeedWordPress plugin installed on the WordPress blog
Directions
- These directions will assume you have a working WordPress installation with the FeedWordPress plugin already installed.
- Get the full RSS feed, category feed, or tag feed from another blog/website.
- Login to the Dashboard for your WordPress site.
- Click on the Syndication link on the left-hand menu (FeedWordPress provides this as part of the installation).
- Paste the link to the feed you wish to use in the appropriate field and then click the Syndicate button.
- You should get a preview of a post from the feed you are using. If the feed preview works, you can click the button to “Use This Feed”.
- The FeedWordPress plugin is now used to transfer (syndicate) the posts from the WordPress blog that you have chosen. You can set the plugin to syndicate the files automatically, or manually.
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How to test a new WordPress theme
Andy Rush on Jun 12th 2009
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Ingredients
1 – Computer with access to the Internet
1 – A WordPress blog hosted on a web server (example uses Bluehost and has “Simple Script” installation script) with FTP access
1 – The archive of the WordPress theme you want to test
1 – Theme Test Drive WordPress plugin – the plugin installation instructions are available on this site
Directions
- These directions will assume you have a working WordPress installation on a server with FTP access. In order to test a new theme you will need to upload it (using FTP) to your wp-content/themes directory
- Login to your WordPress dashboard
- DO NOT activate the theme – instead go to the Appearance tab (Design tab if you are using WP 2.6 or earlier) and click Theme Test Drive
- Note that Theme Test Drive has a theme uploader built in. Under the Usage area, select the theme you want to test from the drop-down menu
- Click the Enable Theme Drive button. When the message appears that your theme has been enabled, you may view it by visiting the site. If you want other non-admin users to see the site, have them add ?theme=xxx (where xxx is the name of the theme – it’s case sensitive) to the end of your website URL. They can test out any theme as long as they know the name of the theme
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