cmdPost - a Windows command line blogging client for WordPress.com
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John O'Regan
Jun 15, 2017, 10:55:12 AM6/15/17
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Hello All!
I've been working on this on and off for far too long, but cmdPost 0.1
is finally here. As the Subject line says, cmdPost is a command line
blogging client that runs from the Windows cmd prompt.
Q: What can cmdPost do?
cmdPost is capable of creating new blog posts, or updating existing
ones. In the latter case, only the details that have changed since the
last update will be uploaded.
cmdPost enables you to keep a copy of your blog posts on your local
system. This allows you to edit posts offline and upload the changes
later. It also has the advantage of making it easier for you to
migrate from one blog host to another, or to post to multiple blogs at
once.
Q: How does cmdPost work?
cmdPost works by opening the markdown file containing your blog post
and looks for a specially formatted header block at the start of the
file. It scans the headers for meta information such as title, date,
status, etc.
The program then passes the body of the file (ie, the markdown
content) to Pandoc for conversion to HTML.
Lastly, the meta information extracted from the header block along
with the HTML is assembled into an XML document, which is posted to
your WordPress.com blog.
Q: What do I need to run cmdPost?
To run cmdPost, you'll need:
- Windows XP or later
- a free WordPress.com blog
- Pandoc installed on your computer
- a working knowledge of markdown
Q: Where can I find out more?
Full documentation explaining everything is on the cmdPost website:
https://johnoregan.github.io/cmdPost/
Setting up cmdPost is straightforward, and you only have to do it once! ;)
Q: Where can I download the latest release of cmdPost?
The direct download link to v0.1 is:
https://github.com/johnoregan/cmdPost/releases/download/v0.1/cmdPost.zip
Happy blogging! :)
Constructive feedback gratefully appreciated.
John
I've been working on this on and off for far too long, but cmdPost 0.1
is finally here. As the Subject line says, cmdPost is a command line
blogging client that runs from the Windows cmd prompt.
Q: What can cmdPost do?
cmdPost is capable of creating new blog posts, or updating existing
ones. In the latter case, only the details that have changed since the
last update will be uploaded.
cmdPost enables you to keep a copy of your blog posts on your local
system. This allows you to edit posts offline and upload the changes
later. It also has the advantage of making it easier for you to
migrate from one blog host to another, or to post to multiple blogs at
once.
Q: How does cmdPost work?
cmdPost works by opening the markdown file containing your blog post
and looks for a specially formatted header block at the start of the
file. It scans the headers for meta information such as title, date,
status, etc.
The program then passes the body of the file (ie, the markdown
content) to Pandoc for conversion to HTML.
Lastly, the meta information extracted from the header block along
with the HTML is assembled into an XML document, which is posted to
your WordPress.com blog.
Q: What do I need to run cmdPost?
To run cmdPost, you'll need:
- Windows XP or later
- a free WordPress.com blog
- Pandoc installed on your computer
- a working knowledge of markdown
Q: Where can I find out more?
Full documentation explaining everything is on the cmdPost website:
https://johnoregan.github.io/cmdPost/
Setting up cmdPost is straightforward, and you only have to do it once! ;)
Q: Where can I download the latest release of cmdPost?
The direct download link to v0.1 is:
https://github.com/johnoregan/cmdPost/releases/download/v0.1/cmdPost.zip
Happy blogging! :)
Constructive feedback gratefully appreciated.
John
Kevin
Jun 15, 2017, 11:37:04 AM6/15/17
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John. I think this is amazing and I'd love to interview you about this
on my tech show, Kevin's Consulting Live. The show is at:
http://kclive.gbj4.us
The show can also be found on Tune In Radio. Please get back to me
because I think you'd make the perfect guest!
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The show can also be found on Tune In Radio. Please get back to me
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John O'Regan
Jun 15, 2017, 11:55:49 AM6/15/17
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Hi Kevin,
I'm glad you like cmdPost. I put a lot of work into it. The code is
a ball of spaghetti... but it works! ;) Writing the documentation was
the hardest part.
Thanks for inviting me on your show. I could do a Skype audio
interview. My username is JohnAORegan. I live in Cork, Ireland.
We're currently on UTC+1.
BFN!
John
I'm glad you like cmdPost. I put a lot of work into it. The code is
a ball of spaghetti... but it works! ;) Writing the documentation was
the hardest part.
Thanks for inviting me on your show. I could do a Skype audio
interview. My username is JohnAORegan. I live in Cork, Ireland.
We're currently on UTC+1.
BFN!
John
Kevin
Jun 15, 2017, 1:06:39 PM6/15/17
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Normally I insist on a donation of at least $10.00 for guests in order
to cover bandwidth and upgrade costs. Sinse you are not in the U.S I'm
not sure how that would work.
to cover bandwidth and upgrade costs. Sinse you are not in the U.S I'm
not sure how that would work.
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