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Manual Weblog Configuration

If MarsEdit doesn’t auto-detect the settings for your weblog, you’ll need to enter them manually.

  1. Select the weblog in the Weblogs drawer in the main window.
  2. Click the Edit button at the bottom of the drawer.

The System tab of the Settings window includes a number of fields. The Name and Home URL should be already filled in.

In the Software popup, select the appropriate system for your weblog. If it’s not one of the listed types, you’ll need to consult the weblog system’s documentation to find out what API it supports, so you can choose the appropriate “Other” type.

The API Endpoint URL field should contain the URL of the API endpoint on your system. This is not the URL of your RSS or Atom feed.

The Blog ID is often your username or a number that identifies your weblog. Different systems have different ways of letting you find out what the Blog ID is.

Instructions for manually configuring popular weblog systems:

Blogger / Blogspot
Blosxom and Blosxom-compatible
Conversant
Drupal
LiveJournal
Manila
Movable Type
Radio UserLand
Tumblr
TypePad
Vox
WordPress

If your system is not listed in the cheat-sheet above, you’ll need to find out which API it conforms to, if any. The best way to find this is to search documentation for terms like "xmlrpc". Many systems support the "MetaWeblog" or "Blogger-compatible" type APIs.

When you’re finished, click the OK button.