Sideblogging

Display asides in a widget. They can automatically be published to Twitter, Facebook, and any Status.net installation (like identi.ca).

Author:Cédric Boverie (profile at wordpress.org)
WordPress version required:3.0
WordPress version tested:3.3.2
Plugin version:0.8.1
Added to WordPress repository:03-07-2010
Last updated:25-01-2012
Warning! This plugin has not been updated in over 2 years. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress.
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Plugin URI:http://blog.boverie.eu/sideblogging-des-breve...
Total downloads:7 026
Active installs:40+
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Manage and write aside posts (using the new custom post types feature).
They are displayed in a sidebar widget and don't interfere with other posts.
A dashboard widget is provided to allow fast aside blogging.

Require WordPress 3 and PHP 5.

Aside content must be write in post title. If you write something in post content (like a video embed), a link to this content will be displayed after the aside.

Asides can be automatically posted on Twitter and/or Facebook and/or Identica (Status.Net). A Twitter app is preconfigured.
For Facebook, you need to create your own application. Video tutorial included in contextual help on settings page.

When asides with additional content are published to Twitter a shortlink to the full content is added.

Supported shortlink providers :

  • Native (blogurl?p=post_ID)
  • is.gd
  • bit.ly (api key needed)
  • jm.p (api key needed)
  • goo.gl
  • tinyurl.com
  • su.pr
  • cli.gs
  • twurl.nl
  • fon.gs

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