Windows Live Writer Plugins

Everything to make Windows Live Writer even easier and better

Code Formatter: insert/format source code

Every source code formatting plugin has its own strong points. Makes it hard to choose.
Code Formatter’s strong points are its double Insert options: Insert Clipboard as Code and Insert Formatted Code.
Once the code is in the post a properties bar opens up from where you can pick the language.
Code Formatter supports 14 languages [...]

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Syntax Highlighter: code formatting for WLW

Syntax Highlighter for Windows Live Writer is touted by the developer as a "simple" plugin.
Based on Wilco Bauwer’s Syntax Highlighter it of course can be anything but simple.
What sets Syntax Highlighter apart from other code and source formatting plugins is that Syntax Highlighter out of the box supports 24 languages: ASP, XML, C, COBOL, [...]

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Insert My Delicious: Del.icio.us based tagging

Insert My Del.icio.us (which at the time of writing adds an option to your Insert menu oddly marked "Insert Insert My Del.ici.ious") comes with a nice installer. Once installed, go to its option screen and enter your del.icio.us user name and password.
Once you’re done writing your post, hit the Insert My Delicious button the [...]

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Multiple Tag: (custom) tagging for WLW

Multiple Tag was written while Tag4Writer was being developed. There is some functionality overlap with that plugin but Multiple Tag has its own merits to stand on as well.
Tagging is again done by hitting Insert Tags… on the Insert menu in the sidebar or the Insert menu dropdown. You enter your tags and, [...]

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EmbedVideo: YouTube/Google Video plugin for WLW

EmbedVideo is a plugin which generates the HTML code needed to embed a YouTube or Google Video video into your Windows Live Writer driven post.
Use is very simple. Click the Insert Video Clip… entry in the Insert menu on the sidebar or the Insert menu dropdown. Select whether you’re going to use YouTube or [...]

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