Windows Live Writer Plugins

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News: Want to hit Publish on the forum?

Started just two days ago it was great fun today to see people come in from the Writer DevZone which has been so kind as to list this site as a plugin resource.

Of course it comes as no surprise that the Live team will open up a spot for Windows Live Writer plugins in the […]

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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 out of […]

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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, Cold […]

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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 in […]

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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, as is […]

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