Insert FTP File
The Insert FTP File, or Insert File (via FTP), plugin for Windows Live Writer is a great, automated solution for those who not only need to insert images into posts but also links to files on our server.
For those who want to share files but don’t want to use their own server or don’t want to mess around with FTP there’s always the Box.net to Live Writer plugin.
The old way? Open your FTP program, upload your file, remember where it is, write some text and construct a link to the file you just uploaded.
The new way?
After you’ve installed the plugin (how to manually install a Windows Live Writer plugin) simply click on Insert File (via FTP) which now appears in your Insert menu dropdown and/or sidebar. Select which FTP server to use, select the file to upload, enter the link text you want to use… and you’re done.
Configuration of the FTP server(s) is done by manually editing an XML file. For those who feel uncomfortable about that, simply open the file in Notepad and edit the one entry you see there to reflect your own settings.
Useful.
Download page for Insert FTP File plugin for Windows Live Writer.
