Tag4writer: insert Technorati tags in WLW
Together with Flickr functionality for Windows Live Writer one of the first felt needs for WLW was tagging. Technorati tagging.
True, Windows Live Writer comes with a keywords field but when used with blogs such as WordPress it doesn’t do anything unless you hack core WordPress files.
Introduce Tim Heuer’s Tag4Writer plugin for Windows Live Writer.
It does what it says on the box and although Tim claims it is simple, it is more than “good enough”.
Once installed, when you’re done with your post click the Insert Tags… option on the insert menu in the sidebar or in the Insert menu dropdown. Insert your tags separated with a comma. When you click the Insert button it adds those tags, Technorati-formatted, to the end of your post.
What makes Tag4Writer that tad bit more special is its options screen. Here the tags are defined for Technorati, delicious, Flickr, IceRocket, Buzznet, 43things, LiveJournal — and one custom setting.
Beneath the tag formatting is an input box where you can define a template of how the tags you entered will be presented.
Technorati is the first option in the tag list. You can set it to any of the providers — but only in the options screen. Once you click the Insert Tags menu entry from Tag4Writer you cannot switch back and forth.
Excellent plugin.
Download page for Tag4Writer plugin for Windows Live Writer.
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