windows live writer

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UPDATE 2: WLW Image Issue Update Workarounds for large image problems

UPDATE 1: WLW version Beta 2 Solves several issues.

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There have been reports of intermittent problems between MS Windows Live Writer and WordPress installations for a while. I’d been glitch free until sometime last week, when the problems hit me out of the blue. After a lot of fussing, an upgrade and even more fussing, I’ve found the problem and the solution. Yay for geek-girl!

First The Fix:

1. Remove any trailing spaces in the xmlrpc.php file.
2. Be happy.

Now The Explanation:

The Problem: The first hint of trouble is usually errors returned from WLW image publishing features. Next, publishing posts even without images returns errors. Then nothing works anymore - It reached a point that couldn’t edit the settings for the web-log, couldn’t retrieve old posts, etc. [click to continue...]