Blog API: Publish to vB Drupal from your Desktop

This is an addon module for vB Drupal: Community Plumbing

This addon should work for both vB Drupal versions, the 3.0.x version and 3.5 version.

What does it do: This module allows your users, who have the "edit own blogs" permission to publish to your vB Drupal site from their desktop, using any of the desktop blogging tools. It supports the following XML-RPC Engines: Blogger, MovableType and MetaWeblog

One major change from the original module is that it will apply vB's default strike system for failed logins.

Orginal source: This is actually a stock Drupal module. It was not included in vB Drupal since it allows remote logins, which some may not be comfortable with

License: GPL

Installation: Unzip and upload the files to their respective directories. The main xmlrpc.php goes to your main drupal directory, and is the one to use for the client interface, like http://www.example.com/forum/drupal/xmlrpc.php

Change Log

Oct 18, 2005: v0.9 Bug fixes

Oct 17, 2005: v0.8 beta release

[dualboot]

Thanks, the admin fix works flawlessly

[tamarian]

Originally Posted by dualboot

Thanks, the admin fix works flawlessly

And thanks for the testing :up:

[Snake]

Thanks man.

[Pete]

Works great.

New posts are requiring moderation by default, anywhere to turn that off? I've got blog permissions locked down already, so this part is somewhat of a burden.

[tamarian]

Originally Posted by Pete

New posts are requiring moderation by default, anywhere to turn that off? I've got blog permissions locked down already, so this part is somewhat of a burden.

What do you mean by "locked down"? It may be an issue of the default action set for the content type, if it's not set to publish.

[Pete]

Thanks for asking.

By locked down I meant only a small usergroup of trusted friends have blog create/edit permissions.

I've enabled blogapi for stories & blogs, both set to Published and Promoted to front page. If I submit a blog/story using the standard input, it goes through no problem. If I submit using w.bloggar the content goes through in drupal, but the vB thread is flagged for moderation (public can't view).

I assumed this was a standard "feature" due to security concerns, maybe the problem is on my end. Will do some poking around.

[tamarian]

Originally Posted by Pete

I've enabled blogapi for stories & blogs, both set to Published and Promoted to front page. If I submit a blog/story using the standard input, it goes through no problem. If I submit using w.bloggar the content goes through in drupal, but the vB thread is flagged for moderation (public can't view).

I assumed this was a standard "feature" due to security concerns, maybe the problem is on my end. Will do some poking around.

Might also be a bug Do you have one forum deined for the blogs, or multiple forums separated by a comma? Does the same user get their thread set to moderated if they use a destop app, but not moderated if they post directly to the blog?

[Pete]

Yes, it works normally when logged in through browser, but using remote app the vB thread is flagged for moderation. Drupal content still posts to front page though, wierd.

The forum is set for public viewing, and all logged-in may post.

If it's not doing this to anyone else, the problem is on my end. Will keep trying.

[Pete]

I've been looking around the vbulletin.com forums, sounds like this is going to be a bug. They say admins & moderators are exempt from moderation required rules. I'm posting as admin, and the friends I mentioned with blog permissions are all moderators.

Will try some different desktop clients & settings when I get home tonight.