Automator vs Wordpress vs Facebook
i put this video together to show the process (and difficulty!) of adding a simple Share button to new posts on a Wordpress.com-hosted blog. Wordpress.com does not support social networking bookmarklets such as AddThis, so this more complex process is required. Since it's so labor-intensive, i used Automator to program the task to complete itself, freeing me up to do other things while the button is placed and formatted.
(music by Rage Against The Machine)
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Comments (4)
Very impressive, evan! All this stuff seems soooo complicated.
Me? I miss the days of Pong...
Comment #1 Posted by: LTOR | February 20, 2009 10:15 AM
right on. more video, more tutorials, more WordPress, all good on the Post.
Hey Chris Foley, what are our screen capture / screencast options out there on teh internets?
Comment #2 Posted by: Tyler | February 20, 2009 10:48 AM
Ahhhh, Pong! :-)
There are lots of things I love about Wordpress, including the free hosting on wordpress.com...but I must admit I've not been sure why it's so dang difficult to use any kind of plug-in using their hosting server...
Evan, it sounds like you've outsmarted this...cool!
Best,
Leigh
Comment #3 Posted by: Leigh | February 20, 2009 12:09 PM
Leigh, i love WP too! they certainly are making it quite difficult to use lots of cool plug-ins, however, citing security concerns.
i won't say i've outsmarted it yet:
- there are lots of folks exploring these issues, so i had help in figuring out this work-around.
- this is my first Automator workflow, and it doesn't always work very well. i'm educating myself about this program so i can help it work better.
i'm hopeful that Chris will respond to Tyler's question...i was interested in doing a direct video screen capture for this too, but didn't seem to see any solutions that looked easy or clear.
Comment #4 Posted by: evan austin | February 20, 2009 12:19 PM