Blog This! for WP….

  • This announcement was in a different thread here, but SG suggested I put it here for easy find.
    I built a “Blog This!” bookmarklet for Mozilla.
    Details can be found here.
    When clicked, it captures the title of the page and the url. A blog form pops up (ala modified b2sidebar.php) with the subject pre-filled with the page title, a link pre-built into the post content, and the trackback prefilled with the url. It was something I used a lot with Blogger… that way if I’m on a page and want to pop in an entry about it, I can just hit the bookmark, and BLAM! start typing.
    TG

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  • Great stuff, TG!
    Thanks for sharing it with the rest of us. ?? It looks easy enough to set up that even I can do it! LOL!
    Craig.

    How is this different from the bookmarklet already included with WordPress?

    Thread Starter TechGnome

    (@techgnome)

    The sidebar doesn’t capture the current page data….
    Using this version, when I click the bookmark, it will automatically grab the URL and page title and populate the appropriate fields in the blog entry page.
    The reason I did it, is because often I am surfing the web and I find something I want to write about. Which then meant I had to copy the url from the address bar, open a blog session, paste the text, etc…. this is just a simple shortcut. I typically don’t use my sidebar in Mozi, preferring to use the bookmarks across the top.
    TG

    thanks

    Was thinking you should change the name of it to “Press this!” ??
    Craig.

    I thought I had seen it somewhere. Thanks Dougal. ??

    Thread Starter TechGnome

    (@techgnome)

    Well I’ll be an unkie’s moncle….. never had a reason to open that before. Didn’t know it was there!
    Cool!
    TG

    Maybe we should move the bookmarlet link to a more visible place…

    I really like the “Press This” idea. I think I’ll change the bulit-in bookmarklet to do that. It could probably be moved to the bottom of the post screen.

    Is there any way to change the size of the pop-up window for “press this”? I’m still using .072. What template controls the entire pop-up? I want to change the size of the entry box as well.

    Thread Starter TechGnome

    (@techgnome)

    If you look at the properties of the bookmark, it’s simple javascript that calls a newWindow…. some of the parameters in there control the height and width of the popedup form.
    TG

    Thanks TG! I like being able to go into templates and change things. ??

    I went and added a scrollbar to the side and adjusted the width. I also found the actual template in wp-admin/bookmarklet.php in case anyone is wondering.

    Where can I find information on WordPress bookmarklet? Is that in the manual or ReadMe file somewhere? I see a reference to it in the Create New Post area (bottom) but there’s no link and certainly nothing there but this:
    ========
    WordPress bookmarklet
    You can drag the following link to your links bar or add it to your bookmarks and when you “Press it” it will open up a popup window with information and a link to the site you’re currently browsing so you can make a quick post about it. Try it out:
    ========
    But that’s it. Nothing follows the “Try it out:” part. Am i missing something?

    I have the same problem as dwaun, occuring over at least 5 different (recent) versions of WordPress. No Bookmarklet link or button follows the paragraph that describes it.

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