Setting Up A WordPress Account In Windows Live Writer

Developed by Microsoft, Windows Live Writer (WLW) is a desktop blog publishing application that comes bundled with Windows Live. Compatible with various blogging platforms like Blogger, LiveJournal, TypePad, WordPress, Telligent Community, PBlogs.gr, JournalHome, the MetaWeblog API, the Movable Type API, Blogengine and Squarespace, it gives WLW users a very convenient way to compose, edit and manage blog posts. It supports WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) which means the format the user created in the writer will be preserved even after uploading into the blog.

Windows Live Writer provides the following features that make writing blogs an effortless job.

• You can add multiple blog articles from different accounts using this program.
• WYSIWYG feature, which ensures you get an instant preview of how your blog post would appear once it is uploaded.
• You can edit and create blogs offline and schedule posting at the time you set.
• You can add media (images, videos links and audio), manage fonts and determine the format and layout.
• You can embed videos from YouTube in the blog post with comparative ease.
• You can manage between multiple authors and sort categories with ease. You can set which article goes to which category so the blog will automatically come organized.

To set up your WordPress account, you can either contact Our Windows support desk or read further.

Setting up Windows Live Writer 2012

• Ensure you have an active WordPress.com account before you continue the installation. 
• When the installation wizard prompts to Choose the programs you want to install, check just the Writer and deselect every other option and click Install. 
• The installer wizard will prompt you to restart your computer once the installation is completed. Restart your computer. 
• Start Windows Live Writer from the Start menu and wait for it to load. 
• You will be prompted to set-up your Blog account and configure the program settings once WLW loads up. 
• You will need to change settings if your blog is set to private before you can set up the account. Deselect Discourage search engines from indexing this site in your blog’s visibility settings. 
• Select WordPress when prompted with the question What blog service do you use? Now, click Next. 
• In the Add a blog account dialog box, fill in your WordPress.com blog address, user-name and password. Click Next when you are done. 
• Install the blog theme you are currently using. This ensures you can preview how the new post will look like. 
• The final screen should say Your blog has been set up. 

If you have followed these instructions to the word, you can successfully set-up your WordPress account. Feel free to contact our Windows Support desk if you are unsure about the instructions.