Friday, November 11, 2011

How to add a WordPress Blog to YouTube

Here are the instructions on how to add a WordPress self-hosted blog to,
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Please note, this does NOT apply to adding a WordPress.com blog.. only to self-hosted!
1.  Firstly you need an API Key. To get one of these you need to setup an account on WordPress.com. Once you have created an account go to Users –> Your Profile and take a note of your API Key.
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2.  At this point I had already activated my Akismet plugin, whereby you are required to enter your API Key in your self-hosted blog, obtained from step 1.
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This allows you to use services and enhancements built on the WordPress.com platform while still hosting your blog elsewhere.
3.  Now that you are logged into your self-hosted blog, go to Settings –> Writing and enable XML-RPC – Enable the WordPress, Movable Type, MetaWeblog and Blogger XML-RPC publishing protocols, then click save.
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4.   Now login to your YouTube account, go to Account –> Blog Setup –> Add a Blog
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5.  Enter/Select,
  • Blog Service:  WordPress Self-Hosted
  • UserName:  username for your WordPress self-hosted login (eg admin)
  • Password:  password for your WordPress self-hosted login
  • API URL:  http://yourblog.com/blog/xmlrpc.php (ie this URL is pointing to the xmlrpc.com file in your blog’s directory)
  • API Key:  obtained from Step 1 above
  • Click
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  • Done! Your self-hosted WordPress blog has now been added to your YouTube account.
6.  To add a YouTube video to your blog,
  • Select a video
  • Click on the Share link just under the video
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  • Click on Post to a Blog
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  • Select your Blog (from the drop down menu)
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  • Click Post to Blog
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  • Done!  This YouTube video will appear shortly on your Blog.

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