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Oct272009
How to replace twitpic with your wordpress blog
Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at 6:35AM
Requirements:
The first thing i recommend is get your copy of Wordpress upgraded to the latest version. If you're running an old version like i was, follow these instructions carefully and be sure to make a backup of your data first. I had some issues with the Twitter2press plugin before i upgraded.
Account Settings -> Image Service -> Custom...
1. On the Tweetie accounts page, click on "settings", then "Image Service" and "Custom...". Just put in the URL to the root of your blog (i.e "http://www.davidschultz.org"). That's all the setup you need to do on the iPhone.
2. Download and install Twitter2press into your Wordpress blog. After you activate the plugin, you'll need to configure it a bit. It will ask you for the username/pw of the Twitter account that is going to be posting images and you'll also need to specify a page on your blog that will act as the "image gallery". I just created a page called "Gallery". Also, make sure the wp-content/uploads folder is writable.
That's all there is to it, now instead of giving free traffic to Twitpic, you can direct people to your blog to view your Tweeted images and enjoy a traffic boost on your own site.
- Wordpress self hosted blog (free)
- An iPhone (definitely not free)
- Tweetie 2 installed on your iphone ($2.99)
- Twitter2press Wordpress plugin (free)
The first thing i recommend is get your copy of Wordpress upgraded to the latest version. If you're running an old version like i was, follow these instructions carefully and be sure to make a backup of your data first. I had some issues with the Twitter2press plugin before i upgraded.
Account Settings -> Image Service -> Custom...1. On the Tweetie accounts page, click on "settings", then "Image Service" and "Custom...". Just put in the URL to the root of your blog (i.e "http://www.davidschultz.org"). That's all the setup you need to do on the iPhone.
2. Download and install Twitter2press into your Wordpress blog. After you activate the plugin, you'll need to configure it a bit. It will ask you for the username/pw of the Twitter account that is going to be posting images and you'll also need to specify a page on your blog that will act as the "image gallery". I just created a page called "Gallery". Also, make sure the wp-content/uploads folder is writable.
That's all there is to it, now instead of giving free traffic to Twitpic, you can direct people to your blog to view your Tweeted images and enjoy a traffic boost on your own site.
Reader Comments (2)
Hi just off subject .do anyone recommend what is a good identity theft prevention out there ? I’ll need to configure it a bit. It will ask me for the username/pw of the Twitter account that is going to be posting images and I’ll also need to specify a page
Thanks for sharing the information.....