From b30b1b1a2aaf012c559fe04d2cadb3996fcaf3be Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Scott Lovegrove Date: Sun, 20 Dec 2015 00:32:08 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Added initial steps --- ...nnectiong to Blogger From a Local Build.md | 26 +++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 26 insertions(+) create mode 100644 docs/Connectiong to Blogger From a Local Build.md diff --git a/docs/Connectiong to Blogger From a Local Build.md b/docs/Connectiong to Blogger From a Local Build.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..acc6b936 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/Connectiong to Blogger From a Local Build.md @@ -0,0 +1,26 @@ +# Connecting to Blogger From a Local Build + +If you have built Open Live Writer from code, you may experience a problem if you try and connect to your Blogger blog, you might see this error: + +![](https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/3222168/11915551/e9f858ee-a670-11e5-9b07-d5e8f6aa8147.png) + +If you do, then you will need to do the following in order to use Live Writer with your blog. + +1. Head over to the [Google developer console](https://console.developers.google.com/project) +2. Create a new project + {Insert image here} +3. Once created, the console will take you to the dashboard for that project, click where it says Enable and Manage APIs + {Insert image here} +4. Search for the Blogger API + {Insert image here} +5. Enable that API + {Insert image here} +6. Click on Credentials on the left +7. In the New Credentials drop down, choose OAuth Client ID + {Insert image here} +8. If you haven't added any details for your project's consent screen, you'll need to do so at this point. +9. When prompted for your application type, choose other, and just give it a name, then click Create +10. You will then be shown the client ID and Client Secret that need to be used. +11. In your Live Writer repository, go to writer.build.targets and open it in a text editor. +12. Replace the ClientId and Client Secret details where it says PASTE\_YOUR\_CLIENT\_ID\_HERE and PASTE\_YOUR\_CLIENT\_SECRET\_HERE respectively +13. Now you should be able to build Live Writer again and connect your Blogger blog. \ No newline at end of file