Suggestion for: FAQ #218 - Can I post to my gerbil with an special alien client?
FAQ #218 has information about LiveJournal's support for the various APIs used by generic blog clients.
Something about these that's cropped up on the support board a few times (example support request) is what LiveJournal settings are required by a user wanting to post to their journal. Generally, they're using a Blogger API client. Different clients refer to the settings they require - usually a URL & username - by different names. The terms most frequently used, and enquired about, seem to be: 'RPC URL' or 'endpoint' and 'Blog ID'.
As the FAQ points out, users need to contact the client developer/documentation if they need help. I think it would be good if we could say something like LJ setting $foo will usually map to generic client option $bar though.
Example wordage (interface URL refers to existing one given in FAQ):
Terms used by different Blogger API clients for post settings do vary. Generic clients commonly require you to enter an 'RPC URL' / 'service endpoint' and a 'Blog ID'. The 'RPC URL' or 'service endpoint' is the interface URL given above, while the 'Blog ID' setting is normally your LiveJournal username.
Something about these that's cropped up on the support board a few times (example support request) is what LiveJournal settings are required by a user wanting to post to their journal. Generally, they're using a Blogger API client. Different clients refer to the settings they require - usually a URL & username - by different names. The terms most frequently used, and enquired about, seem to be: 'RPC URL' or 'endpoint' and 'Blog ID'.
As the FAQ points out, users need to contact the client developer/documentation if they need help. I think it would be good if we could say something like LJ setting $foo will usually map to generic client option $bar though.
Example wordage (interface URL refers to existing one given in FAQ):
Terms used by different Blogger API clients for post settings do vary. Generic clients commonly require you to enter an 'RPC URL' / 'service endpoint' and a 'Blog ID'. The 'RPC URL' or 'service endpoint' is the interface URL given above, while the 'Blog ID' setting is normally your LiveJournal username.