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WP Plugin for Sending Blog Posts to Facebook

Brian — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 13:48:01 +0000

Previously, I had imported blog posts into my Facebook notes. The problem was that Facebook would take a really long time to repost the blog entry as a note. So now this post is to test the FT FacePress II WordPress plugin. This should put a link to my blog post in my status, rather than reposting it as a note. If a link to this post shows up on my Facebook page on Wednesday morning, then the plugin worked as expected!

Update: OK, well I tried it and it worked, as it posted a status update containing the link to this post. But it didn’t work exactly the way I had hoped – it didn’t show a thumbnail and an excerpt from the blog post.

I’m using the Simple Facebook Connect plugin to allow people to post blog comments using their Facebook credentials. There is another option in that plugin that allows publishing a link to the Facebook wall. You can manually “publish to your Facebook profile” button in the “edit post” window, or you can go to the plugin settings and have it publish automatically. So now it is working the way I like!

Blog Has Moved!

Brian — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 05:49:11 +0000

OK, the blog is now combined with the homepage at http://www.briandesousa.com/. The tabs on the top right of the homepage link to the old webpages. It’s a little clunky right now – each of the tabs goes to a WordPress generated page with a meta tag redirect to the old html pages. Also, the old html pages link back to an old html file, with a meta redirect back to the WordPress homepage. I’ll get these things cleaned up over time, but at least it’s workable.

Blog is Moving!

Brian — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 23:28:18 +0000

After much deliberation, I’ve decided to move the blog (currently located in its own subdirectory here) to my main home page. This will allow for integration between the old HTML webpages and the newer blog posts. The reason I’m posting this before actually making the move is that that my RSS feed will change and I don’t want to unnecessarily lose anyone in the transition. I don’t expect that I have many RSS subscribers, but I don’t really know for sure. People viewing the blog through Facebook notes shouldn’t see any change, other than a temporary hiccup when I change the feed address and purge any duplicate notes. I should have the move completed in the next couple of days or so. (Edit: Point your RSS feed reader here to ensure a seamless transition.)

Welcome to the New Blog!

Brian — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 21:56:34 +0000

Well … this past weekend I caved in and set up a blog. For me, I figure that with limited time it is the easiest way to send updates/photos, while still keeping an online record. Maintaining a website is more work than it’s worth – so I’ve gone through the old site and just trimmed it down to an archive of the various bike rides/trips I’ve done.

Since the blog is theoretically accessible to anyone (if they find it), I won’t be using it for detailed personal information, political rants or anything like that. So although it will have a personal focus, it won’t be too personal, if you know what I mean.

The one downside it that this blog is blocked at my workplace, so you’ll have to view at home. The blog is set up so you can self-register, and then you can get automatic emails (even at your work email address) if there are any updates. Or you can look from time to time without registering.