[wp-xmlrpc] XMLRPC for Wordpress Mu

[Luke Mackenzie]

Thanks Eric - this is music to my ears. Your  reply is much appreciated.

All the best,

Luke.


On 14 May 2010, at 14:26, Eric Mann wrote:

> Luke,
> 
> I've worked with WordPress' XMLRPC system before (using a WP-Hive
> installation with multiple separate blogs similar to a WPMU set-up).  The
> new approach you're using is definitely simpler and easier to implement (I
> tried the 5ubliminal one as well the first time).
> 
> Whether or not you can distinguish between separate blogs in a MU
> installation depends entirely on how you build your handler function.  You
> can build it to distinguish the separate blogs, to only function on specific
> blogs, or to treat the entire system as a single WordPress site.  It's all
> up to you.
> 
> Yes, you can retrieve and post to custom fields.
> 
> Absolutely writing a plug-in is the way to go.  The only other options are
> to change core files (BAD idea) or to build it into your theme, in which
> case it could ONLY be used on MU sites using that theme.  Build it as a
> site-wide MU plug-in that can be controlled on a site-by-site basis by the
> global admin.
> 
> ~Eric
> 
> Eric Mann
> www.eamann.com
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:wp-xmlrpc-bounces at lists.automattic.com] On Behalf Of Luke Mackenzie
> Sent: Friday, May 14, 2010 5:52 AM
> To: wp-xmlrpc at lists.automattic.com
> Subject: [wp-xmlrpc] XMLRPC for Wordpress Mu
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I have been tasked with creating an API for retrieving and adding content to
> Wordpress from a flash application and legacy CMS (non-PHP). My plan is to
> utilise the existing default xmlrpc endpoint and add any additional
> functionality by creating a plugin which hooks into xmlrpc_methods.
> 
> A previous attempt had been made by another developer based on the following
> code:
> 
> http://blog.5ubliminal.com/posts/remote-control-wordpress-blog-xmlrpc-api/
> 
> This code looks unwieldy and poorly documented to me and my preference would
> be to use this approach:
> 
> http://kovshenin.com/archives/custom-xml-rpc-methods-in-wordpress/
> 
> I would be grateful if anyone with experience in this area could confirm
> that:
> 
> - I will be able to distinguish between separate blogs in an MU installation
> when both retrieving and posting data via XMLRPC
> - I will be able to retrieve and post to custom fields
> - writing a plugin is the way to go. 
> 
> We do not have the option of using Wordpress 3 as it is still in Beta and we
> are under time pressure.
> 
> I would greatly appreciate appreciate any input / advice.
> 
> Many thanks,
> 
> Luke.
> 
> 
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