This installation procedure is for Movable Type XML-RPC 1.0.0 for Joomla! version 1.6.x. It is likely the same for other version combinations, but there is no guarantee.

Installing the Movable Type API allows frontend clients (such as Windows Live Writer) to manage Joomla! articles via a blog interface. The Movable Type API is widely supported.

Downloading the Plugin

1a) Download the plugin from here. The download link is the package icon – you will need to scroll about halfway down the page:

1b) Accept the GNU license terms to begin the download:

1c) Click on Save since you will need to upload the package to your Joomla! install (remember where you saved it):

Installing the Plugin

2) Log into the Joomla! backend and select Extension Manager from the Extensions menu:

3) Install the movable type module downloaded in step 1:

1. click on Browse, select the file you downloaded in step 1,
2. click on Upload & Install.

4) Confirm the file was correctly installed:

Enabling the Movable Type API

5) Click on Manage on the Extension Manager screen :

6a) Click on the ID header to sort the extensions in descending order from when they were installed (normally, you would have to click twice – the first time sorts in ascending order). You’ll know when you got it right because the ID numbers will be big (over 10000):

6b) Observe that the top 4 entries are the extensions installed from step 3 (pkg-xmlrpc.zip installs 4 items):

1. XMLRPC
2. System – RSD
3. XMLRPC – Joomla
4. XMLRPC

6c) Click on the red disabled icon for both System – RSD and XMLRPC – Joomla:

6d) Confirm that the icons have changed to green enabled icons:

7a) Verify that XMLRPC is functioning by selecting XMLRPC from the Components menu:

7b) observe that both joomla and Enabled are in green:

Information You Need To Provide Client Applications

When connecting a client application (e.g. Windows Live Writer) to your Joomla! site, you will need to provide the following information:

1. Your main site address – what people type to get to your website. Applications vary, some require the full address starting with http://, others will accept just the site name without the http://.
2. The address for the API server.

   • For people using Joomla! to power their website (most installations), this is:

     [your site]/index.php/component/xmlrpc/

     e.g. http://www.example.com/index.php/component/xmlrpc/

     Clients differ, some will require you to enter the full address and path, others will work fine with just /index.php/component/xmlrpc/. Modern clients, like Windows Live Writer 11 and Scribefire Next are able to discover the address of your API server, so you would probably never need to enter this.

   • For people using Joomla! on only part of their website, you need to enter (1) the website address, (2) the path to the Joomla! install, (3) the path to the API server:

     [your site][your Joomla! path]/index.php/component/xmlrpc/

     e.g. http://www.example.com/joomla/index.php/component/xmlrpc/

     Clients, like Windows Live Writer 11 and ScribeFire Next will not be able to discover the address of your API Server in this case (unless you had entered your site address and Joomla! path in step 1).

3. The user name you use to log into the Joomla! backend.
4. The password you use to log into the Joomla! backend.

Free Clients Supporting the Movable Type API

Windows Live Writer (for Windows XP)

Windows Live Writer (for Windows Vista and Windows 7)

Post2Blog (fourth up from bottom of the page)

Zoundry Raven

Scribefire Next (a Firefox plugin)

BlogDesk

w.bloggar

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