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Connect to a blog

Before you can use Adobe® Contribute to edit and update your website and blog content, you must create a connection to the web server that stores your website or blog. By creating a connection, you enable Contribute to access the web pages on your website and blog entries on your blog, and you can then edit pages and blog entries and publish any changes you make.

In most cases, your Contribute administrator sets up Contribute for you or provides the information you need to connect to your website or blog server.

You can connect to a blog account that is hosted on one of the following:

  • A blog publishing service, such as Blogger™, Typepad®, or WordPress®.

  • An internal server using a service such as Movable Type® or WordPress.

To connect to a blog, you need the necessary connection information for the blog so you can enter the information in the Connection Wizard. You can use the MetaWeblog API to connect to a blog account that is hosted on a blog publishing service, such as Blogger, WordPress, Roller, or TypePad or an internal server. If you use a Macintosh® computer and have a .Mac account, Contribute detects the .Mac account and asks if you want to create a connection to it.

Note: Connection keys are not used for blog connections; they are available only for website connections.

For more information about connecting to a blog, see Create a blog server connection.