> ## Update [6.10.2004] [Adriaan][], the author of [Ecto][], has provided a patch for the patch: There was an issue where time information of a post would get mangled-up when posting with Ecto2 to WordPress. [His patch][] fixes that. If you want a replacement patch for WordPress 1.2 that fixes the issues mentioned below **and** the timezone issues, you might want to install the files in [this archive][]. **Use both at your own risk!** There was some reader request that I post a 1.2 compatible patch to cure some [issues][] between [WordPress][] and [Ecto][]. I started fixing them with a [first patch][] for the beta version, a [second patch][] for the delta version and a patch for [file upload][] not so long ago. These *could* all be applied to WordPress 1.2 but caused some problems sometimes. So, here it is: The patch, working with WordPress 1.2 “Mingus”. Use it at your own risk! (I use it right now for posting this) The following file will introduce a number of changes to the WordPress `xmlrpc.php` file that will facilitate bloggin with Ecto (and possibly other blogging softwares as well): `xmlrpc.12.patch` If you apply this fix with `patch`, you will get the following extras: * Categories working * File upload * Some date magic * Ecto will again be able to get the URL of a post[1] * The Markdown plugin will be seen by ecto[2] * Trackbacks will work[3] If you don’t want to apply the patch, you can also get the xmlrpc.php with the patch already applied. Just download it, unpack and rename it and drop it in place of the original WordPress 1.2 `xmlrpc.php` file: `xmlrpc.tgz` (Syntax Colored Source: `xmlrpc.phps`) ## [MarsEdit][] [23.9.2004] Brent Simmons recently released [MarsEdit][], which is a new Blog editor that grew out of his excellent [NetNewsWire][]. This patch is known to work with a MarsEdit/WordPress combo as well (Tested for posting & file upload). All the disclaimers and points to observe apply as well, though. * * * [file upload]: http://mycvs.org/archives/2004/06/30/file-upload-to-wordpress-in-ecto/ “File Upload to WordPress in Ecto” [second patch]: http://mycvs.org/archives/2004/05/13/wordpress-xml-rpc-fix-for-ecto/ [first patch]: http://mycvs.org/archives/2004/05/18/ecto-test/ [issues]: http://mycvs.org/archives/2004/05/07/wordpress-issues/ “WordPress issues” [ecto]: http://www.kung-foo.tv/ecto/index.php “Ecto bloggin software” [Adriaan]: http://www.kung-foo.tv “Adriaan Tijsseling” [WordPress]: http://wordpress.org “WordPress CMS” [MarsEdit]: http://ranchero.com/marsedit/ [NetNewsWire]: http://ranchero.com/netnewswire/ [this archive]: http://mycvs.org/wp/wp-content/wp12-patch-patch.tar.gz [His patch]: http://ecto.kung-foo.tv/archives/001142.php [1] In the post list, Ecto will let you copy the URL of an article. The standard WordPress xmlrpc.php has a typo that makes Ecto not see the URL [2] If the Markdown plugin is enabled in the WordPress install, Ecto will see that and preview your post with the Markdown plugin enabled. [3] TrackBacks did not use to work with WordPress XML-RPC for some obscure reason. I attempted to fix this with that patch.