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Live Blogging
Live Blogging is a plugin that allows you to insert micro/live blogs into posts with automatic updating of the content.
The facts
- Rating
- 5★ from 5
- Active installs
- 100+
- Price
- Free
- Last updated
- 2 May 2012
- Added
- May 2009
- Requires WP
- 3.0
- Tested up to
- WP 3.3.2
- Downloads
- 40,323
Our analysis
AI-assistedLive Blogging is a WordPress plugin designed for blogs that cover live events, such as sports or tech conferences. It allows you to create micro blog entries using a simplified post edit screen, which are then included in a main post activated as a microblog.
The plugin employs AJAX polling to provide real-time updates to readers, including new comments. It also offers integration with Twitter, automatically posting the first 139 characters of each entry when published. This tool is suitable for bloggers looking to enhance their live event coverage.
Best for: This plugin is best for bloggers covering live events who want to provide real-time updates to their audience.
What it does well
- ✓Supports live micro blogging for events
- ✓Uses AJAX polling for real-time updates
- ✓Integrates with Twitter for automatic posting
- ✓Simplified post edit screen for micro blog entries
- ✓Compatible with WordPress 3.0 custom post types
Where it falls short
- •Last updated in May 2012
- •Tested only up to WordPress 3.3.2
- •Directory score indicates potential issues
Verdict
Live Blogging offers useful features for event coverage but may have limitations due to its age and compatibility with newer WordPress versions.
From the developer
chrisnorthwood's own description of Live Blogging, lightly tidied.
To see this plugin in use, it’s probably easiest to watch this screencast.
Live Blogging is a plugin developed to support blogs that are doing live micro
blogging of running events, such as major sport events or tech conferences.
(such as the Roses sporting tournament
at the University of York).
Using WordPress 3.0’s custom post types, the plugin allows you to create these
micro blog entries in a stripped down version of the normal post edit screen.
These micro blog entries then get included in a post which has been activated
as the microblog.
By default, the plugin uses AJAX polling to allow your readers to instantly
update what they are viewing, including any new comments posted on the post. For
professional bloggers, Meteor is supported, which gives the smoothest updating
experience for your viewers and also significantly reduces the load on your
server.
Additionally, the plugin also supports integration with Twitter – if activated,
the first 139 characters of each live blog entry will be posted to Twitter when
they are made.
Using this plugin will give you an advantage over your competitors if you’re
blogging from live events – your readers will get updates quicker, and it will
integrate into your blog better than competing systems, such as CoverItLive.
Credits
Internationalisation
- Chinese language: Haoxian Zeng
- Persian language: Rasoul Moshrefizadeh
- Lithuanian language: Vincent G from http://www.host1free.com/
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