To create feeds with the plugin today, it looks like you have to login to each individual dashboard for the sites you want to have a feed going to, enable the auto blog plugin and the create a feed. So if you want to create 10 feeds for ten sites, you have to go to each of the ten sites one by one and enable the plugin and create the feeds.
In the past, you could enable the plugin on one blog and create and manage feeds for any site on the install from that one blog. This meant you could create 10 feeds for 10 sites and manage them all from the same screen / dashboard and by only enabling the plugin once. This was accomplished because the plugin enabled you to choose any site on the install to be the recipient of the feed (feed destination) when creating a feed via a drop down select box whereas now, you can only configure the feed source, not the feed destination. http://premium.wpmudev.org/forums/topic/auto-blog-turned-on-by-default-on-all-blogs
Is there any way to accomplish what the old functionality did so that all feeds can be centrally managed?
To create feeds with the plugin today, it looks like you have to login to each individual dashboard for the sites you want to have a feed going to, enable the auto blog plugin and the create a feed. So if you want to create 10 feeds for ten sites, you have to go to each of the ten sites one by one and enable the plugin and create the feeds.
In the past, you could enable the plugin on one blog and create and manage feeds for any site on the install from that one blog. This meant you could create 10 feeds for 10 sites and manage them all from the same screen / dashboard and by only enabling the plugin once. This was accomplished because the plugin enabled you to choose any site on the install to be the recipient of the feed (feed destination) when creating a feed via a drop down select box whereas now, you can only configure the feed source, not the feed destination. http://premium.wpmudev.org/forums/topic/auto-blog-turned-on-by-default-on-all-blogs
Is there any way to accomplish what the old functionality did so that all feeds can be centrally managed?
The ability to choose the blog you want to post to is shown at 47 second mark in your video at http://premium.wpmudev.org/project/autoblog .... "then select the blog you want to post to" ....
Also, now that I'm back on 3.4, I'm being asked to upgrade to 3.4.2 when it looks like only 3.4.1 exists ....
Sorry, just found a bug in my fix for that in the latest version - will get an update up for it.
In the meatime, replace this the autoblogadmin.php file, with the attached one and then, if the plugin is activated on a site (not network activated) of a multi-site the option will show - so if you only have it installed and activated in the main blog it'll work.
I need to add in a permissions check / option which i will for the update.
I still can only see an option to publish the feed to one site.
I have autoblog installed on my main site only.
I have two other sites on the network.
However, when I edit or add a feed, the 'Add posts to' option shows only the main site (see screenshot)
If I network install the plugin, then the 'Add posts to' option is a dropdown - meaning I can still only add the feed to one site when on my main blog.
I was also under the impression that I could somehow add the feed to multiple sites simultaneously?
That's a weird one, as long as it's in wp-content/plugins/ and not /mu-plugins/ (be sure there's not one in both) maybe there's a table or something missing that Barry can help you with .... sorry I can't help more. I would also try deactivating and reactivating it if you haven't already done that to see if that helps .... although you've probably already done that. I would do a complete reinstall as well if you haven't done that just to be sure as well ....
unless I am mistaken, this outputs all the blogs in the network into a form select dropdown, meaning you can only choose 1 site to publish to.
I was lead to believe from the video and the documentation, that I could easily publish to multiple sites - and that you could choose those multiple sites via a checkbox. But my screenshot (see posts a few above) and the code tells me different.
Can someone from support please clarify this once and for all?
I've given up on both getting a firm answer here and the autoblog plugin.
Instead, I am now using ThreeWP Broadcast plugin to syndicate content across multiple sites. ThreeWP doesn't rely on RSS and therefore seems a lot more reliable.
Responses (13)
WPMU DEV Fanatic — 15th June 2011 #
Hi Tracy,
I don't recall the option myself, but it sounds very useful. I'll ask one of the developers to shed some light on the matter.
Cheers,
David
Member — 17th June 2011 #
The ability to choose the blog you want to post to is shown at 47 second mark in your video at http://premium.wpmudev.org/project/autoblog .... "then select the blog you want to post to" ....
Also, now that I'm back on 3.4, I'm being asked to upgrade to 3.4.2 when it looks like only 3.4.1 exists ....
Member — 27th June 2011 #
It has also been 12 days with no response at this thread http://premium.wpmudev.org/forums/topic/auto-blog-feeds-controlled-from-main-blog-still-possible.
I'm not griping to gripe, multiple week response times are the norm: http://premium.wpmudev.org/forums/topic/auto-blog-feeds-controlled-from-main-blog-still-possible
Developer — 27th June 2011 #
Sorry, just found a bug in my fix for that in the latest version - will get an update up for it.
In the meatime, replace this the autoblogadmin.php file, with the attached one and then, if the plugin is activated on a site (not network activated) of a multi-site the option will show - so if you only have it installed and activated in the main blog it'll work.
I need to add in a permissions check / option which i will for the update.
Member — 22nd September 2011 #
I still can only see an option to publish the feed to one site.
I have autoblog installed on my main site only.
I have two other sites on the network.
However, when I edit or add a feed, the 'Add posts to' option shows only the main site (see screenshot)
If I network install the plugin, then the 'Add posts to' option is a dropdown - meaning I can still only add the feed to one site when on my main blog.
I was also under the impression that I could somehow add the feed to multiple sites simultaneously?
Member — 24th September 2011 #
Wondering if any response to this? Thanks.
Member — 24th September 2011 #
What version are you on?
Member — 24th September 2011 #
Version 3.5.4
Member — 24th September 2011 #
That's a weird one, as long as it's in wp-content/plugins/ and not /mu-plugins/ (be sure there's not one in both) maybe there's a table or something missing that Barry can help you with .... sorry I can't help more. I would also try deactivating and reactivating it if you haven't already done that to see if that helps .... although you've probably already done that. I would do a complete reinstall as well if you haven't done that just to be sure as well ....
Member — 24th September 2011 #
Yes, I have done a complete reinstall. Still the same.
Shouldn't I should be seeing checkboxes of my sites, instead of a dropdown, so I can select multiple sites at one?
Member — 26th September 2011 #
Hi there, wondering if any response to my post above?
Member — 26th September 2011 #
From what I can see in /autoblogincludes/classes/autoblogadmin.php from line 610-623:
unless I am mistaken, this outputs all the blogs in the network into a form select dropdown, meaning you can only choose 1 site to publish to.
I was lead to believe from the video and the documentation, that I could easily publish to multiple sites - and that you could choose those multiple sites via a checkbox. But my screenshot (see posts a few above) and the code tells me different.
Can someone from support please clarify this once and for all?
Member — 28th September 2011 #
I've given up on both getting a firm answer here and the autoblog plugin.
Instead, I am now using ThreeWP Broadcast plugin to syndicate content across multiple sites. ThreeWP doesn't rely on RSS and therefore seems a lot more reliable.
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