As we're using Steemit as our blogging platform, we investigated the Wordpress plugin to post on Steemit.
Updated 1 January 2018 v1.0.
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This is a guide for:
Downloading the WordPress Steem plugin.
Editing the WordPress Steem plugin.
Posting on Steemit using the WordPress Steem plugin from WordPress.
Pros and cons of using WordPress Steem.
Step 1:
Downloading the WordPress Steem plugin.
Note: It is important to note that in order to use the WordPress Steem plugin, one must first have a WordPress account and a Steemit account without which the plugin won’t work.
Enter your WordPress admin link into your browser, then enter your WordPress username and password.
From your WordPress dashboard, click on Plugin -> Add new.
In the search bar, search for WordPress Steem and click download.
Once the plugin has successfully downloaded, click on Upload plugin -> Choose file (select the file path which the plugin downloaded, most times it’s in the downloads folder) and click install now.
When the plugin has installed successfully, click on activate to activate the plugin.
Step 2:
Editing the WordPress Steem plugin:
On your WordPress dashboard, click on Settings -> Steem.
On the Steem Settings, edit the settings so the plugin can post directly on Steemit from WordPress.
On the Accounts tab and Posting key tab, fill in your Steemit username.
Check the Default Publish to Steem and Default Update to Steem check box.
Fill in and check the appropriate boxes that you want and click on Save changes.
Step 3:
Posting on Steemit using the WordPress Steem plugin from WordPress.
From the WordPress Dashboard click on Posts -> Add new.
Enter the Article Title and content.
Fill in the content of the article.
Add the tags where appropriate, and click on update.
Pros and cons of using WordPress Steem.
Pros:
The plugin is easy to install and activate.
It’s quite easy to post on WordPress with its visual editor.
Cons:
As at the time of posting this article, the plugin didn’t post on Steemit from WordPress.
