Description
Have you ever have the need to generate a WordPress post from an InDesign
document? Yeah, me neither. But in case you do, this plugin is for you because
this plugin allows you to generate a WordPress post from an IDML InDesign
document in four steps:
- Upload the InDesign document. It has to be an IDML file, though.
- Select the text frames to post.
- Reorder the text frames.
- Click the “Generate Post” button, sit back, and relax. Or, you know, do more editing.
Installation
- Do one of the following:
- Upload the plugin files to the
wp-content/plugins/g16WPIDML
directory - Use the WordPress plugin uploader
- Install the plugin from the plugin screen (search for Post Generator from IDML)
- Upload the plugin files to the
- Activate the plugin through the plugins screen in WordPress.
FAQ
- Installation Instructions
-
- Do one of the following:
- Upload the plugin files to the
wp-content/plugins/g16WPIDML
directory - Use the WordPress plugin uploader
- Install the plugin from the plugin screen (search for Post Generator from IDML)
- Upload the plugin files to the
- Activate the plugin through the plugins screen in WordPress.
- Do one of the following:
- How do I use this plugin?
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Open the post editor like you normally would. There should now be a panel titled
“IDML => WP” just below the post editor. Upload your IDML file and follow the
wizard. - How do I make the IDML file?
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Open the InDesign document that you would like to use, the click File > Export.
Change the file format to InDesign Markup (IDML). - I don’t see IDML as an export option…
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Make sure you are using Adobe InDesign CS5 or later versions.
- Does this plugin uploads the IDML files?
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No. Everything is actually done by the browser of the user. The IDML files are
extracted and parsed into the memory of the user. - I found a bug or I need other help…
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Go to the issue tracker. Please be descriptive with your
reports, we can’t help you if we don’t understand your issue.
Reviews
Contributors & Developers
“Post Generator from IDML” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
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Changelog
v0.1
First official release.
* Development definitions were added for debug purposes.
* License URLs now leads to raw text files, not parsed Markdown files.
v0.0.1.0
Initial version, build specifically for the Westerner