Publish BlogCFC Entries Using Google Docs

I posted some articles on how to use Windows Live Writer to create blog posts in BlogCFC. If you are not on Windows or just do not want to use that software I have another solution for you, that's right Google Docs & Spreadsheets. I make no secret of how big a fan I am of Google Office. I don't just use it for keeping articles entries but the office suite itself helps me keep my life organized. If you are BlogCFC user (why would you not be) or really any blog that support XML-RPC this should work for you. If you do not understand how XML-RPC allows you to post articles to your blog check out this article I wrote earlier.

First off you will notice that a lot of people in the ColdFusion community are getting hooked on Google Docs. This is really a great way to share information with others. I know that Matt Woodward has been using them extensively and has been using them to post all of his CFUnited notes. I will quickly share with you how my setup for blogging is and then we can get into setup. Recently Google Docs added folders which allows for better organizing of content. I created a folder called Blog Articles. Inside of this folder I created a year folder for 2007 and will create a new come the new year. Inside the 2007 folder I have also created June, July & August folders. I do not post thousands of post like others but I think this is a good orginization tip for future searching. Finally in each month I have a file called "Article Ideas". This is a scratch pad for future posts. When I come up with a post I will start a new document and create some bullet points. I believe this approach is good because if you have something started you will likely want to finish it at some point. Enough of how I like to waste time, lets go ahead and get setup.

1. To publish articles from Google Docs simply click on the Publish button in the upper right corner.
2. Click on change your blog site settings.
3. Edit Your Settings

Use the settings above with your username and password and you should be ready to go. You will also notice the last line, you can automatically set the category of the entry by tagging your documents with a category name that you use on your site. I will have to check into this but I do not think this case sensitive.