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Snippets Manager for Windows Live Writer

December 2nd, 2009
current release: 1.0
size: 473Kb

I use Windows Live Writer to write articles for my blog. It’s a very popular tool among other bloggers. Very often I find myself adding the same piece of content to different posts. In the beginning I was just going back to the original post, copying the text that I need and paste it to the new post. I did not like the idea of doing it all the time (waste of time and too much effort). So I’ve decided to create a plug-in that will do this for me – organize my snippets in one place and allow me to add it into any post very quickly.

Main features

  • Manage snippets in categories
  • Advanced snippet design – allows marking placeholders where custom text can be inserted to
  • Familiar and intuitive user interface
  • Saving snippets in external file (ideal for backup/restore scenarios) 
  • Loading snippets from file
  • Quick and straightforward installation process

Since I’m using this plug-in by myself I will keep improving in on a regular basis.

I believe that this is a must have plug-in for any serious blogger.

Screenshots

snippets-manager-design

snippets-manager-addtopost

Download/Installation

  • Automatic (recommended)

    Click on the link below to download the setup utility for the product.

    Click to download the Snippets Manager for Windows Live Writer
    current release: 1.0
    size: 473KB

    Get it from CNET Download.com!


  • Manual

    You can download the plug-in DLL from below and copy it to the Live Writer plug-ins folder usually found at C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Writer\Plugins

    Download the DLL file (48KB): WLWSnippetsManager(1.0).zip

Restart the Live Write application and you will see it in the Insert menu list.

Please refer to the Users Guide for a more detailed information about the product usage.

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  1. January 21st, 2010 at 18:00 | #1

    It’s really a good plugin! I’ve added to my post.

  2. Grace
    October 7th, 2010 at 21:26 | #2

    Thanks for your great plugin that really save me a lot of time.

    I have some suggestions:

    1.Setting of View|Hide Category can be saved.
    2.Default template – which can save a lot more time, no need to click “folder->snippet->send to Live Writer”

    Thanks again. This is the best template plugin for WLW that I search over all the world;-)

  3. December 23rd, 2010 at 14:41 | #3

    Is the latest version on the plugin site? http://plugins.live.com. Here are the instructions to add it as a developer — http://plugins.live.com/developer/information

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