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Slugger+ for WordPress and MarsEdit

Allows you to specify a post slug from within MarsEdit

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Differences between Slugger and Slugger+

This plugin is a modification of Colin Devroe's awesome Slugger plugin. The basic difference is that mine removes the slug-specifying text during the initial XML-RPC transaction, thereby keeping your post content clean and obviating the need to filter for the slug-specifying text each time the post is accessed.

In action

To see the plugin in action (more or less), check out Colin's wonderful screencast.

Installation and Implementation

Place the sluggerplus.phps file into your /wp-content/plugins/ directory.
Change the file extension from ".phps" to ".php".
Activate the plugin from the WordPress admin panel.
When writing a post from within MarsEdit, insert into the post text of the form: [slug]your slug goes here[/slug].

Support

Hopefully you won't experience any problems, but feel free to e-mail me if you do.