Authors: csnowden, jpatterson
ListPipe is a blog service that provides Powerful Custom Content written just for you. We use the ListPipe Content Generator to deliver your subscription content into your blog. The plugin we discuss on this page provides a secure, account-specific handshake with our content service and allows us to deliver your content directly to your blog
Installation:
These installation instructions for the ListPipe plugin assume that you are already somewhat familiar with the operation of WordPress. If you are not familiar with WordPress then we suggest taking a look at http://demoblog.listpipe.com/. Pay particular attention to the following topics: Login, Write A Page, and Manage Posts and Pages sections (The videos can take a minute to load, but theyre worth it the wait if you are new to WordPress.).
To install the ListPipe Plugin for WordPress, we suggest installing within your WordPress blog (using the native plugin installation system; assuming your server is set up for that) or via FTP:
=Installing from within Your Wordpress Blog=
1. Log into your blog and open the Plugins panel on the left-side navigation;
2. Click the Add New option under the Plugins header;
3. Search for ListPipe Content Generator in the search window;
4. Find ListPipe Content Generator in the search results and click Install on the right;
5. In the resulting window, click Install in the upper right corner;
6. In the next resulting window, click Activate Plugin;
7. Confirm that the plugin is in your list of plugins, and that it is active;
8. You are now ready to start your ListPipe account.
=Installing Via FTP=
1. Download the ListPipe plugin from ListPipe or from Wordpress;
2. Unpack the .ZIP files to your desktop;
3. Upload the file titled listpipe.php to your Plugins folder (typically located at /wp-content/plugins/);
4. Log into your blog and open the Plugins panel on the left-side navigation;
5. Locate the ListPipe Content Generator plugging and activate it by clicking the Activate link below the title;
6. Confirm that the plugin is active;
7. You are now ready to start your ListPipe account.
Note: we always suggest that you use the most up-to-date version of WordPress with the ListPipe plugin for WordPress and that you back up your database before installation.
Updating
The best way to upgrade is to use the Upgrade Now button on your plugins page (assuming your server is set up for that), or by following these steps:
Backup your database.
Deactivate the ListPipe plugin for WordPress.
Delete the old version of the ListPipe plugin for WordPress from your plugins directory (typically wp-content/plugins) via ftp.
Download the new version of the ListPipe plugin for WordPress from http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/listpipe/ and unzip it (Unzipping the downloaded zip file should produce a folder named listpipe), and upload it to your plugins directory.
Reactivate the ListPipe plugin for WordPress.
Refer to http://listpipe.com/plugin.php for more help
faq:
Where do I get ListPipe account?
Go to http://register.ListPipe.com to sign up for an account.
