Changeset 771107

Timestamp:

09/12/2013 06:42:23 PM (13 years ago)

Author:

sebstein

Message:

update installation instructions and FAQ on how to generate API key

File:

• g-crossposting/trunk/readme.txt (modified) (2 diffs)

g-crossposting/trunk/readme.txt

@@ -22 +22 @@
 == Installation ==
 
-Installation is pretty standard. Just upload the plugin, activate it and check
+Installation is pretty standard. In latest Wordpress versions, just go to the
+plugin section and click the "Add new" button. Now search for "crossposting"
+and locate this plugin. You are just a click away to install it :-)
+
+If you want to go the manual way, just upload the plugin, activate it and check
 the settings page of the plugin. Here are the details:
 
@@ -44 +48 @@
 your clipboard and paste it into the corresponding setting field.
 
+Please note, you are just interested in this VERY-LONG-NUMBER without any slashes. It might also be that your URL looks a bit different like containing /u/0/, but this is not important. Did I already mention that you should only copy this VERY-LONG-NUMBER? :-)
+
 = Where do I get a Google API key? =
 
 1. Go to (https://code.google.com/apis/console/) and log in.
+1. Click on Services.
+1. Scroll down a lot to find the Google+ API entry.  Enable it.
 1. Click on API Access.
-1. There you are, it is written next to the API key label.
+1. If not done yet, generate a new "Simple API Access" key.
+1. There you are, it is written next to the API key label under the "Simple API Access" section.
 
 It might be that there is no key yet, but a button to generate one. In that
 case, click the button first. There should also be a *Generate new key* link on
 this page.
-
-Important: Don't forget to activate your key! It is not enough to just generate
-one, but you need to activate it on those Google pages, too.
 
 = I can't set my Google+ ID or Google API key in the setting form. Why do they disappear? =