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WordPress REST Sync is Here

May 31, 2022

Announcements, TypeMetal, WordPress

WordPress REST sync, and a massive overhaul of WordPress sync robustness and cancelability, have landed in TypeMetal 2.2, alongside many more improvements!

REST is the modern, recommended protocol for communicating with WordPress sites, and we’re thrilled to support its use in TypeMetal — both for the improvements in speed, capability, security, and compatibility that it offers today, and for the future development it will help make possible.

TypeMetal uses REST automatically for wordpress.com accounts.

If you have a self-hosted WordPress site, you’ll need to install a Basic Authentication plugin such as this one to enable REST sync with TypeMetal 2.2. (We’re working on adding more advanced authentication options. Email us or @ us on Twitter to let us know what you use!) You can then opt into REST sync in the account panel’s new “Advanced Settings” section.

TypeMetal continues to support XML-RPC sync for compatibility, but migrating to REST is recommended, as XML-RPC has security vulnerabilities, is often disabled by web hosts, and will eventually be phased out.

See TypeMetal’s release notes for a complete list of the enhancements in TypeMetal 2.2, and reach out to us anytime regarding any issues you run into or enhancements you’d like to see!
TypeMetal is Back!
April 13, 2022

Announcements, HTML, TypeMetal, WordPress

I’m thrilled to share some exciting good news: TypeMetal is back on the Mac App Store! The new version, TypeMetal 2.1.2, runs natively on both M1 and Intel Macs, supports WordPress’ new “Block Mode” content model, and has appearance updates for macOS Monterey and Dark Mode, among many other improvements. You should soon see TypeMetal 2.1.2 offered as an Update in the App Store app.

TypeMetal has been back under active, full-time development since January, and this release marks the rekindling of its promise and potential. It’s the first of a planned series of updates, focused initially on the key enhancements needed to get TypeMetal users up and running again.

The launch of WordPress’ “Block Mode” has been by far the biggest of many significant changes in the tech world since TypeMetal was last updated. “Block Mode” fundamentally changes the way WordPress content is structured, shifting from the fully general HTML that TypeMetal was originally built for to specially commented HTML constructs that must be carefully maintained in their own way. The addition of WordPress Block Mode support is one of the biggest changes in this TypeMetal release. You’ll notice new block property inspectors and a different set of available HTML elements in Block Mode posts and pages. TypeMetal now defaults to creating new posts and pages in Block Mode, but still works as before with your plain-HTML “Classic Mode” content. You can ask TypeMetal to create new posts and pages in “Classic Mode” if you want, by unchecking “Use WordPress Block Mode” in a TypeMetal WordPress project’s Settings.

HTML file content authoring and editing remains the other half of TypeMetal’s focus, and this release brings several improvements to that realm, including upgraded image handling that better supports a higher-resolution world. See the Release Notes for the full list of improvements in TypeMetal 2.1.2.

Where to next? My planned roadmap for continued development includes:

ongoing improvements to WordPress Block Mode support, such as expanding the set of available block types and editable properties
refining keyboard navigation and the overall editing experience to smooth out rough edges and decrease editing friction
HTML validation updates to sync up with the latest HTML spec
French localization (work in progress)
big ambitions for a next major version, including support for new kinds of projects

I’m determined to build a sustainable development path for TypeMetal, that will dependably support its continued evolution and the fulfillment of the project’s tremendous potentials for years to come. My other work has been meaningful and rewarding in its own ways, but I’ve felt much regret over the neglect of a project that has continued to mean so much to me, and I’m grateful to have the opportunity to give TypeMetal the full attention it deserves again.

TypeMetal users took a chance on a new and unknown app with an unconventional approach — some as far back as TypeMetal 1.0 in 2013 — and have done much to help give this project its start. I feel deeply grateful to all of you for your support, and will aim to reward your faith in this project with improvements that help you do your best creative work. Please don’t hesitate to reach out to support@coherencelabs.com with questions, problems, bug reports, and enhancement requests. I’ll be giving top priority to getting things running smoothly, and building TypeMetal into an app that makes your creative lives more productive and fun.
Ready for Sierra: TypeMetal 2.1
September 19, 2016

Announcements, TypeMetal, WordPress

TypeMetal 2.1 is live on the Mac App Store and ready for macOS Sierra!

Also noteworthy in this release:

Security updates: App Transport Security conformance, new OpenSSL, new OAuth2!

WordPress project window:

The post+page list now loads on demand, as it’s scrolled. This, and less aggressive reindexing, improve performance for sites with thousands of posts.

“Copy Permalink URL” from the post+page list context menu now works better. We put more kinds of data on the pasteboard, to help client apps find a kind they want to paste.

Index searching is more robust. Because nobody enjoys crashing mid-search — or ever, really.

WordPress post editor windows:

Post category list now registers edits correctly.

Cobwebs cleared, attic dusted, uses of deprecated API replaced.

Document properties titlebar popover is gone from WordPress project and post+page editor windows, where it just caused trouble.

Sincere thanks, as always, to our loyal users! If you find TypeMetal helpful, an App Store review, Tweet, or whatever you feel moved to post anywhere would be a greatly appreciated help in spreading the word! — Thank you!
TypeMetal 2.0.8 is up
April 17, 2015

Announcements, HTML, TypeMetal, WordPress

TypeMetal 2.0.8 just arrived on the Mac App Store, with important fixes for both general HTML editing and WordPress issues. Of particular note:

Image references sometimes broke when a WordPress draft was saved and later reopened. That troublesome bug should be all fixed now.

Users whose WordPress sites are configured to use a custom XML-RPC URL (you know who you are) are no longer out of luck trying to connect using TypeMetal. TypeMetal’s WordPress login panel now allows for entering a custom XML-RPC URL, as described under “Connecting To WordPress”.

The Source Loupe’s virtual mouse pointer is back from an unintentionally long vacation, and once again hovers over the corresponding part of your HTML markup as you mouse over the rendered page.

We’ve protected against loss of WordPress draft content due to clicking dangerous links, editing a draft’s category or tag list with unfortunate timing, or getting the selected range to exceed attachment point limits. In short, your writing is safer now.

New post categories added via the WordPress web interface now reliably make their way to TypeMetal when you sync.

The “View in Browser” context-menu command can find WordPress.com-hosted drafts again.

See the TypeMetal Version History for the complete list of fixes in 2.0.8.

As usual, many of the issues fixed in this release were reported by TypeMetal users like you. So please do keep the e-mails, Support Forum posts, and tweets coming, and let us know how we can help! (Reviews on the Mac App Store are also greatly appreciated and help more than you can know! If TypeMetal has been useful to you, please help us spread the word — Thanks!)
Another Sync Fix for WordPress.com Accounts
February 18, 2015

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UPDATE: February 26, 2015: The official TypeMetal 2.0.7 release has gone live on the Mac App Store! Once you’ve obtained it via the usual OS X App Store Software Update mechanism, please discard the TypeMetal 2.0.7e pre-release build you may have downloaded per the below instructions, to avoid possible confusion!

Original Post:

Due to further tightening of security restrictions at wordpress.com, TypeMetal sync attempts with wordpress.com accounts have started failing again.

Happily, we have a fix in hand! Affected users who are willing to try pre-release software are invited to get the new, fixed version of TypeMetal now:

To try TypeMetal 2.0.7e:

Quit TypeMetal (if it’s running).

Click this link to download TypeMetal “2.0.7e” (16MB)

In your web browser’s (e.g. Safari’s) Downloads folder, you should find an Application file titled “TypeMetal 2.0.7e” when the download has completed. This is the new build that contains the wordpress.com sync fix. (If you see a .zip file instead of an Application file in your Downloads, double-click the .zip file first, to unpack the application from it.)

Double-click “TypeMetal 2.0.7e” to launch it.

Note that, in order for this special downloaded copy of TypeMetal to launch, your App-Store-purchased copy of TypeMetal must reside in /Applications. This is the default location where the App Store puts your purchased apps. TypeMetal will only be elsewhere if you’ve moved it. We’ll have the opportunity to relax this temporary restriction in the future, but for now, if the TypeMetal build you downloaded silently fails to launch, you’ll need to move your original copy of TypeMetal back to /Applications.

This is the beginning of a new process for releasing urgent fixes with quicker turnaround than the App Store review process allows for. Users who are willing to try pre-release bugfix builds of TypeMetal will be able to download and run them, as long as they have a purchased copy of TypeMetal on the same machine. The pre-release copy will find your App Store receipt in the original app bundle, and agree to run. When an official TypeMetal update arrives via the App Store’s “Update” mechanism, you can discard any pre-release build you might be using.

One issue with this urgently-released build is that it doesn’t look in the same app sandbox to find your WordPress project files. Thus, you may end up syncing a new, separate copy of your WordPress blog(s) into the pre-release version’s file workspace. We’ll work out a process for automatically cleaning up and consolidating this extra copy in a future release. For now, getting TypeMetal users back up and running with their wordpress.com accounts was the urgent priority!

If you encounter any problems with this build, or it doesn’t solve your wordpress.com sync problem, please let us know right away — by tweeting us @CoherenceLabs, posting on the TypeMetal Support forum, or emailing us at “support” at coherencelabs.com. We’ll do everything possible to get you up and running again quickly!

WordPress REST Sync is Here

TypeMetal is Back!

Ready for Sierra: TypeMetal 2.1

TypeMetal 2.0.8 is up

Another Sync Fix for WordPress.com Accounts