ecto Profile Wizard
This section is provided to explain the features of the Profile Wizard windows.
Options > Profiles Manager->Profile Wizard
The Profile Wizard guides you step-by-step through the creation of new profile for your weblog system.
Step 1 - Enter weblog address and Proxy Server details (optional)
Enter your weblog URL here so ecto can attempt to discover the type of weblog system you are using as well as the API URL.
If your blog is password protected, check the 'Use HTTP Authentication' option and fill in the username and password to let ecto gains access to your blog.
If you connect/login to your weblog system via a proxy server, select the "Use Proxy Server" option and enter the details there. Ask your system administrator if you don't have the information.
Step 2 - Contacting Server
ecto will then connect to your weblog over the internet and retrieves the relevant information. If your internet connect is down or your weblog is not responding, this step will fail after around 2 minutes and take you back to Step 1. You can click on the "Back" button to go back to Step 1 if you decide not to wait.
Step 3 - Picking weblog system type, API type, and Access Point URL
If you weblog system supports RSD (Really Simple Discovery) and your weblog templates contain the relevant RSD information, the Profile Wizard will present you with all the necessary information here. (Please consult your weblog documentation with regards to RSD support)
In most cases, it will not be necessary to change any of these information and you can skip to the next screen by clicking on "Next".
If ecto does not find any RSD information, it will select "Other" weblog system and "MovableType" API. The Access Point URL will be left blank for you to fill out. Please consult your weblog system documentation for XML-RPC/Atom support and Access Point URL.
When you select a weblog system in this screen and the Access Point text box is empty, ecto will suggest the likely API option and example of Access Point URL for that weblog system.
Step 4 - Enter weblog user name and password
Enter the user name and password you used to access your weblog system over the internet here.
Step 5 - Give this profile a name
Give this profile a name (e.g. Personal Blog, Geek blog). It can be any name you want.
Step 6 - Finished!
That is all for creating a new profile. Click on "Finish" to complete the process and ecto will take you back to the Profile Manager.