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1. learnr
   Member
   Sep 13, 2009, 12:34 PM

   I am using a Python program (http://srackham.wordpress.com/blogpost1/) to write and update blogposts on wordpress.com via XML-RPC.

   I have been having problems with updating posts containing the more tag - it seems that it is impossible to overwrite the <--more--> tags in the existing post via XML-RPC:

   Step 1: Create post

   I send:
   <p>First row.</p> <!--more--> <p>Second row.</p>

   wordpress.com displays:
   <div class='snap_preview'><p>First row.</p>
   <p> <span id="more-1921"></span>
   <p>Second row.</p>
   </div>

   That's fine.

   Step 2: Edit the post, add third row of text and update the post created in Step 1.

   I send:
   <p>First row.</p> <!--more--> <p>Second row.</p><p>Add third row.</p>

   wordpress.com displays:
   <div class='snap_preview'><p>First row.</p>
   <p> <span id="more-1921"></span>
   <p>Second row.</p>
   <p>Add third row.</p>
   <p><!--more-->
   <p>Second row.</p>
   </div>

   Notice that now "Second row" appears twice in the post.

   Step 3: OK, decided to have no more-tags in the post, and update the post created in Step 2.

   I send:
   <p>First row.</p> <p>Second row.</p> <p>Add third row.</p>

   wordpress.com result:
   <div class='snap_preview'><p>First row.</p>
   <p>Second row.</p>
   <p>Add third row.</p>
   <p><span id="more-1921"></span>
   <p>Second row.</p>
   <p>Add third row.</p>
   <p><!--more-->
   <p>Second row.</p>
   </div>

   "Second row" appears now three times (the original + 2 updates). The more-tag(s) are also there.

   To get updates to behave normally I had to delete the repost. Updating posts without <--more--> tag works without any problems.

   Tried searching the forum, but could not find anything similar.
   Is this a bug, or the supposed way things should work?

   The blog I need help with is learnr.wordpress.com.

2. josephscott
   Staff
   Sep 15, 2009, 4:40 AM

   You don't mention which XML-RPC method you are calling for this. I'm going to assume metaWeblog.editPost (and metaWeblog.newPost to create one).

   Instead of including the <!--more--> as part of the post content use the code mt_text_more field. When a value is detected in that field WP builds the post content like this ($post_more has the value for the mt_text_more field):

   $post_content = $post_content . "<!--more-->" . $post_more;

   So WP takes care putting together the post for you.

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