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+#+TITLE: org2blog layer
+#+HTML_HEAD_EXTRA: <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="../css/readtheorg.css" />
+
+* Table of Contents                                        :TOC_4_org:noexport:
+ - [[Description][Description]]
+ - [[Install][Install]]
+ - [[Key bindings][Key bindings]]
+
+* Description
+This layer provides org to wordpress blog integration. For standard
+configurations one simply needs to configure the hostname of the wordpress blog
+and enter the username and password in a ~.netrc~ or ~.authinfo.gpg~ file.
+
+* Install
+To use org2blog add it to your =~/.spacemacs= file
+
+#+begin_src emacs-lisp
+  (setq-default dotspacemacs-configuration-layers
+    '((org2blog :variables org2blog-name "myblog.wordpress.com")))
+#+end_src
+
+Additionally add an entry for the blog in your ~.netrc~ or ~.authinfo~ file.
+
+#+caption: example ~.authinfo.gpg~
+#+begin_example
+      machine myblog.wordpress.com login myusername password mypassword
+#+end_example
+
+* Key bindings
+
+| Key Binding   | Description                                    |
+|---------------+------------------------------------------------|
+| ~<SPC> o b~   | org2blog/wp-new-entry                          |
+| ~<SPC> m B n~ | org2blog/wp-preview-buffer-post                |
+| ~<SPC> m B N~ | org2blog/wp-preview-subtree-post               |
+| ~<SPC> m B d~ | org2blog/wp-post-buffer                        |
+| ~<SPC> m B p~ | org2blog/wp-post-buffer-as-page                |
+| ~<SPC> m B s~ | org2blog/wp-post-buffer-as-subtree             |
+| ~<SPC> m B B~ | org2blog/wp-post-buffer-and-publish            |
+| ~<SPC> m B P~ | org2blog/wp-post-buffer-as-page-and-publish    |
+| ~<SPC> m B S~ | org2blog/wp-post-buffer-as-subtree-and-publish |
+|---------------+------------------------------------------------|
diff --git a/layers/+blog/org2blog/config.el b/layers/+blog/org2blog/config.el
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+;;
+;; Author: Christian E. Hopps <chopps@gmail.com>
+;;
+;; URL: https://github.com/syl20bnr/spacemacs
+;;
+;; This file is not part of GNU Emacs.
+;;
+
+(defvar org2blog-name nil
+  "hostname of the wordpress blog (e.g., myserverblog.org or myname.wordpress.com)")
diff --git a/layers/+blog/org2blog/packages.el b/layers/+blog/org2blog/packages.el
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+;;; packages.el --- org2blog layer packages file for Spacemacs.
+;;
+;; Copyright (c) 2012-2016 Sylvain Benner & Contributors
+;;
+;; Author: Christian E. Hopps <chopps@gmail.com>
+;; URL: https://github.com/syl20bnr/spacemacs
+;;
+;; This file is not part of GNU Emacs.
+;;
+;;; License: GPLv3
+
+;;; Commentary:
+
+;; Org2blog layer.
+
+;;; Code:
+
+(defconst org2blog-packages
+  '((org2blog :location (recipe :fetcher github :repo "punchagan/org2blog"))
+     org
+     metaweblog
+     xml-rpc))
+
+(defun org2blog/init-xml-rpc ()
+  (use-package xml-rpc))
+
+(defun org2blog/init-metaweblog ()
+  (use-package metaweblog))
+
+(defun org2blog/init-org2blog ()
+  (use-package org2blog
+    :commands (org2blog/wp-mode org2blog/wp-new-entry org2blog/wp-login)
+    :init
+      (spacemacs/set-leader-keys "ob" 'org2blog/wp-new-entry)
+    :config
+    (progn
+      ;; Map emacs languages to HTML recognized ones.
+      (setq org2blog/wp-shortcode-langs-map '(("emacs-lisp" . "lisp") ("sh" . "bash")))
+
+      (if org2blog-name
+        (setq org2blog/wp-blog-alist
+          `((,org2blog-name
+              :url ,(concat "http://" org2blog-name "/xmlrpc.php")
+              :username ,(car (auth-source-user-and-password org2blog-name))
+              :password ,(cadr (auth-source-user-and-password org2blog-name)))))))))
+
+(defun org2blog/post-init-org ()
+  (spacemacs/set-leader-keys-for-major-mode 'org-mode
+    "Bx" 'org2blog/wp-delete-entry
+    "BX" 'org2blog/wp-delete-page
+    "Bl" 'org2blog/wp-login
+    ;; preview ('n' unixy dry-run)
+    "Bn" 'org2blog/wp-preview-buffer-post
+    "BN" 'org2blog/wp-preview-subtree-post
+    ;; post, capitalize for -and-publish
+    "Bb" 'org2blog/wp-post-buffer
+    "Bp" 'org2blog/wp-post-buffer-as-page
+    "Bs" 'org2blog/wp-post-subtree
+
+    "BB" 'org2blog/wp-post-buffer-and-publish ;; need prefix key
+    "BP" 'org2blog/wp-post-buffer-as-page-and-publish ;; need prefix key
+    "BS" 'org2blog/wp-post-subtree-as-page-and-publish
+    ;; "bpS" 'org2blog/wp-post-subtree-as-page
+    )
+)
+;;; packages.el ends here