Live Blogging
Live Blogging is a plugin that allows you to insert micro/live blogs into posts with automatic updating of the content.
5(5 reviews)
·100 active installs·Updated 13 years agoAs of April 2026, Live Blogging is a WordPress live plugin with 100 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 5 reviews. It has been downloaded 39K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2009. Last updated 13 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: SearchWP Live Ajax Search.
5/55 reviews
100active installs
39K+total downloads
17 yearssince 2009
Overview
To see this plugin in use, it’s probably easiest to watch this screencast.
Live Blogging is a plugin developed to support blogs that are doing live micro
blogging of running events, such as major sport events or tech conferences.
(such as the Roses sporting tournament
at the University of York).
Using WordPress 3.0’s custom post types, the plugin allows you to create these
micro blog entries in a stripped down version of the normal post edit screen.
These micro blog entries then get included in a post which has been activated
as the microblog.
By default, the plugin uses AJAX polling to allow your readers to instantly
update what they are viewing, including any new comments posted on the post. For
professional bloggers, Meteor is supported, which gives the smoothest updating
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Ratings & Reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 3.0+ requiredTested up to 3.3.2 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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Changelog
2.2.6
- Imported tweets now correctly format the tweet ID as used in author e-mails/URLs
- Fixed regression where live blog specific RSS feeds no longer work (thanks to Jin Choi)
- Stopped trashed/spammed imported mentions from being re-imported
- Added Lithuanian translation
- Now use minified JavaScript
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