| Option | Change to Writer | API changes |
| supportsPostAsDraft | Enables the “Post draft to blog” button. | publish parameter (last one) is set to false if publishing as a draft. |
| supportsFileUpload | | |
| supportsExtendedEntries | | |
| supportsCustomDate | Allows the user to set the post date (“Set post date”). | Post.dateCreated is set. |
| supportsCustomDateUpdate | | |
| supportsHttps | | |
| supportsCategories | Shows the categories for the user to pick from for the post. | See supportsCategoriesInline. |
| supportsCategoriesInline | | If Yes, metaWeblog.getCategories is called. If No, mt.getCategoryList is called. |
| supportsMultipleCategories | Allows the user to select multiple categories (checkboxes instead of radio buttons). | |
| supportsHierarchicalCategories | | |
| supportsNewCategories | Allows the user to enter new categories. | |
| supportsNewCategoriesInline | | Includes new categories in Post.categories. If No but supportsNewCategories is Yes, new categories are set by calling wp.addCategory. |
| supportsSuggestCategories | | |
| categoryScheme | | |
| supportsKeywords | Allows user to enter tags. | If Yes and tags are entered, sets Post.mt_keywords. |
| supportsGetTags | Determines whether the available tags can be fetched from the provider. | If Yes, calls wp.getTags. |
| supportsCommentPolicy | | If Yes, Post.mt_allow_comments is used.
0 - None - No comments allowed
1 - Open - Comments can be read and write
2 - Closed - Comments can be read but not written |
| supportsPingPolicy | | |
| supportsAuthor | Allows the user to set the author of the post. | Calls wp.getAuthors to get the list of authors. Sets Post.wp_author. |
| supportsSlug | | |
| supportsPassword | | |
| supportsExcerpt | Allows the user to set the excerpt. | Sets Post.mt_excerpt. |
| supportsTrackbacks | | |
| supportsPages | | |
| supportsPageParent | | |
| supportsPageOrder | | |
| supportsPageTrackbacks | | |
| linkToSkyDriveSelfPage | | |
| requiresHtmlTitles | | |
| returnsHtmlTitlesOnGet | | |
| supportsEmptyTitles | | |
| supportsScripts | | |
| supportsEmbeds | | |
| supportsImageUpload | | |
| defaultView | | |
| characterSet | | |
| requiresXHTML | | |
| dhtmlImageViewer | | |
| postBodyBackgroundColor | | |
| maxCategoryNameLength | | |
| supportsAutoUpdate | | |
| invalidPostIdFaultCodePattern | | |
| invalidPostIdFaultStringPattern | | |
| templateIsRTL | | |
| maxPostTitleLength | If the title is over this number of characters, a message box will be displayed when they attempt to publish and the post cannot be published. | |
| homepageLinkText | Display text for the link to the blog (under Blog Account tab, Shortcuts). | |
| adminLinkText | Display text for the link to the admin console for the blog(under Blog Account tab, Shortcuts). | |
| adminUrl | URL to the admin console(under Blog Account tab, Shortcuts). | |
| postEditingUrl | | |
| postEditingUrlPostIdPattern | | |
| imageEndpoint | | |
| serviceName | | |
| commentPolicyAsBoolean | | |
| allowPolicyFalseValue | | |
| maxRecentPosts | | |
| contentFilter | | |
| permalinkFormat | | |
| postDateFormat | | |
| fileUploadNameFormat | | |
| useLocalTime | | |
| supportsPostSynchronization | | |
| trackbackDelimiter | | |
| futurePublishDateWarning | | |
| useSpacesTemplateHack | | |
| useSpacesCIDMemberName | | |
| usePicasaImgMaxAlways | | |
| usePicasaS1600h | | |
| keywordsAsTags | | |