Abstract: Methods are described for editing a remote blog that has a certain appearance and includes identifying a remote location of the blog includes blog-rendering code (which may also include or be associated with formatting code), automatically creating a local instance of the blog-rendering code, and automatically utilizing the local instance to present an editing environment that substantially mirrors the appearance of the remote blog.

Abstract: Methods are described for implementing a plugin in a blog or other structured online document. One embodiment of the method includes providing an interface between a blog-editing application and a plugin, receiving an indication that the plugin is to be invoked; presenting a user interface based on the plugin to receive settings that define characteristics associated with an object to be rendered in a blog post, receiving the settings, creating an editable code fragment based on the settings that can be utilized to present a rendering associated with the plugin, and presenting the rendering in the blog-editing application.