The LBRYPress plugin communicates with the LBRY network via a locally installed SDK. This allows you to create a channel and then mirror any published posts to it. If there are images or GIFs in your post, they will be uploaded to spee.ch (our blockchain-based image sharing service) automatically during the publishing process. If you update a post, it will also be updated on LBRY.
1) In WordPress, upload and install the plugin zip file from the WordPress admin dashboard. After activating, errors will show until the next steps are completed.
1) LBRYPress is not currently working correctly with the WordPress block editor, try a plugin that reactivates the classic WP Editor screen. LBRYPress may work in the future with Gutenberg block editor.
1) Download the latest LBRY SDK from our [releases page for your OS](https://github.com/lbryio/lbry-sdk/releases): `wget https://github.com/lbryio/lbry-sdk/releases/download/v0.86.1/lbrynet-linux.zip`
LBRY will require LBRY Credits (LBC) for the channel creation and publishing process. You can send LBC to this instance from your LBRY app / lbry.tv using the Wallet page > Send Credits. If you need LBC, sign up for a [lbry.tv account](https://lbry.tv) or [email us](mailto:hello@lbry.com). After you send credits, they will be split into smaller amounts to facilitate the publishing process. You can also use an existing LBRY Desktop wallet/ channel by copying the default_wallet file into `~/.local/shared/lbry/lbryum/wallets`.
1) We will take the amount you deposited and split it up by a factor of 10. So if you deposited 10 LBC, you'd split it into 100: The decimal point is important, it will throw back an error without the structure of "10.0"
1) Go to the LBRYnet Directory `cd /opt/lbry/`
1) Run the command: `./lbrynet account fund --amount=10.0 --outputs=100`
Experimental: republishing of images in blog to LBRY: If images or GIFs are used in your posts, they should be reposted to as thumbnails similar to the upload process in the LBRY apps. This feature may not work correctly at this time.
**Please note: spee.ch channel creation is no longer available and that step can be skiped.**
If you don't already have a channel, this process will create a channel in your local wallet where your blog posts will be published to. Any available channels will be listed at the top of the **Your Publishable Channels** section on the **Channels** tab.
Your channel will be created with a single @ prefix and all spaces and underscores are changed to a dash. Uppercase characters are allowed. Most special characters are removed.
1) Enter an **Amount of LBC to Bid** of 0.001 (current minimum, you can increase the amount or use supports later).
By adding as a support you push your content higher in the search but also keep your LBC fluid and easily moved without needing to abandon your claim.
When creating a new post (or editing an existing one), you can choose to publish it on LBRY as well. If you do this for an existing post, it will not retain the original date (known issue).
1) Give it a few minutes to publish and be confirmed on the network (there's currently no feedback for this). Check your content at: https://lbry.tv/@ChannelName.
