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    Turn any category in a blog. Blog entries can be created by any member. Drafts posts can also be created.
    Example site by mis-one

    Download and extract the Blog extension into the extensions folder like so /path/to/vanilla/extensions/Blog
    Activate the Blog extension from Account Tab->Extensions

    This is what it should look like.
    Picture 3
    Draft mode (enable this in Roles & Permissions Setting page
    Picture 1
    Draft side panel (only roles allowed to view drafts can see this)
    Picture 2
    Blog page
    Picture 4

    Latest Blog post. Install Nuggets extension. Enable it after the Blog extension. Create new nugget called "Latest Blog Post" and use the "Inside Panel" pan, and the following as the Nugget Html
    <?php global $Context;
    $DiscussionManager = $Context->ObjectFactory->NewContextObject($Context, "DiscussionManager");
    AddLatestBlogPostToPanel($Context, $Panel, $DiscussionManager);
    function AddLatestBlogPostToPanel (&$Context, &$Panel, &$DiscussionManager) {
    global $Panel;
    $LatestBlogPostList = "";
    $Discussion = $Context->ObjectFactory->NewContextObject($Context, "Discussion");
    $LatestBlogPost = $DiscussionManager->GetDiscussionList(5, 1, $Context->Configuration["BLOG_CATEGORY_ID"]);

    while ($Row = $DiscussionManager->Context->Database->GetRow($LatestBlogPost)) {
    $Discussion->Clear();
    $Discussion->GetPropertiesFromDataSet($Row, $Context->Configuration);
    $Discussion->FormatPropertiesForDisplay();
    $LatestBlogPostList .= '<li><a href="'.GetUrl($Context->Configuration, "comments.php", "", "DiscussionID", $Discussion->DiscussionID, "", "#Item_1", CleanupString($Discussion->Name)."/").'">'.$Discussion->Name.'</a></li>';

    }
    $LatestBlogPostList .= '<li><a href="'.GetUrl($Context->Configuration, "extension.php", "category/", "CategoryID", $Context->Configuration["BLOG_CATEGORY_ID"], "", "PostBackAction=Blog").'">Show all</a></li>';
    echo $LatestBlogPostList;
    }?>
    to get this in your panel
    Picture 2

    If using friendlyURL add these lines to .htaccess
    RewriteRule ^extension/category/([0-9]+)$ extension.php?CategoryID=$1 [QSA,L]
    RewriteRule ^extension/category/([0-9]+)/$ extension.php?CategoryID=$1 [QSA,L]
    RewriteRule ^extension/discussion/([0-9]+)$ extension.php?DiscussionID=$1 [QSA,L]
    RewriteRule ^extension/discussion/([0-9]+)/$ extension.php?DiscussionID=$1 [QSA,L]
    RewriteRule ^extension/([0-9]+)/([0-9]+)$ extension.php?CategoryID=$1&page=$2 [QSA,L]
    RewriteRule ^extension/([0-9]+)/([0-9]+)/$ extension.php?CategoryID=$1&page=$2 [QSA,L]

    To use More tag
    1) in HTML formatter, change 77 to this
    'if($m[2]==\'-->\')return \'<!--\'.str_replace(\' - - \',\' - - \',htmlspecialchars($m[1])).\'--><a id="more" name="more"> </a>\';else return \'\';'
    2) Quicktags extension already has more tag its just disabled. look in quicktags.js change line 143 to this
    edButtons[edButtons.length] =
    new edButton('ed_more'
    ,'more'
    ,'<!--more--><a id="more" name="more"> </a>'
    ,''
    ,'t'
    ,-1
    );
    Changelog
    v1.1.3 IE 6 css issues fixed, convert png to gif, so IE6 can display transparent background
    v1.1.2 Social Bookmarks are now only icons and no text, IE 7 css issues fixed
    v1.1 Fixed major bug in drafts mode

    Support this extension


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      CommentAuthorVaz
    • CommentTimeMay 26th 2007 edited
     # 2
    Hi just a few thing's I'd like to ask and comment on.

    The blog extention is running very well. I'm pleased with it. It support's the emo's and the html. Is it possible to make it support vanillacons too?

    Secondly, once I save a draft.. how do I publish it? It's not showing as it does on the screenshot (not is the published link). Could this be because I havnt added the rewrite rules. (I can't find where my .htaccess is.. it's vanished!).

    The draft does show up if I search for it.. or atleast on the result's page.

    Anyway, Good extention. I like it.
  3.  # 3
    Did you give yourself permission to view drafts?
    Go to Roles & Permissions.
    You publish a draft by editing it and deselecting the Draft checkbox
  4.  # 4
    For VanillaIcons go to default.php of vanillaicons and chenage line 32 to this
    if (in_array($Context->SelfUrl, array("post.php", "comments.php", "settings.php", "extension.php"))) {
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      CommentAuthorVaz
    • CommentTimeMay 26th 2007 edited
     # 5
    Ah Ha! OK got the draft's thing working. Just another comment.

    So by giving the role the permission they can now see the draft.. not only theres but other peoples too.

    If you update this addon can you make it so that roles that do not have permission to view draft don't get the option to save a draft.

    I will try out the line change shortly. I'm just contacting dreamhost regarding the disappearance of my .htacces.

    edit -
    Vanillacons linechange works.
    Added htaccess rules
  6.  # 6
    that is true if you cannot view a draft then you shouldn't be able to create one either. I'll fix that. once i accumulate other fixes so i will role all the fixes at once.
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      CommentAuthoralast
    • CommentTimeMay 26th 2007
     # 7
    you forgot to put the 'Start a new blog' into the dictionary set :)
  8.  # 8
    huh.
    it's there line 180
    $Context->Dictionary['StartANewDiscussion'] = 'Start a new blog post';
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      CommentAuthorVaz
    • CommentTimeMay 26th 2007 edited
     # 9
    I've found one error though. When I have a draft and I decide to click on it's title to view it (note: not edit) I get the following:


    Edited: drafts error has been fixed!
  10.  # 10
    wow, a blog for vanilla is what I always wanted.

    anyone got a website with this extension working on it?

    love to see how it looks.
  11.  # 11
    Uploaded version 1.0.1 of Blog.
  12.  # 12
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      CommentAuthorsjeeps
    • CommentTimeMay 27th 2007
     # 13
    Hi, I just noticed the version number needs to be 1.0.1
  14.  # 14
    thanks. i had uploaded the wrong buggy version. thanks for the headsup.
    uploading 1.0.1 now
  15.  # 15
    Uploaded version 1.0.1 of Blog.
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      CommentAuthorØ
    • CommentTimeMay 27th 2007 edited
     # 16
    The new release works great, however I've a styling problem with IE. It's fine for the default style, but when it comes to something with a sidepanel using a color different from the forum's body, it becomes rather hard to make it look ok.

    With Firefox, no problem, but with IE, the blog layout is stretched to the left and goes under the side panel. I tried various tricks to hide this but for now I'm not really satisified with the results, there's always something wrong (but I'm no CSS expert).

    Here's a screenshot of the problem with my Europe after the Rain style.

    In that case, it means for example that I can't add a specific background to the blog layout without having the background also displayed under the side panel.

    I also had another problem with the bookmarking websites' definitions. Removing them don't remove the text beside icons, but text in the administrative settings. I messed a bit with the Theme.Blog.php file (and the stylesheet) and successfully changed stuff to suit my needs, but I was wondering if there was a simplier way to do that.
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      CommentAuthorVaz
    • CommentTimeMay 27th 2007
     # 17
    Wohooo thanks MyShizoBuddy! It's ALL working great :D
  18.  # 18
    Uploaded version 1.1.2 of Blog.
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      CommentAuthorØ
    • CommentTimeMay 27th 2007
     # 19
    It looks perfect now :)
    The IE missing image problem pushing the blog footer to the bottom is also fixed, thanks a lot for this!
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      CommentAuthorØ
    • CommentTimeMay 29th 2007
     # 20
    Hi Schizo,
    Sorry to bug you again with styling problems, but there seems to be a blank space above the blog list in IE6. Looks like the old clearing float problem: the blog list is pushed down at the same level than the last item in the side panel.

    I've also noticed the title above the blog list isn't aligned to the left in IE7, but it's also not align above the discussion list, so it certainly doesn't come from your extension.
  21.  # 21
    can i see a screenshot. there is no clearing of floats in my code
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      CommentAuthorØ
    • CommentTimeMay 29th 2007 edited
     # 22
    Here's how it looks like in IE6

    Don't mind the messy definitions in the statistics extension, I'm working on the language file. I've also tried with the default style and different items in the panel, and I get the same blank space. The more items in the panel, the bigger the space.
  23.  # 23
    regarding the "All Discussion" not being left align. It is actually left aligned. the width however is not 100%
    So open up vanilla.css and look for thishtml > body .ContentInfo h1
    width:80% !important;
    }
    change that width to 100% or 99.5%
  24.  # 24
    Uploaded version 1.1.3 of Blog.
    • CommentAuthorsujang
    • CommentTimeMay 30th 2007
     # 25
    How can i make the "Start a New Blog Post" link invisible to unauthorized users, i mean i would like to make it visible only to admin.
    And one more question, but i dont know whether this is only on me or not.
    Under not signed in situation, i click the "show all" link, and then i try to sign-in, the page wont be rediricted properly to the sign-in form. It is just redirected to a simple page with site name and lussumo copyright link, no sign-in form.

    tested on a localhost.

    Thanks for the great stuff.
  26.  # 26
    ok you want a feature on who can start a new blog post. for that I have have to use delegates, So you the admin will see both "Start a new blog" and "Start a new discussion". non admins or unauthorized users will only see "Start a new discussion"

    sujangUnder not signed in situation, i click the "show all" link, and then i try to sign-in, the page wont be redirected properly to the sign-in form. It is just redirected to a simple page with site name and lussumo copyright link, no sign-in form.

    Nice catch
    • CommentAuthorjsamlarose
    • CommentTimeMay 30th 2007 edited
     # 27
    Hey Schizo - thanks for the extension. Saved me from attempting a blog(wordpress)/vanilla integration project... ;)

    One thing - I thought I'd seen this referenced somewhere else, but can't find it now - I get the "discussion counters" extension options link on the sidepanel of the blog page when I'm logged in. I'm presuming that other users can't see it, but was wondering what the fix for that might be...? Ta!
    • CommentAuthorjsamlarose
    • CommentTimeMay 30th 2007
     # 28
    One other thing - I've been trying to get the "latest posts" nugget up and running as well. I can get it to display on any other page apart from the blog. Did as sugggested and enabled nuggets after blog...

    Any/all suggestions appreciated.
  29.  # 29
    @# jsamlarose
    Did you select the Blog page under Nuggets?

    open default.php in DiscussionCounter
    Line 96 change it to this
    if($Context->SelfUrl == 'settings.php' && $Context->Session->User->RoleID == $managerRoleId)
    • CommentAuthorjsamlarose
    • CommentTimeMay 30th 2007
     # 30
    Thanks for the DiscussionCounter fix!

    re: Nuggets - yep, I selected the appropriate page. Played around with that a bit actually, to see if it was turning up on other pages. My blog page actually doesn't show any other sidepanel items at all for an unauthenticated user as it currently stands - not even the livesearch. If I'm logged in (admin) I see the start new post option and blog publish status options, but nothing else. Again, sidepanel items work fine for other pages...
  31.  # 31
    Blog extension uses extension.php page. which most extension developers ignore to include. So even if your sidepanel extensions will work in other pages they won't work in extension.php. thats how it is suppose to be. If you want your side panel stuff (other than one created by Nuggets) then you have to include extension.php in the array.it looks like this in_array($Context->SelfUrl, array('settings.php', 'extension.php')) only pages mentioned there will work. So you have to edit default.php and look for a similar line and change it. its pretty simple.
    • CommentAuthorjsamlarose
    • CommentTimeMay 30th 2007
     # 32
    Great - that's good to know. Got livesearch up and running, and I'll work through the other exts that I'd like to see on the blog page. Thanks - particularly for the speedy reply.

    If you've got any further thoughts on why my nugget's not working, I'm all ears... ;)
  33.  # 33
    So Latest blog post is visible in other pages but not on blog page. Does it give any errors.one more thing do you have any blog posts. IS the heading "latest Blog Post" showing or not Look in Nuggets.php and see if Blog is listed under pages of "latest blog extension" it should look like this<?php return array(0 => array('name' => 'Latest Blog Post', 'id' => 1, 'description' => '', 'position' => 'PANEL', 'status' => 1, 'hideName' => 0, 'html' => '<?php global $Context;
    $DiscussionManager = $Context->ObjectFactory->NewContextObject($Context, "DiscussionManager");
    AddLatestBlogPostToPanel($Context, $Panel, $DiscussionManager);
    function AddLatestBlogPostToPanel (&$Context, &$Panel, &$DiscussionManager) {
    global $Panel;
    $LatestBlogPostList = "";
    $Discussion = $Context->ObjectFactory->NewContextObject($Context, "Discussion");
    $LatestBlogPost = $DiscussionManager->GetDiscussionList(5, 1, $Context->Configuration["BLOG_CATEGORY_ID"]);
    while ($Row = $DiscussionManager->Context->Database->GetRow($LatestBlogPost)) {
    $Discussion->Clear();
    $Discussion->GetPropertiesFromDataSet($Row, $Context->Configuration);
    $Discussion->FormatPropertiesForDisplay();
    $LatestBlogPostList .= \'<li><a href="\'.GetUrl($Context->Configuration, "comments.php", "", "DiscussionID", $Discussion->DiscussionID, "", "#Item_1", CleanupString($Discussion->Name)."/").\'">\'.$Discussion->Name.\'</a></li>\';
    }
    $LatestBlogPostList .= \'<li style="margin-top:10px;"><a href="\'.GetUrl($Context->Configuration, "extension.php", "category/", "CategoryID", $Context->Configuration["BLOG_CATEGORY_ID"], "", "PostBackAction=Blog").\'">Show all</a></li>\';
    echo $LatestBlogPostList;
    }?>', 'weight' => -8, 'roles' => array(0 => 0, 1 => 2, 2 => 3, 3 => 4), 'pages' => array(0 => 'comments.php', 1 => 'index.php', 2 => 'Blog', 3 => 'extension.php')),     Notice how Blog is listed under pages array
    • CommentAuthorjsamlarose
    • CommentTimeMay 30th 2007
     # 34
    No errors. One blog post. Heading isn't showing in the sidepanel. Checking the nuggets.php now...
    • CommentAuthorjsamlarose
    • CommentTimeMay 30th 2007
     # 35
    Everything seems to be in order. Just in case I'm missing something:

    <?php return array(0 => array('name' => 'Latest Blog post', 'id' => 1, 'description' => '', 'position' => 'PANEL', 'status' => 1, 'hideName' => 0, 'html' => '<?php global $Context;
    $DiscussionManager = $Context->ObjectFactory->NewContextObject($Context, "DiscussionManager");
    AddLatestBlogPostToPanel($Context, $Panel, $DiscussionManager);
    function AddLatestBlogPostToPanel (&$Context, &$Panel, &$DiscussionManager) {
    global $Panel;
    $LatestBlogPostList = "";
    $Discussion = $Context->ObjectFactory->NewContextObject($Context, "Discussion");
    $LatestBlogPost = $DiscussionManager->GetDiscussionList(5, 1, $Context->Configuration["BLOG_CATEGORY_ID"]);

    while ($Row = $DiscussionManager->Context->Database->GetRow($LatestBlogPost)) {
    $Discussion->Clear();
    $Discussion->GetPropertiesFromDataSet($Row, $Context->Configuration);
    $Discussion->FormatPropertiesForDisplay();
    $LatestBlogPostList .= \'<li><a href="\'.GetUrl($Context->Configuration, "comments.php", "", "DiscussionID", $Discussion->DiscussionID, "", "#Item_1", CleanupString($Discussion->Name)."/").\'">\'.$Discussion->Name.\'</a></li>\';

    }
    $LatestBlogPostList .= \'<li><a href="\'.GetUrl($Context->Configuration, "extension.php", "category/", "CategoryID", $Context->Configuration["BLOG_CATEGORY_ID"], "", "PostBackAction=Blog").\'">Show all</a></li>\';
    echo $LatestBlogPostList;
    }?>', 'weight' => 1, 'roles' => array(0 => 0, 1 => 2, 2 => 5, 3 => 3, 4 => 6, 5 => 4), 'pages' => array(0 => 'blog', 1 => 'extension.php'))); ?>
  36.  # 36
    thats wrong. Its supposed to Blog not blog. change it
    • CommentAuthorjsamlarose
    • CommentTimeMay 30th 2007
     # 37
    That fixed it. Had a quick look in Page management and noticed that the tab identifier for my blog page is "blog", although the title is "Blog". I don't remember entering that myself (Page manager instructions say leave the identifier alone) - but I'm guessing that's where the lowercase came from...

    Thanks again for your help. It's appreciated.
  38.  # 38
    the new version of page manager should use the proper case now.
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      CommentAuthorØ
    • CommentTimeJun 1st 2007
     # 39
    Now it works just fine :) Thanks again for this great extension.

    However, I have a question: what should I change in order to get the draft box checked by default? This would prevent to publish stuff by accident for first time users.
    I guess it has something to do with lines 32-34 in Function.Blog.php, am I wrong? I'm not sure what to change.
    echo '<li class="Draft">
    <label>'.GetBasicCheckBox("Draft", 1, $Draft, '').' '.$Context->GetDefinition('Draft').'</label>
    </li> ';
  40.  # 40
    the default value should be disabled. cause 0 is the default value in the database.
    • CommentAuthorsujang
    • CommentTimeJun 1st 2007
     # 41
    Hi, MSB
    The above issue i mentioned(Blog # 25) solved?
    Thanks
  42.  # 42
    no its not solved yet. I have no idea where the problem is
  43.  # 43
    MySchizoBuddy had said: @strawberries Example site by mis-one

    Thanks MySchizoBuddy for the url. Sorry for taking a few days to reply.

    The blog is looking good. Keep up the sterling work.
  44.  # 44
    on vacation. will fix things when i come back
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      CommentAuthorØ
    • CommentTimeJun 5th 2007
     # 45
    Well, I hope you'll have a great time. You desserve it after all this work :)
    • CommentAuthormis-one
    • CommentTimeJun 5th 2007
     # 46
    I agree. Thanks again for all you contribute!
  47.  # 47
    have a great holiday, MySchizoBuddy.

    Best wishes from Ireland.
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      CommentAuthorTex
    • CommentTimeJun 10th 2007 edited
     # 48
    This extension is great! Thank you very much, Schizo.

    However, I got an error, similar to the problem sujang mentioned. When not signed in and browsing the blog, after clicking the sign-in link I receive an error:
    Notice: Undefined index: CssClass in /***/html/themes/people_banner.php on line 5

    I would also love to see delegates used to prevent non-admin to write blog entries.
    Is it possible to use the more tag with the ForcedBBCode extension only?
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      CommentAuthorTex
    • CommentTimeJun 14th 2007 edited
     # 49
    Deleted discussions are still shown at the blog start page.
    Edit: First comment of blog discussion can't handle attachments. They are uploaded but not shown.
    • CommentAuthorjsamlarose
    • CommentTimeJun 14th 2007
     # 50
    Jumping on Tex's first point - is there no way to prevent non-admins from posting? I can clear create/draft/etc privileges from the permissions for certain roles, but my users can still start a new discussion and simply put the new discussion in the blog category... Forgive me if I'm missing something obvious - it's late (in this part of the world) - should have been sleeping hours ago...

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