Blog AddOn

A simple weblog application based on TWiki Forms.

Screenshots

Example list view (with TWiki:Plugins/PersonalInfoAddOn pictures):

Example post:

Features

• Integrates blog posts with TWiki topics
• Uses editable categories to filter or group posts. Categories can also be used to distinguish multiple blogs with separate 'owners'.
• Provides a handy interface with sorting and filtering options that can be INCLUDEd in any topic in the same Web
• Optionally displays user pictures (if TWiki:Plugins/PersonalInfoAddOn is installed and the configure setting {Plugins}{BlogAddOn}{ShowPersonalInfoAddOnPictures} is set to 1.
  If enabled, the line in LocalSite.cfg should read:
  $TWiki::cfg{Plugins}{BlogAddOn}{ShowPersonalInfoAddOnPictures} = '1';

What's not provided:

• A calendar display of posts
• Paging controls to navigate lists of postings
• The ability to close commenting or hide comments

When installed, see YourWebWithBlog.BlogAddOnHome for additional details.

Settings

• Set SHORTDESCRIPTION = Simple blogging application

Installation Instructions

• Download the ZIP file from the Plugin web (see below)
• Unzip BlogAddOn.zip in your ($TWIKI_ROOT) directory.
• Copy the ten topics from /data/_BlogAddOn to the web you want the blog in
• BlogAddOn can be used with TWiki 4.1 or TWiki 4.2 with CommentPlugin.
• Alternatively,
  • Manually resolve the dependencies listed below.

    Name	Version	Description
    TWiki::Plugins::CommentPlugin	>=13313	Required

AddOn Info