Extension:BlogPage

MediaWiki extensions manual

BlogPage Release status: stable
Implementation	Special page
Description	Blogging system with commenting and voting features, a special page to create blog posts and a special page to list blog posts.
Author(s)	David Pean Jack Phoenix
Latest version	2.9.0
Compatibility policy	Master maintains backward compatibility.
MediaWiki	1.43
License	GNU General Public License 2.0 or later
Download	Download extension Git [?]: Browse repository (Phabricator · GitHub) Gerrit code review Git commit log Download source tarball
Help	Help:Extension:BlogPage
Namespace NS_BLOG (NS_BLOG_TALK)
Parameters $wgUserProfileDisplay $wgBlogPageDisplay
Added rights createblogpost
Hooks used AlternateEdit ArticleFromTitle PageSaveComplete UserProfileRightSideAfterActivity
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The BlogPage extension allows users to create blog posts and others to vote and comment on blog posts.

New blog posts can be created via "Special:CreateBlogPost" by users who have the createblogpost user right.

Dependencies

The following extensions are required to be installed for this extension to work:

• Extension:SocialProfile
• Extension:Comments
• Extension:VoteNY

Installation

• Download and move the extracted BlogPage folder to your extensions/ directory.
  Developers and code contributors should install the extension from Git instead, using:

  cd extensions/
  git clone https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/mediawiki/extensions/BlogPage
  

• Add the following code at the bottom of your LocalSettings.php file:

  wfLoadExtension( 'BlogPage' );
  

• Done – Navigate to Special:Version on your wiki to verify that the extension is successfully installed.

User rights

This extension adds one new user right, createblogpost, which allows users to create new blog posts via "Special:CreateBlogPost".

See also

• Extension:SimpleBlogPage