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BlogUp: a twiki based weblog setup

Note: The BlogUp application is part of the BlogPlugin.

On this page:

Introduction

BlogUp is a TWikiApplication addon package that turns TWiki into a weblog tool. In combination with the NatSkin it offers the look & feel of well known blogging tools like MovableType or WordPress but embedded into a full-fledged wiki.

The main features are:

  • single- or multi-author blogging
  • one-click easy publishing and correction of postings and comments
  • extensible tagging system
  • tagged news aggregation
  • semi-automatic computation of "related" postings
  • threaded comment system
  • full content syndication
  • flexible archiving and retrieval
  • tag statistics
  • completely form-based TWikiApplication using the TWikiWorkbench approach

Screenshots

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Getting started

To create a blog use the BlogFactory. Note, however, that only members of the TWikiAdminGroup are allowed to create a new blog. After entering the mandatory information you will get a new web that is a copy of the _BlogPlugin template web.

User Manual

TODO The BlogUp TWikiApplication is made up of tree levels that are of use depending on the role of the visitor.
  1. application level: that's the view a normal visitor gets on the site
  2. blog author level: grant access to tools needed to post a blog entry or add new SubjectCategories
  3. administrative level: grant access to TopicFunctions that render the site

Roles are assigned using TWikiGroups, i.e. the BlogAuthorGroup and the BlogAdminGroup. Each blog is contained in one web; one blog can be a multi-author or single-author blog. A multi-author blog will display authorship per posting, not so a single-author blog.

Exploring the blog

TODO

Publishing a new blog entry

TODO

Adding a new SubjectCategory

TODO

Aggregating news

TODO

Commenting

TODO

Implementation

The BlogUp is implemented using the TWikiWorkbench approach consisting (at least) of a set of TopicTypes, TopicFunctions, TWikiForms and TopicTemplates that are used to implement the application.

TopicTypes

Each topic is typed using TWikiForms, that is TWikiForms define TopicTypes. A TopicType form has a token and a free-form TopicDescription that describes the purpose of an instance of that type.

In general a TopicType is made up of three parts:

  1. the TopicType topic named XXX
  2. the TWikiForm topic named XXXForm
  3. the TopicTemplate topic named XXXTemplate

The XXX TopicType topic lists an overview of all topics of the given type and a form to create a new one.

Name Description
Main.TopicForm TopicType of a tagged TWikiTopic
Main.TopicForm TopicType to create blog entries
Main.TopicForm TopicType of a normal TWiki topic
Main.TopicForm TopicType and TWikiFormAttribute that describes BlogEntry categories
Main.TopicForm TopicType that links to another news or blog site.
Main.TopicForm TopicType for user comments
Main.TopicForm TopicType used in BlogEntryForm to collect all BlogEntries of one author
Main.TopicForm TopicType of topics to be called by a (parameterized) INCLUDE or DBCALL
Main.TopicForm TopicType of all possible TopicTypes in the _BlogPlugin web
Main.TopicForm TopicType for topics on the administrative level
Main.TopicForm TopicType for an attribute description of a TWikiForm
Main.TopicForm TopicType used to create topics of the associated type
Main.TopicForm TopicType of pages that display a (sub)set of BlogEntries
Main.TopicForm TopicType of TWiki.TWikiForms
Main.TopicForm TopicType of topics that implement a TMPL template to view topics

TopicFunctions

TopicFunctions are the basic building blocks that are used to render the application. TopicFunctions are divided into sections that are extracted using parametrized INCLUDEs. (Note, that the BlogPlugin does not use INCLUDE or SEARCH but DBCALL and DBQUERY provided by the DBCachePlugin.) Thereby TopicFunctions are "called" as functions in a library are called to be executed. Every TopicFunction is named RenderXXX where XXX describes the output generated by it. A TopicFunction is also documenting itself and its parameters.

Name Description
Main.TopicForm Render a single BlogEntry
Main.TopicForm Renders the BlogArchive in TAG mode
Main.TopicForm Render a topic summary for a search hit
Main.TopicForm Renders a list of TWikiForms that use a given TWikiFormAttribute
Main.TopicForm Renders a set of BlogEntry teasers in a SubjectCategory
Main.TopicForm Render the list of SubjectCategories in the sidebar
Main.TopicForm Render a list of all months that have postings.
Main.TopicForm Render an RSS feed
Main.TopicForm Render a tools sidebar section displayed when using PatternbSkin
Main.TopicForm Render a list of tracks you currently listen to
Main.TopicForm Render a list of related BlogEntries for the BlogEntry sidebar
Main.TopicForm Render the PAGETITLE for items in this application
Main.TopicForm Render list of TopicTypes
Main.TopicForm Render google adsense banner
Main.TopicForm Render a teaser for a BlogEntry
Main.TopicForm Render list of backlings to the BlogImages
Main.TopicForm Render a set of postings to leaf through
Main.TopicForm Render the search result in the BlogArchive
Main.TopicForm Render a list of topics that use a given TopicFunction
Main.TopicForm Render the list of recent comments in the WebSideBar
Main.TopicForm Compute the next comment nr given a current BlogEntry or BlogComment
Main.TopicForm Render all BlogEntries of a BlogAuthor as teaser.
Main.TopicForm Replacement for TWiki's default WebChanges
Main.TopicForm Renders all comments of a BlogEntry
Main.TopicForm Render the header of a BlogPage
Main.TopicForm Render a BlogEntry for a FrontPage
Main.TopicForm Render a set of links to alternative formats for the current html page
Main.TopicForm Render all BlogComments recursively
Main.TopicForm Render a set of teasers
Main.TopicForm Renders a BlogLink
Main.TopicForm Display section of affiiations in the sidebar
Main.TopicForm Renders the BlogArchive in CHRON mode
Main.TopicForm Render a single BlogComment
Main.TopicForm Renders the BlogArchive
Main.TopicForm Render a form to post a BlogComment
Main.TopicForm Render a technorati include
Main.TopicForm Renders a list of BlogPages put into the sidebar
Main.TopicForm Render the sidebar navigation
Main.TopicForm Render list of all BlogLinks of a given SubjectCategory
Main.TopicForm Renders the BlogArchive in CAT mode
Main.TopicForm Render the list of BlogAuthors in the sidebar
Main.TopicForm Render the list of recent postings in the WebSideBar
Main.TopicForm Implements a formatted metadatasearch
Main.TopicForm Render the visitors for the sidebar
Main.TopicForm Render rss an feed
Main.TopicForm Renders the BlogArchive in CAT mode
Main.TopicForm Render a double linked list to previous and next documents
Main.TopicForm TopicFunction to display your blog's license.
Main.TopicForm Render the list of BlogLinks in the sidebar
Main.TopicForm Render a navigation to previous/next blog entries on the FrontPage

TWikiForms

TODO

Name Description
Main.TopicForm TWikiForm for SubjectCategories
Main.TopicForm TWikiForm for BlogEntries
Main.TopicForm TWikiForm attached to general TWikiTopics
Main.TopicForm TWikiForm for BlogPages
Main.TopicForm TWikiForm for BlogLinks
Main.TopicForm TWikiForm for BlogAuthors
Main.TopicForm TWikiForm for BlogComments

TopicTemplates

TODO

Name Description
Main.TopicForm Template to create a TopicTemplate
Main.TopicForm Template for BlogComments
Main.TopicForm Template to create an BlogLink
Main.TopicForm Template to create TopicViews
Main.TopicForm Template to create TopicTypes
Main.TopicForm Template to create an AdminTool
Main.TopicForm Generic template for topics in the _BlogPlugin web
Main.TopicForm Template to create SubjectCategories
Main.TopicForm Template to create TopicFunctions
Main.TopicForm Template to create TWikiForm topics
Main.TopicForm Template to create BlogPages
Main.TopicForm Template to create TWikiFormAttributes
Main.TopicForm Template to create BlogAuthors
Main.TopicForm Template to create BlogEntries

Customization

TODO

See also: BlogPlugin, BlogUp template web

Application Info

Author: TWiki:Main/MichaelDaum
Copyright ©: 2006, Michael Daum
License: GPL (GNU General Public License)
Version: v0.47
Dependencies: BlogPlugin
Change History: (see also the change history of the BlogPlugin)
24 Jan 2006: Initial version
Demo: http://jojowiki.dyndns.org
Home: TWiki:Plugins/BlogUp
Feedback: TWiki:Plugins/BlogPlugin
Appraisal: TWiki:Plugins/BlogPluginAppraisal

-- TWiki:Main/MichaelDaum - 08 Feb 2006

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