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  [TaylorJ] Blogs

  A user blogging system to allow your users to express themselves.

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  blogs
  About this resource

  A user blogging system to allow your users to express themselves.
  
  

  Options

  [TaylorJ] Blogs - Options

  
  

  Name​	Description​
  Minimum tag amount	How many tags must a blog post have to be able to be posted
  Blog Posts per page	How many blog posts to show per page on the blog view
  Moderate blog creation	Force all new blog creations into the approval queue
  Blog creation limit	Limit your users to how many blogs they can own/create
  Moderate blog post creation	Force all new visible blog posts to the approval queue
  Blog post comments	When turned on blogs will be created with comment threads in forum specified below, when off blogs will not have comments
  Blog post deletion thread action	When a blog post is deleted, take this action with any automatically created thread.
  Forum for comment thread creation	Pick a forum that will be used to automatically create threads in for blog posts to be used as comments.
  Show other posts by blog post author	If turned on this will show a random list of other blog posts by that author in any blog.
  Blogs per page	How many blogs to display per page on the blogs index page

  
  

  Permissions

  [TaylorJ] Blogs permissions

  • Can view own blog
  • Can view blogs
  • Can view any blog
  • Can edit own blog
  • Can delete own blog
  • Can create a new blog
  • Can make a blog post
  • Can edit own blog post
  • Can delete own blog post
  • Can tag own blog post
  • Can submit blog posts without approval
  • Blog limit
  • Can undelete own blog post
  • Can view deleted blog posts
  • Can view moderated blog posts
  • Can undelete owned blog(s)

  [TaylorJ] Blogs Moderator Permissions

  • Can edit any blog
  • Can delete any blog
  • Can edit any blog post
  • Can delete any blog post
  • Can tag any blog post
  • Can manage any blog posts tags
  • Use inline moderation on resources
  • Can view moderated content
  • Can hard delete any blog post
  • Can undelete any blog post
  • Can hard delete any blog
  • Can undelete any blog

  Widget Positions

  Position​	Description​
  [TaylorJ] Blog Post View:Below (taylorj_blogs_blog_post_below_post)	Position in the bottom of the taylorj_blogs_blog_post_view template. Widget templates rendered in this position can use the current blog post entity in the {$context.blogPost} param.

  
  

  Widget Definitions

  Definition​	Description​
  [TaylorJ] Latest Blog Posts (taylorj_latest_blog_posts)	Displays latest blog posts
  [TaylorJ] Other blog posts by author (taylorj_other_blog_posts)	Show other random blog posts by the same author/user.
  [Taylor J] Similar Blog Posts (taylorj_similar_posts)	Show a widget of other similar blog posts to the one being read (requires XFES)

  
  

  Cron Entries

  Name​	Run on...​	Run at hours​	Run at minutes​
  Update the blog post count to reflect visible posts	Any day of the month	12AM	0
  [TaylorJ] Blogs Update Similar Blog Posts	Any day of the week	Any	30
  Update Blog Post View Counter	Any day of the month	Any	30

  
  

  
• Version

  1.6.1 Stable Available Feb 23, 2026 · 2

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  File size: 194.7 KB

  SHA-256: 0adb71f5fdec6420eb4515b506166689c801a5a7939d5d41c73c2556f00e84f6

  SHA-256 verified Package valid Compatibility checked Last verified: Wednesday at 12:10 AM

  Bug Fixes:
  

  • Only visible posts now visible in areas listing blog posts, people can no longer see an authors draft posts in user profile view for instance
  • Un-reported draft posts bug where draft posts were getting lost into the void when being changed to a post now option on editing a draft blog post

  Misc updates:
  

  • Codebase updates to make more use of custom Finders for blogs and blog posts

  1.6.0 Stable Available Feb 10, 2026 · 2

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  File size: 184.9 KB

  SHA-256: 030746b17fa73da5f65195b3bdccf3457b68e141570c60bf7cf729ea7d73c76a

  SHA-256 verified Package valid Compatibility checked Last verified: Wednesday at 12:10 AM

  New Feature:
  

  • Can now set a blog post maximum title length (max of 300 chars for now until I figure out a better way and not rushing)

  Bug fix:
  

  • Can now upload blog header images again without getting the Gd::requireImage() error

  1.5.1 Stable Available Nov 14, 2025 · 0

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  File size: 109.5 KB

  SHA-256: b333a0666db05856dac02ae20a1ddd75b74d478895ecdd670236a05a4994030a

  SHA-256 verified Package valid Compatibility checked Last verified: Wednesday at 12:10 AM

  A user blogging system to allow your users to express themselves.
  
  

  Options

  [TaylorJ] Blogs - Options

  
  

  Name​	Description​
  Minimum tag amount	How many tags must a blog post have to be able to be posted
  Blog Posts per page	How many blog posts to show per page on the blog view
  Moderate blog creation	Force all new blog creations into the approval queue
  Blog creation limit	Limit your users to how many blogs they can own/create
  Moderate blog post creation	Force all new visible blog posts to the approval queue
  Blog post comments	When turned on blogs will be created with comment threads in forum specified below, when off blogs will not have comments
  Blog post deletion thread action	When a blog post is deleted, take this action with any automatically created thread.
  Forum for comment thread creation	Pick a forum that will be used to automatically create threads in for blog posts to be used as comments.
  Show other posts by blog post author	If turned on this will show a random list of other blog posts by that author in any blog.
  Blogs per page	How many blogs to display per page on the blogs index page

  
  

  Permissions

  [TaylorJ] Blogs permissions

  • Can view own blog
  • Can view blogs
  • Can view any blog
  • Can edit own blog
  • Can delete own blog
  • Can create a new blog
  • Can make a blog post
  • Can edit own blog post
  • Can delete own blog post
  • Can tag own blog post
  • Can submit blog posts without approval
  • Blog limit
  • Can undelete own blog post
  • Can view deleted blog posts
  • Can view moderated blog posts
  • Can undelete owned blog(s)

  [TaylorJ] Blogs Moderator Permissions

  • Can edit any blog
  • Can delete any blog
  • Can edit any blog post
  • Can delete any blog post
  • Can tag any blog post
  • Can manage any blog posts tags
  • Use inline moderation on resources
  • Can view moderated content
  • Can hard delete any blog post
  • Can undelete any blog post
  • Can hard delete any blog
  • Can undelete any blog

  Widget Positions

  Position​	Description​
  [TaylorJ] Blog Post View:Below (taylorj_blogs_blog_post_below_post)	Position in the bottom of the taylorj_blogs_blog_post_view template. Widget templates rendered in this position can use the current blog post entity in the {$context.blogPost} param.

  
  

  Widget Definitions

  Definition​	Description​
  [TaylorJ] Latest Blog Posts (taylorj_latest_blog_posts)	Displays latest blog posts
  [TaylorJ] Other blog posts by author (taylorj_other_blog_posts)	Show other random blog posts by the same author/user.
  [Taylor J] Similar Blog Posts (taylorj_similar_posts)	Show a widget of other similar blog posts to the one being read (requires XFES)

  
  

  Cron Entries

  Name​	Run on...​	Run at hours​	Run at minutes​
  Update the blog post count to reflect visible posts	Any day of the month	12AM	0
  [TaylorJ] Blogs Update Similar Blog Posts	Any day of the week	Any	30
  Update Blog Post View Counter	Any day of the month	Any	30

  
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