Better Blogs [Deleted]

[DRE]

The only time a user knows that their blog's privacy is not "All Visitors" is if they actually edit the blog entry to see what it's set to. That becomes really time-consuming and inconvenient when you want to know what privacy setting all of your blog entries are set to. Could you add some kind of visual indicator that the user can see that tells them what privacy their blog is set to without having to actually edit the entry?

 

[DRE]

Also, can you consider adding an avatar and username for blog entries in the category list?

Can't tell who it was written by without clicking on it. For example:

 

[Rigel Kentaurus]

I was editing a test blog entry by a test user's blog and set it to "People You Follow Only" Well... I forgot to follow myself and now I can no longer see the test user's blog. I can log into the other account and change the view permissions but still, shouldn't we be able to see all blogs if we have all the moderator permissions or does this require a new permission?

It's should follow the same "bypass privacy" permission that already exists and can be set for the administrator.
I'll have it fixed in a future version.

 

[DRE]

Thanks. I'm not trying to nitpick at the addon or anything, I created several global categories tonight and am retro-actively applying those categories to member's blog entries. While I was doing that, that's when I discovered those issues.

 

[Rigel Kentaurus]

Thanks. I'm not trying to nitpick at the addon or anything, I created several global categories tonight and am retro-actively applying those categories to member's blog entries. While I was doing that, that's when I discovered those issues.

Thanks for the suggestions. I'll implement some of those in later releases.
Hope Global Categories are working fine. I don't use them myself at any of my forums so that limits my testing. Let me know if you find any details

 

[DRE]

Global categories are working great so far, no errors. When you're looking at a user's blog list and one of the entries has attachment thumbnails, the category tags are not placed under the attachment thumbnails. They are placed above it which looks kind of weird. Would look better if it was under the attachments.

 

[DRE]

Thanks for adding a comments count in the all blogs listing btw.

 

[Live Free]

Receiving an error when trying to show the widget on the sidebar for recent entries.

Render: Better Blogs: Recent Entries

Error Info
ErrorException: Argument 1 passed to XfAddOns_Blogs_Model_Blog::prepareBlog() must be an array, null given, called in /home/spider7/public_html/library/XfAddOns/Blogs/Panel/Entries.php on line 45 and defined - library/XfAddOns/Blogs/Model/Blog.php:49
Generated By: JessWrite, A moment ago
Stack Trace
#0 /home/admin/public_html/library/XfAddOns/Blogs/Model/Blog.php(49): XenForo_Application::handlePhpError(4096, 'Argument 1 pass...', '/home/spider7/p...', 49, Array)
#1 /home/admin/public_html/library/XfAddOns/Blogs/Panel/Entries.php(45): XfAddOns_Blogs_Model_Blog->prepareBlog(NULL)
#2 /home/admin/public_html/library/XfAddOns/Blogs/Widget/Entries.php(37): XfAddOns_Blogs_Panel_Entries->getEntriesFiltered('xfab_wf_19', 'post_date', 'DESC', 5)
#3 /home/admin/public_html/library/WidgetFramework/WidgetRenderer.php(637): XfAddOns_Blogs_Widget_Entries->_render(Array, 'forum_list', Array, Object(XenForo_Template_Public))
#4 /home/admin/public_html/library/WidgetFramework/Core.php(335): WidgetFramework_WidgetRenderer->render(Array, 'forum_list', Array, Object(XenForo_Template_Public), '??????????????<...')
#5 /home/admin/public_html/library/WidgetFramework/Core.php(246): WidgetFramework_Core->_renderWidgetsFor('forum_list', Array, Object(XenForo_Template_Public), '????????????<!-...')
#6 /home/admin/public_html/library/WidgetFramework/Listener.php(51): WidgetFramework_Core->renderWidgetsFor('forum_list', Array, Object(XenForo_Template_Public), Array)
#7 [internal function]: WidgetFramework_Listener::template_post_render('forum_list', '????????????<ol...', Array, Object(XenForo_Template_Public))
#8 /home/admin/public_html/library/XenForo/CodeEvent.php(58): call_user_func_array(Array, Array)
#9 /home/admin/public_html/library/XenForo/Template/Abstract.php(195): XenForo_CodeEvent::fire('template_post_r...', Array, 'forum_list')
#10 /home/admin/public_html/library/XenForo/Template/Public.php(110): XenForo_Template_Abstract->render()
#11 /home/admin/public_html/library/XenForo/ViewRenderer/HtmlPublic.php(119): XenForo_Template_Public->render()
#12 /home/admin/public_html/library/XenForo/FrontController.php(604): XenForo_ViewRenderer_HtmlPublic->renderContainer(Object(XenForo_Template_Public), Array)
#13 /home/admin/public_html/library/XenForo/FrontController.php(158): XenForo_FrontController->renderView(Object(XenForo_ControllerResponse_View), Object(XenForo_ViewRenderer_HtmlPublic), Array)
#14 /home/admin/public_html/index.php(13): XenForo_FrontController->run()
#15 {main}
Request State
array(3) {
["url"] => string(29) "http://www.site.org/"
["_GET"] => array(0) {
}
["_POST"] => array(0) {
}
}

When the widget's enabled, it shows the error and a white screen on the index page.

 

[Rigel Kentaurus]

Receiving an error when trying to show the widget on the sidebar for recent entries.

Render: Better Blogs: Recent Entries

Error Info
ErrorException: Argument 1 passed to XfAddOns_Blogs_Model_Blog::prepareBlog() must be an array, null given, called in /home/spider7/public_html/library/XfAddOns/Blogs/Panel/Entries.php on line 45 and defined - library/XfAddOns/Blogs/Model/Blog.php:49
Generated By: JessWrite, A moment ago
Stack Trace
#0 /home/admin/public_html/library/XfAddOns/Blogs/Model/Blog.php(49): XenForo_Application::handlePhpError(4096, 'Argument 1 pass...', '/home/spider7/p...', 49, Array)
#1 /home/admin/public_html/library/XfAddOns/Blogs/Panel/Entries.php(45): XfAddOns_Blogs_Model_Blog->prepareBlog(NULL)
#2 /home/admin/public_html/library/XfAddOns/Blogs/Widget/Entries.php(37): XfAddOns_Blogs_Panel_Entries->getEntriesFiltered('xfab_wf_19', 'post_date', 'DESC', 5)
#3 /home/admin/public_html/library/WidgetFramework/WidgetRenderer.php(637): XfAddOns_Blogs_Widget_Entries->_render(Array, 'forum_list', Array, Object(XenForo_Template_Public))
#4 /home/admin/public_html/library/WidgetFramework/Core.php(335): WidgetFramework_WidgetRenderer->render(Array, 'forum_list', Array, Object(XenForo_Template_Public), '??????????????<...')
#5 /home/admin/public_html/library/WidgetFramework/Core.php(246): WidgetFramework_Core->_renderWidgetsFor('forum_list', Array, Object(XenForo_Template_Public), '????????????<!-...')
#6 /home/admin/public_html/library/WidgetFramework/Listener.php(51): WidgetFramework_Core->renderWidgetsFor('forum_list', Array, Object(XenForo_Template_Public), Array)
#7 [internal function]: WidgetFramework_Listener::template_post_render('forum_list', '????????????<ol...', Array, Object(XenForo_Template_Public))
#8 /home/admin/public_html/library/XenForo/CodeEvent.php(58): call_user_func_array(Array, Array)
#9 /home/admin/public_html/library/XenForo/Template/Abstract.php(195): XenForo_CodeEvent::fire('template_post_r...', Array, 'forum_list')
#10 /home/admin/public_html/library/XenForo/Template/Public.php(110): XenForo_Template_Abstract->render()
#11 /home/admin/public_html/library/XenForo/ViewRenderer/HtmlPublic.php(119): XenForo_Template_Public->render()
#12 /home/admin/public_html/library/XenForo/FrontController.php(604): XenForo_ViewRenderer_HtmlPublic->renderContainer(Object(XenForo_Template_Public), Array)
#13 /home/admin/public_html/library/XenForo/FrontController.php(158): XenForo_FrontController->renderView(Object(XenForo_ControllerResponse_View), Object(XenForo_ViewRenderer_HtmlPublic), Array)
#14 /home/admin/public_html/index.php(13): XenForo_FrontController->run()
#15 {main}
Request State
array(3) {
["url"] => string(29) "http://www.site.org/"
["_GET"] => array(0) {
}
["_POST"] => array(0) {
}
}

When the widget's enabled, it shows the error and a white screen on the index page.

Could you try deleting that widget, and adding it again? (that will force the information to be retrieved again)

For some reason, the associated blog to the entry was not found. That should not happen normally, but it could be an edge case.

 

[DRE]

Slight privacy issue. When you are viewing a private blog entry that you created and only added yourself to, other members can see the title and link of the private entry you are viewing in both member's card, profile page and who's online page.

 

[Rigel Kentaurus]

Rigel Kentaurus updated Better Blogs [1.2 compatible] with a new update entry:
1.0.24 Edit History


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New features

• Implemented Edit History for both entries and comments. Authors will be able to see the edit history of their own entries, and an optional usergroup permission has been added to see history for all entries and comments.

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Changes

• Improvement: The "B" icon that appears next to a post now hides on small devices
• Improvement: The avatar in the Blogs Home Page is now responsive and will reduce to 48px
• Refactor: The "B" icon is now driven off Template Replacements instead of Template Hooks
• New: The "B" icon will appear in profile posts as well
• New: The "B" icon will appear in the member card
• New: The "B" icon will appear in the member page

Bug fixes

• Add-on was throwing an error when a user that does not exist was added to the list on entry creation
• Entries scoped to "Followed users" were accesible but hidden from the Blog Index page
• The widget panel on the right was not showing entries scoped to a "List of Users" when the visitor was indeed allowed

 

[DRE]

Random question but a member asked me if she could create an anonymous blog and there is no feature. Have you ever had someone ask you about that and have you ever considered the feature? There is already an anonymous threads type of addon by @xfrocks and @Luke Foreman

 

[Rigel Kentaurus]

Random question but a member asked me if she could create an anonymous blog and there is no feature. Have you ever had someone ask you about that and have you ever considered the feature? There is already an anonymous threads type of addon by @xfrocks and @Luke Foreman

It would complicate incredibly the package for a feature that most people will actually disable.
I would say just create a new random user

 

[Lord-Cupre]

Hi - just a quick question.
I ordered better blogs and the message said it would be delivered to my paypal address.
It has not yet arrived - does that happen a few hours after ordering?
Thanks
Cupre

 

[Adam Howard]

Hi - just a quick question.
I ordered better blogs and the message said it would be delivered to my paypal address.
It has not yet arrived - does that happen a few hours after ordering?
Thanks
Cupre

@Rigel Kentaurus usually is online late at night (from what I've noticed). So to speed things up, you may want to register an account here http://xfaddons.com/ on his site and be sure to use the same e-mail address you used for paypal.

I've never gotten a copy in my inbox from him. Always downloaded it from his site.

 

[Lord-Cupre]

Thanks - got it!

 

[Rigel Kentaurus]

Hi - just a quick question.
I ordered better blogs and the message said it would be delivered to my paypal address.
It has not yet arrived - does that happen a few hours after ordering?
Thanks
Cupre

Check your spam folder, it comes from ejunkie (my payment and downloads processor). Send me a message with your paypal transaction number or email if that is not the case and I'll manually send you a link

 

[Lord-Cupre]

I received it - thanks!

Come see how good it looks on my site:
http://fantasywritersguild.com

5 stars to you!


Cupre

 

[Rigel Kentaurus]

Rigel Kentaurus updated Better Blogs [1.2 compatible] with a new update entry:
1.0.25 Inline moderation

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New features

• Inline Moderation for threads: You may now select multiple threads on the blog index page and delete/undelete them
• Inline Moderation for comments: You may now select multiple comments on an entry and delete/undelete them

Bug fixes

• The CSS for the "B" icon was always being applied
• The spam cleaner may corrupt the spammer's blog count in some scenarios

 

[Live Free]

A few requests:

- The option to, instead of adding a B next to the avatar, add a link to the blog with entry count below the avatar, just like it shows Likes: X, it could show Blog Entries: X, with the number being a link to the blog.

Could you try deleting that widget, and adding it again? (that will force the information to be retrieved again)

For some reason, the associated blog to the entry was not found. That should not happen normally, but it could be an edge case.

This worked, thanks! If a blog's deleted and would show up from that widget, will this problem re-emerge? I'm concerned about the board going down with the error randomly from this issue.

Thanks so much for the updates and support with this addon.