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[Rigel Kentaurus]

It happens when i try to create "new categories" in blogs, any idea what function is conflicting?

That is definitely an issue with blogs. By looking at the code I see


I guess the developers are being more strict now. Previously you could write any class even if it does not exist and it would work. That is why it was working before.

I uploaded the the downloads area (http://xfaddons.com/index.php?forums/better-blogs.10/) a version 1.0.15b with the fix for that.

As far as Widget Framework it is definitely not a problem with that, at least for the create category scenario

 

[Rigel Kentaurus]

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

Bug fix for "Create Category"

Bug fixes

• Create Category for blog was returning a 500 error

Read the rest of this update entry...

 

[Rigel Kentaurus]

I'm getting a 500 internal server error on install on xf 1.2.

Error log:

Do you have any error in the Admin Control Panel in Server Errors?
The contents of that error do not help me much because it does not expose any detail. All I can think of is that the PHP processing team could be too low

 

[Rigel Kentaurus]

I just did a Fresh install on 1.2 to validate that things are working correctly. I could install without issues. If you provide me with some Server Error we might be able to look further into things.

 

[Alpha1]

Unfortunately I have no server errors in XF acp.
It does install but not correctly. Phrases are missing, navigation links do not work.

When I uninstall the addon I do get 2 server errors in the ACP log:
Zend_Db_Statement_Mysqli_Exception: Mysqli statement execute error : Can't DROP 'blog_key'; check that column/key exists - library/Zend/Db/Statement/Mysqli.php:214
Zend_Db_Statement_Mysqli_Exception: Mysqli statement execute error : Can't DROP 'entry_count'; check that column/key exists - library/Zend/Db/Statement/Mysqli.php:214

 

[Rigel Kentaurus]

Unfortunately I have no server errors in XF acp.
It does install but not correctly. When I uninstall the addon I do get 2 server errors in the ACP log:
Zend_Db_Statement_Mysqli_Exception: Mysqli statement execute error : Can't DROP 'blog_key'; check that column/key exists - library/Zend/Db/Statement/Mysqli.php:214
Zend_Db_Statement_Mysqli_Exception: Mysqli statement execute error : Can't DROP 'entry_count'; check that column/key exists - library/Zend/Db/Statement/Mysqli.php:214

It sounds to me that the "max_execution_time" in your php.ini from your host might be too low and the install cannot finish. The alter for blog_key is just step 3, and there are actually 8 steps for installing the blog. Is this a dedicated server in which you could change the setting?

If you are not in safe mode, you might want to try modifying the library/XfAddOns/Blogs/Install/Install.php and add a set_time_limit at the top

 

[Alpha1]

safe_mode is off. This is my private cloud so I can adjust settings as needed.

 

[Alpha1]

THis works. Thanks!

@Rigel Kentaurus How do I import vbulletin 3 blogs, categories and blog tags?

 

[Rigel Kentaurus]

THis works. Thanks!

@Rigel Kentaurus How do I import vbulletin 3 blogs, categories and blog tags?

There is no tagging functionality, so tags would not come over, but if you do a blogs import, categories from vB3/4 would be included

 

[Alpha1]

Is it possible to show a blog text snippet on the blog index, instead of just the title?
How do you limit the recent comments snippet on the blog index?
Where do I find the categories?

 

[Rigel Kentaurus]

Is it possible to show a blog text snippet on the blog index, instead of just the title?
How do you limit the recent comments snippet on the blog index?
Where do I find the categories?

If you want to change the behavior, at library/XfAddOns/Blogs/ViewPublic/BlogHome/Index.php there is code commented. Restore it. I am going to improve that in the next version anyway if you want to wait a couple weeks. That will show the entry instead of just the title.

These


To this


For the snippet in recent comments, there is a setting in the options





The categories are created on the entry creation screen. Select "Create Entry" in your blog. You will be able to add a new category. Once you have at least one a Sidebar will appear on the blog.

 

[majesty95]

Hi. I am definitely interested in this add on as it would be a nice feature for my forum. I do have a few questions:

A. I see in one of the screen caps that in the nav bar there is "MyBlog". Does this mean that each user would have that tab for their blog?

B. Is there a way to create a tab for each user to see just a "Blog" tab which, when clicked, goes to a list of blogs. From there they could choose to add a blog entry, etc?

C. I noticed that you can change your blog's appearance. Does it automatically import the colors of your template and then allow the users to change them from there?

Basically, what I want to do is allow each user to contribute blogs and have a dedicated "Blog" page and nav link. Having a link specifically for each user to go to their personal blog would be cool, but having the dedicated blog page is most important. Is this possible?

 

[Rigel Kentaurus]

Hi. I am definitely interested in this add on as it would be a nice feature for my forum. I do have a few questions:

A. I see in one of the screen caps that in the nav bar there is "MyBlog". Does this mean that each user would have that tab for their blog?

B. Is there a way to create a tab for each user to see just a "Blog" tab which, when clicked, goes to a list of blogs. From there they could choose to add a blog entry, etc?

C. I noticed that you can change your blog's appearance. Does it automatically import the colors of your template and then allow the users to change them from there?

Basically, what I want to do is allow each user to contribute blogs and have a dedicated "Blog" page and nav link. Having a link specifically for each user to go to their personal blog would be cool, but having the dedicated blog page is most important. Is this possible?

Take a look at the demo
http://xfaddons.com/index.php

The default is to link to the "Blogs Home Page" which has a list of all the latest entries for blogs, plus you can add as many widgets as you want when using BD Widget (Popular blogs, most commented, recently updated, etc)

The way customization works is that, you set the style for the blogs, it can either be the same one you use for the forums, or a completely new one from the available styles. The user can then pick it up and change colors for the page, content, blocks, etc.

 

[majesty95]

Take a look at the demo
http://xfaddons.com/index.php

The default is to link to the "Blogs Home Page" which has a list of all the latest entries for blogs, plus you can add as many widgets as you want when using BD Widget (Popular blogs, most commented, recently updated, etc)

The way customization works is that, you set the style for the blogs, it can either be the same one you use for the forums, or a completely new one from the available styles. The user can then pick it up and change colors for the page, content, blocks, etc.

OK, so I downloaded and everything went well. I do have a couple of questions:

1. I do not see where a user would edit the appearance. I did not check the box to set a default style. Am I missing something?



2. On the entry page, my text is a little darker than I would like. I've spent hours trying to get all the colors right but some text colors are tied to other things that I want. How would I go about editing the text color for these input areas (Entry title/Date)?

 

[Rigel Kentaurus]

OK, so I downloaded and everything went well. I do have a couple of questions:

1. I do not see where a user would edit the appearance. I did not check the box to set a default style. Am I missing something?

Create a first entry. Then you would have a "Customize Blog" link on the sidebar.
That link is intentionally hidden on an empty blog

2. On the entry page, my text is a little darker than I would like. I've spent hours trying to get all the colors right but some text colors are tied to other things that I want. How would I go about editing the text color for these input areas (Entry title/Date)?

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This is just inherting all the other text / fields from XenForo. How does it appear, for example, in your "New Thread" creation screen? It should be following the same style

 

[Alpha1]

I would really like a techcrunch style blog index. Could you please add this layout option?

Is it possible to have the new entries / commented entries displayed on 'new posts' in a separate tab? If not then please add this. Please take advantage of this new function in xf 1.2:

Support for tabs on new content pages
For add-on developers, there is now a new system to add tabs to the top of new content pages (such as "new threads"). This will make it easier for users to find updates to non-thread/post content.

This function can standardize how new content is served to users.

 

[Rigel Kentaurus]

For the Home Page, this is how it is looking so far
https://cemzoo.net/

That is a blogs installation on my own site

 

[Adam Howard]

SPAM

Noticed that spam bots are now targeting "better blogs" and if I had to guess why.... Its because using the built in "spam cleaner" inside XenForo, has no affect on post within Better Blogs.

There are other add-ons (gallery for example), which seem to "hook into" that system. Was surprised this was over looked with this add-on.

 

[Rigel Kentaurus]

SPAM

Noticed that spam bots are now targeting "better blogs" and if I had to guess why.... Its because using the built in "spam cleaner" inside XenForo, has no affect on post within Better Blogs.

There are other add-ons (gallery for example), which seem to "hook into" that system. Was surprised this was over looked with this add-on.

I wonder if I should feel honored that the bots made it to spamming the blogs They usually would not bother

Anyway, I'll add the Spam Cleaner integration, in the meantime just delete the posts or comments

 

[Adam Howard]

I wonder if I should feel honored that the bots made it to spamming the blogs They usually would not bother

Anyway, I'll add the Spam Cleaner integration, in the meantime just delete the posts or comments

LoL

I look forward to your update