Extension:BlogPage

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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)
Latest version 2.9.0
Compatibility policy Master maintains backward compatibility.
MediaWiki 1.39
License GNU General Public License 2.0 or later
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Help Help:Extension:BlogPage
NS_BLOG (NS_BLOG_TALK)
  • $wgUserProfileDisplay
  • $wgBlogPageDisplay
  • createblogpost
Quarterly downloads 35 (Ranked 114th)
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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 edit

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

Installation edit

  • 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 edit

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

See also edit