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 Post subject: Best Blog component
PostPosted: Sat Nov 11, 2006 8:01 pm 
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a quick question :

what is the best joomla blog component ???

I want to let my future users able to build they Blogs

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 Post subject: Re: Best Blog component
PostPosted: Sat Nov 11, 2006 8:16 pm 
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Well, sorry to disappoint ya..

i honestly think that there is none.

Having tried a few before, none performed well to be the so-called blog component.

You can try 'em tho'.

Joomblog
http://extensions.joomla.org/component/ ... Itemid,35/

Mamblog
http://extensions.joomla.org/component/ ... Itemid,35/

OpenWP (Wordpress)
http://projects.j-prosolution.com/en/pr ... penwp.html


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 Post subject: Re: Best Blog component
PostPosted: Sat Nov 11, 2006 8:21 pm 
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thanks for your help, I appreciate it.

I have question about OpenWP, it's bridge between Joomla and wordpress or what exactly ??

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 Post subject: Re: Best Blog component
PostPosted: Sat Nov 11, 2006 8:29 pm 
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I believe that its a ported Wordpress and turned into a component wif few respective modules.

You'll need to install the component plus theres a CB plugin for OpenWP.

Get it here.
cb.JDWP.Tab
http://extensions.joomla.org/component/ ... Itemid,35/

Please correct me if im wrong.

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EDIT : bdw, see it in action at http://dev.joomla.org/component/option, ... ,33/p,107/


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 Post subject: Re: Best Blog component
PostPosted: Sat Nov 11, 2006 8:40 pm 
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thanks again...

I will try with your advice and install the component and the plugin to know if they working fine.

but I found someone on website about MMS Blog, do you know about it ??

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 Post subject: Re: Best Blog component
PostPosted: Sat Nov 11, 2006 8:45 pm 
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the one here?
http://extensions.joomla.org/component/ ... Itemid,35/

I never use it before tho (since it caters MMS). haha..

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 Post subject: Re: Best Blog component
PostPosted: Sat Nov 11, 2006 8:58 pm 
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hahah thanks anyway, I'm trying now and I will back to you if I find nice and good one.

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 Post subject: Re: Best Blog component
PostPosted: Sun Nov 12, 2006 2:21 am 
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I think community builder allows user blog pages

If you are just talking about bloggin in general, all you need is a robust comment component, I receommend JomComment

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 Post subject: Re: Best Blog component
PostPosted: Sun Nov 12, 2006 4:55 am 
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compass wrote:
robust comment component, I receommend JomComment


yeah, im using that too. it works flawlessly, and elegant (the part where most components fail).

I say that without the use of any bloggn component, Joomla! can be very functional bloggin cms as well. I use Joomla! to blog.

Heres my blog : http://fuqaha.mc0004.com


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 Post subject: Re: Best Blog component
PostPosted: Sun Nov 12, 2006 4:18 pm 
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I wrote a couple of long articles about blogging on my site, check them out if you are interesting in blogging with Joomla.

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 Post subject: Re: Best Blog component
PostPosted: Sun Nov 12, 2006 4:25 pm 
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I liked your blog.

How did you do the "my referral" in the right column?

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 Post subject: Re: Best Blog component
PostPosted: Sun Nov 12, 2006 4:32 pm 
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mod referer..
http://www.archaicbinary.net/general/do ... r.zip.html

but i need to change the mod_referer.php somehow or it will show this error

Quote:
Warning: strpos() [function.strpos]: Empty delimiter. in /home/wangmasy/public_html/stesma/modules/mod_referer.php on line 49
search.yahoo.com

Warning: strpos() [function.strpos]: Empty delimiter. in /home/wangmasy/public_html/stesma/modules/mod_referer.php on line 49
http://www.google.com.my

Warning: strpos() [function.strpos]: Empty delimiter. in /home/wangmasy/public_html/stesma/modules/mod_referer.php on line 49



Open, copy and paste this code into mod_refere.php
Code:

<?php

defined( '_VALID_MOS' ) or die( 'Direct Access to this location is not allowed.' );

$url = $_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER'];

$showlines = intval( $params->get( 'showlines', 10 ) );
$newwindow = intval( $params->get( 'newwindow', 1 ) );
$ignoresite = $params->get( 'ignoresite' );

$database->setQuery( "SELECT * FROM #__abreferer_data" );
if (!$database->query()) {
   $database->setQuery( "CREATE TABLE `#__abreferer_data` (`id` int(10) NOT NULL auto_increment, `url` varchar(200) NOT NULL default '', `hits` int(10) NOT NULL default '', PRIMARY KEY  (`id`), UNIQUE (`url`)) TYPE=MyISAM AUTO_INCREMENT=2 ;" );
   $database->query();
}

$pos = strpos($url, $mosConfig_live_site);

if ($pos===false){

$query = "SELECT * FROM #__abreferer_data WHERE url='$url' LIMIT 1";
$database->setQuery( $query );
$rows = $database->loadObjectList();
$row = $rows[0];

$hits = $row->hits + 1;

$url = str_replace("http://", "", $url);

$url = explode("/", $url);
$url = $url[0];
   
$database->setQuery( "INSERT INTO #__abreferer_data (url) VALUES ('$url')" );
$database->query();

$database->setQuery( "UPDATE #__abreferer_data SET hits='$hits' WHERE url='$url'" );
$database->query();

}

$sql = "SELECT * FROM #__abreferer_data ORDER BY hits LIMIT $showlines";

$database->setQuery($sql);
$rows = $database->loadObjectList();
foreach($rows as $row){

   $str = $row->url;
   
   {
   
   $str = str_replace("http://", "", $str);

   if ($newwindow="1"){
      echo '<a href="http://' . $row->url . '" target="_blank">' . $str . '</a><br />';
   }else{
      echo '<a href="http://' . $row->url . '">' . $str . '</a><br />';
   }
   
   }

}

?>



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 Post subject: Re: Best Blog component
PostPosted: Sun Nov 12, 2006 9:30 pm 
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thanks friends, but what I'm searching exactly is to offer to each member ( kid ) option to create his blog.

Fuqaha: I visit your blog (Fuqaha) and like it very much:

1 : it's possible to each member in my joomla system to build like it ??

2 : please ca you give me the link of this blog component ??

thanks in advance

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 Post subject: Re: Best Blog component
PostPosted: Tue Nov 14, 2006 5:07 am 
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Well well.. its hardly using any 3rd party component at all..

Except for JomComment, i use things that come with the standard Joomla! installation.

And the template comes from http://www.funky-visions.de/.&nbsp; :laugh:


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 Post subject: Re: Best Blog component
PostPosted: Tue Nov 14, 2006 8:50 am 
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I am looking for this exact same thing. It's for someone I am building a site for and I'd like to avoid having to have a separate blogging system for users. I just want it all to be integrated. 


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 Post subject: Re: Best Blog component
PostPosted: Wed Nov 15, 2006 2:21 am 
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thats what im telling ya..  ;)

Joomla! is interestingly fit to be your perfect blogging cms. Ive tried wordpress before, but i seemed to love Joomla! more.

Aside of Joomla!s' standard installation, i just add a comment system, a gallery, a shoutbox, and document management system. Thats all what it takes to make Joomla! to be your blog cms.  :laugh:


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 Post subject: Re: Best Blog component
PostPosted: Wed Nov 15, 2006 4:46 am 
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Yeah, that's fine for a single persons blog. What we're looking for is to give users on the site a blog as well.


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 Post subject: Re: Best Blog component
PostPosted: Wed Nov 15, 2006 9:37 am 
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hemmm

I want to tell you something, I found one day in joomla ( I don't remember where ) that there is a company offer commercial component let you offer one blog for each user, I think you can offer 50 blogs for free and more than this number you will pay.

really I forget what is the name of this component or this company, I'm trying to find it again and I will tell you if I catch it.

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 Post subject: Re: Best Blog component
PostPosted: Thu Dec 07, 2006 5:03 am 
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i've updated cb.JDWP.Tab, release 1.0-pl2 Stable

the older 1.0-pl1 addressed UNIX filename compatibility issues (simple name missmatches)
the current 1.0-pl2 addresses some php/Joomla! coding standards, avoiding some common hacking exploits

i haven't tested this yet with OpenWP. maybe some time later

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 Post subject: Re: Best Blog component
PostPosted: Thu Dec 07, 2006 8:07 am 
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I think the best option out there so far for multiple bloggers in Joomla is just plain old Joomla with a few components on the side. You want fries with that....

FYI DONT EVEN THINK ABOUT JOOMBLOG unless you don't really like your website.

I have 9 Bloggers with their own blogs going. http://www.cmcrossroads.com/content/blogsection/13/230/

Here's what I used to set it all up

1 I have a section for Blogs
2 I have a category for each blogger
3 I used JomComment for comments http://www.azrul.com/ (AWESOME It just works)
4 I used SVTechie Blog Sidebar http://www.svtechie.com/ for the latest blog and blog calendar. It also has a nice Blogroll option that I dont use.
5 I use DS-Syndicate http://www.joomlafun.com/ for RSS Feeds that are pumped through FeedBurner.
6 Then I make all my bloggers Editors and use myContent http://joomlicious.com/ to let them publish their own works.

Its alll like a dream...  and I'd like to say thanks to all the people who put those components to work

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 Post subject: Re: Best Blog component
PostPosted: Sat Dec 09, 2006 2:46 am 
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Woww.. thanks for the info!!

patrickegan wrote:

Here's what I used to set it all up

1 I have a section for Blogs
2 I have a category for each blogger
3 I used JomComment for comments http://www.azrul.com/ (AWESOME It just works)
4 I used SVTechie Blog Sidebar http://www.svtechie.com/ for the latest blog and blog calendar. It also has a nice Blogroll option that I dont use.
5 I use DS-Syndicate http://www.joomlafun.com/ for RSS Feeds that are pumped through FeedBurner.
6 Then I make all my bloggers Editors and use myContent http://joomlicious.com/ to let them publish their own works.



Ill try ur method, and will wait patiently for azruls' new myblog component.. hope it will live up to JCs' performance.  :)


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 Post subject: Re: Best Blog component
PostPosted: Sat Feb 24, 2007 5:47 pm 
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Hey, did anyone ever figure out a multi suer blog component?

bb2005, I too seem to remember seeing that there was one company offering such a component, cannot for the file of me remember...

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 Post subject: Re: Best Blog component
PostPosted: Sat Feb 24, 2007 6:02 pm 
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hi,

Well, as ive said before, the long awaited Azruls' myBlog is already out there. And from my earlier testings, it does support multiusers.

You may view it at http://www.azrul.com


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PostPosted: Sat Feb 24, 2007 6:48 pm 
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I installed this this morning and have been playing with it, but shortly after Azrul's site went down, so I've installed it but am a little at sea as to how to configure it for multiple blogs, as I have not been able to check out the AZ forums or instructions..

I'm also trying to figure out how blog entries can be done from the front end, I see not "edit" or submit icons, and the admin interface doesn't have any settings for this that are obvious to me... I guess I have to wait until the site comes back up...???

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PostPosted: Sat Feb 24, 2007 8:56 pm 
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To create add or edit a blog you must create a new user menu and link it to index2.php?option=com_myblog&no_html=1&admin=1&task=adminhome so when you are signed in it will take you to only your blog. The problem is it opens it in a new window. They are working on that. This is were you edit and create your entries.

To Show a blog by a spacific person you need to create a link to their blog /index.php?option=com_myblog&blogger=BLOGGERNAME

This will show only their blog. You can also show everyones blog togeather with the link /index.php?option=com_myblog

Hope this help, its the best blog iv seen, and it has a bunch of stuff coming soon.


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PostPosted: Sat Feb 24, 2007 9:13 pm 
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Yes that does help, thanks, will set it up now. :)


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PostPosted: Sat Feb 24, 2007 9:17 pm 
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If you need more help while the site is down, just post!  :D


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 Post subject: Re: Best Blog component
PostPosted: Sat Feb 24, 2007 10:33 pm 
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Works pretty well, I've got it figured out except that the "Save" button does not actually function, either when adding a new entry or when editing an existing one... I'll try a few different browsers now I guess...

Actually, in IE there are script errors on the page,

Error: "jax" is undefined
occurs on line 141, 393,401


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 Post subject: Re: Best Blog component
PostPosted: Sun Feb 25, 2007 5:06 am 
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Thanks teckademic,

The Jax problem is caused by old azrul system bot. If you use JomComment and myBlog, you will need to update both of them to the latest release (well, when the server is up again).

Ill notify Azrul on the server problem. huhu..  :)


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PostPosted: Sun Feb 25, 2007 1:34 pm 
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Hmm, I had upgraded to the latest Jom Comment version yesterday.

The "Save" button still does not work, either when adding a new entry or when editing an existing one... Perhaps I need to manually uninstall the system bot and then the original jom comment first, then reinstall jom comment...

Some time later...

I've tried this, un and then re-installed jom comment, the jax problem still exists (only visible in IE), and the submit button does not work, either in IE or Firefox...

Jom Comment I"m running Version:  1.8 Build 44, myblog Version 0.8 Build 10

THe "Save" button displays "javascript:void(0);" when hovering over it...


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