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[Directory](/) 2. / 3. purplespider/mypswd-blog-tweaks ActiveSilverstripe-module purplespider/mypswd-blog-tweaks =============================== Tweaks to a range of modules to make a great SilverStripe blog solution 3451PHP Since Nov 16Pushed 4y ago2 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/purplespider/silverstripe-mypswd-blog-tweaks)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/purplespider/mypswd-blog-tweaks)[ RSS](/packages/purplespider-mypswd-blog-tweaks/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 1mo ago READMEChangelogDependenciesVersions (1)Used By (0) Custom SilverStripe Blog Tweaks =============================== [](#custom-silverstripe-blog-tweaks) Introduction ------------ [](#introduction) My ideal SilverStripe blogging solution consists of the following modules: - [micmania1/silverstripe-blog](https://github.com/micmania1/silverstripe-blogger) (Manages posts in a gridfield rather than the sitetree - optional) - [silverstripe/comments](https://github.com/silverstripe/silverstripe-comments) - [tractorcow/silverstripe-comments-notifications](https://github.com/tractorcow/silverstripe-comments-notifications) - [silverstripe/mollom](https://github.com/silverstripe/silverstripe-mollom) This module contains a variety of tweaks to these modules that further perfect the solution. I add this module to every SilverStripe blog I do. Maintainer Contact ------------------ [](#maintainer-contact) - James Cocker () Requirements ------------ [](#requirements) - Silverstripe 3.1+ Tweaks Included --------------- [](#tweaks-included) ### To [SilverStripe Blogger](https://github.com/micmania1/silverstripe-blogger): [](#to-silverstripe-blogger) - **Blog:** Hides the redundant dropdown next to the "Add Blog Post" button (using CSS). - **Blog:** Added $description static. - **Blog:** Sets canCreate so only one blog can be created (keeps page type list tidy for non-admins) - **Blog:** Adds custom page icon. - **Blog:** Adds default frontend templates & CSS (which can be disabled in config). - **Blog Post:** Removed the "MenuTitle" field, as not usually required for blog posts. - **Blog Post:** Added a "Manage Posts" button to the top of the CMS EditForm, to allow the user an obvious way back to the posts Gridfield. - **Blog Post:** Sets a custom upload location for Featured Image files. - **Blog Post:** Hides to the Featured Image upload location. - **Blog Post:** Removed the Settings > Visibility section, as not normally applicable to blog posts. - **Blog Post:** Adds custom page icon. - **Blog Post:** Adds a message below the categories and tags fields telling the user where to go to add them if none exist. - **Blog Post:** Adds ability to enable/disable tags/categories/featuredimage in config. - **Blog Post:** Adds default frontend templates & CSS (which can be disabled in config). ### To [SilverStripe Comments](https://github.com/silverstripe/silverstripe-comments): [](#to-silverstripe-comments) - **Comments Admin:** Removes the bulk action dropdown, and re-adds it with a new "Mark as Moderated" action, and a delete action. - **Comment:** Removes the "Is Spam?" field. (Not neccecary for Mollom module) - **Comment:** Removes the "URL" field. - **Comment:** Makes the comment e-mail address readonly. - **Comment:** Adds a readonly "ParentTitle" field to display the name of the page that comment was left on. - **Comment:** Removes the "Spam?" summary field. - **Comment:** Renamed comment form field labels to keep them short and simple. - **Comment:** Moved the line "Your e-mail address will not be published." from the main label, into a "RightTitle". - **Templates:** Minor tweaks to remove rarely used features such as RSS feed links. - **CSS:** Added some basic CSS to make the default comment styles a bit nicer. ### To [Comments Notification](https://github.com/tractorcow/silverstripe-comments-notifications): [](#to-comments-notification) - **Custom E-mail Template:** Including message if comment needs to be approved, and links to immediately approve/delete the comment from the e-mail. Installation ------------ [](#installation) Feel free to pick out any tweaks for use in your own projects, or if you really wish you can install this module as is. (Although be warned I shall be making further adjustments/improvments to the whole solution as time goes on). ### To install: [](#to-install) This module requires Mollom, which currently hasn't been added to Packagist, but does have a composer.json file. To avoid an error when installing this module, add the following to your *composer.json* file first: ``` { "repositories": [ { "type": "git", "url": "https://github.com/Mollom/MollomPHP.git" } ] } ``` Add the module using Composer: ``` composer require purplespider/mypswd-blog-tweaks * ``` Add the following to */mysite/\_config/config.yml* to enable spam protection: ``` CommentingController: extensions: - CommentSpamProtection FormSpamProtectionExtension: default_spam_protector: MollomSpamProtector Mollom: public_key: private_key: dev: false ``` Create a new page of type `Blog`. Add a Comment Notification Email address in *Settings* if required. ### Health Score 18 — LowBetter than 8% of packages Maintenance20 Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained Popularity12 Limited adoption so far Community9 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity28 Early-stage or recently created project Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window. **Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores. **Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. 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