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spanjaan/wn-blogportal-plugin
=============================

Extends Winter's Blog plugin with tags, archives, comments, view tracking, social sharing, and author features.

2.0.0(2mo ago)175MITPHPPHP &gt;=8.0

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BlogPortal
==========

[](#blogportal)

[![Winter CMS](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/c27a973ba45873fcce225439a078b36f8ae7e4c1937ff013261cba265cace4e7/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f62616467652f57696e7465722d434d532d627269676874677265656e2e737667)](https://wintercms.com)[![License](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/7013272bd27ece47364536a221edb554cd69683b68a46fc0ee96881174c4214c/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f62616467652f6c6963656e73652d4d49542d626c75652e737667)](LICENSE)

A powerful Winter CMS plugin that extends Winter.Blog with comments, tags, archives, view tracking, social sharing, and author features.

Features
--------

[](#features)

### 💬 Comments System

[](#-comments-system)

- Hierarchical nested comments with replies
- User authentication (Backend, Frontend, Guest)
- Comment moderation (Approve, Reject, Spam)
- Like/Dislike functionality
- Author favorites - Pin important comments
- Markdown support
- Captcha &amp; Honeypot spam protection
- Comment modes: Open, Restricted, Private, Closed

### 🏷️ Tag Management

[](#️-tag-management)

- Custom tags with slugs
- Promoted tags support
- Tag color customization
- Filter posts by tags

### 📅 Archive System

[](#-archive-system)

- Archive links by year/month
- Date-based post filtering

### 📊 Statistics &amp; Analytics

[](#-statistics--analytics)

- View counter &amp; unique visitors
- Comment statistics
- Post popularity tracking

### 🔗 Social Sharing

[](#-social-sharing)

- Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, WhatsApp
- Share count tracking

### 👤 Author Features

[](#-author-features)

- Custom display names
- Author slug &amp; archives
- About me section

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

```
composer require spanjaan/wn-blogportal-plugin
php artisan migrate
```

Components
----------

[](#components)

### Posts Components

[](#posts-components)

ComponentDescription`blogportalPostsByTag`Display posts filtered by tag`blogportalPostsByAuthor`Display posts by author`blogportalPostsByDate`Display posts by date`blogportalPostsByCommentCount`Posts sorted by comments`blogportalPopularPosts`Most viewed posts### Comments Components

[](#comments-components)

ComponentDescription`blogportalCommentSection`Full comments with form`blogportalCommentList`Comments list only### UI Components

[](#ui-components)

ComponentDescription`blogportalTags`List of tags`blogportalArchiveLinks`Archive links`blogportalShareButtons`Social share buttonsUsage Examples
--------------

[](#usage-examples)

### Comments Section

[](#comments-section)

```
[blogportalCommentSection]
postSlug = "{{ :slug }}"
commentsPerPage = 10
sortOrder = "created_at desc"
formPosition = "above"
==
```

### Posts by Tag

[](#posts-by-tag)

```
[blogportalPostsByTag]
tagFilter = "{{ :slug }}"
postsPerPage = 10
==
```

### Posts by Author

[](#posts-by-author)

```
[blogportalPostsByAuthor]
authorFilter = "{{ :slug }}"
postsPerPage = 10
==
```

### Posts by Date

[](#posts-by-date)

```
[blogportalPostsByDate]
dateFilter = "{{ :date }}"
postsPerPage = 10
==
```

### Popular Posts

[](#popular-posts)

```
[blogportalPopularPosts]
postsPerPage = 5
==
```

### Tags List

[](#tags-list)

```
[blogportalTags]
hideEmpty = 1
==
```

### Archive Links

[](#archive-links)

```
[blogportalArchiveLinks]
archivePage = "blog/date"
==
```

### Share Buttons

[](#share-buttons)

```
[blogportalShareButtons]
postSlug = "{{ :slug }}"
==
```

Settings
--------

[](#settings)

Access via **Settings &gt; BlogPortal** in backend:

- Guest comments enable/disable
- Comment moderation options
- Like/Dislike settings
- Markdown &amp; Captcha
- TOS requirement
- Comment modes per post

Backend Features
----------------

[](#backend-features)

### Menu Items

[](#menu-items)

- **Tags** - Manage blog tags
- **Comments** - Manage with moderation
- **Share Counts** - Social statistics

### Post Fields

[](#post-fields)

- Comments visibility
- Comment mode (Open/Restricted/Private/Closed)

### User Fields

[](#user-fields)

- Display name
- Author slug
- About me

Requirements
------------

[](#requirements)

- Winter CMS 1.2+
- Winter.Blog plugin

###  Health Score

41

—

FairBetter than 87% of packages

Maintenance86

Actively maintained with recent releases

Popularity11

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity50

Maturing project, gaining track record

 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. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~280 days

Total

4

Last Release

75d ago

Major Versions

1.0.7 → 2.0.02026-04-20

PHP version history (3 changes)1.0.5PHP &gt;= 7.4 || &gt;= 8.0

1.0.7PHP &gt;=7.4

2.0.0PHP &gt;=8.0

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/64153858?v=4)[Sudarshan Pudasaini](/maintainers/spanjaan)[@spanjaan](https://github.com/spanjaan)

---

Top Contributors

[![spanjaan](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/64153858?v=4)](https://github.com/spanjaan "spanjaan (59 commits)")

---

Tags

blogportalcommentsshareviewstagsblogcommentswinterarchiveswintercmsblogportalshares

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