Introduction
The Blog module is a powerful PHP application which can be used widely from a simple blog to a full CMS with advanced features like code snippets, smarty tags online template editor and many other things. Our site is 100% built with the blog module and, as you can see, we managed to put together a quite complex design (featured on most of the CSS galleries) so I guess we can call it a CMS as well. With the Blog module you can even start your own blog hosting service since it can be configured so that every member, of any group you wish, can start his own blog. No need to mention how this thing can boost your traffic and SEO rankings.How much?
The Blog is only $29 per domain/webber installation.Intended audience
Our Blog is the right tool for everyone starting from the usual blogger to freelance designers or web agencies. It's very simple to work with but also features many powerful things that you, at any time, can take advantage of and really create wonderful websites. Everything that we needed to build our site was added to the Blog module and we're quite satisfied with the results.Templates
The Blog module uses templates to display your pages. You can download a lot of templates by browsing our online gallery. Many of the templates we offer are transformed from other popular free templates just to give you an idea of how easy it is to customize the look and feel of your website.Features
Create your own weblog hosting service
Any user from any group you assign can have it's own blog on your website. This permits you to create your very own weblog hosting and can increase your traffic and seo rankings.
Pre-added templates
The Blog module uses templates to display your pages. You can download a lot of templates by browsing our online gallery.
Individual templates
Each of your users can define, create or edit their own templates and really personalize their blog. Similar to myspace or blogger.
Comments system
Allow your visitors to interact and comment on your blog posts. This will keep the returning and exchange ideas, provide content etc. You can activate, delete and delete as spam your comments. You can even ban the spammers or auto close the comment form after a given amount of time.
Add posts
Create posts to share and publish your ideas or latest news with your readers.
Add posts in different formatting types
You can save your posts in XHTML or HTML depending on what you write. The content may or may not affect the design. It's your choice.
Add pages
Add full pages to build your website. Pages are like posts but more powerful in presentation. A page can be a full page where you set individual templates. A page can have a different design and can be added to the main menu.
Add subpages
Subpages are childs that have another page as a parent. This way (if your design supports this) you can build groups of pages, multilevel menus and so on..
Add pages as templates
When you mark "Yes" and save a page as a template that page will not inherit anything from the blog template which gives you 100% control on what's being presented to your visitors.
Add categories
Organize your posts into categories and allow your visitors to browse by topic, group etc.
Send/receive trackbacks
Connect with other publications and let them connect with you. Send and receive trackbacks easily for every post you make.
RSS feeds
Let your visitors subscribe to your RSS feed and read your latest posts using their favorite news reader. This gives you popularity and returning visitors.
Powerful search
Let your visitors search your blog and easily find the required informations.
Save revisions
I can't say how many times did this feature helped us when building our site. You can revert your pages at any state in the past and correct any errors if you need to.
Add partners or friends easily
Link to your partners, friends or other sites that you like to mention using this feature. This way you can create a blogroll, sell links or whatever else.
Password protect posts
Password protect any page or post very easy. This way you can share a post or page with only the readers you want by sharing the password with them.
Permission based
You can edit any group permissions and allow or deny them to create or manage their blogs.
Online template editor
Edit your template's files online. This allows you and your members to edit their stylesheets, javascript or template files online letting them to personalize their blogs.
Separated design from presentation
No PHP coding was used inside the templates. Only template tags to separate the content from presentation and keep a clean design.
