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How to get blogs in new posts search
Developer Last Online: Mar 2011 
This modification is in the archives.
Many people are concerned over the lack of integration of the blog system with the main forum software. I see many posts asking "how do I get my blogs to show up in new posts?"
Basically you need to utilise the blog RSS feed and get it to post a blog as a post. This is how to do it. From your admincp - RSS Feed Manager Add a new RSS Feed Feed enabled: Yes URL of feed: http://www.yoursite.com/blogs/feed.rss Check every: 30 mins Feeds to fetch: 0 Username: choose or make a new one - blog bot or something Forum: chose an existing one or make a new forum and select options as you see fit, or see below. Allow Smilies: yes Display Signature: no convert html to bb code: yes Title template: {rss:title} Body template:
In the next sections, pick what you want but also make sure you do the following Thread action delay 1 Close thread after delay: yes Making a new forum When making a new forum for your blog posts, chose the setting your want for other users, but make sure of the following: Act as forum: yes Index New Posts in Search Engine: yes Forum is open: yes You can chose whether the forum is hidden or visible, but make sure the username you specified above is in a group that can post to this forum. Permissions I didn't want others to post so they have no post permissions. To get to the blog, they click on the link in the post and get taken there directly. To be able to see the posts they must have. Can View Forum: yes Can View Thread Content: yes Can View Others' Threads: yes Can Search Forums: yes A working version is at www.midlandsweather.org.uk My blog forum (so that you can see an example of the posts made is at www.midlandsweather.org.uk/mwf-blog Please click ***install*** if you use this. Download Now Only licensed members can download files, Click Here for more information. Show Your Support
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20 Mar 2008, 10:09
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reserved for future use
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My Hacks: Multiple Menu's - Announcement Background Color - Blog Comments on vBA - Blog posts in new search My Sites: Midlands Weather - NZ Weather No members have liked this post.
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20 Mar 2008, 11:19
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great mod! when the 3.7.0 goes gold i'll install this for sure ...
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#4
20 Mar 2008, 11:24
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just to let you know its not exclusive to 3.7 it also works on 3.6.8
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My Hacks: Multiple Menu's - Announcement Background Color - Blog Comments on vBA - Blog posts in new search My Sites: Midlands Weather - NZ Weather No members have liked this post.
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20 Mar 2008, 14:59
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Awesome! I have been looking for something to alert members of a new blog.
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20 Mar 2008, 15:32
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This is a mere workaround, it won't solve the problem
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20 Mar 2008, 21:06
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XML Error
This is an excellent add on, if I can get it to work. Number one complaint at my site, others not know of a blog post
 May be I'm taking your instruction too literally This is what I have in my "Body Template"
and this for the "Title Template" {rss:title} I'm still learning.... so pardon me for my ignorance I get the following when I do a preview: XML Error: Empty document at Line 2 I hope you can help
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20 Mar 2008, 23:56
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Your blog RSS url or "URL of FEED", in your case, should be http://yourwebsite.com/forums/blog_external.php
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21 Mar 2008, 00:22
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BINGO!!!! Thank you, works!!!
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21 Mar 2008, 04:04
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installed, working perfect.
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Last edited by TaBaTaN; 21 Mar 2008 at 06:12.
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21 Mar 2008, 06:26
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Doesn't this defeat the purpose of the blog? Why not just have a forum as a "blog" then? What would be the need to install the blog?
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21 Mar 2008, 20:06
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Not at all. Blogs work differently to the forums, but there is no way to tell users that an addition has been made to the blog (or comments) without them checking the blog page every time. This brings it to their attention by integrating it into the new posts search, its just like telling them there is a new blog!
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22 Mar 2008, 04:07
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When I set the time to close thread it does not work.
In other words , when I follow your 0.25 delay it resets itself to 0 every time. The settings ONLY allow for whole numbers of one hour or more, not fractions of an hour. No members have liked this post.
Last edited by SwollenCranium; 22 Mar 2008 at 04:44.
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22 Mar 2008, 12:05
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Is there anyway to add the username of the original blogger? (currently, all fo the posts in the blog forum are posted by News Bot (and i understand why). Once you open the post, however, it would be nice to know who wrote the original text. Thanks.
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22 Mar 2008, 22:12
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Originally Posted by pcoskat
No problem. You need to add {rss:dc:creator} to the body template (wherever you want it put)
as an example
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