pkBlog - a MODx blog using PubKit
PubKitBlog (pkBlog) is a tool for the publication of blog or news items in MODx Evolution. It is a cut-down version of PubKit, which can handle a wider variety of item categories, including event calendars and custom database tables. Details of the full PubKit setup will follow "real soon now".
To avoid confusion when the expanded snippet becomes available, I have made a standalone snippet called PubKitBlog.
Together with Ditto and Jot, you can easily create a blog with PubKitBlog. The current version is pkBlog 1.4.2, dated 12 October 2009. You can download a Zip file with all the snippet code, chunks and documentation from the Downloads page.
Features include
- Creation of items in front end using web form
- Tagging using template variable
- Custom manual date field
- Set publication date range in input form
- Rich-text input for main content, plain-text summary
- Optional preview before publication
- Items can be re-edited after publication
- Control panel gives overview and control of whole set of items
- Manager user can fine-tune items from back end if required
Components of PubKitBlog
- Simplified version of PubKit snippet (will work with full version when it is released)
- HTML form for web-user updating (chunk or file)
- DocManager class for creation, update, deletion of documents
- Template variables for rich text, tags and dates
- Ditto 2.1 to generate management control panel, preview and blog page
- Site template for full blog posts (optionally, with Jot for comments)
- WebLogin snippet for simple login facility