In another thread, I've come to learn that umbraco's blog4umbraco package isn't aggressively updated, in fact it is out of sync and "broken" for umbraco version 4.5.2. I'd like to implement a blogging system that will be around, at least for a little while.
What alternatives should I consider, including replacement models of the "blogging" paradigm?
Blogging options are Umbraco are currently limited to blog4umbraco - or develop your own solution. (If anyone has an alternative suggestion - please say).
Personally, in terms of a blogging platform - I'd recommend WordPress every time! But depending on your technology/infrastructure requirements, it might not be an option. You can install via the Microsoft Web PI: http://www.microsoft.com/web/gallery/WordPress.aspx
If you were looking for something a little more cutting edge - then take a look at FunnelWeb. One of Umbraco's core developers - Aaron Powell - is also a core developer on FunnelWeb... so you know it's going to be good quality! http://www.funnelweblog.com/
Well you know my vote ;) I'm sticking up for blog4umbraco (after years of pain working with wordpress) and a good while tweaking blog4umbraco to get it working how I want it.
Also, the most recent major contributions to the source (in the codegeko branch) have done a lot to make it more stable on 4.5.2
Alternatively, Umbraco Juno (4.6.1) has a blog starter kit that you can install out of the box that might be worth a look.
That or wordpress (shudder). (Well to be fair, it's awesome at what it does. I just prefer developing in .NET to php)
Thanks, Lee. WP is feature-rich. However, let's say I wanted to post the most recent WP blogpost into the umbraco-sites's homepage. Broadly-speaking, any recommendations?
Reciprocally, as this site is essentially a brochure-ware site, it begs the question whether the site should simply be a WP site?
Does the latest version of Blog4Umbraco have an option to moderate comments *before* they go live? Don't know too much about the project and not sure why the comments weren't just saved as child nodes to a post which meant we could have used Umbraco's moderation.
No it doesn't. A workaround is to adjust the blog4umbraco core to automatically mark all comments as spam. You can then choose which comments to display on the website by using the comment system to mark them as not spam.
If you download the latest version of the source, open up the base.cs class in the library folder and add the following line;
//Set all comments as spam to allow for moderation
isspam = true;
Just below the if (checker!=null) block. Then rebuild the blog4umbraco dll and put it in your website's bin directory.
All comments will be marked as spam by default, pending your approval.
What an excellent discussion. I will try the blog4umbraco package with the above tweaks. I'd really rather not use WordPress, not as I don't care for the WP (I'm ambivalent) but I'd like the deeper integration via an umbraco-packaged based solution.
umbraco and integrated blogging
In another thread, I've come to learn that umbraco's blog4umbraco package isn't aggressively updated, in fact it is out of sync and "broken" for umbraco version 4.5.2. I'd like to implement a blogging system that will be around, at least for a little while.
What alternatives should I consider, including replacement models of the "blogging" paradigm?
Hi Kyle,
Blogging options are Umbraco are currently limited to blog4umbraco - or develop your own solution. (If anyone has an alternative suggestion - please say).
Personally, in terms of a blogging platform - I'd recommend WordPress every time! But depending on your technology/infrastructure requirements, it might not be an option. You can install via the Microsoft Web PI: http://www.microsoft.com/web/gallery/WordPress.aspx
If you were looking for something a little more cutting edge - then take a look at FunnelWeb. One of Umbraco's core developers - Aaron Powell - is also a core developer on FunnelWeb... so you know it's going to be good quality! http://www.funnelweblog.com/
Cheers, Lee.
Well you know my vote ;) I'm sticking up for blog4umbraco (after years of pain working with wordpress) and a good while tweaking blog4umbraco to get it working how I want it.
Also, the most recent major contributions to the source (in the codegeko branch) have done a lot to make it more stable on 4.5.2
Alternatively, Umbraco Juno (4.6.1) has a blog starter kit that you can install out of the box that might be worth a look.
That or wordpress (shudder). (Well to be fair, it's awesome at what it does. I just prefer developing in .NET to php)
Tom
Thanks, Lee. WP is feature-rich. However, let's say I wanted to post the most recent WP blogpost into the umbraco-sites's homepage. Broadly-speaking, any recommendations?
Reciprocally, as this site is essentially a brochure-ware site, it begs the question whether the site should simply be a WP site?
Tom: OK! I read the readme for 4.6 and thought that 4.6 wasn't a significant update. I'll update my 4.5.2 site and check it out.
Thanks!
Eek! I'd try out a fresh install first! An upgrade may well break other things ;)
In answer to getting wordpress to export; this is fairly easy to do with RSS feeds.
Wordpress outputs a feed of latest posts by default, and umbraco can pick up RSS feeds in a number of ways.
A quick forum search picked up this one http://our.umbraco.org/wiki/reference/code-snippets/ironpython-samples/rss-feed
Tom
Awesome. I like hanging out with smart people. No worries, the site isn't live yet, and I would update a copy to ensure all was well.
As well as Tom's suggestion, there are also a few of packages for RSS/Atom feeds: Feed Cache, Feed Viewer and RSS Suite.
Does the latest version of Blog4Umbraco have an option to moderate comments *before* they go live? Don't know too much about the project and not sure why the comments weren't just saved as child nodes to a post which meant we could have used Umbraco's moderation.
Maybe the version I tried was out of date.
Rich
Hi Rich,
No it doesn't. A workaround is to adjust the blog4umbraco core to automatically mark all comments as spam. You can then choose which comments to display on the website by using the comment system to mark them as not spam.
If you download the latest version of the source, open up the base.cs class in the library folder and add the following line;
//Set all comments as spam to allow for moderation isspam = true;Just below the if (checker!=null) block. Then rebuild the blog4umbraco dll and put it in your website's bin directory.
All comments will be marked as spam by default, pending your approval.
Many Thanks,
Tom
Nice tip Tom!
Many thanks
Rich
An alternative to modifying blog4umbraco's core to set new comments as spam is to swap out the SpamChecker provider:
http://www.proworks.com/blog/2010/06/17/how-to-moderate-all-comments-in-blog-4-umbraco/
http://our.umbraco.org/forum/getting-started/questions-about-runway-and-modules/8033-How-do-I-perform-Blog-4-Umbraco-Comment-Moderation
What an excellent discussion. I will try the blog4umbraco package with the above tweaks. I'd really rather not use WordPress, not as I don't care for the WP (I'm ambivalent) but I'd like the deeper integration via an umbraco-packaged based solution.
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