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BlogPage Release status: stableCategory:Stable extensions/en
Implementation	Special page Category:Special page extensions/en
Description	Blogging system with commenting and voting features, a special page to create blog posts and a special page to list blog posts.
Author(s)	David Pean Jack Phoenix
Latest version	2.9.0
Compatibility policy	Master maintains backward compatibility.
MediaWiki	1.43Category:Extensions with manual MediaWiki version
License	GNU General Public License 2.0 or later
Download	Download extension Git [?]: Browse repository (Phabricator · GitHub) Gerrit code review Git commit log Download source tarball Category:Extensions in Wikimedia version control/en
Namespace NS_BLOG (NS_BLOG_TALK)
Parameters $wgUserProfileDisplay $wgBlogPageDisplay
Added rights createblogpost
Hooks used AlternateEdit Category:AlternateEdit extensions/en ArticleFromTitle Category:ArticleFromTitle extensions/en PageSaveComplete Category:PageSaveComplete extensions/en UserProfileRightSideAfterActivity Category:UserProfileRightSideAfterActivity extensions/en
Quarterly downloads	4 (Ranked 94th)
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The BlogPage extension allows users to create blog posts and others to vote and comment on blog posts.

New blog posts can be created via "Special:CreateBlogPost" by users who have the createblogpost user right.

Dependencies

The following extensions are required to be installed for this extension to work:

• Extension:SocialProfile
• Extension:Comments
• Extension:VoteNY

Installation

• Download and move the extracted BlogPage folder to your extensions/ directory.
  Developers and code contributors should install the extension from Git instead, using:cd extensions/
git clone https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/mediawiki/extensions/BlogPage
• Add the following code at the bottom of your LocalSettings.php file:

  wfLoadExtension( 'BlogPage' );
  

• Done – Navigate to Special:Version on your wiki to verify that the extension is successfully installed.

User rights

This extension adds one new user right, createblogpost, which allows users to create new blog posts via "Special:CreateBlogPost".

See also

• Extension:SimpleBlogPage

This extension is included in the following wiki farms/hosts and/or packages: Miraheze Category:Extensions included in Miraheze/en WikiForgeCategory:Extensions included in WikiForge/en This is not an authoritative list. Some wiki farms/hosts and/or packages may contain this extension even if they are not listed here. Always check with your wiki farms/hosts or bundle to confirm.