Multi-user blogging
Welcome to the Multi-user blogging group. We can use this space to share ideas about the makeup of a DrupalMU distribution.
In the initial mock-up you can find a comparison between Drupal and WordpressMU and what things we need to get DrupalMU out there.
Why not make installation profiles full-blown modules in D7?
I really like that in Drupal 7 installation profiles will be treated as modules. However now that I started thinking about actual implementations, I'm wondering why they are not actual modules. For instance with DrupalMU the required modules and settings could be deployed both at the moment of installation as at a later date. The required modules and the function calls however would be identical in both cases. So what do I do? Do I make it a module that has a .module and a .profile file that works when dropped in either the sites/all/modules or in the /profiles directory?
Open Atrium as a multi-user blogging platform?
A stripped down version of Open Atrium could serve as a great start for a multi-user blogging platform. Each user could count as a group starting with just the blog feature. Other features could be enabled depending on the requirements of the site. The only thing that would be missing is the option to add custom blocks, or widgets as Buzzr and OnSugar call them.
I'm starting a similar project as DrupalMU
I'm trying to extend Drupal into a multi-user blogging site comparable to WordpressMU.
I choose Drupal primary because for my love for Drupal and its flexibility but Drupal does have it short coming when trying to tackle WordpressMU.
Also, ultimately I will be hosting a blogging service, using WordpressMU will make me a shadow of Wordpress.com. Going Drupal is a bold move, but I believe a smart move because architecture and design wise, I believe Drupal is far more superior then wordpress.
An introduction is needed
Hi - As a new Drupal user coming to this group for the first time, I am unable to find introductory information that answers basic questions. For example:
How do I get started using Drupal MU?
When will there be an installation project?
Thanks
Can Multi-User Blogs be set up on existing site?
Hi,
I've been running a site for young writers with some 3,500 users in Vermont and part of N.H. This site is extremely active.
Skipping detail (explained below), we've seen a community behavior that we think calls out for a siginficant change on the site -- and we need the ability to have users have much more control over their "blogs" -- the ability to set their own visible theme, to control some of the blocks, etc. in other words the features that are seemingly exactly what your project offers. Before we get into testing it though, I have several questions:
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Front Page Style Blogging
I couldn't find something that exactly fits my recipe, so maybe I can garner some help. I want implement a blog that allows certain members to contribute to it under ONE blog. Basically, how the front page displays stories similiar to a blog, I want to have the same attributes for the blog, but on a different URL as the home page.
I hope that makes sense. Any ideas?
Blog List module patched to run on Drupal 6
Someone posted a patch today for the long-dormant Blog List module. It generates a page or block with a list of all the blogs on your site (linked, of course).
See http://drupal.org/node/372153. As you'll see, there are a few quirks: the patch didn't apply perfectly to the .info file, and it needs a bit of styling, but it's likely to be very useful for multi-user blog sites.
Cheers,
Andrea
Separate Installs
I haven't really thought about this topic for a while, but I was reading over some posts and an idea struck me.
If we really want to create a Drupal-MU setup we need to find a way to do use separate predefined install on the fly when a user signs up. Each install would need to be automated so we would need to write an install script. All blogs can either be put into their own database or prefixed.
We would need to have access to the server to create subdomains automatically.
Some basic features 2
- API stuff
- User Interface/improvement stuff
- Clearly showing that a post will be published
- Private posts (only viewable by owner/admin)
- Login toboggan to login using e-mail, + general usability improvements.
- Slick stuff
individual categories?
If drupal is to serve as a true multi-user blog, it seems to me that there needs to be a way to create categories which have only an individual scope, not a group or global scope. So for example user A should be able to create categories A,B and C for his/her blog and those categories would be available for editing/adding only to User A and associated only with User A's blog. This is exactly one of the core features of wordpressmu and resultantly wordpress.com.
Some basic features
There are some pieces of DrupalMU that I need to figure out:
- Allow bloggers to customize their blog title
- Default About page for each user
- Multiple authors per blog
- List of blogs
Has anyone coded these features already?
OG Garden
New module OG Garden looks quite interesting from a multi-user blog point of view.
My MU site
I have been following Wim's Multi user blogging work with interest for a new blogging site I am working on called "Blog to it". It will allow users to setup new blogs or import an RSS feed from a current blog. These blogs and posts can then be rated and catagorised.
The idea is then that if you have an interest in "Cooking" for example you would look at the cooking section and look for the highes rated blogs whether thay are on Blog to it or feed in via RSS.
Where can I get a copy of DrupalMU installation profile
Where can I get a copy of the installation profile - even an incomplete copy.
I'm currently making one up for a technical community group.
Recent Comments block: with or without node title?
I just added the Recent Comments block on http://drupalmu.org and I'm wondering if I should include the node title with the comment subject. Drupal doesn't provide this by default and personally I find that it makes the block look really cluttered.
Here are two examples of sites that do provide this information:
- Bevan Rudge: Recent Comments block on the right
- OnSugar: Latest Comments block on the right
BlogOrlando @ Rollins College, Orlando, FL
Voce Communications, in partnership with Rollins College will host the third edition of this FREE event that was open to bloggers and non-bloggers alike from Florida and anywhere else. We bring together a good cross-section of folks to discuss blogging, podcasting, public relations, social media, citizen's journalism and other related topics. The event was as much a social/family gathering as it is a 'work' gathering.
Past Keynote Sessions include Shel Israel and Chris Heuer, along with organizer Josh Hallet. This year's lineup has grown from one to four to five sessions (now in the third year).
Check http://www.BlogOrlando.com for details and updates.
Post your proposed session for DrupalCampLA 2008
This is easy and quick, nothing fancy, no voting - just post your session idea (title) and your name/contact info and show up to present that day! We have sessions open from 10am-2pm each day (Saturday and Sunday) and each session should plan for 45 minutes each.
http://groups.drupal.org/node/12528 (edit wiki page)
If you can't see or edit the wiki page, be sure to join our group which may be required for editing the wiki page.
about drupalmu's url
i've been setting up my drupal website recently, and i want it to be as a multi-users blog, everything go well, but i dont know how to design the url... for example, a user has a uid valued '110', and i have two links,one is 'xxx.xxx.com/?q=uid/$arg',another is 'xxx.xxx.com/?q=gallerix/$arg', as far as i know, the menu system can't accept argumets,what i want to ask is when i click 'xxx.xxx.com/?q=uid/110', how does the system change 'xxx.xxx.com/?q=gallerix/$arg' to 'xxx.xxx.com/?q=gallerix/110'.
that's it.maybe i could describe it more clearly.
Data Entry assistant | Need Quick Data Entry help using Drupal
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Hello, I am in need of someone to do some data entry. Reposting html pages into Drupal. I will have example posts. The categories will exist already. I have about 500 pages. I need 50 per person. Will pay 0.85 per page via paypal. You must reproduce the URLs exactly like it exists on my html website
The status of DrupalMU and prospects for DrupalCon2008 Boston
I am very interested in DrupalMU and I am interested in learning from your experiences.
I have been working on an Installation Profile for an out-of-the-box community site (http://www.shareduniverse.net).
So here are some questions that someone might be able to answer.
General
- What is the status of DrupalMU?
Installation Profiles
- I think it is characterized not as a contributed module but as an Installation Profile of a bunch of modules. Is that right?
- If so, is DrupalMU going to be a part of Drupal 6? Drupal 7?
