README

A powerful Winter CMS plugin that extends Winter.Blog with comments, tags, archives, view tracking, social sharing, and author features.

Features

💬 Comments System

• Hierarchical nested comments with replies
• User authentication (Backend, Frontend, Guest)
• Comment moderation (Approve, Reject, Spam)
• Like/Dislike functionality
• Author favorites - Pin important comments
• Markdown support
• Captcha & Honeypot spam protection
• Comment modes: Open, Restricted, Private, Closed

🏷️ Tag Management

• Custom tags with slugs
• Promoted tags support
• Tag color customization
• Filter posts by tags

📅 Archive System

• Archive links by year/month
• Date-based post filtering

📊 Statistics & Analytics

• View counter & unique visitors
• Comment statistics
• Post popularity tracking

🔗 Social Sharing

• Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, WhatsApp
• Share count tracking

👤 Author Features

• Custom display names
• Author slug & archives
• About me section

Installation

composer require spanjaan/wn-blogportal-plugin
php artisan migrate

Components

Posts Components

Comments Components

UI Components

Usage Examples

Comments Section

[blogportalCommentSection]
postSlug = "{{ :slug }}"
commentsPerPage = 10
sortOrder = "created_at desc"
formPosition = "above"
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Posts by Tag

[blogportalPostsByTag]
tagFilter = "{{ :slug }}"
postsPerPage = 10
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Posts by Author

[blogportalPostsByAuthor]
authorFilter = "{{ :slug }}"
postsPerPage = 10
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Posts by Date

[blogportalPostsByDate]
dateFilter = "{{ :date }}"
postsPerPage = 10
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Popular Posts

[blogportalPopularPosts]
postsPerPage = 5
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Tags List

[blogportalTags]
hideEmpty = 1
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Archive Links

[blogportalArchiveLinks]
archivePage = "blog/date"
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Share Buttons

[blogportalShareButtons]
postSlug = "{{ :slug }}"
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Settings

Access via Settings > BlogPortal in backend:

• Guest comments enable/disable
• Comment moderation options
• Like/Dislike settings
• Markdown & Captcha
• TOS requirement
• Comment modes per post

Backend Features

Menu Items

• Tags - Manage blog tags
• Comments - Manage with moderation
• Share Counts - Social statistics

Post Fields

• Comments visibility
• Comment mode (Open/Restricted/Private/Closed)

User Fields

• Display name
• Author slug
• About me

Requirements

• Winter CMS 1.2+
• Winter.Blog plugin