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Geeklog is a weblog powered by PHP and MySQL. It allows you within minutes to set up a fully functioning dynamic website, and has many features to get you started. As of Geeklog 1.3, these features are:  
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Geeklog is an extremely extensible system, however a summary of Geeklog's features are as follows:
  
*User-system, allowing members of the public to register for your site and submit stories.
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== Blog/CMS Features ==
*Comment system, allowing users to comment on posts made to your site.  
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*Block system, allowing you to put information anywhere on your site.  
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* Create, Schedule, Post and Edit articles in multiple topics
*Plugin system that allows you to extend Geeklog, without having to code any new PHP.  
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* Save story drafts until they are ready for publishing.
*Theme system that allows users to select what layout they want to view.  
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* Control over formatting used in articles (HTML whitelists)
*Excellent security model that allows you to give users control over certain aspects of the site with no need to worry.  
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* Control over acceptable content (filtering of offensive language)
*Site Statistics that show you the most popular areas of your site.  
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* Embed images or other content in articles
*Link system that allows users to add links to the site.  
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* Multiple Authors can post
*Calendar System that lets you and your user add up-and-coming events.  
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* Submissions from users
*Allow users to email stories to their friends.
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* Support for comments, trackbacks and pingbacks
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* Export and import in all common syndication formats (RSS/RDF/Atom etc)
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* Spam detection and rejection
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* Robust calendar feature with support for personalized calendars.
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* Support for OAuth, OpenID and other remote authentication methods.
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* Extendible via numerous Open Source plugins.
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== Administration Features ==
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* User accounts and access controls.
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* Robust *nix-like security model for all objects which can be extended for use in plugins
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* Access can be defined for each article, topic etc
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* All passwords are stored encrypted.
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* All admin access is logged.
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* All errors are logged.
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* Complete error logging on all forms and SQL calls.
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== Developer Features ==
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* Plugin support with API for developers.
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* A fully configurable block system, with php-in-block support.
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* Well organized codebase, use of PHP's Object-Oriented features.
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* Thin database abstraction layer allowing Geeklog to be ported to DBMS's other than the defaults (MySQL and MSSQL supported directly).

Latest revision as of 14:50, 17 January 2012

Geeklog is an extremely extensible system, however a summary of Geeklog's features are as follows:

Blog/CMS Features

  • Create, Schedule, Post and Edit articles in multiple topics
  • Save story drafts until they are ready for publishing.
  • Control over formatting used in articles (HTML whitelists)
  • Control over acceptable content (filtering of offensive language)
  • Embed images or other content in articles
  • Multiple Authors can post
  • Submissions from users
  • Support for comments, trackbacks and pingbacks
  • Export and import in all common syndication formats (RSS/RDF/Atom etc)
  • Spam detection and rejection
  • Robust calendar feature with support for personalized calendars.
  • Support for OAuth, OpenID and other remote authentication methods.
  • Extendible via numerous Open Source plugins.

Administration Features

  • User accounts and access controls.
  • Robust *nix-like security model for all objects which can be extended for use in plugins
  • Access can be defined for each article, topic etc
  • All passwords are stored encrypted.
  • All admin access is logged.
  • All errors are logged.
  • Complete error logging on all forms and SQL calls.


Developer Features

  • Plugin support with API for developers.
  • A fully configurable block system, with php-in-block support.
  • Well organized codebase, use of PHP's Object-Oriented features.
  • Thin database abstraction layer allowing Geeklog to be ported to DBMS's other than the defaults (MySQL and MSSQL supported directly).