PT Blog Version 2.1 Upgrade

Overview

This guide to to upgrade the PT Blog v2.0 application. If upgrading from a lower version than v2.0, please follow the Version 2.1 Install Guide to validate your installation.

Custom Element Updates

PTBlog2 Configuration

Create the following new tabs:

1. Features:
   1. Display Name: Features
   2. Sort Name: 2-features
2. Tags Feature:
   1. Display Name: Tags Feature
   2. Sort Name: 3-tags-feature
3. Update the first have "Sort Name" = "1-blog-configuration" to fix the tab in the first position.

Add the following new fields:

1. Name: blogIndexTemplate
   1. In the "Features" tab
   2. Type: Template Select
   3. Label: Create Blog Landing Page Template
   4. Description: Select the template for the blog landing page to be created. The auto create for the blog landing is enabled/disabled at the blog level.
2. Name: enableSubsiteDate
   1. In the "Features" tab
   2. Type: Selection List
      1. Option Source List = Value List
      2. Option List = True,False
      3. Default Value = True
   3. Label: Enable Date Subsite
   4. Description: Check the box to enable the blog subsite path to build date subsites based on the blog post date. If checked, enter the subsite date format mask in the text field below.
3. Name: tagsIntegrated
   1. In the "Tags Feature" tab
   2. Type: Selection List
      1. Option Source List = Value List
      2. Option List = True,False
      3. Default Value = False
   3. Label: PT Tags Integrated
   4. Description: Select True/False for if the PT Tags has been integrated into the blog posts for the tags field.
4. Name: tagsPageTemplate
   1. In the "Tags Feature" tab
   2. Type: Template Select
   3. Label: Tags Listing Page Template
   4. Description: Select the template for the blog tags listing page to be created from. The auto create for the blog tag listing page is enabled/disabled at the blog level.

Blog2

Create the following new tabs:

1. Landing Page:
   1. Display Name: Landing Page
   2. Sort Name: 2-landing-page
2. Tags:
   1. Display Name: Tags
   2. Sort Name: 3-tags
3. Notifications:
   1. Display Name: Notifications
   2. Sort Name: 4-notifications
4. Update the first have "Sort Name" = "1-blog2" to fix the tab in the first position.

Add the following new fields:

1. Name: autoLandingPage
   1. In the "Landing Page" tab
   2. Type: Selection List
      1. Option Source List = Value List
      2. Option List = True,False
      3. Default Value = True
   3. Label: Create Landing Page
   4. Description: Enable or disable the landing page from being auto generated.
2. Name: landingPageName
   1. In the "Landing Page" tab
   2. Type: Text
      1. Default Value = index
      2. Size = 40
   3. Label: Landing Page Name
   4. Description: If Create Landing Page is enabled, enter the page name for the landing page to be created.
3. Name: rssFeed
   1. In the "Landing Page" tab
   2. Type: Selection List
      1. Option Source List = Value List
      2. Option List = True,False
      3. Default Value = True
   3. Label: Display RSS Feed
   4. Description: Select the option to enable/disable the RSS feed icon to display on the blog landing page.
4. Name: autoTagsPage
   1. In the "Tags" tab
   2. Type: Selection List
      1. Option Source List = Value List
      2. Option List = True,False
      3. Default Value = True
   3. Label: Create Tags Listing Page
   4. Description: Enable or disable the tags listing page from being auto generated.
5. Name: tagsPageName
   1. In the "Tags" tab
   2. Type: Text
      1. Default Value = tags
      2. Size = 40
   3. Label: Tags Listing Page Name
   4. Description: If Create Tags Listing Page is enabled, enter the page name for the tags listing page to be created.
6. Name: notificationGroups
   1. In the "Notifications" tab
   2. Type: General Chooser
      1. Chooser Bean Name: blogsUserGroupsGC
   3. Label: Groups

New Features

1. Import the "Blog2 Feature Data" custom element.
2. Follow the V2.1 install guide to build the following templates and pages:
   1. Templates > Landing Page Template
   2. Templates > Tags Listing Template
   3. Create Blog Feature Data Management Page