3 files changed, 6 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/mod/blog/views/default/blog/sidebar/archives.php b/mod/blog/views/default/blog/sidebar/archives.php
index 3d8f28ca4..5098e6e3e 100644
--- a/mod/blog/views/default/blog/sidebar/archives.php
+++ b/mod/blog/views/default/blog/sidebar/archives.php
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ if (elgg_instanceof($page_owner, 'user')) {
 
 // This is a limitation of the URL schema.
 if ($page_owner && $vars['page'] != 'friends') {
-	$dates = get_entity_dates('object', 'blog', $page_owner->getGUID());
+	$dates = array_reverse(get_entity_dates('object', 'blog', $page_owner->getGUID()));
 	
 	if ($dates) {
 		$title = elgg_echo('blog:archives');
diff --git a/mod/blog/views/default/forms/blog/save.php b/mod/blog/views/default/forms/blog/save.php
index 36fa2e0e8..f825acca1 100644
--- a/mod/blog/views/default/forms/blog/save.php
+++ b/mod/blog/views/default/forms/blog/save.php
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ $vars['entity'] = $blog;
 
 $draft_warning = $vars['draft_warning'];
 if ($draft_warning) {
-	$draft_warning = '<span class="message warning">' . $draft_warning . '</span>';
+	$draft_warning = '<span class="mbm elgg-text-help">' . $draft_warning . '</span>';
 }
 
 $action_buttons = '';
diff --git a/mod/blog/views/default/river/object/blog/create.php b/mod/blog/views/default/river/object/blog/create.php
index a054c1061..b808f1bdc 100644
--- a/mod/blog/views/default/river/object/blog/create.php
+++ b/mod/blog/views/default/river/object/blog/create.php
@@ -4,10 +4,12 @@
  */
 
 $object = $vars['item']->getObjectEntity();
-$excerpt = strip_tags($object->excerpt);
+
+$excerpt = $object->excerpt ? $object->excerpt : $object->description;
+$excerpt = strip_tags($excerpt);
 $excerpt = elgg_get_excerpt($excerpt);
 
 echo elgg_view('river/elements/layout', array(
 	'item' => $vars['item'],
 	'message' => $excerpt,
-));
-\ No newline at end of file
+));