From 36abf69637671a1cf65101212596118d155ef54a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: brettp <brettp@36083f99-b078-4883-b0ff-0f9b5a30f544>
Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:12:47 +0000
Subject: Rough first version of a new blog plugin.

git-svn-id: http://code.elgg.org/elgg/trunk@5370 36083f99-b078-4883-b0ff-0f9b5a30f544
---
 mod/blog/actions/add.php                           | 113 -----
 mod/blog/actions/blog/delete.php                   |  25 +
 mod/blog/actions/blog/save.php                     | 282 ++++++++++++
 mod/blog/actions/blog/save_draft.php               | 146 ++++++
 mod/blog/actions/delete.php                        |  32 --
 mod/blog/actions/edit.php                          | 108 -----
 mod/blog/add.php                                   |  27 --
 mod/blog/all.php                                   |  39 --
 mod/blog/archive.php                               |  56 ---
 mod/blog/blog_lib.php                              | 181 ++++++++
 mod/blog/edit.php                                  |  29 --
 mod/blog/endpoint/index.php                        |  92 ----
 mod/blog/everyone.php                              |  37 --
 mod/blog/friends.php                               |  41 --
 mod/blog/index.php                                 |  55 ---
 mod/blog/languages/en.php                          |  88 ----
 mod/blog/manifest.xml                              |  14 +-
 mod/blog/preview.php                               |  41 --
 mod/blog/read.php                                  |  66 ---
 mod/blog/savedraft.php                             |  20 -
 mod/blog/shared.php                                |  59 ---
 mod/blog/start.php                                 | 501 +++++++++------------
 mod/blog/views/default/blog/archive.php            |  22 -
 mod/blog/views/default/blog/categorylist.php       |  14 -
 mod/blog/views/default/blog/css.php                | 269 -----------
 mod/blog/views/default/blog/forms/edit.php         | 489 ++++++++++----------
 mod/blog/views/default/blog/gallery.php            |  21 -
 mod/blog/views/default/blog/listing.php            |  64 ---
 mod/blog/views/default/blog/menu.php               |   9 -
 mod/blog/views/default/blog/notfound.php           |  13 -
 mod/blog/views/default/blog/previewpane.php        |   6 -
 mod/blog/views/default/blog/sidebar_menu.php       |  42 ++
 mod/blog/views/default/blog/stats.php              |  13 -
 mod/blog/views/default/blog/view.php               |  15 -
 mod/blog/views/default/object/blog.php             | 265 +++++------
 .../views/default/river/object/blog/annotate.php   |  13 -
 .../views/default/river/object/blog/create.php     |  20 -
 .../views/default/river/object/blog/update.php     |  13 -
 38 files changed, 1263 insertions(+), 2077 deletions(-)
 delete mode 100644 mod/blog/actions/add.php
 create mode 100644 mod/blog/actions/blog/delete.php
 create mode 100644 mod/blog/actions/blog/save.php
 create mode 100644 mod/blog/actions/blog/save_draft.php
 delete mode 100644 mod/blog/actions/delete.php
 delete mode 100644 mod/blog/actions/edit.php
 delete mode 100644 mod/blog/add.php
 delete mode 100644 mod/blog/all.php
 delete mode 100644 mod/blog/archive.php
 create mode 100644 mod/blog/blog_lib.php
 delete mode 100644 mod/blog/edit.php
 delete mode 100644 mod/blog/endpoint/index.php
 delete mode 100644 mod/blog/everyone.php
 delete mode 100644 mod/blog/friends.php
 delete mode 100644 mod/blog/index.php
 delete mode 100644 mod/blog/languages/en.php
 delete mode 100644 mod/blog/preview.php
 delete mode 100644 mod/blog/read.php
 delete mode 100644 mod/blog/savedraft.php
 delete mode 100644 mod/blog/shared.php
 delete mode 100644 mod/blog/views/default/blog/archive.php
 delete mode 100644 mod/blog/views/default/blog/categorylist.php
 delete mode 100644 mod/blog/views/default/blog/gallery.php
 delete mode 100644 mod/blog/views/default/blog/listing.php
 delete mode 100644 mod/blog/views/default/blog/menu.php
 delete mode 100644 mod/blog/views/default/blog/notfound.php
 delete mode 100644 mod/blog/views/default/blog/previewpane.php
 create mode 100644 mod/blog/views/default/blog/sidebar_menu.php
 delete mode 100644 mod/blog/views/default/blog/stats.php
 delete mode 100644 mod/blog/views/default/blog/view.php
 delete mode 100644 mod/blog/views/default/river/object/blog/annotate.php
 delete mode 100644 mod/blog/views/default/river/object/blog/create.php
 delete mode 100644 mod/blog/views/default/river/object/blog/update.php

diff --git a/mod/blog/actions/add.php b/mod/blog/actions/add.php
deleted file mode 100644
index ade0c2544..000000000
--- a/mod/blog/actions/add.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,113 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-	/**
-	 * Elgg blog: add post action
-	 * 
-	 * @package ElggBlog
-	 * @license http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.html GNU Public License version 2
-	 * @author Curverider Ltd <info@elgg.com>
-	 * @copyright Curverider Ltd 2008-2009
-	 * @link http://elgg.org/
-	 */
-
-	// Make sure we're logged in (send us to the front page if not)
-		gatekeeper();
-
-        // Make sure action is secure
-        action_gatekeeper();
-
-	// Get input data
-		$title = get_input('blogtitle');
-		$body = get_input('blogbody');
-		$tags = get_input('blogtags');
-		$access = get_input('access_id');
-		//there are three options for an excerpt 1) the user adds one 2) the user uses the {{more}} options 
-		//3) we take the first 50 words - check for the excerpt first, then the more option, then grab 50 words
-		$excerpt = get_input('blogexcerpt');
-		if($excerpt){
-			if(strlen($excerpt) > 300)
-        		$excerpt = substr($excerpt, 0, strpos($excerpt, ' ', 300));
-        	else
-        		$excerpt = $excerpt;
-			
-			$show_excerpt = true;
-		}
-		//if(!$excerpt){
-			//if no user excerpt,check for the {{more}} option in the post
-		//	$excerpt = explode("{{more}}", $body);
-		//	$excerpt = $excerpt[0];
-		//}
-		if(!$excerpt){
-			//grab the first 300 characters
-			if(strlen($body) > 300)
-        		$excerpt = substr($body, 0, strpos($body, ' ', 300)) . "...";
-        	else
-        		$excerpt = $body;
-        		
-        	$show_excerpt = false;
-    	}
-		$comments_on = get_input('comments_select','Off');
-
-	// Cache to the session
-		$_SESSION['user']->blogtitle = $title;
-		$_SESSION['user']->blogbody = $body;
-		$_SESSION['user']->blogtags = $tags;
-		
-	// Convert string of tags into a preformatted array
-		$tagarray = string_to_tag_array($tags);
-		
-	// Make sure the title / description aren't blank
-		if (empty($title) || empty($body)) {
-			register_error(elgg_echo("blog:blank"));
-			forward($_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER']);
-			
-	// Otherwise, save the blog post 
-		} else {
-			
-	// Initialise a new ElggObject
-			$blog = new ElggObject();
-	// Tell the system it's a blog post
-			$blog->subtype = "blog";
-	// Set its owner to the current user
-			$blog->owner_guid = $_SESSION['user']->getGUID();
-	// Set it's container		
-			$blog->container_guid = (int)get_input('container_guid', $_SESSION['user']->getGUID());
-	// For now, set its access to public (we'll add an access dropdown shortly)
-			$blog->access_id = $access;
-	// Set its title and description appropriately
-			$blog->title = $title;
-			$blog->description = $body;
-	// Before we can set metadata, we need to save the blog post
-			if (!$blog->save()) {
-				register_error(elgg_echo("blog:error"));
-				forward($_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER']);
-			}
-	// Now let's add tags. We can pass an array directly to the object property! Easy.
-			if (is_array($tagarray)) {
-				$blog->tags = $tagarray;
-			}
-			$blog->comments_on = $comments_on; //whether the users wants to allow comments or not on the blog post
-			$blog->excerpt = $excerpt;
-			$blog->show_excerpt = $show_excerpt;
-
-	// Success message
-			system_message(elgg_echo("blog:posted"));
-	// add to river
-	        add_to_river('river/object/blog/create','create',$_SESSION['user']->guid,$blog->guid);
-	// Remove the blog post cache
-			//unset($_SESSION['blogtitle']); unset($_SESSION['blogbody']); unset($_SESSION['blogtags']);
-			remove_metadata($_SESSION['user']->guid,'blogtitle');
-			remove_metadata($_SESSION['user']->guid,'blogbody');
-			remove_metadata($_SESSION['user']->guid,'blogtags');
-			
-	// Forward to the main blog page
-			$page_owner = get_entity($blog->container_guid);
-			if ($page_owner instanceof ElggUser)
-				$username = $page_owner->username;
-			else if ($page_owner instanceof ElggGroup)
-				$username = "group:" . $page_owner->guid;
-			forward("pg/blog/$username");
-				
-		}
-		
-?>
diff --git a/mod/blog/actions/blog/delete.php b/mod/blog/actions/blog/delete.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8fa1ff889
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mod/blog/actions/blog/delete.php
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * Delete blog entity
+ *
+ * @package Blog
+ * @license http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.html GNU Public License version 2
+ * @author Curverider Ltd
+ * @copyright Curverider Ltd 2008-2010
+ * @link http://elgg.org/
+ */
+
+$blog_guid = get_input('guid');
+$blog = get_entity($blog_guid);
+
+if (elgg_instanceof($blog, 'object', 'blog') && $blog->canEdit()) {
+	if ($blog->delete()) {
+		system_message(elgg_echo('blog:message:deleted_post'));
+	} else {
+		register_error(elgg_echo('blog:error:cannot_delete_post'));
+	}
+} else {
+	register_error(elgg_echo('blog:error:post_not_found'));
+}
+
+forward($_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER']);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/mod/blog/actions/blog/save.php b/mod/blog/actions/blog/save.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..eade7cad8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mod/blog/actions/blog/save.php
@@ -0,0 +1,282 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * Save blog entity
+ *
+ * @package Blog
+ * @license http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.html GNU Public License version 2
+ * @author Curverider Ltd
+ * @copyright Curverider Ltd 2008-2010
+ * @link http://elgg.org/
+ */
+
+elgg_make_sticky_form();
+
+// edit or create a new entity
+$guid = get_input('guid');
+$user = get_loggedin_user();
+$ajax = get_input('ajax');
+
+// store errors to pass along
+$error = FALSE;
+$error_forward_url = $_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER'];
+
+if ($guid) {
+	$entity = get_entity($guid);
+	if (elgg_instanceof($entity, 'object', 'blog') && $entity->canEdit()) {
+		$blog = $entity;
+	} else {
+		register_error(elgg_echo('blog:error:post_not_found'));
+		forward(get_input('forward', $_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER']));
+	}
+	$success_forward_url = get_input('forward', $blog->getURL());
+} else {
+	$blog = new ElggObject();
+	$blog->subtype = 'blog';
+	$success_forward_url = get_input('forward');
+}
+
+// set defaults and required values.
+$values = array(
+	'title' => '',
+	'description' => '',
+	'status' => 'draft',
+	//'publish_date' => time(),
+	'access_id' => ACCESS_DEFAULT,
+	'comments_on' => 'On',
+	'excerpt' => '',
+	'tags' => '',
+	'container_guid' => ''
+);
+
+$required = array('title', 'description');
+
+foreach ($values as $name => $default) {
+	$values[$name] = get_input($name, $default);
+}
+
+
+// load from POST and do sanity and access checking
+foreach ($values as $name => $default) {
+	$value = get_input($name, $default);
+
+	if (in_array($name, $required) && empty($value)) {
+		$error = elgg_echo("blog:error:missing:$name");
+	}
+
+	if ($error) {
+		break;
+	}
+
+	switch ($name) {
+		case 'tags':
+			if ($value) {
+				$values[$name] = string_to_tag_array($value);
+			} else {
+				unset ($values[$name]);
+			}
+			break;
+
+		case 'excerpt':
+			// restrict to 300 chars
+			if ($value) {
+				$value = substr(strip_tags($value), 0, 300);
+			} else {
+				$value = substr(strip_tags($values['description']), 0, 300);
+			}
+			$values[$name] = $value;
+			break;
+
+		case 'container_guid':
+			// this can't be empty.
+			if (!empty($value)) {
+				if (can_write_to_container($user->getGUID(), $value)) {
+					$values[$name] = $value;
+				} else {
+					$error = elgg_echo("blog:error:cannot_write_to_container");
+				}
+			} else {
+				unset($values[$name]);
+			}
+			break;
+
+		// don't try to set the guid
+		case 'guid':
+			unset($values['guid']);
+			break;
+
+		default:
+			$values[$name] = $value;
+			break;
+	}
+}
+
+// assign values to the entity, stopping on error.
+if (!$error) {
+	foreach ($values as $name => $value) {
+		if (!$blog->$name = $value) {
+			$error = elgg_echo('blog:error:cannot_save1' . $name);
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// only try to save base entity if no errors
+if (!$error && !$blog->save()) {
+	$error = elgg_echo('blog:error:cannot_save');
+}
+
+// forward with success or failure
+if ($ajax) {
+	if ($error) {
+		$json = array('success' => FALSE, 'message' => $error);
+		echo json_encode($json);
+	} else {
+		$msg = elgg_echo('blog:message:saved');
+		$json = array('success' => TRUE, 'message' => $msg, 'guid' => $blog->getGUID());
+		echo json_encode($json);
+	}
+} else {
+	if ($error) {
+		register_error($error);
+		forward($error_forward_url);
+	} else {
+		system_message(elgg_echo('blog:message:saved'));
+		forward($success_forward_url);
+	}
+}
+
+
+
+/*
+ * This might have been a good idea.
+ * It's not.
+
+// edit or create a new entity
+$guid = get_input('guid');
+$user = get_loggedin_user();
+$ajax = get_input('ajax', FALSE);
+
+// store errors to pass along
+$error = FALSE;
+$error_forward_url = $_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER'];
+
+if ($guid) {
+	$entity = get_entity($guid);
+	if (elgg_instanceof($entity, 'object', 'blog') && $entity->canEdit()) {
+		$blog = $entity;
+	} else {
+		register_error(elgg_echo('blog:error:post_not_found'));
+		forward(get_input('forward', $_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER']));
+	}
+	$success_forward_url = get_input('forward', $blog->getURL());
+} else {
+	$blog = new ElggObject();
+	$blog->subtype = 'blog';
+	$success_forward_url = get_input('forward');
+}
+
+// set defaults and required values.
+$values = array(
+	'title' => '',
+	'description' => '',
+	'access_id' => ACCESS_DEFAULT,
+	'comments_on' => 'On',
+	'excerpt' => '',
+	'tags' => '',
+	'container_guid' => ''
+);
+
+$required = array('title', 'description');
+
+foreach ($values as $name => $default) {
+	$values[$name] = get_input($name, $default);
+}
+
+
+// load from POST and do sanity and access checking
+foreach ($values as $name => $default) {
+
+	if ($error) {
+		break;
+	}
+
+	$value = get_input($name, $default);
+
+	if (in_array($name, $required) && empty($value)) {
+		register_error(elgg_echo("blog:error:missing:$name"));
+		forward($error_forward_url);
+	}
+
+	switch ($name) {
+		case 'tags':
+			$values[$name] = string_to_tag_array($value);
+			break;
+
+		case 'excerpt':
+			// restrict to 300 chars
+			if ($value) {
+				$value = substr(strip_tags($value), 0, 300);
+			} else {
+				$value = substr(strip_tags($values['description']), 0, 300);
+			}
+			$values[$name] = $value;
+			break;
+
+		case 'container_guid':
+			// this can't be empty.
+			if (!empty($value)) {
+				if (can_write_to_container($user->getGUID(), $value)) {
+					$values[$name] = $value;
+				} else {
+					$error = elgg_echo("blog:error:cannot_write_to_container");
+				}
+			} else {
+				unset($values[$name]);
+			}
+			break;
+
+		// don't try to set the guid
+		case 'guid':
+			unset($values['guid']);
+			break;
+
+		default:
+			$values[$name] = $value;
+			break;
+	}
+}
+
+// assign values to the entity, stopping on error.
+foreach ($values as $name => $value) {
+	if (!$blog->$name = $value) {
+		$error = elgg_echo('blog:error:cannot_save');
+		break;
+	}
+}
+
+// only try to save base entity if no errors
+if (!$error && !$blog->save()) {
+	$error = elgg_echo('blog:error:cannot_save');
+}
+
+// forward or return ajax data.
+if ($ajax) {
+	if ($error) {
+		$json = array('success' => FALSE, 'message' => $error);
+		echo json_encode($json);
+	} else {
+		$msg = elgg_echo('blog:message:saved');
+		$json = array('success' => TRUE, 'message' => $msg);
+		echo json_encode($json);
+	}
+} else {
+	if ($error) {
+		register_error($error);
+		forward($error_forward_url);
+	} else {
+		system_message(elgg_echo('blog:message:saved'));
+		forward($success_forward_url);
+	}
+}
+
+*/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/mod/blog/actions/blog/save_draft.php b/mod/blog/actions/blog/save_draft.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..64a79c667
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mod/blog/actions/blog/save_draft.php
@@ -0,0 +1,146 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * Save blog entity
+ *
+ * @package Blog
+ * @license http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.html GNU Public License version 2
+ * @author Curverider Ltd
+ * @copyright Curverider Ltd 2008-2010
+ * @link http://elgg.org/
+ */
+
+elgg_make_sticky_form();
+
+// edit or create a new entity
+$guid = get_input('guid');
+$user = get_loggedin_user();
+$ajax = get_input('ajax');
+
+// store errors to pass along
+$error = FALSE;
+$error_forward_url = $_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER'];
+
+if ($guid) {
+	$entity = get_entity($guid);
+	if (elgg_instanceof($entity, 'object', 'blog') && $entity->canEdit()) {
+		$blog = $entity;
+	} else {
+		register_error(elgg_echo('blog:error:post_not_found'));
+		forward(get_input('forward', $_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER']));
+	}
+	$success_forward_url = get_input('forward', $blog->getURL());
+} else {
+	$blog = new ElggObject();
+	$blog->subtype = 'blog';
+	$success_forward_url = get_input('forward');
+}
+
+// set defaults and required values.
+$values = array(
+	'title' => '',
+	'description' => '',
+	'status' => 'draft',
+	//'publish_date' => '',
+	'access_id' => ACCESS_DEFAULT,
+	'comments_on' => 'On',
+	'excerpt' => '',
+	'tags' => '',
+	'container_guid' => ''
+);
+
+$required = array('title', 'description');
+
+foreach ($values as $name => $default) {
+	$values[$name] = get_input($name, $default);
+}
+
+
+// load from POST and do sanity and access checking
+foreach ($values as $name => $default) {
+	$value = get_input($name, $default);
+
+	if (in_array($name, $required) && empty($value)) {
+		$error = elgg_echo("blog:error:missing:$name");
+	}
+
+	if ($error) {
+		break;
+	}
+
+	switch ($name) {
+		case 'tags':
+			if ($value) {
+				$values[$name] = string_to_tag_array($value);
+			} else {
+				unset ($values[$name]);
+			}
+			break;
+
+		case 'excerpt':
+			// restrict to 300 chars
+			if ($value) {
+				$value = substr(strip_tags($value), 0, 300);
+			} else {
+				$value = substr(strip_tags($values['description']), 0, 300);
+			}
+			$values[$name] = $value;
+			break;
+
+		case 'container_guid':
+			// this can't be empty.
+			if (!empty($value)) {
+				if (can_write_to_container($user->getGUID(), $value)) {
+					$values[$name] = $value;
+				} else {
+					$error = elgg_echo("blog:error:cannot_write_to_container");
+				}
+			} else {
+				unset($values[$name]);
+			}
+			break;
+
+		// don't try to set the guid
+		case 'guid':
+			unset($values['guid']);
+			break;
+
+		default:
+			$values[$name] = $value;
+			break;
+	}
+}
+
+// assign values to the entity, stopping on error.
+if (!$error) {
+	foreach ($values as $name => $value) {
+		if (!$blog->$name = $value) {
+			$error = elgg_echo('blog:error:cannot_save');
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// only try to save base entity if no errors
+if (!$error && !$blog->save()) {
+	$error = elgg_echo('blog:error:cannot_save');
+}
+
+// forward with success or failure
+if ($ajax) {
+	if ($error) {
+		$json = array('success' => FALSE, 'message' => $error);
+		echo json_encode($json);
+	} else {
+		$msg = elgg_echo('blog:message:saved');
+		$json = array('success' => TRUE, 'message' => $msg, 'guid' => $blog->getGUID());
+		echo json_encode($json);
+	}
+} else {
+	if ($error) {
+		register_error($error);
+		forward($error_forward_url);
+	} else {
+		system_message(elgg_echo('blog:message:saved'));
+		forward($success_forward_url);
+	}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/mod/blog/actions/delete.php b/mod/blog/actions/delete.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 5b0120cef..000000000
--- a/mod/blog/actions/delete.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-/**
- * Elgg blog: delete post action
- */
-
-// Make sure we're logged in (send us to the front page if not)
-gatekeeper();
-
-// Get input data
-$guid = (int) get_input('blogpost');
-		
-// Make sure we actually have permission to edit
-$blog = get_entity($guid);
-if ($blog->getSubtype() == "blog" && $blog->canEdit()) {
-	$container = get_entity($blog->container_guid);
-	
-	// Get owning user
-	$owner = get_entity($blog->getOwner());
-	// Delete it!
-	$rowsaffected = $blog->delete();
-	if ($rowsaffected > 0) {
-	// Success message
-			system_message(elgg_echo("blog:deleted"));
-	} else {
-			register_error(elgg_echo("blog:notdeleted"));
-	}
-	// Forward to the main blog page
-	forward("pg/blog/" . $container->username);
-}else{
-	forward($_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER']);
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/mod/blog/actions/edit.php b/mod/blog/actions/edit.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 3c16a2e8d..000000000
--- a/mod/blog/actions/edit.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,108 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-	/**
-	 * Elgg blog: edit post action
-	 * 
-	 * @package ElggBlog
-	 * @license http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.html GNU Public License version 2
-	 * @author Curverider Ltd <info@elgg.com>
-	 * @copyright Curverider Ltd 2008-2009
-	 * @link http://elgg.org/
-	 */
-
-	// Make sure we're logged in (send us to the front page if not)
-		gatekeeper();
-
-        // make sure action is secure
-        action_gatekeeper();
-
-	// Get input data
-		$guid = (int) get_input('blogpost');
-		$title = get_input('blogtitle');
-		$body = get_input('blogbody');
-		$access = get_input('access_id');
-		$tags = get_input('blogtags');
-		$comments_on = get_input('comments_select','Off');
-		$excerpt = get_input('blogexcerpt');
-		if($excerpt){
-			if(strlen($excerpt) > 300)
-        		$excerpt = substr($excerpt, 0, strpos($excerpt, ' ', 300));
-        	else
-        		$excerpt = strip_tags($excerpt);
-			
-			$show_excerpt = true;
-		}
-		if(!$excerpt){
-			//grab the first 300 characters
-			if(strlen($body) > 300)
-        		$excerpt = substr($body, 0, strpos($body, ' ', 300)) . "...";
-        	else
-        		$excerpt = strip_tags($body);
-		
-        	$show_excerpt = false;
-    	}
-		
-	// Make sure we actually have permission to edit
-		$blog = get_entity($guid);
-		if ($blog->getSubtype() == "blog" && $blog->canEdit()) {
-	
-		// Cache to the session
-			
-			$_SESSION['user']->blogtitle = $title;
-			$_SESSION['user']->blogbody = $body;
-			$_SESSION['user']->blogtags = $tags;
-			
-		// Convert string of tags into a preformatted array
-			$tagarray = string_to_tag_array($tags);
-			
-		// Make sure the title / description aren't blank
-			if (empty($title) || empty($body)) {
-				register_error(elgg_echo("blog:blank"));
-				forward("mod/blog/add.php");
-				
-		// Otherwise, save the blog post 
-			} else {
-				
-		// Get owning user
-				$owner = get_entity($blog->getOwner());
-		// For now, set its access to public (we'll add an access dropdown shortly)
-				$blog->access_id = $access;
-		// Set its title and description appropriately
-				$blog->title = $title;
-				$blog->description = $body;
-		// Before we can set metadata, we need to save the blog post
-				if (!$blog->save()) {
-					register_error(elgg_echo("blog:error"));
-					forward("mod/blog/edit.php?blogpost=" . $guid);
-				}
-		// Now let's add tags. We can pass an array directly to the object property! Easy.
-				$blog->clearMetadata('tags');
-				if (is_array($tagarray)) {
-					$blog->tags = $tagarray;
-				}
-				$blog->excerpt = $excerpt;
-				$blog->comments_on = $comments_on; //whether the users wants to allow comments or not on the blog post
-				$blog->show_excerpt = $show_excerpt;
-				
-		// Success message
-				system_message(elgg_echo("blog:posted"));
-		//add to the river
-				add_to_river('river/object/blog/update','update',$_SESSION['user']->guid,$blog->guid);
-		// Remove the blog post cache
-				//unset($_SESSION['blogtitle']); unset($_SESSION['blogbody']); unset($_SESSION['blogtags']);
-				remove_metadata($_SESSION['user']->guid,'blogtitle');
-				remove_metadata($_SESSION['user']->guid,'blogbody');
-				remove_metadata($_SESSION['user']->guid,'blogtags');
-		// Forward to the main blog page
-			$page_owner = get_entity($blog->container_guid);
-			if ($page_owner instanceof ElggUser)
-				$username = $page_owner->username;
-			else if ($page_owner instanceof ElggGroup)
-				$username = "group:" . $page_owner->guid;
-			forward("pg/blog/$username");
-					
-			}
-		
-		}
-		
-?>
diff --git a/mod/blog/add.php b/mod/blog/add.php
deleted file mode 100644
index efc6afc43..000000000
--- a/mod/blog/add.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-/**
- * Elgg blog add entry page
- */
-
-// Load Elgg engine
-require_once(dirname(dirname(dirname(__FILE__))) . "/engine/start.php");
-gatekeeper();
-		
-// Get the current page's owner
-$page_owner = page_owner_entity();
-if ($page_owner === false || is_null($page_owner)) {
-	$page_owner = $_SESSION['user'];
-	set_page_owner($_SESSION['guid']);
-}
-if ($page_owner instanceof ElggGroup)
-	$container = $page_owner->guid;
-		
-//set breadcrumbs
-//$area1 = elgg_view('elggcampus_layout/breadcrumbs_general', array('object_type' => 'blog'));
-	
-// Get the form
-$area1 .= elgg_view("blog/forms/edit", array('container_guid' => $container));
-		
-// Display page
-page_draw(elgg_echo('blog:addpost'),elgg_view_layout("one_column", $area1));
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/mod/blog/all.php b/mod/blog/all.php
deleted file mode 100644
index ab1832d99..000000000
--- a/mod/blog/all.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-	/**
-	 * Elgg view all blog posts from all users page
-	 */
-
-	// Load Elgg engine
-		define('everyoneblog','true');
-		require_once(dirname(dirname(dirname(__FILE__))) . "/engine/start.php");
-	
-	// Get the current page's owner
-		$page_owner = $_SESSION['user'];
-		set_page_owner($_SESSION['guid']);
-		
-	//set blog title
-		//$area1 = elgg_view('blog/blog_header', array('context' => "everyone", 'type' => 'blog'));
-		set_context('search');
-		$area2 .= "<div id='blogs'>" . list_entities('object','blog',0,10,false) . "<div class='clearfloat'></div></div>";
-		set_context('blog');
-
-	// Get categories, if they're installed
-		global $CONFIG;
-		//$area3 = elgg_view('blog/categorylist',array('baseurl' => $CONFIG->wwwroot . 'search/?subtype=blog&tagtype=universal_categories&tag=','subtype' => 'blog'));	
-	//include a view for plugins to extend
-		//$area3 .= elgg_view("blogs/favourite", array("object_type" => 'blog'));
-	//get the latest comments on all blogs
-		$comments = get_annotations(0, "object", "blog", "generic_comment", "", 0, 4, 0, "desc");
-		//$area3 .= elgg_view('page_elements/latest_comments', array('comments' => $comments));		
-	//include a view for plugins to extend
-		//$area3 .= elgg_view("blogs/sidebar_options", array("object_type" => 'blog'));
-		
-		$area3 .= elgg_view('blog/stats');	
-	
-		$body = elgg_view_layout("one_column_with_sidebar", $area1.$area2, $area3);
-		
-	// Display page
-		page_draw(elgg_echo('blog:all'),$body);
-		
-?>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/mod/blog/archive.php b/mod/blog/archive.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 9648c75c0..000000000
--- a/mod/blog/archive.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,56 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-/**
- * Elgg blog archive page
- */
-
-// Load Elgg engine
-require_once(dirname(dirname(dirname(__FILE__))) . "/engine/start.php");
-		
-// Get the current page's owner
-$page_owner = page_owner_entity();
-if ($page_owner === false || is_null($page_owner)) {
-	$page_owner = $_SESSION['user'];
-	set_page_owner($_SESSION['guid']);
-}
-//set breadcrumbs if in a group
-//$area1 = elgg_view('elggcampus_layout/breadcrumbs_general', array('object_type' => 'blog'));	
-// Get timestamp upper and lower bounds
-$timelower = (int) get_input('param2');
-$timeupper = (int) get_input('param3');
-if (empty($timelower)) {
-	forward('pg/blog/'.$page_owner->username);
-	exit;
-}
-if (empty($timeupper)) {
-	$timeupper = $timelower + (86400 * 30);
-}
-
-// Set blog title
-$area2 = elgg_view_title(sprintf(elgg_echo('date:month:'.date('m',$timelower)),date('Y',$timelower)));
-
-set_context('search');
-// Get a list of blog posts
-$blogs = list_user_objects($page_owner->getGUID(),'blog',10,false,false,true,$timelower,$timeupper);
-$area2 .= "<div id=\"blogs\">" . $blogs  . "<div class='clearfloat'></div></div>";
-set_context('blog');
-
-///if the logged in user is not looking at their stuff, display the ownerblock otherwise
-//show the users favourites
-if(page_owner()	!= get_loggedin_user()->guid){
-	$area3 = elgg_view('blog/ownerblock');
-}
-
-//get the latest comments on user's blog posts
-$comments = get_annotations(0, "object", "blog", "generic_comment", "", 0, 4, 0, "desc",0,0,page_owner());
-$area3 .= elgg_view('elggcampus_layout/latest_comments', array('comments' => $comments));
-//a view for the favourites plugin to extend
-$area3 .= elgg_view("blogs/sidebar_options", array("object_type" => 'blog'));
-//display archive
-$area3 .= elgg_view("blog/archive");
-		
-// Display them in the page
-$body = elgg_view_layout("one_column_with_sidebar", $area1 . $area2, $area3);
-		
-// Display page
-page_draw(sprintf(elgg_echo('blog:user'),$page_owner->name),$body);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/mod/blog/blog_lib.php b/mod/blog/blog_lib.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0fe1b80d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mod/blog/blog_lib.php
@@ -0,0 +1,181 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * Blog helper functions
+ *
+ * @package Blog
+ * @license http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.html GNU Public License version 2
+ * @author Curverider Ltd
+ * @copyright Curverider Ltd 2008-2010
+ * @link http://elgg.org/
+ */
+
+
+/**
+ * Returns HTML for a blog post.
+ *
+ * @param int $guid of a blog entity.
+ * @return string html
+ */
+function blog_get_page_content_read($owner_guid, $guid) {
+	if ($guid) {
+		$blog = get_entity($guid);
+
+		if (!elgg_instanceof($blog, 'object', 'blog') && $blog->status == 'final') {
+			$content = elgg_echo('blog:error:post_not_found');
+		} else {
+			elgg_push_breadcrumb($blog->title, $blog->getURL());
+			$content = elgg_view_entity($blog, TRUE);
+		}
+	} else {
+		$content = elgg_list_entities_from_metadata(array(
+			'type' => 'object',
+			'subtype' => 'blog',
+			'owner_guid' => $owner_guid,
+			'full_view' => FALSE,
+			'metadata_name_value_pair' => array('name' => 'status', 'value' => 'final')
+		));
+	}
+
+	return $content;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Returns HTML to edit a blog post.
+ *
+ * @param int $guid
+ * @return string html
+ */
+function blog_get_page_content_edit($guid) {
+	$vars = array();
+	if ($guid) {
+		$blog = get_entity($guid);
+		$vars['entity'] = $blog;
+
+		if (!elgg_instanceof($blog, 'object', 'blog') || !$blog->canEdit()) {
+			$content = elgg_echo('blog:error:post_not_found');
+		}
+
+		elgg_push_breadcrumb($blog->title, $blog->getURL());
+		elgg_push_breadcrumb(elgg_echo('edit'));
+	} else {
+		elgg_push_breadcrumb(elgg_echo('blog:new'));
+	}
+
+	$content = elgg_view('blog/forms/edit', $vars);
+
+	return $content;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Saves a blog
+ *
+ * @param array $info An array of name=>value pairs to save to the blog entity
+ *
+ * @return array('success' => BOOL, 'message' => string);
+ */
+function blog_save_blog($info) {
+	// store errors to pass along
+	$error = FALSE;
+
+	if ($info['guid']) {
+		$entity = get_entity($info['guid']);
+		if (elgg_instanceof($entity, 'object', 'blog') && $entity->canEdit()) {
+			$blog = $entity;
+		} else {
+			$error = elgg_echo('blog:error:post_not_found');
+		}
+	} else {
+		$blog = new ElggObject();
+		$blog->subtype = 'blog';
+	}
+
+	// check required vars
+	$required = array('title', 'description');
+
+	// load from POST and do sanity and access checking
+	foreach ($info as $name => $value) {
+		if (in_array($name, $required) && empty($value)) {
+			$error = elgg_echo("blog:error:missing:$name");
+		}
+
+		if ($error) {
+			break;
+		}
+
+		switch ($name) {
+			case 'tags':
+				if ($value) {
+					$info[$name] = string_to_tag_array($value);
+				} else {
+					unset ($info[$name]);
+				}
+				break;
+
+			case 'excerpt':
+				// restrict to 300 chars
+				if ($value) {
+					$value = substr(strip_tags($value), 0, 300);
+				} else {
+					$value = substr(strip_tags($info['description']), 0, 300);
+				}
+				$info[$name] = $value;
+				break;
+
+			case 'container_guid':
+				// this can't be empty.
+				if (!empty($value)) {
+					if (can_write_to_container($user->getGUID(), $value)) {
+						$info[$name] = $value;
+					} else {
+						$error = elgg_echo("blog:error:cannot_write_to_container");
+					}
+				} else {
+					unset($info[$name]);
+				}
+				break;
+
+			// don't try to set the guid
+			case 'guid':
+				unset($info['guid']);
+				break;
+
+			default:
+				$info[$name] = $value;
+				break;
+		}
+	}
+
+	// assign values to the entity, stopping on error.
+	if (!$error) {
+		foreach ($info as $name => $value) {
+			if (!$blog->$name = $value) {
+				$error = elgg_echo('blog:error:cannot_save');
+				break;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	// only try to save base entity if no errors
+	if (!$error && !$blog->save()) {
+		$error = elgg_echo('blog:error:cannot_save');
+	}
+
+	if ($error) {
+		$return = array(
+			'success' => FALSE,
+			'message' => $error
+		);
+	} else {
+		$return = array(
+			'success' => TRUE,
+			'message' => elgg_echo('blog:message:saved')
+		);
+	}
+
+	return $return;
+}
+
+
+class ElggBlog extends ElggObject {
+
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/mod/blog/edit.php b/mod/blog/edit.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 2d605b647..000000000
--- a/mod/blog/edit.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-/**
-* Elgg blog edit entry page
-*/
-
-//Load Elgg engine
-	require_once(dirname(dirname(dirname(__FILE__))) . "/engine/start.php");
-	gatekeeper();
-		
-//Get the current page's owner
-	$page_owner = page_owner_entity();
-	if ($page_owner === false || is_null($page_owner)) {
-		$page_owner = $_SESSION['user'];
-		set_page_owner($_SESSION['guid']);
-	}
-		
-//Get the post, if it exists
-	$blogpost = (int) get_input('blogpost');
-	if ($post = get_entity($blogpost)) {	
-		if ($post->canEdit()) {	
-			//$area1 = elgg_view('elggcampus_layout/breadcrumbs_edit', array('object' => $post, 'object_type' => 'blog'));
-			$area1 .= elgg_view("blog/forms/edit", array('entity' => $post));
-			$body = elgg_view_layout("one_column", $area1);
-		}	
-	}
-		
-//Display page
-	page_draw(sprintf(elgg_echo('blog:editpost'),$post->title),$body);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/mod/blog/endpoint/index.php b/mod/blog/endpoint/index.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 013770e36..000000000
--- a/mod/blog/endpoint/index.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,92 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-    /**
-	 * Elgg external blog. Turns your internal blog into an external one.
-	 */
-
-    // Load Elgg engine will not include plugins
-    require_once(dirname(dirname(dirname(dirname(__FILE__)))) . "/engine/start.php");
-  	
-    global $CONFIG;
-    
-    $user = get_input('user');
-    $user_object = get_user_by_username($user);
-    
-    // Get a list of blog posts
-	set_context('search');
-	$area2 = "<div id=\"blogs\">" . list_user_objects($user_object->guid,'blog',10,false, false) . "<div class='clearfloat'></div></div>";
-	set_context('blog');
-	
-	//get some user details
-	$user_name = $user_object->name;
-	$user_desc = $user_object->briefdescription;
-	$user_location = $user_object->location;
-	
-	//get archive list
-	if ($dates = get_entity_dates('object','blog',$user_object->guid)) {
-		foreach($dates as $date) {
-			$timestamplow = mktime(0,0,0,substr($date,4,2),1,substr($date,0,4));
-			$timestamphigh = mktime(0,0,0,((int) substr($date,4,2)) + 1,1,substr($date,0,4));
-			$link = $CONFIG->wwwroot . 'pg/blog/' . $page_owner->username . '/archive/' . $timestamplow . '/' . $timestamphigh;
-			$year = substr($date,0,-2);
-			$month = date('F',mktime(0, 0, 0, substr($date,4,2), 1)); //substr($date,4,2);
-			$display_date = $month . " " . $year;	
-			$archive_list .= "<li><a href=\"{$link}\">" . $display_date . "</a></li>";
-		}								
-	}
-?>
-<html>
-<head>
-<title>Brighton news blog</title>
-<?php
-	//require_once(dirname(dirname(dirname(dirname(__FILE__)))) . "/mod/blog/themes/ColdBlue/css/style.php");
-?>
-</head>
-<body>
-	<div id="header"><div class="inner clear">
-		<h1><a href=""><?php echo $user_object->name; ?>: blog</a></h1>
-		<ul id="navigation">
-			<li><a href="<?php echo $CONFIG->wwwroot . 'pg/blog/' . $user .'?view=rss'; ?>">RSS Feed</a></li>
-		</ul>
-	</div></div>
-	<div id="search"><div class="inner clear">
-		<a id="rss-link" href="<?php echo $CONFIG->wwwroot . 'pg/blog/' . $user .'?view=rss'; ?>"><strong>Subscribe to the RSS Feed</strong></a>
-		<a id="technorati-link" href="http://technorati.com/faves?add=""><strong>Add to your Favorites</strong></a>
-	</div></div>
-	<div id="wrapper" class="clear">
-	<div id="content">
-	<?php echo $area2; ?>
-		<div class="post-navigation">
-			<div class="left"></div>
-			<div class="right"></div>
-		</div>
-	</div>
-<ul id="sidebar">
-<li><h2>About</h2>
-	<ul>
-		<li>
-			<p><b><?php echo $user_name; ?></b></p>
-			<p><b><?php echo $user_desc; ?></b></p>
-			<p><b>Location: <?php echo $user_location; ?></b></p>
-		</li>
-	</ul>
-</li>
-<li><h2>Archives</h2>
-	<ul>
-	<?php 
-		//archives
-		echo $archive_list;
-	?>
-	</ul>
-</li>
-</ul>
-</div>
-<div id="footer">
-	<p id="blog-name">Copyright &copy; 2009 <a href="<?php echo $user_object->getURL(); ?>"><?php echo $user_object->name; ?></a></p>
-	<p id="webrevolutionary-link">
-		<a href="http://webrevolutionary.com/coldblue/">ColdBlue</a> v1.0 &mdash; A theme by <a href="http://webrevolutionary.com/">WebRevolutionary</a> &amp; <a href="http://www.forwebdesigners.com/">ForWebdesigners</a>
-	</p>
-</div>
-<!-- ColdBlue v1.0 theme designed by WebRevolutionary.com -->
-</body>
-</html>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/mod/blog/everyone.php b/mod/blog/everyone.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 9270b33a6..000000000
--- a/mod/blog/everyone.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-	/**
-	 * Elgg view all blog posts from all users page
-	 * 
-	 * @package ElggBlog
-	 * @license http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.html GNU Public License version 2
-	 * @author Curverider Ltd <info@elgg.com>
-	 * @copyright Curverider Ltd 2008-2010
-	 * @link http://elgg.com/
-	 */
-
-	// Load Elgg engine
-		define('everyoneblog','true');
-		require_once(dirname(dirname(dirname(__FILE__))) . "/engine/start.php");
-	
-// Get the current page's owner
-		$page_owner = $_SESSION['user'];
-		set_page_owner($_SESSION['guid']);
-		
-		$area2 = elgg_view_title(elgg_echo('blog:everyone'));
-
-		$area2 .= "<div id='blogs'>" . elgg_list_entities(array('type' => 'object', 'subtype' => 'blog', 'limit' => 10, 'full_view' => FALSE)) . "<div class='clearfloat'></div></div>";
-
-		// get tagcloud
-		// $area3 = "This will be a tagcloud for all blog posts";
-
-		// Get categories, if they're installed
-		global $CONFIG;
-		$area3 = elgg_view('blog/categorylist',array('baseurl' => $CONFIG->wwwroot . 'search/?subtype=blog&tagtype=universal_categories&tag=','subtype' => 'blog'));
-
-		$body = elgg_view_layout("one_column_with_sidebar", $area2, $area3);
-		
-	// Display page
-		page_draw(elgg_echo('blog:everyone'),$body);
-		
-?>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/mod/blog/friends.php b/mod/blog/friends.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 24aa36c8b..000000000
--- a/mod/blog/friends.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,41 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-	/**
-	 * Elgg blog friends page
-	 */
-
-	// Load Elgg engine
-		define('everyoneblog','true');
-		require_once(dirname(dirname(dirname(__FILE__))) . "/engine/start.php");
-		
-	// Get the current page's owner
-		$page_owner = page_owner_entity();
-		if ($page_owner === false || is_null($page_owner)) {
-			$page_owner = $_SESSION['user'];
-			set_page_owner($_SESSION['guid']);
-		}
-		if (!($page_owner instanceof ElggEntity)) forward();
-
-	//set blog title
-		$area1 = elgg_view('blog/blog_header', array('context' => "friends", 'type' => 'blog'));
-		
-	// Get a list of blog posts
-		set_context('search');
-		$area2 .= "<div id='blogs'>" . list_user_friends_objects($page_owner->getGUID(),'blog',10,false) . "<div class='clearfloat'></div></div>";
-		set_context('blog');
-		
-	// Get categories, if they're installed
-		global $CONFIG;
-		//$area3 .= elgg_view("blogs/favourite", array("object_type" => 'blog'));
-		$comments = get_annotations(0, "object", "blog", "generic_comment", "", 0, 4, 0, "desc");
-		$area3 .= elgg_view('page_elements/latest_comments', array('comments' => $comments));
-	//include a view for plugins to extend
-		$area3 .= elgg_view("blogs/sidebar_options", array("object_type" => 'blog'));
-		
-	// Display them in the page
-        $body = elgg_view_layout("one_column_with_sidebar", $area1.$area2, $area3);
-		
-	// Display page
-		page_draw(elgg_echo('blog:friends'),$body);
-		
-?>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/mod/blog/index.php b/mod/blog/index.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 5d03ce485..000000000
--- a/mod/blog/index.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,55 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-/**
- * Elgg blog index page
- */
-
-// Load Elgg engine
-require_once(dirname(dirname(dirname(__FILE__))) . "/engine/start.php");
-		
-// Get the current page's owner
-$page_owner = page_owner_entity();
-if ($page_owner === false || is_null($page_owner)) {
-	$page_owner = $_SESSION['user'];
-	set_page_owner($_SESSION['guid']);
-}
-
-//set breadcrumbs if in a group
-//$area1 = elgg_view('elggcampus_layout/breadcrumbs_general', array('object_type' => 'blog'));
-	
-//set blog header
-if(page_owner()== get_loggedin_user()->guid){
-	$area1 .= elgg_view('blog/blog_header', array('context' => "own", 'type' => 'blog'));
-}elseif($page_owner instanceof ElggGroup){
-	$area1 .= elgg_view('groups/blog_header_group');
-}else{
-	$area1 .= elgg_view('blog/blog_header_visit', array('type' => 'blog'));
-}
-		
-// Get a list of blog posts
-set_context('search');
-$blogs = list_user_objects($page_owner->getGUID(),'blog',10,false, false);
-if(!$blogs && ($page_owner->guid == get_loggedin_user()->guid))
-	$blogs = elgg_view('help/blogs');
-$area2 = "<div id=\"blogs\">" . $blogs  . "<div class='clearfloat'></div></div>";
-set_context('blog');
-//if the logged in user is not looking at their stuff, display the ownerblock otherwise
-//show the users favourites
-if(page_owner()	!= get_loggedin_user()->guid){
-	$area3 = elgg_view('blog/ownerblock');
-}else{	
-	//a view for the favourites plugin to extend
-	//$area3 .= elgg_view("blogs/favourite", array("object_type" => 'blog'));
-}
-//get the latest comments on user's blog posts
-$comments = get_annotations(0, "object", "blog", "generic_comment", "", 0, 4, 0, "desc",0,0,page_owner());
-$area3 .= elgg_view('page_elements/latest_comments', array('comments' => $comments));
-//a view for the favourites plugin to extend
-$area3 .= elgg_view("blogs/sidebar_options", array("object_type" => 'blog'));
-//display archive
-$area3 .= elgg_view("blog/archive");
-// Display them in the page
-$body = elgg_view_layout("one_column_with_sidebar", $area1.$area2, $area3);
-	
-// Display page
-page_draw(sprintf(elgg_echo('blog:user'),$page_owner->name),$body);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/mod/blog/languages/en.php b/mod/blog/languages/en.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 3e4b3d6d1..000000000
--- a/mod/blog/languages/en.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,88 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-	$english = array(
-	
-		/**
-		 * Menu items and titles
-		 */
-	
-			'blog' => "Blog", 
-			'blogs' => "Blogs",
-			'blog:user' => "%s's blog",
-			'blog:user:friends' => "%s's friends' blog",
-			'blog:yours' => "My blog",
-			'blog:posttitle' => "%s's blog: %s",
-			'blog:friends' => "Friends' blogs",
-			'blog:workgroup' => "Work Group blogs",
-			'blog:yourfriends' => "Your friends' latest blogs",
-			'blog:all' => "All site blogs",
-			'blog:new' => "New blog post",
-			'blog:posts' => "Latest blog posts",
-			'blog:title' => "Blog title",
-			'blog:via' => "via blog",
-			'blog:read' => "Read blog",
-			'blog:backto' => "Back to blogs",
-			'blog:addpost' => "New blog post",
-			'blog:editpost' => "Edit blog post",
-			'blog:defaultaccess' => "Your site wide access level is:",
-			'blog:text' => "Blog text",
-			'blog:access' => "This blog's access is:",
-			'blog:strapline' => "%s",
-			'blog:none' => "There are no blog posts to display",
-			'item:object:blog' => 'Blog posts',
-			'blog:latestcomments' => 'Latest comments',
-			'blog:never' => 'never',
-			'blog:preview' => 'Preview',
-			'blog:archive' => 'Archive',
-			'blog:excerpt' => 'Excerpt (Optional)',
-			'blog:excerptdesc' => 'An optional short summary, displayed on blog and search listings<br />(instead of the first 200 characters).',
-			'blog:draft:save' => 'Save draft',
-			'blog:readmore' => 'Read more',
-			'blog:draft:saved' => 'Draft last saved',
-			'blog:comments:allow' => 'Allow comments',
-			'blog:widget:description' => 'This widget will display your latest blog post titles on your profile.',
-	
-			'blog:preview:description' => 'This is an unsaved preview of your blog post.',
-			'blog:preview:description:link' => 'To continue editing or save your post, click here.',
-	
-			'blog:enableblog' => 'Enable community blog',
-	
-			'blog:group' => 'Group blog',
-			
-         /**
-	     * Blog river
-	     **/
-	        
-	        //generic terms to use
-	        'blog:river:created' => "%s wrote",
-	        'blog:river:updated' => "%s updated",
-	        'blog:river:posted' => "%s posted",
-	        
-	        //these get inserted into the river links to take the user to the entity
-	        'blog:river:create' => "a blog post",
-	        'blog:river:update' => "a blog post",
-	        'blog:river:annotate' => "a comment on the blog post",
-			
-	
-		/**
-		 * Status messages
-		 */
-	
-			'blog:posted' => "Your blog post was successfully posted.",
-			'blog:deleted' => "Your blog post was successfully deleted.",
-	
-		/**
-		 * Error messages
-		 */
-	
-			'blog:error' => 'Something went wrong. Please try again.',
-			'blog:save:failure' => "Your blog post could not be saved. Please try again.",
-			'blog:blank' => "Sorry; you need to fill in both the title and body before you can make a post.",
-			'blog:notfound' => "Sorry; we could not find the specified blog post.",
-			'blog:notdeleted' => "Sorry; we could not delete this blog post.",
-	
-	);
-					
-	add_translation("en",$english);
-
-?>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/mod/blog/manifest.xml b/mod/blog/manifest.xml
index e2b8f89f4..483e83fab 100644
--- a/mod/blog/manifest.xml
+++ b/mod/blog/manifest.xml
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <plugin_manifest>
-        <field key="author" value="Curverider" />
-        <field key="version" value="1.8" />
-        <field key="description" value="Elgg blog plugin" />
-        <field key="website" value="http://www.elgg.org/" />
-        <field key="copyright" value="(C) Curverider 2008-2010" />
-        <field key="licence" value="GNU Public License version 2" />
-        <field key="elgg_version" value="2010030101" />
+		<field key="author" value="Curverider" />
+		<field key="version" value="1.8" />
+		<field key="description" value="Elgg blog plugin" />
+		<field key="website" value="http://www.elgg.org/" />
+		<field key="copyright" value="(C) Curverider 2008-2010" />
+		<field key="licence" value="GNU Public License version 2" />
+		<field key="elgg_version" value="2010030101" />
 </plugin_manifest>
diff --git a/mod/blog/preview.php b/mod/blog/preview.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 93e11c222..000000000
--- a/mod/blog/preview.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,41 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-	/**
-	 * Elgg blog: preview page
-	 */
-
-		require_once(dirname(dirname(dirname(__FILE__))).'/engine/start.php');
-
-	// Make sure we're logged in (send us to the front page if not)
-		gatekeeper();
-
-	// Get input data
-	
-		$blogpost = new stdClass;
-		$blogpost->title = get_input('blogtitle');
-		$blogpost->description = get_input('blogbody');
-		$blogpost->tags = get_input('blogtags');
-		$blogpost->access = get_input('access_id');
-		$blogpost->comments_on = get_input('comments_select');
-		$blogpost->time_created = time();
-		
-	// Convert string of tags into a preformatted array
-		$blogpost->tags = string_to_tag_array($blogpost->tags);
-		
-	// Display it
-		$area2 = elgg_view("blog/previewpane") .
-				 elgg_view("object/blog",array(
-											'entity' => $blogpost,
-											'entity_owner' => $_SESSION['user']->guid,
-											'comments' => false,
-											'full' => true
-											));
-											
-	// Set the title appropriately
-		$title = sprintf(elgg_echo("blog:posttitle"),$_SESSION['user']->name,$blogpost->title);
-
-	// Display through the correct canvas area
-		$body = elgg_view_layout("one_column_with_sidebar", $area1 . $area2);			
-		echo page_draw($blogpost->title,$body);
-
-?>
diff --git a/mod/blog/read.php b/mod/blog/read.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 291a7bdf8..000000000
--- a/mod/blog/read.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,66 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-	/**
-	 * Elgg read blog post page
-	 * @package ElggBlog
-	 * @copyright Curverider Ltd 2008-2009
-	 */
-
-// Load Elgg engine
-require_once(dirname(dirname(dirname(__FILE__))) . "/engine/start.php");
-
-// Get the specified blog post
-$post = (int) get_input('blogpost');
-
-// If we can get out the blog post ...
-if ($blogpost = get_entity($post)) {
-	// Set variables
-	$blog_acl = '';			
-	// Set the page owner
-	if ($blogpost->container_guid)
-		set_page_owner($blogpost->container_guid);
-	else
-		set_page_owner($blogpost->owner_guid);
-		
-	//set breadcrumbs
-	//$area2 = elgg_view('elggcampus_layout/breadcrumbs', array('object_title' => $blogpost->title, 'object_type' => 'blog'));
-	// Display it
-	$area2 .= elgg_view_entity($blogpost, true);
-	//get the blog's access level
-	$blog_acl = get_readable_access_level($blogpost->access_id);					
-	// Set the title appropriately
-	$title = $blogpost->title;
-	//set blog ownerblock if not your own
-	if($blogpost->owner_guid != get_loggedin_user()->guid){
-		$area3 = elgg_view('blog/ownerblock');
-	}
-	//display the read sidebar
-	//$area3 .= elgg_view('blog/read_sidebar', array('blog_acl' => $blog_acl, 'entity' => $blogpost));
-	//if the logged in user is not looking at their stuff, display the ownerblock otherwise
-	//show the users favourites
-	if(page_owner()	!= get_loggedin_user()->guid){
-		$area3 = elgg_view('blog/ownerblock');
-	}else{	
-		//a view for the favourites plugin to extend
-		$area3 .= elgg_view("blogs/sidebar_options", array("object_type" => 'blog'));
-	}
-	//display archive
-	$area3 .= elgg_view("blog/archive");
-	//get the latest comments on user's blog posts
-	$comments = get_annotations(0, "object", "blog", "generic_comment", "", 0, 4, 0, "desc",0,0,page_owner());
-	$area3 .= elgg_view('page_elements/latest_comments', array('comments' => $comments));
-
-	// Display through the correct canvas area
-	$body = elgg_view_layout("one_column_with_sidebar", $area1.$area2, $area3);
-			
-// If we're not allowed to see the blog post
-} else {		
-	// Display the 'post not found' page instead
-	$body = elgg_view("blog/notfound");
-	$title = elgg_echo("blog:notfound");		
-}
-		
-// Display page
-page_draw($title,$body);
-		
-?>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/mod/blog/savedraft.php b/mod/blog/savedraft.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 4533939ed..000000000
--- a/mod/blog/savedraft.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-	/**
-	 * Elgg blog autosaver
-	 */
-
-	// Load engine
-		require_once(dirname(dirname(dirname(__FILE__))) . '/engine/start.php');
-		gatekeeper();
-		
-	// Get input data
-		$title = $_POST['blogtitle'];
-		$body = $_POST['blogbody'];
-		$tags = $_POST['blogtags'];
-	
-		$_SESSION['user']->blogtitle = $title;
-		$_SESSION['user']->blogbody = $body;
-		$_SESSION['user']->blogtags = $tags;
-		
-?>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/mod/blog/shared.php b/mod/blog/shared.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 67dae202e..000000000
--- a/mod/blog/shared.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,59 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-/**
- * Elgg blog shared page
- */
-
-// Load Elgg engine
-require_once(dirname(dirname(dirname(__FILE__))) . "/engine/start.php");
-		
-// Get the current page's owner
-$page_owner = page_owner_entity();
-if ($page_owner === false || is_null($page_owner)) {
-	$page_owner = $_SESSION['user'];
-	set_page_owner($_SESSION['guid']);
-}
-
-//get the shared access collection
-$sac = get_input('sac');
-
-//set breadcrumbs
-//$area1 = elgg_view('elggcampus_layout/breadcrumbs_general', array('object_type' => 'blog', 'context' => 'shared', 'sac' => $sac));
-
-//set blog header
-if(page_owner()== get_loggedin_user()->guid){
-	$area1 .= elgg_view('blog/blog_header', array('context' => "own", 'type' => 'blog'));
-}elseif($page_owner instanceof ElggGroup){
-	$area1 .= elgg_view('groups/blog_header_group');
-}else{
-	$area1 .= elgg_view('blog/blog_header_visit', array('type' => 'blog'));
-}
-		
-// Get a list of blog posts
-set_context('search');
-$get_blogs = list_entities_from_access_id($sac, "object", "blog", 0, 10, false, false,true);
-if($get_blogs != "")
-	$area2 = "<div id=\"blogs\">" . $get_blogs . "<div class='clearfloat'></div></div>";
-else
-	$area2 = "<div class=\"ContentWrapper\">There are no blog posts in this work group.</div>";
-set_context('blog');
-//if the logged in user is not looking at their stuff, display the ownerblock otherwise
-//show the users favourites
-if(page_owner()	!= get_loggedin_user()->guid){
-	$area3 = elgg_view('blog/ownerblock');
-}else{	
-	//a view for the favourites plugin to extend
-	$area3 .= elgg_view("blogs/favourite", array("object_type" => 'blog'));
-}
-//get the latest comments on user's blog posts
-$comments = get_annotations(0, "object", "blog", "generic_comment", "", 0, 4, 0, "desc",0,0,page_owner());
-$area3 .= elgg_view('page_elements/latest_comments', array('comments' => $comments));
-//a view for the favourites plugin to extend
-$area3 .= elgg_view("blogs/sidebar_options", array("object_type" => 'blog'));
-//display archive
-$area3 .= elgg_view("blog/archive");
-// Display them in the page
-$body = elgg_view_layout("one_column_with_sidebar", $area1.$area2, $area3);
-	
-// Display page
-page_draw(sprintf(elgg_echo('blog:workgroup'),$page_owner->name),$body);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/mod/blog/start.php b/mod/blog/start.php
index c2ccb1902..bbae1eb6c 100644
--- a/mod/blog/start.php
+++ b/mod/blog/start.php
@@ -1,278 +1,223 @@
-<?php
-
-	/**
-	 * Elgg blog plugin
-	 **/
-
-		function blog_init() {
-			
-			// Load system configuration
-				global $CONFIG;
-				
-			// Set up menu for logged in users
-				if (isloggedin()) {
-    				
-					add_menu(elgg_echo('blog:yours'), $CONFIG->wwwroot . "pg/blog/" . $_SESSION['user']->username);
-					
-			// And for logged out users
-				} else {
-					add_menu(elgg_echo('blog'), $CONFIG->wwwroot . "mod/blog/everyone.php",array(
-					));
-				}
-				
-			// Extend system CSS with our own styles, which are defined in the blog/css view
-				extend_view('css','blog/css');
-				
-			// Extend hover-over menu	
-				extend_view('profile/menu/links','blog/menu');
-				
-			// Register a page handler, so we can have nice URLs
-				register_page_handler('blog','blog_page_handler');
-				
-			// Register a URL handler for blog posts
-				register_entity_url_handler('blog_url','object','blog');
-				
-			// Register this plugin's object for sending pingbacks
-				register_plugin_hook('pingback:object:subtypes', 'object', 'blog_pingback_subtypes');
-
-			// Register granular notification for this type
-			if (is_callable('register_notification_object'))
-				register_notification_object('object', 'blog', elgg_echo('blog:newpost'));
-
-			// Listen to notification events and supply a more useful message
-			register_plugin_hook('notify:entity:message', 'object', 'blog_notify_message');
-
-			// Add a new blog widget
-				add_widget_type('blog',elgg_echo("blog"),elgg_echo("blog:widget:description"),'profile, dashboard');
-			
-			// Listen for new pingbacks
-				register_elgg_event_handler('create', 'object', 'blog_incoming_ping');
-				
-			// Register entity type
-				register_entity_type('object','blog');
-				
-			// Register an annotation handler for comments etc
-				register_plugin_hook('entity:annotate', 'object', 'blog_annotate_comments');
-				
-			// Add group menu option
-				add_group_tool_option('blog',elgg_echo('blog:enableblog'),true);
-		}
-		
-		function blog_pagesetup() {
-			
-			global $CONFIG;
-
-			//add submenu options
-				if (get_context() == "blog") {
-					$page_owner = page_owner_entity();
-						
-					if ((page_owner() == $_SESSION['guid'] || !page_owner()) && isloggedin()) {
-						add_submenu_item(elgg_echo('blog:your'),$CONFIG->wwwroot."pg/blog/" . $_SESSION['user']->username);
-						add_submenu_item(elgg_echo('blog:friends'),$CONFIG->wwwroot."pg/blog/" . $_SESSION['user']->username . "/friends/");
-						add_submenu_item(elgg_echo('blog:everyone'),$CONFIG->wwwroot."mod/blog/everyone.php");
-						
-					} else if (page_owner()) {
-						add_submenu_item(sprintf(elgg_echo('blog:user'),$page_owner->name),$CONFIG->wwwroot."pg/blog/" . $page_owner->username);
-						if ($page_owner instanceof ElggUser) { // Sorry groups, this isn't for you.
-							add_submenu_item(sprintf(elgg_echo('blog:user:friends'),$page_owner->name),$CONFIG->wwwroot."pg/blog/" . $page_owner->username . "/friends/");
-						}
-						add_submenu_item(elgg_echo('blog:everyone'),$CONFIG->wwwroot."mod/blog/everyone.php");
-					} else {
-						add_submenu_item(elgg_echo('blog:everyone'),$CONFIG->wwwroot."mod/blog/everyone.php");
-					}
-					
-					if (can_write_to_container(0, page_owner()) && isloggedin())
-						add_submenu_item(elgg_echo('blog:addpost'),$CONFIG->wwwroot."pg/blog/{$page_owner->username}/new/");
-						
-					if (!defined('everyoneblog') && page_owner()) {
-						
-						if ($dates = get_entity_dates('object','blog',page_owner())) {
-							foreach($dates as $date) {
-								$timestamplow = mktime(0,0,0,substr($date,4,2),1,substr($date,0,4));
-								$timestamphigh = mktime(0,0,0,((int) substr($date,4,2)) + 1,1,substr($date,0,4));
-								if (!isset($page_owner)) $page_owner = page_owner_entity();
-								$link = $CONFIG->wwwroot . 'pg/blog/' . $page_owner->username . '/archive/' . $timestamplow . '/' . $timestamphigh;
-								add_submenu_item(sprintf(elgg_echo('date:month:'.substr($date,4,2)),substr($date,0,4)),$link,'filter');
-							}								
-						}
-						
-					}
-					
-				}
-				
-			// Group submenu
-				$page_owner = page_owner_entity();
-				
-				if ($page_owner instanceof ElggGroup && get_context() == 'groups') {
-	    			if($page_owner->blog_enable != "no"){
-					    add_submenu_item(sprintf(elgg_echo("blog:group"),$page_owner->name), $CONFIG->wwwroot . "pg/blog/" . $page_owner->username );
-				    }
-				}
-		}
-		
-		/**
-		 * Blog page handler; allows the use of fancy URLs
-		 *
-		 * @param array $page From the page_handler function
-		 * @return true|false Depending on success
-		 */
-		function blog_page_handler($page) {
-			
-			// The first component of a blog URL is the username
-			if (isset($page[0])) {
-				set_input('username',$page[0]);
-			}
-			
-			// In case we have further input
-			if (isset($page[2])) {
-				set_input('param2',$page[2]);
-			}
-			// In case we have further input
-			if (isset($page[3])) {
-				set_input('param3',$page[3]);
-			}
-			
-			// The second part dictates what we're doing
-			if (isset($page[1])) {
-				switch($page[1]) {
-					case "read":		set_input('blogpost',$page[2]);
-										include(dirname(__FILE__) . "/read.php"); return true;
-										break;
-					case "archive":		include(dirname(__FILE__) . "/archive.php"); return true;
-										break;
-					case "friends":		include(dirname(__FILE__) . "/friends.php"); return true;
-										break;
-					case "new":			include(dirname(__FILE__) . "/add.php"); return true;
-										break;
-					
-				}
-			// If the URL is just 'blog/username', or just 'blog/', load the standard blog index
-			} else {
-				@include(dirname(__FILE__) . "/index.php");
-				return true;
-			}
-			
-			return false;
-			
-		}
-		
-		/**
-		 * Hook into the framework and provide comments on blog entities.
-		 *
-		 * @param unknown_type $hook
-		 * @param unknown_type $entity_type
-		 * @param unknown_type $returnvalue
-		 * @param unknown_type $params
-		 * @return unknown
-		 */
-		function blog_annotate_comments($hook, $entity_type, $returnvalue, $params)
-		{
-			$entity = $params['entity'];
-			$full = $params['full'];
-			
-			if (
-				($entity instanceof ElggEntity) &&	// Is the right type 
-				($entity->getSubtype() == 'blog') &&  // Is the right subtype
-				($entity->comments_on!='Off') && // Comments are enabled
-				($full) // This is the full view
-			)
-			{
-				// Display comments
-				return elgg_view_comments($entity);
-			}
-			
-		}
-		
-		/**
-		 * Returns a more meaningful message
-		 *
-		 * @param unknown_type $hook
-		 * @param unknown_type $entity_type
-		 * @param unknown_type $returnvalue
-		 * @param unknown_type $params
-		 */
-		function blog_notify_message($hook, $entity_type, $returnvalue, $params)
-		{
-			$entity = $params['entity'];
-			$to_entity = $params['to_entity'];
-			$method = $params['method'];
-			if (($entity instanceof ElggEntity) && ($entity->getSubtype() == 'blog'))
-			{
-				$descr = $entity->description;
-				$title = $entity->title;
-				if ($method == 'sms') {
-					$owner = $entity->getOwnerEntity();
-					return $owner->username . ' via blog: ' . $title;
-				}
-				if ($method == 'email') {
-					$owner = $entity->getOwnerEntity();
-					return $owner->username . ' via blog: ' . $title . "\n\n" . $descr . "\n\n" . $entity->getURL();
-				}
-			}
-			return null;
-		}
-
-
-		/**
-		 * Populates the ->getUrl() method for blog objects
-		 *
-		 * @param ElggEntity $blogpost Blog post entity
-		 * @return string Blog post URL
-		 */
-		function blog_url($blogpost) {
-			
-			global $CONFIG;
-			$title = $blogpost->title;
-			$title = friendly_title($title);
-			return $CONFIG->url . "pg/blog/" . $blogpost->getOwnerEntity()->username . "/read/" . $blogpost->getGUID() . "/" . $title;
-			
-		}
-		
-		/**
-		 * This function adds 'blog' to the list of objects which will be looked for pingback urls.
-		 *
-		 * @param unknown_type $hook
-		 * @param unknown_type $entity_type
-		 * @param unknown_type $returnvalue
-		 * @param unknown_type $params
-		 * @return unknown
-		 */
-		function blog_pingback_subtypes($hook, $entity_type, $returnvalue, $params)
-		{
-			$returnvalue[] = 'blog';
-			
-			return $returnvalue;
-		}
-		
-		/**
-		 * Listen to incoming pings, this parses an incoming target url - sees if its for me, and then
-		 * either passes it back or prevents it from being created and attaches it as an annotation to a given
-		 *
-		 * @param unknown_type $event
-		 * @param unknown_type $object_type
-		 * @param unknown_type $object
-		 */
-		function blog_incoming_ping($event, $object_type, $object)
-		{
-			// TODO: Get incoming ping object, see if its a ping on a blog and if so attach it as a comment
-		}
-		
-		/** 
-		 * remove the more link in the blog text
-		 **/
-		function remove_more($body){
-			$text = str_replace("{{more}}", " ", $body);
-			return $text;
-		}
-
-	// Make sure the blog initialisation function is called on initialisation
-		register_elgg_event_handler('init','system','blog_init');
-		register_elgg_event_handler('pagesetup','system','blog_pagesetup');
-		
-	// Register actions
-		global $CONFIG;
-		register_action("blog/add",false,$CONFIG->pluginspath . "blog/actions/add.php");
-		register_action("blog/edit",false,$CONFIG->pluginspath . "blog/actions/edit.php");
-		register_action("blog/delete",false,$CONFIG->pluginspath . "blog/actions/delete.php");
-		
-?>
\ No newline at end of file
+<?php
+/**
+ * Blogs
+ *
+ * @package Blog
+ * @license http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.html GNU Public License version 2
+ * @author Curverider Ltd
+ * @copyright Curverider Ltd 2008-2010
+ * @link http://elgg.org/
+ *
+ * @todo
+ *
+ * Show all your drafts
+ * Show revision history
+ *
+ * Show your blog posts
+ * Show friends blog posts
+ *
+ * Group blogs
+ * 	Forward to container instead of owner
+ * 	GROUPS SUCK.
+ *
+ * Pingbacks
+ * Notifications
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Init blog plugin.
+ *
+ * @return TRUE
+ */
+function blog_init() {
+	global $CONFIG;
+	require_once dirname(__FILE__) . '/blog_lib.php';
+
+	// Set up menus
+	add_menu(elgg_echo('blog'), "{$CONFIG->wwwroot}pg/blog/", array());
+
+	extend_view('css', 'blog/css');
+
+	register_page_handler('blog', 'blog_page_handler');
+	register_page_handler('blog_ajax', 'blog_ajax_page_handler');
+
+	register_entity_url_handler('blog_url_handler', 'object', 'blog');
+
+	// notifications
+	register_notification_object('object', 'blog', elgg_echo('blog:newpost'));
+	register_plugin_hook('notify:entity:message', 'object', 'blog_notify_message');
+
+	// pingbacks
+	//register_elgg_event_handler('create', 'object', 'blog_incoming_ping');
+	//register_plugin_hook('pingback:object:subtypes', 'object', 'blog_pingback_subtypes');
+
+	// Register for search.
+	register_entity_type('object','blog');
+
+	//add_group_tool_option('blog', elgg_echo('blog:enableblog'), true);
+	add_widget_type('blog', elgg_echo('blog'), elgg_echo('blog:widget:description'), 'profile, dashboard');
+
+	$action_path = dirname(__FILE__) . '/actions/blog';
+
+	register_action('blog/save', FALSE, "$action_path/save.php");
+	register_action('blog/delete', FALSE, "$action_path/delete.php");
+}
+
+/**
+ * Dispatches blog pages.
+ * To maintain URL backward compatibility, expects old-style URLs like:
+ * 	pg/blog/[username/[read|edit|archive|new/[time_start|guid/[time_end|title]]]]
+ *
+ * Without a username, show all blogs
+ * Without an action (read|edit|archive|new), forward to pg/blog/username/read.
+ * Without a guid, show all post for that user.
+ * Title is ignored
+ *
+ * If archive, uses time_start/end
+ *
+ * @todo There is no way to say "show me archive view for all blog posts" with the
+ * current URL scheme because $param[0] is the username instead of an action.
+ * Could do something hideous like make '*' mean "all users" (since a username can't be *).
+ * Can't change the URL scheme because of URL compatibility.
+ *
+ * @param array $page
+ * @return NULL
+ */
+function blog_page_handler($page) {
+	global $CONFIG;
+
+	elgg_push_breadcrumb(elgg_echo('blog:blogs'), "{$CONFIG->site->url}pg/blog");
+
+	// see if we're showing all or just a user's
+	if (isset($page[0]) && !empty($page[0])) {
+		$username = $page[0];
+
+		// forward away if invalid user.
+		if (!$user = get_user_by_username($username)) {
+			register_error('blog:error:unknown_username');
+			forward($_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER']);
+		}
+
+		set_page_owner($user->getGUID());
+		$crumbs_title = sprintf(elgg_echo('blog:owned_blogs'), $user->name);
+		$crumbs_url = "{$CONFIG->site->url}pg/blog/$username/read";
+		elgg_push_breadcrumb($crumbs_title, $crumbs_url);
+
+		$action = isset($page[1]) ? $page[1] : FALSE;
+		// yeah these are crap names, but they're used for different things.
+		$page2 = isset($page[2]) ? $page[2] : FALSE;
+		$page3 = isset($page[3]) ? $page[3] : FALSE;
+
+		switch ($action) {
+			case 'read':
+				$title = sprintf(elgg_echo('blog:title:user_blogs'), $user->name);
+				$content = elgg_view('page_elements/content_header', array('context' => $content, 'type' => 'blog'));
+				$content .= blog_get_page_content_read($user->getGUID(), $page2);
+				break;
+
+			case 'new':
+			case 'edit':
+				$content = blog_get_page_content_edit($page2);
+				break;
+
+			case 'archives':
+				$content = elgg_view('page_elements/content_header', array('context' => $content, 'type' => 'blog'));
+				$content .= blog_get_page_content_archive($user->getGUID(), $page2, $page3);
+				break;
+
+			case 'friends':
+				$content = elgg_view('page_elements/content_header', array('context' => $content, 'type' => 'blog'));
+				$content .= blog_get_page_content_archive($user->getGUID());
+				break;
+
+			default:
+				forward("pg/blog/{$username}/read/");
+				break;
+		}
+	} else {
+		$title = elgg_echo('blog:title:all_blogs');
+		$content = elgg_view('page_elements/content_header', array('context' => $content, 'type' => 'blog'));
+		$content .= elgg_list_entities_from_metadata(array(
+			'type' => 'object',
+			'subtype' => 'blog',
+			'full_view' => FALSE,
+			'metadata_name_value_pair' => array('name' => 'status', 'value' => 'final')
+		));
+	}
+
+	$sidebar = elgg_view('blog/sidebar_menu');
+	$content = elgg_view('navigation/breadcrumbs') . $content;
+
+	$body = elgg_view_layout('one_column_with_sidebar', $content, $sidebar);
+
+	page_draw($title, $body);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Handles ajax calls for blog.
+ *
+ * @param array $page
+ */
+function blog_ajax_page_handler($page) {
+	$action = isset($page[0]) ? $page[0] : FALSE;
+
+	var_dump($page);
+
+	switch ($action) {
+		case 'save_draft':
+			// @todo recycle the save action
+			$values = array(
+				'title' => '',
+				'description' => '',
+				'status' => 'draft',
+				'access_id' => ACCESS_DEFAULT,
+				'comments_on' => 'On',
+				'excerpt' => '',
+				'tags' => '',
+				'container_guid' => '',
+				'guid' => ''
+			);
+
+			foreach ($values as $name => $default) {
+				$values[$name] = get_input($name, $default);
+			}
+
+
+
+			/*
+			If a title and body, create a blog post marked as a draft and update the
+			GUID
+			*/
+			break;
+
+		default:
+			$content = 0;
+			break;
+	}
+
+	exit;
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * Format and return the correct URL for blogs.
+ *
+ * @param ElggObject $entity
+ * @return string URL of blog.
+ */
+function blog_url_handler($entity) {
+	global $CONFIG;
+
+	if (!$user = get_entity($entity->owner_guid)) {
+		// default to a standard view if no owner.
+		return FALSE;
+	}
+
+	$friendly_title = friendly_title($entity->title);
+
+	$url = "{$CONFIG->site->url}pg/blog/{$user->username}/read/{$entity->getGUID()}/$friendly_title";
+	return $url;
+}
+
+
+register_elgg_event_handler('init', 'system', 'blog_init');
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/mod/blog/views/default/blog/archive.php b/mod/blog/views/default/blog/archive.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 76ae16696..000000000
--- a/mod/blog/views/default/blog/archive.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-//get blog archives
-global $CONFIG;
-if (!defined('everyoneblog') && page_owner()) {
-	echo "<div class='SidebarBox'>";
-	echo "<h3>" . elgg_echo('blog:archive') ."</h3>";
-	echo "<div class='ContentWrapper'><div id='Owner_Block_Links'><ul>";
-	if ($dates = get_entity_dates('object','blog',page_owner())) {
-		foreach($dates as $date) {
-			$timestamplow = mktime(0,0,0,substr($date,4,2),1,substr($date,0,4));
-			$timestamphigh = mktime(0,0,0,((int) substr($date,4,2)) + 1,1,substr($date,0,4));
-			if (!isset($page_owner)) $page_owner = page_owner_entity();
-			$link = $CONFIG->wwwroot . 'pg/blog/' . $page_owner->username . '/archive/' . $timestamplow . '/' . $timestamphigh;
-			//echo (sprintf(elgg_echo('date:month:'.substr($date,4,2)),substr($date,0,4)),$link,'filter');
-			$year = substr($date,0,-2);
-			$month = date('F',mktime(0, 0, 0, substr($date,4,2), 1)); //substr($date,4,2);
-			$display_date = $month . " " . $year;	
-			echo "<li><a href=\"{$link}\">" . $display_date . "</a></li>";
-		}								
-	}
-	echo "</ul></div></div></div>";
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/mod/blog/views/default/blog/categorylist.php b/mod/blog/views/default/blog/categorylist.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 799c837a7..000000000
--- a/mod/blog/views/default/blog/categorylist.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-	$list = elgg_view('categories/list',$vars);
-	if (!empty($list)) {
-?>
-
-	<div class="blog_categories">
-		<?php echo $list; ?>
-	</div>
-
-<?php
-
-	}
-
-?>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/mod/blog/views/default/blog/css.php b/mod/blog/views/default/blog/css.php
index 361e1572c..e69de29bb 100644
--- a/mod/blog/views/default/blog/css.php
+++ b/mod/blog/views/default/blog/css.php
@@ -1,269 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-	/**
-	 * Elgg blog css
-	 * 
-	 */
-
-?>
-#blogs .pagination {
-/*
-	margin:5px 10px 0 10px;
-	padding:5px;
-	display:block;
-*/
-}
-
-.singleview {
-	/* margin-top:10px !important; */
-}
-
-/*
-we're partly using the #NewListStyle on blogs
-ItemMetaData block only
-*/ 
-#blogs .ContentWrapper.Welcome {
-	padding:10px 0 10px 0;
-}
-#blogs .search_listing .search_listing_info .ItemMetaData {
-	float:right;
-	margin-left:15px;
-	margin-top:0;
-	margin-right: 3px;
-	color:#AAAAAA;
-	text-align: right;
-	font-size:90%;
-}
-#blogs .search_listing .search_listing_info .ItemMetaData table {
-	width:200px;
-	/* float:right; removed for ie7 compatability */
-}
-#blogs .search_listing .search_listing_info .ItemMetaData .EditItem a {
-	color:#AAAAAA;
-	margin:0 0 0 10px;
-}
-#blogs .search_listing .search_listing_info .ItemMetaData .EditItem a:hover {
-	color: #0054a7;
-	text-decoration: underline;
-}
-
-#blogs .search_listing .search_listing_info .ItemMetaData td.FavouriteItem {
-	padding-top:0;
-}
-/* IE7 */
-*:first-child+html #blogs .search_listing .search_listing_info .ItemMetaData td.FavouriteItem { width:auto; }
-
-
-/* BLOG TITLE IN LIST VIEWS */
-#blogs h2.blog_title {
-	line-height:1.1em;
-	margin-top:0;
-	font-size:1.4em;
-}
-#blogs h2.blog_title a {
-	color:#0054A7;
-}
-#blogs .search_listing_info p.blog_excerpt {
-	margin-top:3px;
-	padding-top:2px;
-	border-top:1px solid #cccccc;
-}
-#blogs .search_listing_info p.owner_timestamp {
-	margin-top:2px;
-}
-
-.Page_Header_Options .cancel_button {
-	float:right;
-	margin:0 10px 0 0;
-}
-
-.blog_post_icon {
-	float:left;
-	margin:0 0 0 0;
-	padding:0;
-}
-#blogs .search_listing_info {
-	margin-left:34px;
-}
-
-.blog_post #content_area_user_title {
-	
-}
-.blog_post #content_area_user_title h2 {
-	margin:0 0 5px;
-	padding:0 0 5px;
-	border-bottom:1px solid #cccccc;
-}
-.blog_post .strapline {
-	margin: 0 0 0 30px;
-	padding:0;
-	color: #aaa;
-	line-height:0.8em;
-}
-.blog_post .strapline .generic_access,
-.blog_post .strapline .shared_collection,
-.blog_post .strapline .group_open,
-.blog_post .strapline .group_closed {
-	line-height:1.4em;
-	display:block;
-}
-.blog_post p.tags {
-	background:transparent url(<?php echo $vars['url']; ?>_graphics/icon_tag.png) no-repeat scroll left 2px;
-	margin:0;
-	padding:0 0 0 16px;
-	min-height:22px;
-}
-.blog_post .options {
-	margin:0;
-	padding:0;
-}
-.blog_post_body {
-	margin-top:2px;
-	padding-top:8px;
-	border-top:1px solid #cccccc;
-}
-.blog_post_body img[align="left"] {
-	margin: 10px 10px 10px 0;
-	float:left;
-}
-.blog_post_body img[align="right"] {
-	margin: 10px 0 10px 10px;
-	float:right;
-}
-.blog_post_body img {
-	margin: 10px !important;
-}
-
-.blog-comments h3 {
-	font-size: 150%;
-	margin-bottom: 10px;
-}
-.blog-comment {
-	margin-top: 10px;
-	margin-bottom:20px;
-	border-bottom: 1px solid #aaaaaa;
-}
-.blog-comment img {
-	float:left;
-	margin: 0 10px 0 0;
-}
-.blog-comment-menu {
-	margin:0;
-}
-.blog-comment-byline {
-	background: #dddddd;
-	height:22px;
-	padding-top:3px;
-	margin:0;
-}
-.blog-comment-text {
-	margin:5px 0 5px 0;
-}
-
-
-
-
-/* unsaved blog post preview */
-.blog_previewpane {
-    border:1px solid #D3322A;
-    background:#F7DAD8;
-	padding:10px;
-	margin:10px;
-	-webkit-border-radius: 8px; 
-	-moz-border-radius: 8px;	
-}
-.blog_previewpane p {
-	margin:0;
-}
-
-#blog_edit_page .publish_controls,
-#blog_edit_page .blog_access,
-#blog_edit_page .publish_options,
-#blog_edit_page .publish_blog,
-#blog_edit_page .allow_comments,
-#blog_edit_page .categories {
-	margin:0 5px 5px 5px;
-	border-top:1px solid #cccccc;
-}
-#blog_edit_page ul {
-	padding-left:0px;
-	margin:5px 0 5px 0;
-	list-style: none;
-}
-#blog_edit_page p {
-	margin:5px 0 5px 0;
-}
-#blog_edit_page .publish_blog input[type="submit"] {
-	font-weight: bold;
-	padding:2px;
-	height:auto;
-}
-#blog_edit_page .preview_button a {
-	font: 12px/100% Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
-	font-weight: bold;
-	background:white;
-	border: 1px solid #cccccc;
-	color:#999999;
-	-webkit-border-radius: 4px; 
-	-moz-border-radius: 4px;
-	width: auto;
-	height: auto;
-	padding: 3px;
-	margin:1px 1px 5px 10px;
-	cursor: pointer;
-	float:right;
-}
-#blog_edit_page .preview_button a:hover {
-	background:#4690D6;
-	color:white;
-	text-decoration: none;
-	border: 1px solid #4690D6;
-}
-#blog_edit_page .allow_comments label {
-	font-size: 100%;
-}
-
-
-/* blog edit page */
-#blogPostForm .ContentWrapper {
-	margin-top:10px;
-}
-#blogPostForm .ContentWrapper #excerpt_editarea {
-	margin-top:15px;
-	margin-bottom:15px;
-}
-#excerpt_editarea .input_textarea {
-	height:80px;
-}
-#blogPostForm .current_access {
-	color:inherit;
-	font-size:inherit;
-	line-height:1.0em;
-	padding-top:0;
-}
-
-/* blog widget on groups */
-.collapsable_box_content .ContentWrapper.blogs.more {
-	margin:0 10px;
-	padding:5px 10px;
-}
-.collapsable_box_content .ContentWrapper.blogs {
-	line-height:1.2em;
-	margin-bottom:5px;
-}
-.collapsable_box_content .ContentWrapper.blogs .river_object_blog_create {
-	background-position:left 2px;
-	min-height:17px;
-	padding:2px 0 2px 19px;
-	border-bottom:1px solid #DDDDDD;
-	line-height:1.1em;
-}
-.collapsable_box_content .ContentWrapper.blogs .river_object_blog_create:first-child {
-	border-top:1px solid #DDDDDD;
-}
-.collapsable_box_content .ContentWrapper.blogs .river_object_blog_create span {
-	font-size: 90%;
-	color:#666666;
-}
-
-
diff --git a/mod/blog/views/default/blog/forms/edit.php b/mod/blog/views/default/blog/forms/edit.php
index 28a0980a4..3c9912daa 100644
--- a/mod/blog/views/default/blog/forms/edit.php
+++ b/mod/blog/views/default/blog/forms/edit.php
@@ -1,257 +1,272 @@
-<script>
-$(document).ready(function(){
-	$('#excerpt.excerpt').each(function(){
-		var allowed = 200;
-	
-		// set the initial value
-		$('#countervalue').text(allowed);
-		
-		// bind on key up event
-		$(this).keyup(function(){
-			var counter_value = ((allowed - ($(this).val().length)));
-			
-			$("#countervalue").removeClass();
-			
-			if ((counter_value > 10)) {
-				$("#countervalue").addClass("positive");
-			}
-			else if ((counter_value <= 10) && (counter_value >= 0)) {
-				$("#countervalue").addClass("gettingclose");
-			}
-			else if ((counter_value < 0)) {
-				$("#countervalue").addClass("negative");
-			}
-		
-			// insert new length
-			$('#countervalue').text(counter_value);
-						
-		});
-	});
-});
-</script>
 <?php
 /**
-* Elgg blog edit/add page
-*/
-
-//access details
-$loggedin_user_access = get_default_access(get_loggedin_user());
-$user_acl = get_readable_access_level($loggedin_user_access);
-
-//Populate the title, body and acction variables if it is an edit, declare them if it is a new post
-if (isset($vars['entity'])) {
-	$title = sprintf(elgg_echo("blog:editpost"),$object->title);
-	$action = "blog/edit";
-	$title = $vars['entity']->title;
-	$body = $vars['entity']->description;
-	$tags = $vars['entity']->tags;
-	if ($vars['entity']->comments_on == 'Off')
-		$comments_on = false;
-	else
-		$comments_on = true;
-	$access_id = $vars['entity']->access_id;
-	$show_excerpt = $vars['entity']->show_excerpt;
-	if($show_excerpt)
-		$excerpt = $vars['entity']->excerpt;
-	else
-		$excerpt = "";
-	$page_title =  elgg_view_title(elgg_echo('blog:editpost'));
-}else{
-	$title = elgg_echo("blog:addpost");
-	$action = "blog/add";
-	$tags = "";
-	$title = "";
-	$comments_on = true;
-	$description = "";
-	$excerpt = "";
-	$show_excerpt = '';
-	$page_title =  elgg_view_title(elgg_echo('blog:addpost'));
-	if(page_owner_entity() instanceof ElggGroup){
-		//if in a group, set the access level to default to the group
-		$access_id = page_owner_entity()->group_acl;
-	}else{
-		$access_id = $loggedin_user_access;
-	}		
-	$container = $vars['container_guid'] ? elgg_view('input/hidden', array('internalname' => 'container_guid', 'value' => $vars['container_guid'])) : "";
-}
+ * Edit blog form
+ *
+ * @package Blog
+ * @license http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.html GNU Public License version 2
+ * @author Curverider Ltd
+ * @copyright Curverider Ltd 2008-2010
+ * @link http://elgg.org/
+ */
+
+$values = array(
+	'title' => NULL,
+	'description' => NULL,
+	'status' => 'final',
+	//'publish_date' => NULL,
+	'access_id' => ACCESS_DEFAULT,
+	'comments_on' => 'On',
+	'excerpt' => NULL,
+	'tags' => NULL,
+	'container_guid' => NULL,
+	'guid' => NULL
+);
+
+$forward = $_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER'];
+
+$action_buttons = '';
+$guid_input = '';
 
-//Just in case we have some cached details
-if (empty($body)) {
-	$body = $vars['user']->blogbody;
-	if (!empty($body)) {
-		$title = $vars['user']->blogtitle;
-		$tags = $vars['user']->blogtags;
+// if entity is set, we're editing.
+if (isset ($vars['entity'])) {
+	$blog = $vars['entity'];
+
+	if ($blog && ($blog instanceof ElggObject) && ($blog->getSubtype() == 'blog')) {
+		foreach (array_keys($values) as $field) {
+			$values[$field] = $blog->$field;
+		}
+	} else {
+		echo elgg_echo('blog:error:post_not_found');
+		return FALSE;
 	}
+
+	// add a delete button if editing
+	$delete_url = "{$vars['url']}action/blog/delete?guid={$blog->getGUID()}";
+	$delete_link = elgg_view('output/confirmlink', array(
+		'href' => $delete_url,
+		'text' => elgg_echo('delete'),
+		'class' => 'action_button'
+	));
+
+	$action_buttons = $delete_link;
+
+	$guid_input = elgg_view('input/hidden', array('internalname' => 'guid', 'value' => $values['guid']));
 }
 
-//set the required input fields
-$title_label = elgg_echo('blog:title');
-$title_textbox = elgg_view('input/text', array('internalname' => 'blogtitle', 'value' => $title));
-$text_label = elgg_echo('blog:text');
-$text_textarea = elgg_view('input/longtext', array('internalname' => 'blogbody', 'value' => $body));
+$save_button = elgg_view('input/submit', array('value' => elgg_echo('save'), 'class' => 'action_button'));
+$action_buttons .= $save_button;
+
+$title_label = elgg_echo('title');
+$title_input = elgg_view('input/text', array(
+	'internalname' => 'title',
+	'internalid' => 'blog_title',
+	'value' => $values['title']
+));
+
 $excerpt_label = elgg_echo('blog:excerpt');
-$excerpt_counter = "<div class='thewire_characters_remaining'><span id='countervalue'></span></div>";
-$excerpt_textarea = elgg_view('input/text', array('internalname' => 'blogexcerpt', 'internalid' => 'excerpt', 'class' => 'excerpt input_textarea', 'value' => $excerpt));
-$excerpt_desc = elgg_echo('blog:excerptdesc');
-$show_excerpt_field = elgg_view('input/hidden', array('internalname' => 'show_excerpt', 'value' => $show_excerpt));
-$tag_label = elgg_echo('tags');
-$tag_input = elgg_view('input/tags', array('internalname' => 'blogtags', 'value' => $tags));
+$excerpt_input = elgg_view('input/text', array(
+	'internalname' => 'excerpt',
+	'internalid' => 'blog_excerpt',
+	'value' => $values['excerpt']
+));
+
+$body_label = elgg_echo('blog:body');
+$body_input = elgg_view('input/longtext', array(
+	'internalname' => 'description',
+	'internalid' => 'blog_description',
+	'value' => $values['description']
+));
+
+$save_status = elgg_echo('blog:save_status');
+$never = elgg_echo('never');
+
+$status_label = elgg_echo('blog:status');
+$status_input = elgg_view('input/pulldown', array(
+	'internalname' => 'status',
+	'internalid' => 'blog_status',
+	'value' => $values['status'],
+	'options_values' => array(
+		'draft' => elgg_echo('blog:draft'),
+		'final' => elgg_echo('blog:final')
+	)
+));
+
+$comments_label = elgg_echo('comments');
+$comments_input = elgg_view('input/pulldown', array(
+	'internalname' => 'comments_on',
+	'internalid' => 'blog_comments_on',
+	'value' => $values['comments_on'],
+	'options_values' => array('On' => elgg_echo('on'), 'Off' => elgg_echo('off'))
+));
+
+$tags_label = elgg_echo('tags');
+$tags_input = elgg_view('input/tags', array(
+	'internalname' => 'tags',
+	'internalid' => 'blog_tags',
+	'value' => $values['tags']
+));
+
 $access_label = elgg_echo('access');
-if($comments_on)
-	$comments_on_switch = "checked=\"checked\"";
-else
-	$comment_on_switch = "";
-//if it is a group, pull out the group access view
-if(page_owner_entity() instanceof ElggGroup){
-	$options = group_access_options(page_owner_entity());
-}else{
-	$options = '';
-} 
-$access_input = elgg_view('input/access', array('internalname' => 'access_id', 'value' => $access_id, 'options' => $options));
-$submit_input = elgg_view('input/submit', array('internalname' => 'submit', 'value' => elgg_echo('publish')));
-$conversation = elgg_echo('Conversation');
-$publish = elgg_echo('publish');
-$cat = elgg_echo('categories');
-$preview = elgg_echo('blog:preview');
-$privacy = elgg_echo('access');
-$savedraft = elgg_echo('blog:draft:save');
-$draftsaved = elgg_echo('blog:draft:saved');
-$never = elgg_echo('blog:never');
-$allowcomments = elgg_echo('blog:comments:allow');
-$user_default_access = elgg_echo('blog:defaultaccess');
-$ownerblock = elgg_view('blog/ownerblock', array('entity' => $vars['entity']));
-if($vars['entity']){
-	$deletepage = elgg_view('output/confirmlink',array(	
-				'href' => $vars['url'] . "action/blog/delete?blogpost=" . $vars['entity']->getGUID(),
-				'text' => elgg_echo("delete"),
-				'confirm' => elgg_echo("blog:delete:confirm"),
-				'class' => "Action_Button Disabled")); 
-}else{
-	$deletepage = "";
-}
+$access_input = elgg_view('input/access', array(
+	'internalname' => 'access_id',
+	'internalid' => 'blog_access_id',
+	'value' => $values['access_id']
+));
 
-//INSERT EXTRAS HERE
-$extras = elgg_view('categories',$vars);
-if (!empty($extras)) $extras = '<div class="SidebarBox">' .$cat .'<div class="ContentWrapper">'. $extras . '</div></div>';
-		  
-?>
+$publish_date_label = elgg_echo('blog:publish_date');
+$publish_date_input = elgg_view('input/datepicker', array(
+	'internalname' => 'publish_date',
+	'internalid' => 'blog_publish_date',
+	'value' => $vars['publish_date']
+));
+
+// hidden inputs
+//$container_guid_input = elgg_view('input/hidden', array('internalname' => 'container_guid', 'value' => $values['container_guid']));
+$forward_input = elgg_view('input/hidden', array('internalname' => 'forward', 'value' => $forward));
+
+$form_body = <<<___END
+<p>
+	<label for="blog_title">$title_label</label>
+	$title_input
+</p>
+
+<p>
+	<label for="blog_excerpt">$excerpt_label</label>
+$excerpt_input
+</p>
+
+<p>
+	<label for="blog_description">$body_label</label>
+	$body_input
+</p>
+
+<p id="blog_save_status">
+	$save_status:<span id="blog_save_status_time">$never</span>
+</p>
+
+<p>
+	<label for="blog_publish_date">$publish_date_label</label>
+	$publish_date_input
+</p>
+
+
+<p>
+	<label for="blog_tags">$tags_label</label>
+	$tags_input
+</p>
+
+<p>
+	<label for="blog_comments_on">$comments_label</label>
+	$comments_input
+</p>
+
+<p>
+	<label for="blog_access_id">$access_label</label>
+	$access_input
+</p>
+
+
+
+<p>
+	<label for="blog_status">$status_label</label>
+	$status_input
+</p>
+
+$guid_input
+$container_guid_input
+$forward_input
+
+$action_buttons
+
+<span>
+
+___END;
+
+echo elgg_view('input/form', array(
+	'internalname' => 'blog_post',
+	'action' => "{$vars['url']}action/blog/save",
+	'body' => $form_body
+));
 
-<?php
-//construct the form
-$form_body = <<<EOT
-<div id="LayoutCanvas_2ColumnRHS_Sidebar">
-	{$ownerblock}
-	<div class="SidebarBox">
-			<h3>{$publish}</h3>
-
-		<div class="ContentWrapper">
-
-			<div class="blog_access">
-				<p>{$privacy}: {$access_input}</p>
-			</div>
-			<div class="current_access">{$user_default_access}<br /><b>{$user_acl}</b></span></div>
-		</div>
-		
-		<div class="ContentWrapper">
-			<div class="allow_comments">
-					<label><input type="checkbox" name="comments_select"  {$comments_on_switch} /> {$allowcomments}</label>
-			</div>
-		</div>
-			
-		<div class="ContentWrapper">
-
-			<div class="publish_blog">
-				<div class="publish_controls">
-					{$draftsaved}: <span id="draftSavedCounter">{$never}</span>
-					<a href="#" onclick="javascript:saveDraft(false);return false;">{$savedraft}</a>
-				</div>
-
-				{$submit_input}
-			</div>
-		</div>
-	</div>
-
-	{$extras}
-	{$container}
-</div>
-
-<!-- main content -->
-<div id="LayoutCanvas_2ColumnRHS_MainArea">
-
-
-<div id="Page_Header">
-	<div class="Page_Header_Title">
-		{$page_title}
-	</div>
-
-	<div class="Page_Header_Options">
-
-	<a class="Action_Button" onclick="javascript:saveDraft(true);return true;">{$preview}</a>
-	{$deletepage}
-	</div><div class='clearfloat'></div>
-</div>
-
-
-
-
-<div class="ContentWrapper">
-EOT;
-
-if (isset($vars['entity']))
-	$entity_hidden = elgg_view('input/hidden', array('internalname' => 'blogpost', 'value' => $vars['entity']->getGUID()));
-else
-   	$entity_hidden = '';
-
-$form_body .= <<<EOT
-	<p><label>$title_label</label><br />$title_textbox</p>
-	<p class='longtext_editarea'>
-            $text_textarea
-	</p>
-	<div id='excerpt_editarea'>
-			<label>$excerpt_label</label><br />$excerpt_desc $excerpt_counter<br />
-            $excerpt_textarea        
-	</div>
-	<p><label>$tag_label</label><br />$tag_input</p>
-	<p>$entity_hidden</p>
-	$show_excerpt_field
-</div>
-</div>
-<div class="clearfloat"></div>
-EOT;
-
-//display the form
-echo elgg_view('input/form', array('action' => "{$vars['url']}action/$action", 'body' => $form_body, 'internalid' => 'blogPostForm'));
 ?>
 
 <script type="text/javascript">
-	setInterval( "saveDraft(false)", 120000);
-	function saveDraft(preview) {
-		temppreview = preview;
+	setInterval("blogSaveDraft()", 60000);
+
+	/*
+	 * Attempt to save and update the input with the guid.
+	 */
+	function blogSaveDraftCallback(data, textStatus, XHR) {
+		if (textStatus == 'success' && data.success == true) {
+			var form = $('form[name=blog_post]');
+			form.append('<input type="hidden" name="guid" value="' + data.guid + '" />');
 
-		if (typeof(tinyMCE) != 'undefined') {
-			tinyMCE.triggerSave();
-		}
-		
-		var drafturl = "<?php echo $vars['url']; ?>mod/blog/savedraft.php";
-		var temptitle = $("input[name='blogtitle']").val();
-		var tempbody = $("textarea[name='blogbody']").val();
-		var temptags = $("input[name='blogtags']").val();
-		
-		var postdata = { blogtitle: temptitle, blogbody: tempbody, blogtags: temptags };
-		
-		$.post(drafturl, postdata, function() {
 			var d = new Date();
 			var mins = d.getMinutes() + '';
 			if (mins.length == 1) mins = '0' + mins;
-			$("span#draftSavedCounter").html(d.getHours() + ":" + mins);
-			if (temppreview == true) {
-				$("form#blogPostForm").attr("action","<?php echo $vars['url']; ?>mod/blog/preview.php");
-				$("input[name='submit']").click();
-				//$("form#blogPostForm").submit();
-				//document.blogPostForm.submit();
+			$("#blog_save_status_time").html(d.getHours() + ":" + mins);
+
+		} else {
+			$("#blog_save_status_time").html("<?php echo elgg_echo('error'); ?>");
+		}
+	}
+
+	function blogSaveDraft() {
+		if (typeof(tinyMCE) != 'undefined') {
+			tinyMCE.triggerSave();
+		}
+
+		// only save when content exists
+		var form = $('form[name=blog_post]');
+		var title = form.children('input[name=title]').val();
+		var description = form.children('textarea[name=description]').val();
+
+		if (!(title && description)) {
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		var draftURL = "<?php echo $vars['url']; ?>action/blog/save?ajax=1";
+		var postData = form.serializeArray();
+
+		// force draft status
+		$(postData).each(function(i, e) {
+			if (e.name == 'status') {
+				e.value = 'draft';
 			}
 		});
-				
+
+		$.post(draftURL, postData, blogSaveDraftCallback, 'json');
+
 	}
-	
-</script>
+
+	$(document).ready(function(){
+		$('#excerpt.excerpt').each(function(){
+			var allowed = 200;
+
+			// set the initial value
+			$('#countervalue').text(allowed);
+
+			// bind on key up event
+			$(this).keyup(function(){
+				var counter_value = ((allowed - ($(this).val().length)));
+
+				$("#countervalue").removeClass();
+
+				if ((counter_value > 10)) {
+					$("#countervalue").addClass("positive");
+				}
+				else if ((counter_value <= 10) && (counter_value >= 0)) {
+					$("#countervalue").addClass("gettingclose");
+				}
+				else if ((counter_value < 0)) {
+					$("#countervalue").addClass("negative");
+				}
+
+				// insert new length
+				$('#countervalue').text(counter_value);
+
+			});
+		});
+	});
+
+</script>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/mod/blog/views/default/blog/gallery.php b/mod/blog/views/default/blog/gallery.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 7fa05040e..000000000
--- a/mod/blog/views/default/blog/gallery.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-/**
- * Elgg blog listing
- */
-$owner = $vars['entity']->getOwnerEntity();
-$friendlytime = friendly_time($vars['entity']->time_created);
-$icon = elgg_view(
-			"profile/icon", array(
-									'entity' => $owner,
-									'size' => 'small',
-								  )
-		);
-$info = "<p>" . elgg_echo('blog') . ": <a href=\"{$vars['entity']->getURL()}\">{$vars['entity']->title}</a></p>";
-$info .= "<p><a href=\"{$owner->getURL()}\">{$owner->name}</a> {$friendlytime}</p>";
-
-//display
-echo "<div class=\"blog_gallery\">";
-echo "<div class=\"blog_gallery_icon\">" . $icon . "</div>";
-echo "<div class=\"blog_gallery_content\">" . $info . "</div>";
-echo "</div>";
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/mod/blog/views/default/blog/listing.php b/mod/blog/views/default/blog/listing.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 7aae87b27..000000000
--- a/mod/blog/views/default/blog/listing.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,64 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-/**
- * Elgg blog listing
- */
-
-$owner = $vars['entity']->getOwnerEntity();
-$friendlytime = sprintf(elgg_echo("blog:strapline"),
-									date("F j, Y",$vars['entity']->time_created)
-					);
-$tags = elgg_view('output/tags', array('tags' => $vars['entity']->tags));
-$num_comments = elgg_count_comments($vars['entity']);
-$icon = elgg_view(
-		"profile/icon", array(
-								'entity' => $owner,
-								'size' => 'tiny',
-							  )
-	);
-//sort out the access level for display
-$object_acl = get_readable_access_level($vars['entity']->access_id);
-//files with these access level don't need an icon
-$general_access = array('Public', 'Logged in users', 'Friends');
-//set the right class for access level display - need it to set on groups and shared access only
-$check_is_group = get_entity($vars['entity']->container_guid);
-if($check_is_group instanceof ElggGroup){
-	//get the membership type open/closed
-	$membership = $check_is_group->membership;
-	//we decided to show that the item is in a group, rather than its actual access level
-	$object_acl = "Group: " . $is_group->name;
-	if($membership == 2)
-		$access_level = "class='group_open'";
-	else
-		$access_level = "class='group_closed'";
-}elseif($object_acl == 'Private'){
-		$access_level = "class='private'";
-}else{
-	if(!in_array($object_acl, $general_access))
-		$access_level = "class='shared_collection'";
-	else
-		$access_level = "class='generic_access'";
-}
-//display the access level
-	$info = "<div class='ItemMetaData'><table><tr>";
-
-	//$table_column_number = "";
-//include edit and delete options
-if ($vars['entity']->canEdit()) {
-	$info .= "<td class='EditItem'><span class='EditItem'><a href=\"{$vars['url']}mod/blog/edit.php?blogpost={$vars['entity']->getGUID()}\">" . elgg_echo('edit') . "</a></span></td>";
-	$info .= "<td class='DeleteItem'><div class='Delete_Button'>" . elgg_view('output/confirmlink',array('href' => $vars['url'] . "action/blog/delete?blogpost=" . $vars['entity']->getGUID(), 'text' => elgg_echo("delete"),'confirm' => elgg_echo("file:delete:confirm"),)). "</div></td>";  
-	//$table_column_number = " colspan='3' ";
-}
-
-	$info .= "<td class='FavouriteItem'>" . elgg_view("blogs/options",array('entity' => $vars['entity'])) ."</td>";
-
-$info .= "</tr></table><div><span {$access_level}>" . $object_acl . "</span></div></div>";
-
-
-$info .= "<h2 class='blog_title'><a href=\"{$vars['entity']->getURL()}\">{$vars['entity']->title}</a></h2>";
-$info .= "<p class='owner_timestamp'><a href=\"{$vars['url']}pg/blog/{$owner->username}\">{$owner->name}</a> {$friendlytime}, ";
-$info .= "<a href='{$vars['entity']->getURL()}'>" . sprintf(elgg_echo("comments")) . " (" . $num_comments . ")</a></p>";
-$info .= "<p class='blog_excerpt'>" . display_objects(strip_tags($vars['entity']->excerpt)) . "</p>";
-
-echo elgg_view_listing($icon,$info);
-
diff --git a/mod/blog/views/default/blog/menu.php b/mod/blog/views/default/blog/menu.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 15e67061c..000000000
--- a/mod/blog/views/default/blog/menu.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-/**
- * Elgg hoverover extender for blog
- */
-?>
-
-	<li class="user_menu_blog">
-		<a href="<?php echo $vars['url']; ?>pg/blog/<?php echo $vars['entity']->username; ?>"><?php echo elgg_echo("blog"); ?></a>	
-	</li>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/mod/blog/views/default/blog/notfound.php b/mod/blog/views/default/blog/notfound.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 2ef231b17..000000000
--- a/mod/blog/views/default/blog/notfound.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-/**
- * Elgg blog not found page
- */
-?>
-
-	<p>
-		<?php
-
-			echo elgg_echo("blog:notfound");
-		
-		?>
-	</p>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/mod/blog/views/default/blog/previewpane.php b/mod/blog/views/default/blog/previewpane.php
deleted file mode 100644
index da8fac2e5..000000000
--- a/mod/blog/views/default/blog/previewpane.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-<div class="blog_previewpane">
-	<p>
-		<?php echo elgg_echo("blog:preview:description"); ?>
-		<a href="javascript:history.go(-1);"><?php echo elgg_echo("blog:preview:description:link"); ?></a>
-	</p>
-</div>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/mod/blog/views/default/blog/sidebar_menu.php b/mod/blog/views/default/blog/sidebar_menu.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..74d69356b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mod/blog/views/default/blog/sidebar_menu.php
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * Blog sidebar menu.
+ *
+ * @package Blog
+ * @license http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.html GNU Public License version 2
+ * @author Curverider Ltd
+ * @copyright Curverider Ltd 2008-2010
+ * @link http://elgg.org/
+ */
+
+// a few cases to consider:
+// 1. looking at all posts
+// 2. looking at a user's post
+// 3. looking at your posts
+
+/*
+Logged in or not doesn't matter unless you're looking at your blog.
+	Does it matter then on the side bar?
+
+All blogs:
+	Archives
+
+Owned blogs;
+	Archives
+
+
+
+*/
+
+$loggedin_user = get_loggedin_user();
+$page_owner = page_owner_entity();
+
+if ($loggedin_user) {
+
+}
+
+?>
+
+<ul>
+<li>Drafts</li>
+</ul>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/mod/blog/views/default/blog/stats.php b/mod/blog/views/default/blog/stats.php
deleted file mode 100644
index d5bfe5b8b..000000000
--- a/mod/blog/views/default/blog/stats.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-/**
- * All site blog stats
- **/
- 
-$count_blogs = get_entities("object", "blog",0,"",10,0,true,0,null,0,0);
-$count_blog_comments = count_annotations(0, "object", "blog","generic_comment");
-
-echo "<div class='SidebarBox'>";
-echo "<h3>Blog stats</h3>";
-echo "<div class='ContentWrapper'>";
-echo $count_blogs . " blog posts written with " . $count_blog_comments . " comments.";
-echo "</div></div>";
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/mod/blog/views/default/blog/view.php b/mod/blog/views/default/blog/view.php
deleted file mode 100644
index a90f1775f..000000000
--- a/mod/blog/views/default/blog/view.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-/**
- * Elgg blog view page
- * @uses $vars['posts'] An array of posts to view
- */
-
-// If there are any posts to view, view them
-if (is_array($vars['posts']) && sizeof($vars['posts']) > 0) {
-	foreach($vars['posts'] as $post) {
-		echo elgg_view_entity($post);
-	}
-}else{
-	echo elgg_echo('blog:none');
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/mod/blog/views/default/object/blog.php b/mod/blog/views/default/object/blog.php
index 8a7cd52b8..7a40de67d 100644
--- a/mod/blog/views/default/object/blog.php
+++ b/mod/blog/views/default/object/blog.php
@@ -1,161 +1,106 @@
-<?php
-/**
- * Elgg blog individual post view
- */
-
-$page_owner = page_owner_entity();
-
-if (isset($vars['entity'])) {
-
-	//display comments link?
-	if ($vars['entity']->comments_on == 'Off') {
-		$comments_on = false;
-	} else {
-		$comments_on = true;
-	}	
-	if (get_context() == "search" && $vars['entity'] instanceof ElggObject) {	
-		//display the correct layout depending on gallery or list view
-		if (get_input('search_viewtype') == "gallery") {
-			//display the gallery view
-       		echo elgg_view("blog/gallery",$vars);
-		} else {
-			echo elgg_view("blog/listing",$vars);
-		}		
-	} else {
-		if ($vars['entity'] instanceof ElggObject) {		
-			$url = $vars['entity']->getURL();
-			$owner = $vars['entity']->getOwnerEntity();
-			$canedit = $vars['entity']->canEdit();		
-		} else {	
-			$url = 'javascript:history.go(-1);';
-			$owner = $vars['user'];
-			$canedit = false;	
-		}
-				
-?>
-
-<div id="Page_Header">
-	<div class="Page_Header_Title">
-		<div id="content_area_user_title"><h2><?php echo $page_owner->name; ?>'s Blog</h2></div>
-	</div>
-
-	<div class="Page_Header_Options">
-	<?php
-		if ($vars['entity']->canEdit()) {
-	?>
-	<a class="Action_Button" href="<?php echo $vars['url']; ?>mod/blog/edit.php?blogpost=<?php echo $vars['entity']->getGUID(); ?>"><?php echo elgg_echo('blog:editpost'); ?></a>
-	<?php 
-		echo elgg_view('output/confirmlink',array(	
-				'href' => $vars['url'] . "action/blog/delete?blogpost=" . $vars['entity']->getGUID(),
-				'text' => elgg_echo("delete"),
-				'confirm' => elgg_echo("blog:delete:confirm"),
-				'class' => "Action_Button Disabled",));  
-		}
-	?>
-	</div><div class='clearfloat'></div>
-</div>
-
-<div class="ContentWrapper singleview">
-	<div class="blog_post">
-			<?php
-				// Allow plugins to extend
-				echo elgg_view("blogs/options",array('entity' => $vars['entity']));
-			?>
-	<div id="content_area_user_title">
-		<h2><a href="<?php echo $url; ?>"><?php echo $vars['entity']->title; ?></a></h2>
-	</div>
-		<!-- display the user icon -->
-		<div class="blog_post_icon">
-		    <?php
-		        echo elgg_view("profile/icon",array('entity' => $owner, 'size' => 'tiny'));
-			?>
-	    </div>
-			<p class="strapline">
-			<!-- username -->
-			<a href="<?php echo $vars['url']; ?>pg/blog/<?php echo $owner->username; ?>"><?php echo $owner->name; ?></a>
-			
-				<?php
-	                
-					echo sprintf(elgg_echo("blog:strapline"),
-									date("F j, Y",$vars['entity']->time_created)
-					);
-				
-				?> 
-				<!-- display the comments link -->
-				<?php
-					if($comments_on && $vars['entity'] instanceof ElggObject){
-			        //get the number of comments
-			    		$num_comments = elgg_count_comments($vars['entity']);
-			    ?>
-			    	<a href="<?php echo $url; ?>"><?php echo sprintf(elgg_echo("comments")) . " (" . $num_comments . ")"; ?></a>
-			    <?php
-		    		}
-		    		//sort out the access level for display
-					$object_acl = get_readable_access_level($vars['entity']->access_id);
-		    		//files with these access level don't need an icon
-					$general_access = array('Public', 'Logged in users', 'Friends');
-		    		//set the right class for access level display - need it to set on groups and shared access only
-		    		$is_group = get_entity($vars['entity']->container_guid);
-					if($is_group instanceof ElggGroup){
-						//get the membership type open/closed
-						$membership = $is_group->membership;
-						if($membership == 2)
-							$access_level = "class='group_open'";
-						else
-							$access_level = "class='group_closed'";
-					}elseif($object_acl == 'Private'){
-						$access_level = "class='private'";
-					}else{
-						if(!in_array($object_acl, $general_access))
-							$access_level = "class='shared_collection'";
-						else
-							$access_level = "class='generic_access'";
-					}
-		    		echo "<br /><span {$access_level}>" . $object_acl . "</span>";
-		    	?>
-			</p>
-
-			<div class="clearfloat"></div>
-			<div class="blog_post_body">
-			<!-- display the actual blog post and excerpt if appropriate -->
-			<?php
-				if($vars['entity']->show_excerpt){
-					//echo "<div class='show_excerpt'>";
-					//echo elgg_view('output/longtext',array('value' => $vars['entity']->excerpt));
-					//echo "</div>";
-				}
-				echo elgg_view('output/longtext',array('value' => $vars['entity']->description));
-			?>
-			</div><div class="clearfloat"></div>			
-			<!-- display edit options if it is the blog post owner -->
-			<p class="options">
-			<?php
-				// Allow plugins to extend
-				echo elgg_view("blogs/extend",array('entity' => $vars['entity']));
-			?>
-			</p>
-			
-			<!-- display tags -->
-				<?php
-	
-					$tags = elgg_view('output/tags', array('tags' => $vars['entity']->tags));
-					if (!empty($tags)) {
-						echo '<p class="tags">' . $tags . '</p>';
-					}
-				
-					$categories = elgg_view('categories/view', $vars);
-					if (!empty($categories)) {
-						echo '<p class="categories">' . $categories . '</p>';
-					}
-				
-				?>
-			
-			<div class="clearfloat"></div>
-	</div>
-</div>
-<?php
-	}
-}else{
-
-	echo "<div class='ContentWrapper singleview'>" . elgg_echo('blog:none') . "</div>";
+<?php
+/**
+ * View for blog objects
+ *
+ * @package Blog
+ * @license http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.html GNU Public License version 2
+ * @author Curverider Ltd
+ * @copyright Curverider Ltd 2008-2010
+ * @link http://elgg.org/
+ */
+
+$full = (isset($vars['full'])) ? $vars['full'] : FALSE;
+$blog = (isset($vars['entity'])) ? $vars['entity'] : FALSE;
+
+if (!$blog) {
+	return '';
+}
+
+$owner = get_entity($blog->owner_guid);
+$container = get_entity($blog->container_guid);
+$linked_title = "<a href=\"{$blog->getURL()}\" title=\"" . htmlentities($blog->title) . "\">{$blog->title}</a>";
+$categories = elgg_view('categories/view', $vars);
+$excerpt = $blog->excerpt;
+$body = $blog->description;
+$owner_icon = elgg_view("profile/icon",array('entity' => $owner, 'size' => 'tiny'));
+$tags = elgg_view('output/tags', array('tags' => $blog->tags));
+$date = friendly_time($blog->time_created);
+
+if ($blog->comments_on == 'Yes') {
+	$comments_count = elgg_count_comments($blog);
+	$comments_link = "<a href=\"{$blog->getURL()}#annotations\">" . sprintf(elgg_echo("comments"), $comments_count) . '</a>';
+} else {
+	$comments_link = '';
+}
+
+// links to delete or edit.
+if ($blog->canEdit()) {
+	$edit_url = "{$vars['url']}pg/blog/{$owner->username}/edit/{$blog->getGUID()}/";
+	$edit_link = "<a class=\"action_button\" href=\"$edit_url\">" . elgg_echo('edit') . '</a>';
+
+	$delete_url = "{$vars['url']}action/blog/delete?guid={$blog->getGUID()}";
+	$delete_link = elgg_view('output/confirmlink', array(
+		'href' => $delete_url,
+		'text' => elgg_echo('delete'),
+		'class' => 'action_button'
+	));
+
+	$edit = "$edit_link $delete_link";
+} else {
+	$edit = '';
+}
+
+if ($full) {
+	// The "on" status changes for comments, so best to check for !Off
+	if ($blog->comments_on != 'Off') {
+		$comments = elgg_view_comments($blog);
+	} else {
+		$comments = '';
+	}
+
+	$owner_title = sprintf(elgg_echo('blog:owner_title'), $user->name);
+
+echo <<<___END
+<div class="blog clearfloat">
+	<h1>$owner_title</h2>
+	$edit
+	<h2 class="entity_title">{$blog->title}</h2>
+	<div class="blog entity_listing_icon">
+		$owner_icon
+	</div>
+	<div class="entity_listing_info">
+		<p class="entity_subtext">
+			$date
+			$tags
+			$categories
+			$comments_link
+		</p>
+		<p class="blog body">$body</p>
+	</div>
+</div>
+
+$comments
+
+___END;
+
+} else {
+	echo <<<___END
+<div class="blog entity_listing clearfloat">
+	<div class="entity_listing_icon">
+		$owner_icon
+	</div>
+	<div class="entity_listing_info">
+		$edit
+		<p class="entity_title">$linked_title</p>
+		<p class="entity_subtext">
+			$date
+			$tags
+			$categories
+			$comments_link
+		</p>
+		<p>$excerpt</p>
+	</div>
+</div>
+
+___END;
 }
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diff --git a/mod/blog/views/default/river/object/blog/annotate.php b/mod/blog/views/default/river/object/blog/annotate.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 77b75c6d9..000000000
--- a/mod/blog/views/default/river/object/blog/annotate.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-	$statement = $vars['statement'];
-	$performed_by = $statement->getSubject();
-	$object = $statement->getObject();
-	
-	$url = "<a href=\"{$performed_by->getURL()}\">{$performed_by->name}</a>";
-	$string = sprintf(elgg_echo("blog:river:posted"),$url) . " ";
-	$string .= elgg_echo("blog:river:annotate:create") . " <a href=\"" . $object->getURL() . "\">" . $object->title . "</a>";
-
-?>
-
-<?php echo $string; ?>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/mod/blog/views/default/river/object/blog/create.php b/mod/blog/views/default/river/object/blog/create.php
deleted file mode 100644
index b5b3dc2e4..000000000
--- a/mod/blog/views/default/river/object/blog/create.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-	$performed_by = get_entity($vars['item']->subject_guid); // $statement->getSubject();
-	$object = get_entity($vars['item']->object_guid);
-	$url = $object->getURL();
-	
-	$url = "<a href=\"{$performed_by->getURL()}\">{$performed_by->name}</a>";
-	$contents = strip_tags($object->description); //strip tags from the contents to stop large images etc blowing out the river view
-	$string = sprintf(elgg_echo("blog:river:created"),$url) . " ";
-	$string .= elgg_echo("blog:river:create") . " <a href=\"" . $object->getURL() . "\">" . $object->title . "</a>";
-	$string .= "<div class=\"river_content_display\">";
-	if(strlen($contents) > 200) {
-        	$string .= substr($contents, 0, strpos($contents, ' ', 200)) . "...";
-    }else{
-	    $string .= $contents;
-    }
-	$string .= "</div>";
-?>
-
-<?php echo $string; ?>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/mod/blog/views/default/river/object/blog/update.php b/mod/blog/views/default/river/object/blog/update.php
deleted file mode 100644
index cf98afa8b..000000000
--- a/mod/blog/views/default/river/object/blog/update.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-	$performed_by = get_entity($vars['item']->subject_guid); // $statement->getSubject();
-	$object = get_entity($vars['item']->object_guid);
-	$url = $object->getURL();
-	
-	$url = "<a href=\"{$performed_by->getURL()}\">{$performed_by->name}</a>";
-	$string = sprintf(elgg_echo("blog:river:updated"),$url) . " ";
-    $string .= elgg_echo("blog:river:update") . " <a href=\"" . $object->getURL() . "\">" . $object->title . "</a>";
-    	
-?>
-
-<?php echo $string; ?>
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