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@halestar halestar released this 04 Jan 22:34
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0.6.0

Blogger's first milestone! This is a major update that add a lot of functionality,
which necessitated a new revision bump. It will also need to be used with the new
DiCMS version 0.6.1, which adds support for metadata.

  • Adds official blog images to the blogs.
    • Users can provide a url to an image (usually uploaded through the image manager)
      to serve as the blog's main image
    • This image can be used in any of the blog pages as a widget through GrapesJs
  • Adds official images to blog posts
    • Same as blog images but for each individual post.
    • Appears in any page where the $post variable is accessible.
  • Adds a description to the post
    • This is mainly for metadata
    • Replaces the old lead
  • Adds metadata options!
    • Uses DiCMS metadata system to customize it for each blog and post.
    • Each post can now be tagged with metadata
    • Each blog can now be tagged with metadata
    • Post takes priority, defaults to blog, then to page.
  • Adds share bar to the posts!
    • This is a "bar" with a bunch of social media places to share your post to
    • Contents of the bar (which social media are available) are configured at the blog level
    • Current support for Facebook, Reddit, LinkedIn and BlueSky.
    • I don't support twitter/X so you're on your own if you like that cesspool
  • Adds widgets!
    • Widget support is now enabled
    • First widget, highlighted posts, is available
    • Highlighted Posts lets the user select posts to highlight and display them in any page.
  • Adds extra options to the post page
    • Adds a "full title"
    • Adds the image
    • Updates the lead