1. Features
Here’s a short list of all the features of BlogEngine.NET
Plug ’n play
BlogEngine.NET is very easy to setup and customize. To make it work, just upload the files to an ASP.NET 2.0 webserver and you’re ready to start writing. No database configuration, just plug ‘n play.
Full featured
BlogEngine.NET comes with all the features you would expect from a modern blog engine as well as new unique features such as AJAX comments and screenshot trackbacks.
Web 2.0
BlogEngine.NET features social bookmarks, OpenSearch support, XFN tags, AJAX, Microsummaries, Gravatars, coComments, tag cloud, Google sitemap and other so called Web 2.0 features.
Referrer stats
The referrer statistics enables you to see which websites link to you, so you can follow up with comments or just to have fun. This feature is a real time killer that you cannot live without.
Cool widgets
There is a variety of cool widgets that such as an AJAX post calendar or a blogroll that automatically retrieves the latest posts from each blog and displays the title beneath the blog. Most of the controls are configurable from the admin section.
Advanced comment system
Comments are a very important part of a blog, so BlogEngine.NET features a very advanced commenting system in AJAX that supports country flags, live preview, Gravatars, coComments – all of which can easily be modified in the admin section.
Full syndication suite
BlogEngine.NET supports syndication feeds in any possible location. You can find feeds on comments, categories, authors and a main feed. Both RSS 2.0 and ATOM 1.0 are fully supported.
Trackbacks and pingbacks
All outgoing links from the posts is tracked- and pinged back, so your blog will get listed in the comments on the linked website if it supports it. When a new post is created, BlogEngine.NET automatically pings Technorati, Feedburner, Ping-o-Matic etc.
Search
The search capability of BlogEngine.NET is one of the most advanced and it even allows the visitors to search in the comments. Everything about the search can be configured in the admin section.
Standalone pages
Besides regular blog posts, BlogEngine.NET supports the creation of static pages that exist outside the blog chronology. Pages are useful for all kinds of information about you or your blog.
Multi-author support
BlogEngine.NET fully supports multiple authors to write posts on the same blog. Visitors are then able to subscribe to the individual author’s RSS feed or view only the posts from their favourite author.
Cool themes
BlogEngine.NET comes with some very cool themes for you to choose from. If you want to modify or create a new theme you can do so easily with just a basic understanding of HTML and CSS.
XHTML compliance
All the controls in BlogEngine.NET are 100% XHTML 1.0 compliant. All posts you write automatically become compliant thanks to the tinyMCE text editor.
Extendable
BlogEngine.NET is built from the ground up using nothing but C# and ASP.NET 2.0 all with simplicity in mind. It means that you can write new controls and themes by using the skills you already have as a .NET developer.
For a full list of features see the feature table.
2 - User’s Guide
The everyday things you’d like to know about BlogEngine.NET
- Creating posts
- Editing or Removing posts
- Comment Management
- Setting up Categories
- Changing Themes
- Syndication Setup
- Using Metaweblog APIs
- Using SQL Server for data instead of XML (which is the default setup)
- Using ASP.NET 2.0 SQL Membership and Role Providers
3. Videos
Because some things are easier to show than tell. We add new videos frequently so remember to come back for more.
Getting Started
4. Extensions
Here’s a list of extensions that you can download and implement into your own BlogEngine.NET installation. Thanks goes to Paul Tumelty for collecting this list and sharing with it us.
Embedded Media Extensions
- Slideshow Photo Gallery - Silverlight based Photo Gallery
- Lightbox Extension - Integrates the Lightbox Javascript Library into BlogEngine.NET
- Thumbnailer Extension - Automatically generates thumbnails of images embedded in posts/pages
- Flash MP3 Player - Allows you to embed a small flash movie to play mp3s on your blog
- Odiogo - Add voice to your site
- YouTube Plugin - Add YouTube videos into posts
- FLV Flash Player - Embed FLV files into posts
- Random Image Control - Displays a random image from a given directory
- Gallery User Control - Automatically generate thumbnails of images in a folder and build a table to show them
- Photo Gallery Project - Project to bring a full PhotoGallery subsystem into BlogEngine.NET (in progress)
- Silverlight Slideshow - Silverlight based slideshow control
- Silverlight Player Extension - Embed Silverlight movies into posts
- Alternative Lightbox Extension - Another Lightbox extensions for BlogEngine.NET
Navigational Extensions
- Historical Breadcrumbs - Shows the last few pages visited
- Hierarchical Breadcrumb Extension - Shows the user where they are on your blog
- Menu User Control - Allows you to configure hierarchical menus that can link to pages/posts
- Random Post Link Generator - Generates a link to a random post from your blog
Sydication/Social Bookmarking Extensions
- Social Bookmarking Extension - Enables you to add links to all of the major social bookmarking sites
- FeedFlare Plugin - Something to do with FeedFlare (in Italian!)
- DotNet Kicks Button - Submit a blog entry to DotNetKicks
- SIOC Implementation for BlogEngine.Net - SIOC for BlogEngine.NET. SIOC (Semantically-Interconnected Online Communities) is an extension of RDF which goes beyond RSS in that it describes not only the content of a website, but the connections between site content, users on the site, and other websites.
- DotNetKicks Button Extension for BlogEngine.Net - Generates a “Kick It” button to submit the post to DotNetKicks
- Updated DotNetKicks Button - Enhanced DotNetKicks Extension
Statistical Extensions
- Counter Extension - Counts file downloads
- Top Commenters Extension - Shows who the top commenters are on your blog
- Google Tracker Extension - Insert the Google Tracker information for Analytics
- Click Tracker - Track clicks to external websites from your blog
- Simple Counter Extension (Al Nyveldt) - Count hits for downloads
- File Download Tracker (Chris Blakenship) - Another File Download Tracker
- Page Load Time Control - Shows how long it took to render the page
Anti-Spam Extensions
- Akismet Anti Spam - Get rid of Comment Spam
- SpamFighter - Block spam in comments
Theme Widgets
- Quote of the Day Widget - Widget enabling storage and display of Quotes of the Day
- Stock Quotes Widget - Widget which enables Stock Quotes to be displayed on your blog
Hyperlink Extensions
- Toolbox Extension - Allows you to build lists of resources which can easily be referenced via blog posts, or displayed in a list (This page is built using this!)
- Wikipedia Plugin - Allows creation of links to terms in Wikipedia (site in Italian)
- QuickLinks - Automatically create hyperlinks from keywords
- QuickerLinks - Enhanced version of QuickLinks
- Snap Links Extension - Provide thumbnail previews of Links
- ShortLink Extension - Create shortcuts from small text snippets
Administration Extensions
- Comment Relish - Send users that comment a welcome message after their first comment
- My Profile Extension - Allows an admin to modify details for themselves
- Encrypt Web.Config Extension for BlogEngine.Net - Encrypts Web.Config
- Artmel XML Membership with BlogEngine 1.3 - Use the Artem XML Membership provider after upgrading to BlogEngine.Net v1.3
Input Extensions
- Comment Toolbar Extension - Enables additional options for people commenting on posts
- BBCode Toolbar Extension - Enables additional BBCode options for commenters
- BBCode Extension - Wiki Syntax for comments
- TextFormatter - Wiki syntax in posts
- Syntax Highlighting - Make code samples look nice with the Syntax Highlighter
- Smilies Extension - Replace similies text with smilies
Miscellaneous Extensions
- WoW Tooltip Extension - Replaces tags with details of WoW characters
- Xbox Gamercard Extension - Allows you to embed your xbox or xbox live gamercard into a blog post/page
- Windows Live Writer: Copy code to clipboard - A nice way to display code and make it easily available
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