<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; "><DIV><DIV>On Feb 04 2006, at 08:59, dondi_2006 wrote:</DIV><BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><DIV>But will the users (and the blog posts they create under this Drupal</DIV><DIV>configuration) have the same pingback and trackback capabilities and</DIV><DIV>facilities available under WordPress or any other "Blog-only" software?</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE><BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><DIV><BR></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Yes, and even better because you can queue trackbacks by default and, in effect, weed out the splogs. </DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><BR><BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><DIV></DIV><DIV>I asked similar questions a couple of weeks ago, even on the forums, but frankly I haven't understood yet if and how much Drupal-generated pages</DIV><DIV>can behave like "standard" blog pages, as in:</DIV><DIV><BR></DIV><DIV>*) be just as quickly and transparently seen/indexed by Technorati and</DIV><DIV> other blog-oriented search engines</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>You have to do your own footwork with services like Technorati as well as set up the blogs with TBs and pings. If I were you, I'd take a look at the distribution put together by CivicSpaceLabs</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>www.civicspacelabs.org</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>It has everything you need to use Drupal as a community blog platform. I have added to my set up the following modules : </DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><SPAN class="Apple-style-span">TAXONOMY-ON-THE-FLY : Allows bloggers to add categories from within a blogpost. Unfortunately nobody has come up with a del.icio.us like module that would allow <B>readers</B> to tag the posts. </SPAN></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>TAGALICIOUS : Creates a del.icio.us-like weighted list of tags. </DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>USERPOSTS : Outputs a list of the blogger's posts on their profile page</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>ARCHIVE : Use it if you want to have archives by date (I personally do not use it so as not to confuse people with the calendar)</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>ATOM : I still do not understand why it's an ad-in and not a default, but whatever</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>TAXONOMY DHTML : Nice and easy way to create tag trees on a page of easy navigation</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>LIVE DISCUSSIONS : Most commented posts will appear on this list</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>I am also using PHP customized blocks for my "Counter Talk" section which is the latest blog posts on the site with author's name and date published</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>LINK SERVICES- creates post-to links to digg, delicious, technorati, etc</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>NOTIFY : For subscribed users and readers; it allows them to get notified by email of new content on the site. </DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>NODELIST : A list of all entries, alphabetical</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>SCHEDULER: Needs cleaning up, unfortunately it sets the time as per the server and not the user; but allows you to post date posts a la TypePad</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>SEND : An email this page form. </DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>SMILEYS</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>SUBSCRIPTION : You can subscribe to entire blogs or single posts</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>QUICKTAGS : For basic HTML because TInyMCE sucks. Why is it nobody has managed to a carbon-coy HMTL widget of what SixApart has created for their blogs? Why oh why oh why! </DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>I use tons other modules, but these are, I think, the most basic. </DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>I have done a lot of customization to my site design as well because I developed my themes, which are based on Marvin2k PHPTemplate, before the new CivicSpace theme distros. The CSL themes include an admin section that definitely creates a more bloggy experience with the site. For my sites, I use a lot the the blocks/boxes' peek-a-boo features. SO for example, only admin blocks appear in admin sections. Same with the Navigation and Content Form links. Ive separated the editing links from the navigation block and make all these appear only in user or content add/editing pages. </DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Just drop-by <A href="http://www.culturekitchen.com">www.culturekitchen.com</A>, open an account and see for yourself. 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