BP Blog

To update:

1. Backup everything first!
2. Upload the following:
   1. All of the files in the root folder (there were no database changes, just mostly admin page changes)
   2. ckeditor folder
   3. ckfinder folder
   4. Symbol-*.png in the images folder
   5. js folder
   6. css folder
   7. You may need to overwrite the Connections/blog.asp file (there were minimal changes) and change the connection string to your current one)
3. After you confirm that everything works then you can delete the fckeditor folder

Changelog:

v10.0 [2010-07-10]
+ Editor changed to ckeditor
+ Layout tab - thanks Phillipe!
+ Entries search by title or content - thanks Phillipe!
+ Additional admin styles - copy Symbol-*.png files into images folder
+ Enhanced admin form validation
* Enhanced the crop sentence routine
* Adding one new line of encoding to rss.asp
* Fixed CSS problem with andrea theme
* Removed version numbers from public pages
# Manually add pagination using the layout tab

If you get the error "unable to find image manipulation component" when attempting to insert/link an image or file then make sure your UserFiles folder has read/write enabled.

v9.0.1 [2009-09-03]
+ Updated fckeditor to version 2.6.4.1

Soon we will have the new ckeditor for bp blog!

Upgrade - just delete your old fckeditor folder and upload the new one. Here's the download.

Change line 23 in file \FCKeditor\editor\filemanager\connectors\asp\config.asp

From: <!--#include file="../../../../../../Connections/blog.asp"-->

To: <!--#include file="../../../../../Connections/blog.asp"-->

This will be fixed in the download tonight.

View the readme/changelog using the link on the sidebar.

New Template Engine

For now, tblLayout and the Layout tab in the admin screen is no longer being used. If you used the old layout to create something other than a standard template then you can skip this upgrade. There is no new functionality related to the templating, just a new way of doing it.

You have to hand edit each of the template files to create a new template:

• archives.asp
• archives_cat.asp
• default.asp
• inc_sidebar.asp
• search.asp
• template.asp
• template_archives.asp
• template_archives_cat.asp
• template_author.asp
• template_gallery.asp
• template_gallery_detail.asp
• template_permalink.asp

Included templates converted to the new format (click for a preview):

• andrea
• Black Minima
• Blue Minima
• Dots
• Minima 2
• White Minima

These old templates reference the main inc_sidebar (located in the root folder) and don't have one in their own folder b/c they're simple enough to all use the same one. For more complex templates you'll have to use the new template "andrea" as a guide which has it's own inc_sidebar.asp file.

OldThemes.zip contains the old templates I didn't have time to convert. The new templating way is more in line with wordpress and it will be much easier now to create/edit templates. When you create a new template, others can simply upload the new folder to Templates and then choose it (or do a live preview before).

Template Conversion Service

I am also available for simple to moderately complex template conversions. Just google it and choose one: e I can do this for $50 (or $100 for a more complex templates). This is based on about 2-4 hours work required. Just contact me if you're interested.

Quick and Dirty Template Creation

Copy the files from Minima 2 into a new folder called "newtemplate" (or whatever the name you choose is). Then hand edit these and upload the folder. Then, using the admin configuration screen, choose your new template from the dropdown and preview it before updating your configuration.

CHANGELOG

v9.0 [2008-09-16]
* Fixed problem where layout was broken
* CSS colors and layout changes in the admin
+ More admin screen validations
+ New layout engine (no more using the tblLayout option). Layouts are in the Themes folder and are chosen on the Config screen.
+ Layout previews are now stored in a session variable to you can preview all pages in your theme
+ Gallery config screen for thumbnail sizes added
+ Updated fckeditor to version 2.6.3

Upgrade Note

To upgrade you only have to change the blogLayout field (in tblBlogRSS) from an INT to Text. If you get an error about relationships then open the table in Access, right click and choose "Relationships" and then delete the relationship that exists between tblBlogRSS and tblLayout:

Hope everyone likes it!

http://blog.betaparticle.com!

Thanks for the tip Mark.

Forum: http://betaparticle.com/forum

Readme: http://bpblog.betaparticle.com/readme.htm

All of the accumulated info is now in the readme.htm file. The forum has been simplified.

Downloads: Update - Full

Instructions: After updating you can manually add a "More..." link anywhere in your post by putting in the tag [ more ] without the spaces (I couldn't show it here or it would activate) - an example is right below this post.

Changelog

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Here's the code to replace on template_permalink.asp:

Replace:

<p><img src='aspcaptcha.asp' alt='CAPTCHA' width='86' height='21' /><br />Write the characters in the image above<br /><input name='strCAPTCHA' type='text' id='strCAPTCHA' maxlength='8' /></p>

With:

<script type="text/javascript">
function reloadCAPTCHA() {
document.getElementById('CAPTCHA').src='aspcaptcha.asp?'+Date();
}
</script>

<p><img id="CAPTCHA" src='aspcaptcha.asp'
alt='CAPTCHA' width='86' height='21' />
<a href="javascript:reloadCAPTCHA();">Reload</a>
<br />Write the characters in the image above<br />
<input name='strCAPTCHA' type='text'
id='strCAPTCHA' maxlength='8' /></p>

Changelog

 Download just the editor update for the full package.

Changelog

The download/readme links now point to the direct download zip file. 

Working on getting the wiki up - the new forum is working great but you'll have to reregister.

v8.0.2 [2007-10-20]
* Fixed login fail redirect on login.asp (it was redirecting to admin_default.asp)
* Deleted some duplicate code in login.asp

The only file that's changed is login.asp
You can download just the corrected file here.

Thanks for Ji for the head's up.

Info | Updated Files | Full Download

 The highlights are:

• No more manually configuring the path to fckeditor, now it's done automatically. You really only need to edit your connection string now!
• Users are of two types, Admin or not and this is set via the admin screens.  Admins have access to everything but you can change the view dynamically via a link at the top of the admin screens called "User View | Admin View" - User View gives you the admin screens as if you're just a regular user and Admin View brings back access to everything.  Only admins have this menu that's located at the top right of the main admin screen (screenshots).
• Galleries are now tied to users and any user can create one (also fixed some path issues)
• Plugin Module
• Admin layout is separate from your template so now you have a lot more screen area to administer your blog (screenshots)
• Error checking (javascript required) on all admin screens now

Readme: http://www.betaparticle.com/wiki/BP-Blog.ashx
Changelog (and db update info): http://www.betaparticle.com/wiki/BP-Blog-Changelog.ashx
Download: http://blog.betaparticle.com/uploads/blog_8.0.zip

You can always contact me if you need help updating your database but it's only two fields.

Proposed changes:

http://www.betaparticle.com/wiki/BP-Blog-Changelog.ashx

Lightbox JS 2.0 is already included with BP Blog.  Just add this code to the top of Layout2:

<script type="text/javascript" 

src="js/prototype.js"></script>

<script type="text/javascript" 

src="js/scriptaculous.js?load=effects"></script>

<script type="text/javascript" 

src="js/lightbox.js"></script>

<link media="screen" href="css/lightbox.css" 

type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" />

Details here. Download link on the sidebar.

The new Readme and FAQ pages related to BP Blog are located here:
http://www.betaparticle.com/wiki/AllPages.aspx?Cat=bpblog

I hope this will enable me to make swifter updates!

v7.04 [2007-04-27]
+ Added IsValidString and HackerSafe_Filter to check for possible SQL injection and remove database code from erroneous urls
* Updated fckeditor to newest version 2.4.2

Check ou the Readme for the full download.

To update fckeditor - first delete the contents of this folder on your server and then upload the updated files.

Readme/Download - To upgrade just overwrite your default, template, search, and inc_sidebar pages (or the database query code using notepad).

None of the admin pages have been altered. You should notice a speed improvement.

v7.03 [2006-03-15]
* Fixed default.asp layout typo vulnerability
* Optimized SELECT * statements to explicit table names for faster page generation
* Fixed a bug where draft page would show up in sidebar and recent items

OK - download the package and overwrite your search.asp, default.asp and admin_default.asp, although the exploit seems to be related to default.asp (theme preview feature).

You need to update line 18 on default.asp to:

if request("layout") <> "" and len(request("layout"))  < 5 then

I can't believe these people got me through a typo of one character! This update is only required for bp blog 7.0+.  Extreme thanks to Paco at http://www.waparquitectura.com/blog/

I also updated template_permalink.asp with a non-security related fix talked about here: http://www.betaparticle.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=180

I'm not sure what all this hacking is about but I've fixed register.asp and admin_default.asp as best I can.  I've checked for any sql vulnerabilities. 

Please download the latest zip and overwrite your register.asp and admin_default.asp.  Your best bet is to rename your admin_default.asp to something only you know and deleting register.asp if you're not using it.

I'll be working on the code but if anyone can help me, please email me. I don't know who these hackers are or even if they're actually Turkish but it's a shame that they're doing this.  It doesn't have anything to do with "security", it's simply vandalism and very immature.

Here is the agenda for the new features in version 7.0. As usual, I will help anyone who has installed previous versions to update their database with the new code.

+ Adding multiple templating via the database
+ Adding an author page
+ Adding registration page with "Approved" flag for admin
+ Addin search highlight
+ Adding a monthly archive post count
* Fixing gallery delete folder error
* Fixing empty category dead link problem
* Cleaning up code

Help me improve this next release with your suggestions in the forum!

Changelog:
v6.05 [2006-10-12]
+ Added enhancements to the delete category page (move all posts)
* Fixed gallery page security issue

To use with your current blog you'll need to update cat_delete.asp and template_gallery_detail.asp - if you need help email me.

Lightbox addon

I've also included a lightbox addition to the gallery detail page (it won't affect anyone who doesn't have lightbox installed). To make it work, just install lightbox on you server and include the js scripts in your template (or at the very least in your template_gallery_detail.asp page). You can skip the "Part 2 - Activate" part of the lightbox instructions as I've already implemented it. I can help with this also. Example page - view source for a guide on adding the js scripts in the <HEAD> of your page.

Screenshot:

Until further notice, delete template_gallery.asp and template_gallery_detail.asp.  There's a security vulnerability on these two files b/c of a directory structure read part of the script that may leave you hacked from Turkey.

Here's a small program to ban all visitors from Turkey if you're having this problem.  I'll be posting details on how to install it but it's pretty self explanatory.  Just put global.asa in the root of your blog and change a couple of paths.

Please delete you "FCKeditor" folder and replace it with this one.  Be sure and periodically backup your database.  If you want to be extra careful, you could delete "comments.asp".  That's basically the only file that accepts user input without a security check that they're logged in.

Here's some additional code for your rss.asp file that takes care of those pesky disallowed characters in the your rss feed.  This occurs usually in the title of your blog post.

Read here.

Download here.  I've simply implemented ASP Security Image Generator (CAPTCHA).  Click on the permalink to this post to see an example. If you need any help, just email me - it's included in the latest download.

I've also implemented a link to the referring post on the approve_comments.asp page. It's in the main download. Details here.

Included in the latest download. This should fix your upload and file browser problems with fckeditor and your spam problems if you're still getting for submissions even though you've disabled it for that post.

View here.

The search page was showing erroneous results.  Here's the fix.

It's updated in the latest download also - thank Phil!

This one is only spam related - not hacking.  Someone was able to submit the comment form even though I had commenting turned off.  Luckily my default value for showing submitted comments was still set to 0 so that the comment wouldn't have appeared but it was still clogging my database.

Details here.

As usual, these changes are included in the latest download.

I've made some more changes.  I have secured some of the fckeditor asp pages just to be sure - although I don't think these had any to do with the hack.  You can simply download this zip of the editor files and overwrite and upload them.  This shouldn't have anything to do with your layout - they're - just the editor files. 

Also, just in case I have included a length check for the search.asp page detailed here.

These are all in the latest download.

Details here.

These are 4 simple text edits you can do in notepad.

I would also recommend that everyone using the software periodically download your database to secure your data.  All of the popular blog software has been hacked or spam exploited so I guess it's a testament to the popularity of the software.

Here's the exploit details but I don't really understand how an "advisory site" with only one exploit listed, could've heard about this only minutes after the hacks occurred.  Hmmm...it looks like they're the ones who did the hacking but I'll reserve judgment until this simple coincidence is explained to me.  Where did they get the info for this hack?  Was it sent to them or did they write it?

Hopefully all of the people using bp blog can get a backup of their database from their server admin of their host from yesterday.  It's always good to have some sort of backup, even if that's just downloading your database every couple of days.

Here's an updated SQL script for use with SQL Server 2000.  The main changes were:

- varchar(max) to varchar (7000)
- removing some erroneous statements

I verified this works on a test database using SQL Server 2000.  I will include this in a new download of the entire software tonight.

It's in the latest release download in the Connections folder.

If you try and add a new entry and for some reason it doesn't show up in your entries list on the admin page - but it DOES show up on your recent entries sidebar (e.g., http://66.206.28.1/tommy/blog%5F5.0b/), then you may have to manually delete these erroneous entries.

First find out what the ID of your bad entry is.  You can do this by mousing over the link and seeing what's after "id=".  Then you go to your admin page and act like you're going to delete a regular entry that does show up.  On the delete confirmation page type in your erroneous id.

For example, if your erroneous title has an id of 3, go to the admin page and click "delete entry" for your latest post.  On the next page your URL should be something like http://blogurl.com/delete_blog.asp?passID=123 - delete the "123" in the address bar and type in your erroneous post id, in this case "3" so that the URL is now http://blogurl.com/delete_blog.asp?passID=3, then press enter (or Go).  You can now delete this entry and fix your sidebar.

I haven't figured out exactly why this happens but it has something to do with taking a particularly long posting time in the editor window when you're creating an entry.  Maybe it times out and the session variable is lost so the post doesn't have all of the information.  It still writes to the database, but erroneously without all of the required information.

I hope this helps.

Try it out here.  Just overwrite your old stylesheet.

Example site.

I've been getting a lot of spam comment entries.  That's a large reason why I set it to "0" and require approval by the admin for all comments submitted by default in bp blog.  Just one of the things you have to put up with nowadays.

If you'd like to have your comments auto approved upon entry, just open up your Access database and change the default value for commentInclude to "1" instead of "0"

Here's the updated database for 6.0 if you don't have Access:  Download

Username: admin
Password:  password

Sorry I didn't include it in the readme.  Something to update later this week!

Go to the about page for further instructions.

The main changes are:

- SQL Server Integration
- Added configuration variable for the number of posts to show up on the frontpage
- FCKeditor instead of KTML (more options and open source)

More details to follow...

I'd suggest you redownload bp blog 5.0b:  http://blog.betaparticle.com/uploads/blog_5.0b.zip

I've decided to not offer the HTML publishing option any longer because of the timeout issues involving writing a large number of HTML files using ASP.  ASP is simply inefficient at doing this and I've encountered major slowdowns due to this.  Just remember to keep your database and the new files should work fine. 

Just redownload it and reupload the files, with the exception of your database and the "Connections" folder.  Then alter the stylesheet (or if you have Dreamweaver, the Template and Library Items).  I'm currently writing a tutorial on how to do this step by step, but I'm a little pressed for time lately due to other development projects.

The good news is that the database structure hasn't changed at all, on purpose, so that future code alterations won't affect it. I had to decide between offering users an easy way to alter the templates, or hard coding the design into the publishing option code, thus making this impossible.  While the HTML option was a pretty neat experiment, it simply wasn't practical or expandable.

A good spell checker for BP Blog, or any other form entry system is iespell.  Install it and you'll have spell-checking ability.

There are two images not included in the download that are a part of my layout that you may find helpful (put them in the images folder):
http://blog.betaparticle.com/images/back.gif
http://blog.betaparticle.com/images/container.jpg

On line 249 of "template_gallery_detail.asp" change:

To:

On line 254 change:

To:

You should be able to do this in notepad. I'm still working on the next release which should happen sometime this month.

 Changelog:
v5.0b [2005-07-07]
+ Changed the default template to a blogger style
+ Each area that requires changing for templates has been converted to a Library item (DW object) for easier customization
+ The Editor has been updated to KTML Pro v3.5.6
* No more need for inputting the correct blog url for publishing - it's detected automatically (note: you'll still have to have it correct in the config for your RSS feed file which pulls from this)
* Fixed numerous errors

I'm working on a lot of improvements such as a SQL Server version and easier templatizing using Dreamweaver.  I can't find an easy way to do templates so I'm going to have to create the templates myself and post them. If you're familiar with Dreamweaver, you can easily edit the templates just by changing the Library items and changing the main Template (called blog.dwt). Download the beta version here.

Changelog:
v4.06 [2005-05-04]
+ Disabled the ability to delete the admin user account
+ Entries can now be ordered by Category (everyone) and by Author (if you're logged in as admin)
* Fixed comments display in Ascending order rather than in Descending order (newest comments at the bottom)
* Fixed admin page errors

If you're updating then you just need to overwrite "template_permalink.asp" or "permalink.asp" (ASP Only templates) to fix the commenting bug.

Please redownload if you downloaded bp blog over the last couple of days.  There was a serious bug that made the admin pages fail.

I've simplified the download so that now you only have to download one installation for root and subdirectory installations.  To install, just unzip and overwrite your files. 

If you're currently using a subdirectory and you want to update, just unzip and overwrite your current files, then if all is well, you can delete the directories "Connections" and "ktmllite" from your root.  These directories are now located in your blog sub-directory.

Now bp blog is truly a "drop in any folder" application.  You still have to change one string in "Connections/blog.asp"  to point to your database, and you're off!

Download here.

Changelog:

v4.05 [2005-05-02]
+ Entries can now by ordered by Date and Heading, Ascending or Descending
+ Pending Comments count
+ Text guess on the Blog Configuration page to help with paths (very important - the blog software won't work if this field is wrong)
* Changed the login page so that the admin navigation doesn't show
* Simplified the download so that only one download is required for root or subdirectory installations
* Fixed typos
* Fixed several errors with the Gallery admin pages regarding deleting images

The Offer

I'd like to offer a free, but small hosting deal.  Here's the deal.  I need to test bp blog and I have some space, I'm also interested in music, web design, surfing sites, etc. 

I can offer 10 megabytes of space and your own subdomain, off the betparticle site (e.g., yourblogtitle.betaparticle.com) and your own email account (whatever@yourblogtitle.betaparticle.com).  One google text ad (hate those image banners) will appear on the sidebar.  I'll set it up, including the email and send you the details.  I'll even help you customize it.  We'll help each other out.

The only stipulation is that I can't offer this to everyone - I'll have to approve the site.  just send me an email at betaparticledesign@gmail.com with the details of why you'd like a site.  No essay required, just some general info (maybe sample writings).

Sites that I'm particularly interested are personal journals, arts, sciences, music (especially), politics, programming - those type of things, or just general surfing.  Anything web-related but not too crazy or extreme (you know what I mean).

As long as this site exists, your site will exist also and I'll send you your Access database monthly so you'll have a backup of your work.  I'll list you on the front page of my site and whenever I update bp blog, I'll automatically update your site.

Let's see if this works at all.  Either way, I'll continue as I've been doing - attempting to build a great, but simple blog software that you can drop into a directory and use with MINIMAL configuration. 

New Features, New Bugs

One of the reasons why I've been hesitant to use .NET in the programming of bp blog is the configuration issues involved.  It seems you can't actually drop your scripts in a directory and use them - it's not possible with .NET.  There's so much configuration you have to do just to get a simple database application to run.  It's not worth it.

I see the power of .NET but it's too powerful for bp blog and most smaller applications.  There's no way I could've built bp blog and kept it so simple - for the user and downloader.

The reason I wrote bp blog was there was no other ASP software that looked like the other Unix based (or Apache) blogs and was easy to use.  It either had a layout that looked suspiciously Microsoft-ian or had a completely different layout that seemed "cheap" by comparison to the Apache based blogs.  Also, all of the blog software applications required a lot of PERL modules or ASP components.  Blah, blah, blah.

Drop the script into a directory and get writing.  Maybe move your database and change one string or so, but that's about all my patience, and I think others also, could handle.  Blogging at it's inception was supposed to be easy and simple publishing for all and these other packages were anything but.

Still, there are bugs and problems but keeping it simple will help bp blog to stay lean and viable.  New features a lot of times means new bugs and new problems - as users of Windows all have found out over the years.  A simple publishing platform with categories and a gallery.  What more do you really need?

Simple Instructions

1. Delete your old styles-site.css file from your blog directory. 
2. Copy the stylesheet from this directory to your blog directory and rename it "styles-site.css". 
Done!

Dowload the stylesheets here - or just download the entire package for bp blog (they're located in the Templates folder).

Preview all of the available stylesheets here: http://blog.betaparticle.com/Templates/ASP/Preview/default.asp

Original stylesheets courtesty of Movable Style.

Changelog:
v4.04 [2005-04-26]
+ Meta tag "description" field now on each page and pulls from your configuration screen description
+ RSS generator now adds "pubDate" for each post and "lastBuildDate" for your site in RFC822 format
+ Added bp blog download for root installations (e.g., http://blogname.com/)
* Fixed several typos

Download

There were some bugs in the RSS generator.  Please download this update and overwrite your rss.asp file - regardless of what templates you use.

If you're using the ASP only templates, please download this update.  The original search.asp file was only configured to work with HTML files.  Sorry!

Just overwrite your search.asp file if you're using ASP only.  I'll incude this in the official download on Monday.

Update - Full

Changelog:
v4.03 [2005-04-20]
* Added ability to delete comments from each blog entry on that entry's update page.

Screenshot:

Changelog:

v4.02 [2005-04-19]
* Fixed the gallery upload feature - no longer requires a server component.
* Changed the gallery files to 1 upload (rather than 3).

Either download the full package here - or the update here.  Just overwrite your files.

Another update:

Changelog:
v4.01 [2005-04-13]
* Fixed the gallery files to work regardless of directory structure
* Fixed numerous issues with the ASP only templates.

I've mainly fixed some of the ASP only templates and configured the gallery files to work regardless of your directory structure.

Let's see how it works out in the forum.

Update to 4.01 - Full Download.

I've update the files again so you may want to redownload bp blog.  Just some small typos, wrong version numbers showing up, and the CatCount in the ASP Only Templates - but nothing that would affect functionality.

Download it here.

Changelog:

v4.0 [2005-03-21]
+ Multiple authors supported (username "admin" has access to all posts)
+ Commenting can be turned on or off for each entry
+ Simple Gallery (requires Persits ASP Upload and .NET for thumbnail resizing)
+ Added Templates Directory with option for ASP (for those who can't get the publish to HTML option to work) and Movable Type
* DB Changes:
 - Added tblAuthor table and linked it to the BlogAuthor field in tblBlog
 - Changed commentDate in tblComment to Long Date format
 - Added BlogCommentInclude field to tblBlog

Check out one of the new features of bp blog 4.0 - a gallery addin.

It will require some sort of upload component (Persits ASP Upload for now) and ASP.NET for the thumbnail resizing.  Check back next week for an official release.

I've been getting a few emails lately and I think I included the wrong Access db in the zip package.  I've set up a permanent about page for bp blog that will have all the latest developments.

Please redownload it - sorry for the error!

Quick Update Info for 3.02

I've updated the templates to included Comments and Categories counts (working on Archive counts).  If you need to update, then just redownload the zip and overwrite your "template*.asp" and "search.asp" files.

Changelog:
v3.02 [2005-03-09]
+ Added Comments and Category Counts
* Fixed zip download with correct mdb file

From a forum post.  Download it here.  Just overwrite your old file.

Download this update and unzip/overwrite your files or download the entire install here.

I've implemented the search function and fixed some errors in the code.

Changelog:
v3.01 [2005-02-07]
+ Added Search function that strips the HTML from the results and truncates the line to 300 characters
* Fixed numberous formatting problems concerning anchors and the rss.asp generator to conform to the new layout.

I'm been hard at work on bp blog.  I've changed the database around and made the template clones of Movable Type, using their style sheet format also.  Download it and try it out for yourself.  I've tried hard to make it as drag and drop as possible with just style sheet tweaking being the major task to get this up and running!

Quick and Dirty Install Instructions:

1. Download and extract (using folder names) into the root of your websites.
2. This will create 3 directories:
1. blog - holds the asp files
2. Connections - change the blog.asp file to point to your database
3. ktml2 - the HTML editor with image and file upload!
3. You can then change the stylesheet in the blog directory however you want.
4. The password combination for the login is admin/password so you must use MS Access to change it until I implement this into the application itself later this week.

New Features:

• Category Descriptions
• Clean CSS layout compatible with Movable Type
• Title and SubTitle stored in the database

Upcoming Features (very soon, that's why this is a preview):

• Posts and Archives links with count (e.g., December 2003 (34))
• Password Administration (maybe even multiple users)
• Must integrate the search function and a calendar!

Download it here and read about installing it here.

Obligatory Screenshot:

I've updated BP Blog to Version 1.2 with an updated HTML Editor.  It can browse images and files and upload them!  Just extract the zip file to the root of your server directory.  There will be three directories:

blog - the blog files
FCKeditor - the updated HTML Editor and
styles - the needed style sheet to configure the look of entire site

Screenshot of the updated HTML Editor - click image for full size

I've updated a few files and the layout for bp blog.  You'll also need the global style sheet to adjust the formatting.  Just right-click and chooose "Save target as..."

Install Instructions are now here.

No Documentation as of yet.  Download it here.

Features:

• Dreamweaver MX 2004 Built
• CSS Styles
• Pure ASP 3.0 Code
• More to come...