Our website has a completely functional user blog section that includes; posts, pictures, videos, user comments and profile updates. We want the look of the blog pages changed and added user functionality to the blog pages as well. The site is done mostly in PHP with some sql.
**I do not want a wordpress or other pre-manufactured blog, but a blog that is a wordpress knock-off is fine, as long as it fits within the website.**
## Deliverables
Here is what the blog redesign and updates will require:
PICTURES AND VIDEOS
1) Currently, users can add 10 pictures - we want the users to be able to add up to 5 albums, with 10 picture capacity for each album
2) Besides the Main User Photo all photos should be seen/accessed only from a 'My Pictures' link to be placed under the Main User Photo - this link takes users to a new page
3) The user should be able to add Titles to all Albums/Photos
4) The number of Photos in an Album should appear under each album in parentheses
5) Eliminate the current 'Videos' section at the bottom of the blog page and replace it with a 'My Videos' link to be place under 'My Pictures' link - this link takes user to a new page
6) Currently, users can add 10 videos from youtube.com. Allow users to add 10 video in mpg. format
USER INFORMATION
1) User Name should be in the same position, but bigger, bolder and blue colored and slightly separated from the rest of the user details
BLOGGING OPTIONS
1) Add option for user to Title each blog post
2) Change the 'Comments' function so that each comment from another user appears related to a specific post as opposed to being at the bottom of the blog page
3) Change 'Comments' function so that the look appears slightly different from the actual blog post - place a small 'leave comment' link in blue at the bottom of each blog post
4) Change 'Comments' function so that the users name who left the comment is also a link to that user's blog
5) Allow users who put web links in their blog posts to have the links 'active' - currently they are not active
6) Move the blog post's Time and Date from the bottom of each blog post to the top
7) Change the time/date format of each blog post from: 2008-7-17 to read July 17th, 2008 and add an AM/PM to the time of each post
8) Allow most recent blog posts to appear at the top of the page and oldest to appear at the bottom - currently, this is reversed
9) Change the bacground color of the blog to something lighter
10) Change the font in the blogs from Arial 9pt. to Lucida Sans 9pt.
11) Show 10 most recent blog posts - create a link at the bottom of the page that shows the 10 previous blog posts
12) Create a 'Month Archive' link under the user information that takes the user to a page with months/years listed and access to those blog posts
DESIGN
1) Change the look of the blog page so that is more 'sectional' - currently all blog page sections are stacked on top of one another and all section titles run completely horizontal accross the entire page. Willing to discuss design options/looks with the coder ***THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT***
OTHER
1) Check on the functionality of the 'Search Blog Link' - I don't this this actually is functional
2) Check on the functionality of the 'Add to My Favorite Blogs' link - I don't think this is functional
3) When users are creating their profile, add an option for them to select a time zone - the times on the blog postings should reflect the time zone they selected and the time zone should be listed next to the time - i.e. (EST)
4) Add an option in my admin panel so that I can edit a user's blog - currently I can only make it active or delete the user
**All of this is very similar to a wordpress blog. Although I do not want a wordpress blog in my website, I am open to 'reformatting' it.**