“mnml-blog” is a clean and minimalist template for DokuWiki. It is designed to use DokuWiki with the BlogTNG plugin as blogging software. The name means “minimalist blog”, and it was created for Andreas Haerter's personal weblog.

• Maintainer: ARSAVA (Andreas Haerter)
• Contact: See “Support” and “Contact”.

If you like the template, you might want to donate a few bucks, or get some cool QR Code merchandise. It is a lot of work. Thank you!

• Note for existing users: Since 2014-02-09, there is no separate update .tar.gz anymore. The current archive is used for both install and update now. Instead of providing a separate update archive without the /user sub-directory, all example files in /user are delivered with the .dist extensions now to make sure your files won't get overwritten. This should be easier an more DokuWiki-like than the previous approach.

• Fixed a major bug, the configuration option were un-savable on DokuWiki 2013-12-08 “Binky”
• Full support for DokuWiki 2013-12-08 “Binky”.
• There is no separate update archive anymore.

• Full support for DokuWiki rc2013-10-28 “Binky”.

The source code of this template is available as Git repository. You may find the text “How to create an easily maintainable DokuWiki template” useful, too.

See CHECKSUMS.asc for MD5, SHA-1 and SHA-256 checksums. The file is signed with the GnuPG/PGP key (0x423B2839). You can use gpg --verify ./CHECKSUMS.asc to check/validate it.

1. Refer to template on how to do the basic install and use templates in DokuWiki. For updating, see below.
2. Check if the BlogTNG plugin is installed and up2date. This template is designed for the usage with the BlogTNG-Plugin only (it may work for other purposes, but I do not test or support anything else)! You may find “How to create a DokuWiki based blog (BlogTNG plugin)” useful to get everything started.
3. The files in “lib/tpl/mnml-blog/blogtng-tpl” are a BlogTNG data template (see BlogTNG templates for details). Please copy these files into all used BlogTNG data template dirs below “lib/plugins/blogtng/tpl”.
   Hint: By default, there is only “lib/plugins/blogtng/tpl/default”. You may overwrite the existing files in there ( but remember: you have to do this again on every BlogTNG-Update then!).
4. Look where the option “mnmlblog_newpostform_location” (→ “Use following wiki page for the '<blog newform>' form”) points to (default is :wiki:create_new_blogpost) and create a wiki <blog newform> page there (the “New Post” link at the bottom right of the footer is using this link). See BlogTNG for details.
5. Create a header or sidebar navigation. Have a look at “What are these "Please fill or disable this placeholder ([pagename])" everywhere?” to get help.

If you need help:

• Check the FAQ.
• Check the README.
• Use http://search.dokuwiki.org to find useful information.

If you found nothing helpful, ask your question at the DokuWiki forum (preferred) or IRC channel.

If you think you have found a bug or have a useful idea (a.k.a. “feature request”), create an issue on GitHub (preferred), or contact us by mail.

Feel free to submit patches as GitHub pull requests (preferred) or by mail as well. However, please try to respect the DokuWiki coding style as this template follows its rules.

What to do to update your installed mnml-blog template?

1. First of all: Backup your data, especially /lib/tpl/mnml-blog.
2. Don't be scared. It is not rocket science.
3. Download the current update from above.
4. Simply uncompress and copy it over your current /lib/tpl/mnml-blog. This works without problems when you follow the rules described in the README (⇒ the place for *all* user-defined, custom stuff is /lib/tpl/mnml-blog/user!) because previously existing files in /lib/tpl/monobook/mnml-blog will not be touched or overwritten.¹⁾
5. The files in “lib/tpl/mnml-blog/blogtng-tpl” are a BlogTNG data template (see BlogTNG templates for details).
   Please copy these files after a mnml-blog update into all used BlogTNG data template dirs below “lib/plugins/blogtng/tpl”.
   Hint: By default, there is only “lib/plugins/blogtng/tpl/default”. You may overwrite the existing files in there ( but remember: you have to do this again on every BlogTNG-Update then!).
6. Here is a list of files that were removed in recent releases. They do no harm, but you should delete them to keep your installation clean and tidy:
   

   #removed in 2011-11-30
   /css/_mediamanager.css
   /css/basic.css
   /css/content.css
   /css/design.css
   /css/includes.css
   /css/structure.css

The template optionally imports normal wiki pages and shows their content as

• sidebar navigation
• header navigation (off by default)
• copyright note (off by default, default is the common copyright note by DokuWiki)

This means you can create the page mentioned in the “Please fill or disable this placeholder” message (e.g. “:wiki:navigation_sidebar”) and its content will be shown instead of the message. All of these placeholders are configurable. Have a look at the DokuWiki admin section:

• Show header navigation?
• If yes, use following wiki page as header navigation:
  […]
• Show sidebar navigation?
• If yes, use following wiki page as sidebar navigation::
  […]
• Show copyright notice?
• If yes, use default copyright notice?
• If not default, use following wiki page as copyright notice:
  […]

If you need an example for a header or sidebar navigation, try the following as content for the page configured at “If yes, use following wiki page as header|sidebar navigation” (respectively :wiki:navigation_header and :wiki:navigation_sidebar by default):

  * [[:start|Home]]
  * [[:contact|Contact]]

As mentioned above, just edit the page like every other wiki page to change the navigation. A simple list is enough, the template provides some CSS magic to create a navigation out of it.

Simply have a look at /lib/tpl/mnml-blog/VERSION. This is a textfile containing the version you are using (e.g. 2011-05-08).

See customizing.

The template should be compatible with all modern browsers:

• Firefox ≥ 3
• Opera ≥ 10
• Safari ≥ 4, Chrome ≥ 1 and other newer Webkit based browsers.
• MS Internet Explorer ≥ 7

Please note:

• MS Internet Explorer 6 is also supported in general, there are only some cosmetic issues at the admin menu. These issues do not affect normal wiki pages. The new Media Manager (introduced with DokuWiki 2011-11-10 “Angua RC1”) does not work with IE6.
• I can't test every browser (version) out there. Therefore it does not mean the template does not work if your browser is not listed above. Just try it out if you want to be sure.

Have a look at the README. Everything regarding

• own logo
• own favicon
• own CSS
• own JavaScript
• own Apple Touch Icon (apple-touch-icon.png)

is described there.

For the ones who are never reading READMEs:

• The place for all user-defined, custom stuff is “mnml-blog/user”. Reason: this folder will not be touched on updates.
• If you want to replace the default text logo showed in the upper left, simply create a /mnml-blog/user/logo.[png|gif|jpg]. The template recognizes the file automatically and will use it instead of the default logo.

Older releases are no longer recommended for usage and are listed for reference only.

mnml-blog version	Download	Designed for and tested on DokuWiki	Comment
2014-02-09	Release No update archive anymore, the new tar.gz is used for both install and update.	2013-12-08 “Binky”, 2012-10-13 “Adora Belle”	Fixed bug, un-savable configuration on 2013-12-08 “Binky”; Full support for DokuWiki 2013-12-08 “Binky”; Update support and contact information.
2013-11-17	Release Update	rc2013-10-28 “Binky”, 2012-10-13 “Adora Belle”	Full support for DokuWiki rc2013-10-28 “Binky”; Add Dutch and Korean language files; Update support and contact information.
2013-02-20	Release Update	2012-10-13 “Adora Belle”, 2012-01-25b “Angua”	Full support for DokuWiki 2012-10-13 “Adora Belle”; New option: mnmlblog_qrcodebox (controls if a box with a QR Code of current wiki page URL will be shown in the sidebar); added Czech language.
2011-12-09	Release Update	rc2011-11-10 “Angua RC1”, 2011-05-25a “Rincewind”	Small improvements, better clearing of blog posting contents (don't forget to update all used BlogTNG data template dirs below lib/plugins/blogtng/tpl).
2011-11-30	Release Update	rc2011-11-10 “Angua RC1”, 2011-05-25a “Rincewind”	Full support for DokuWiki's new Media Manager; Apple Touch Icon support (see README for details); added Russian and Spanish language.
2011-05-15	Release Update	rc2011-05-08 “Rincewind RC2”, 2010-11-07 “Anteater”	Fixed blogtng template error “template file comment for template main does not exist!”
2011-05-10	Release Update	rc2011-05-08 “Rincewind RC2”, 2010-11-07 “Anteater”	Cross browser compatibility fixes.
2011-05-08	Release	rc2011-04-22 “Rincewind RC1”, 2010-11-07 “Anteater”	Initial release.

For a complete change log, see the commits on Github.

• release preparations (2014-02-09 18:14)
• Fix wrong path /user/user.js check (2014-02-09 16:04)
• New handling of /user files (-> *.dist files for easier updates) (2014-02-09 15:43)
• Fix 2013-12-08 "Binky" compatibilty issue (un-saveable config) (2014-02-08 21:07)
• Update contact information and dokuwiki.org links (SSL/TLS) (2014-02-08 17:42)
• Release preparations (2013-11-17 20:14)
• Updates to support DokuWiki rc2013-10-28 "Binky" (2013-11-17 20:06)
• Add Dutch language files (2013-11-17 14:12)

Feel free to add yours here:

• http://www.rocking-minds.org
• http://blog.slucas.fr
• http://www.heiko-barth.de/blog/
• http://www.alpinequest.net
• http://ptruchon.pagekite.me

No longer working:

• http://blog.andreas-haerter.com
• http://notepad.pavlatka.cz
• http://linuxisit.com