active_blog

ActiveBlog is a work in progress.

ActiveBlog is Rails engine written to satisfy minimal blogging requirements.

The ActiveBlog BlogPost model:

create_table :blog_posts do |t|
  t.string :title
  t.string :body
  t.boolean :draft
  t.datetime :published_at
  t.string :cached_slug
  t.string :custom_url

  t.timestamps
end

It is by no means a full blogging engine. There are no categories, no comments, and certainly no tagging.

ActiveBlog has the following dependencies:

• ActiveAdmin, for the backend
• Devise, for admin authentication
• Redcarpet, for markdown rendering
• PostgreSQL, for storage

How to install ActiveBlog

Add the following line to your Gemfile

gem 'active_blog'

Run Bundler

bundle update --source active_blog

Run the generator

./script/rails generate active_blog:install

Follow the installer's directions

Install the migrations

rake db:migrate

Start your server with foreman or rails s and visit your new blog located at:

http://localhost:5000/blog

To create a new blog post, visit the admin area located at:

http://localhost:5000/admin/blog_posts

How to hack on ActiveBlog

Setup the development and test databases

rake app:db:setup
rake app:db:test:clone

Running tests

rake test

TODO

• The ActiveAdmin BlogPost form should allow users to upload content to S3
• Document Parent App Hooks (content_for :sidebar, content_for :title, content_for: head)
• Missing ActiveAdmin UI tests.