README

1. Introduction:

"Blog for Bagisto" extension offers free, advanced-level features allowing seamless integration of blogs into Bagisto stores. It includes SEO-friendly URLs, categorized blogs, responsive images, comment widgets, customizable widgets, and blogs import/export.

• SEO-friendly URL by navigating blog pages by page number and organizing posts by primary category and unique slug.
• Blogs organized by category, tag, and author, enhancing user navigation and enabling focused browsing within specific content categories.
• Responsive images across various devices and screen sizes for optimal user experience.
• Show categories and tags with the number of posts associated.
• Allows choice to enable/disable comment widget independently for each post, providing control over user interaction on specific blog entries.
• Various widgets available: recent posts on homepage, related posts on detail page, and recent posts with nested replies support.
• Enables posts and comments to support nested replies, facilitating organized discussions with threaded responses for enhanced engagement and interaction.
• Allows users to designate a specific date for publishing individual blog posts within the Bagisto extension.
• import/export features for easy content management: upload CSV files to add or update posts and export data for backup or transfer, streamlining blog organization and upkeep.

2. Requirements:

• PHP: 8.0 or higher.
• Bagisto: v2.0.*
• Composer: 1.6.5 or higher.

3. Installation:

• Run the following command

composer require webbycrown/blog-for-bagisto

• Run these commands below to complete the setup

composer dump-autoload

• Run these commands below to complete the setup

php artisan migrate

php artisan storage:link

php artisan optimize:clear

php artisan vendor:publish --all

• Now to use the admin side:

https://example.com/admin/blog

• Now to use the eCommerce side:

https://example.com/blog

📊 Changelog

v1.0.1

• 🖼️ Tag Image Support - Added image upload functionality for blog tags
• 📸 Image upload capability in admin tag creation and edit forms with preview
• 🎨 Automatic image conversion to WebP format for optimized performance
• 📁 Organized image storage in structured directories (blog-tag/{tag_id}/)
• ✅ Image validation supporting multiple formats (bmp, jpeg, jpg, png, webp)
• 🔄 Enhanced BlogTagRepository with comprehensive image management
• 🎯 Updated Tag model with image_url accessor for storage URL generation
• 💎 Improved admin UI layout with better styling for tag management
• 🛍️ Shop frontend now displays custom tag images instead of placeholder banners
• 🧹 Automatic cleanup of old images when updating or deleting tags
• 🐛 Code quality improvements based on Bagisto community feedback
• 🔧 Fixed missing accessor method in Tag model to prevent display errors

v1.0.0

• ✨ Initial release of Blog for Bagisto extension
• 🔍 SEO-friendly URL structure with page navigation and category organization
• 📂 Blog organization by category, tag, and author for enhanced navigation
• 📱 Responsive image support across all devices and screen sizes
• 🏷️ Category and tag display with associated post counts
• 💬 Configurable comment widget for individual posts with nested reply support
• 🎛️ Multiple widgets: recent posts, related posts, and nested replies
• 📅 Scheduled publishing for individual blog posts
• 📤 Import/Export functionality via CSV for easy content management
• 🌍 Multi-language support (English, Portuguese BR, Turkish)
• 🎨 Admin panel for complete blog management
• 🛒 Shop frontend with default and Velocity theme support
• 🔎 SEO meta tags support for all blog content
• 🗑️ Soft delete functionality for blogs, categories, tags, and comments
• 🚀 Published to Composer: webbycrown/blog-for-bagisto