diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Packages/Orchard.Blogs/Extensions/UriExtensions.cs b/src/Orchard.Web/Packages/Orchard.Blogs/Extensions/UriExtensions.cs
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+using System;
+
+namespace Orchard.Blogs.Extensions {
+    public static class UriExtensions {
+        public static string ToRootString(this Uri uri) {
+            return string.Format("{0}://{1}{2}", uri.Scheme, uri.Host, uri.Port != 80 ? ":" + uri.Port : "");
+        }
+    }
+}
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