diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Blogs/Orchard.Blogs.csproj b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Blogs/Orchard.Blogs.csproj
index 8188b4adb..f04cfcec1 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Blogs/Orchard.Blogs.csproj
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Blogs/Orchard.Blogs.csproj
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Services\BlogPostService.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Services\IBlogPostService.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Services\IBlogService.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Services\XmlRpcHandler.cs" />
     <Compile Include="ViewModels\AdminBlogsViewModel.cs" />
     <Compile Include="ViewModels\BlogArchivesViewModel.cs" />
     <Compile Include="ViewModels\BlogPostArchiveViewModel.cs" />
diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Blogs/Services/XmlRpcHandler.cs b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Blogs/Services/XmlRpcHandler.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ec788b7c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Blogs/Services/XmlRpcHandler.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,138 @@
+using System;
+using Orchard.Core.XmlRpc;
+using Orchard.Core.XmlRpc.Models;
+using Orchard.Logging;
+
+namespace Orchard.Blogs.Services {
+    public class XmlRpcHandler : IXmlRpcHandler {
+        private readonly IBlogService _blogService;
+
+        public XmlRpcHandler(IBlogService blogService) {
+            _blogService = blogService;
+            Logger = NullLogger.Instance;
+        }
+
+        public ILogger Logger { get; set; }
+
+        public void Process(XmlRpcContext context) {
+            var uriBuilder = new UriBuilder(context.HttpContext.Request.Url) {
+                                                                                 Path =
+                                                                                     context.HttpContext.Request.
+                                                                                     ApplicationPath,
+                                                                                 Query = string.Empty
+                                                                             };
+
+
+            if (context.Request.MethodName == "blogger.getUsersBlogs") {
+                var a = new XRpcArray();
+                foreach (var blog in _blogService.Get()) {
+                    a.Add(new XRpcStruct()
+                                      .Set("url", uriBuilder.Path + blog.Slug)
+                                      .Set("blogid", blog.Id)
+                                      .Set("blogName", blog.Name));
+                }
+
+                context.Response = new XRpcMethodResponse().Add(a);
+            }
+
+            if (context.Request.MethodName == "metaWeblog.newPost") {
+                var result = MetaWeblogNewPost(
+                    Convert.ToString(context.Request.Params[0].Value),
+                    Convert.ToString(context.Request.Params[1].Value),
+                    Convert.ToString(context.Request.Params[2].Value),
+                    (XRpcStruct)context.Request.Params[3].Value,
+                    Convert.ToBoolean(context.Request.Params[4].Value));
+
+                context.Response = new XRpcMethodResponse().Add(result);
+            }
+
+            if (context.Request.MethodName == "metaWeblog.getPost") {
+                var result = MetaWeblogGetPost(
+                    Convert.ToInt32(context.Request.Params[0].Value),
+                    Convert.ToString(context.Request.Params[1].Value),
+                    Convert.ToString(context.Request.Params[2].Value));
+                context.Response = new XRpcMethodResponse().Add(result);
+            }
+
+            if (context.Request.MethodName == "metaWeblog.editPost") {
+                var result = MetaWeblogEditPost(
+                    Convert.ToInt32(context.Request.Params[0].Value),
+                    Convert.ToString(context.Request.Params[1].Value),
+                    Convert.ToString(context.Request.Params[2].Value),
+                    (XRpcStruct)context.Request.Params[3].Value,
+                    Convert.ToBoolean(context.Request.Params[4].Value));
+                context.Response = new XRpcMethodResponse().Add(result);
+            }
+        }
+
+        private int MetaWeblogNewPost(
+            string blogId,
+            string user,
+            string password,
+            XRpcStruct content,
+            bool publish) {
+            //var title = content.Optional<string>("title");
+            //var description = content.Optional<string>("description");
+
+            //var pageRevision = _pageManager.CreatePage(new CreatePageParams(title, null, "TwoColumns"));
+            //pageRevision.Contents.First().Content = description;
+
+            //if (publish) {
+            //    if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(pageRevision.Slug))
+            //        pageRevision.Slug = "slug" + pageRevision.Page.Id;
+
+            //    _pageManager.Publish(pageRevision, new PublishOptions());
+            //}
+
+            //return pageRevision.Page.Id;
+            return 1;
+        }
+
+        private XRpcStruct MetaWeblogGetPost(
+            int postId,
+            string user,
+            string password) {
+
+            //var pageRevision = _pageManager.GetLastRevision(postId);
+
+            //var url = "http://localhost/orchard/" + pageRevision.Slug;
+            //return new XRpcStruct()
+            //    .Set("userid", 37)
+            //    .Set("postid", pageRevision.Page.Id)
+            //    .Set("description", pageRevision.Contents.First().Content)
+            //    .Set("title", pageRevision.Title)
+            //    .Set("link", url)
+            //    .Set("permaLink", url);
+
+            throw new NotImplementedException();
+        }
+
+        private bool MetaWeblogEditPost(
+            int postId,
+            string user,
+            string password,
+            XRpcStruct content,
+            bool publish) {
+
+            //var pageRevision = _pageManager.AcquireDraft(postId);
+
+            //var title = content.Optional<string>("title");
+            //var description = content.Optional<string>("description");
+
+            //pageRevision.Title = title;
+            //pageRevision.Contents.First().Content = description;
+
+            //if (publish) {
+            //    if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(pageRevision.Slug))
+            //        pageRevision.Slug = "slug" + postId;
+
+            //    _pageManager.Publish(pageRevision, new PublishOptions());
+            //}
+
+            //return true;
+
+            throw new NotImplementedException();
+        }
+
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Blogs/Views/DisplayTemplates/Items/Blogs.BlogPost.SummaryAdmin.ascx b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Blogs/Views/DisplayTemplates/Items/Blogs.BlogPost.SummaryAdmin.ascx
index d0b721cdf..c3db735c2 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Blogs/Views/DisplayTemplates/Items/Blogs.BlogPost.SummaryAdmin.ascx
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Blogs/Views/DisplayTemplates/Items/Blogs.BlogPost.SummaryAdmin.ascx
@@ -1,74 +1,63 @@
 <%@ Control Language="C#" Inherits="Orchard.Mvc.ViewUserControl<ContentItemViewModel<BlogPost>>" %>
-<%@ Import Namespace="Orchard.Themes"%>
-<%@ Import Namespace="Orchard.Extensions"%>
-<%@ Import Namespace="Orchard.ContentManagement"%>
-<%@ Import Namespace="Orchard.Core.Common.Models"%>
 <%@ Import Namespace="Orchard.Mvc.ViewModels"%>
 <%@ Import Namespace="Orchard.Blogs.Extensions"%>
 <%@ Import Namespace="Orchard.Blogs.Models"%>
-
 <div class="summary">
-<div class="properties">
-    <h3><%=Html.Link(Html.Encode(Model.Item.Title), Url.BlogPostEdit(Model.Item.Blog.Slug, Model.Item.Id))%></h3>
-
+    <div class="properties">
+        <h3><%=Html.Link(Html.Encode(Model.Item.Title), Url.BlogPostEdit(Model.Item.Blog.Slug, Model.Item.Id))%></h3>
         <ul>
-            <li>
-            <%if (Model.IsPublished)
-              { %>
-            <img class="icon" src="<%=ResolveUrl("~/Modules/Orchard.Blogs/Content/Admin/images/online.gif") %>" alt="<%=_Encoded("Online") %>" title="<%=_Encoded("The page is currently online") %>" /><%=_Encoded(" Published")%>
-             <% }
-              else
-              { %>
-            <img class="icon" src="<%=ResolveUrl("~/Modules/Orchard.Blogs/Content/Admin/images/offline.gif") %>" alt="<%=_Encoded("Offline") %>" title="<%=_Encoded("The page is currently offline") %>" /><%=_Encoded(" Not Published")%>
-            <% } %>
-             &nbsp;&#124;&nbsp;
+            <li><%
+            if (Model.Item.HasPublished) { %>
+                <img class="icon" src="<%=ResolveUrl("~/Modules/Orchard.Blogs/Content/Admin/images/online.gif") %>" alt="<%=_Encoded("Online") %>" title="<%=_Encoded("The page is currently online") %>" /><%=_Encoded(" Published")%><%
+            }
+            else { %>
+                <img class="icon" src="<%=ResolveUrl("~/Modules/Orchard.Blogs/Content/Admin/images/offline.gif") %>" alt="<%=_Encoded("Offline") %>" title="<%=_Encoded("The page is currently offline") %>" /><%=_Encoded(" Not Published")%><%
+            } %>&nbsp;&#124;&nbsp;
             </li>
-   
-             <li>
-            <% if (Model.IsDraft) { %>
-             <img class="icon" src="<%=ResolveUrl("~/Modules/Orchard.Blogs/Content/Admin/images/draft.gif") %>" alt="<%=_Encoded("Draft") %>" title="<%=_Encoded("The post has a draft") %>" /><%=Html.PublishedState(Model.Item)%>
-              <% }
-              else
-              { %>
-            <%=_Encoded("No draft")%>
-             <% } %>
-             &nbsp;&#124;&nbsp;
+            <li><%
+            if (Model.Item.HasDraft) { %>
+                <img class="icon" src="<%=ResolveUrl("~/Modules/Orchard.Blogs/Content/Admin/images/draft.gif") %>" alt="<%=_Encoded("Draft") %>" title="<%=_Encoded("The post has a draft") %>" /><%=Html.PublishedState(Model.Item)%><%
+            }
+            else { %>
+                <%=_Encoded("No draft")%><%
+            } %>&nbsp;&#124;&nbsp;
             </li>
- 
-             <%--This should show publised date, last modified, or scheduled.
-             <li>
-             <img class="icon" src="<%=ResolveUrl("~/Modules/Orchard.Blogs/Content/Admin/images/scheduled.gif") %>" alt="<%=_Encoded("Scheduled") %>" title="<%=_Encoded("The post is scheduled for publishing") %>" /><%=_Encoded("Scheduled")%>
-             &nbsp;&#124;&nbsp;
-             </li>--%>
- 
-             <li>
-            <%=_Encoded("By {0}", Model.Item.Creator.UserName)%>
-             </li>                   
-        </ul>               
+            <li><%
+            if (Model.Item.ScheduledPublishUtc.HasValue && Model.Item.ScheduledPublishUtc.Value > DateTime.UtcNow) { %>
+                <img class="icon" src="<%=ResolveUrl("~/Modules/Orchard.Blogs/Content/Admin/images/scheduled.gif") %>" alt="<%=_Encoded("Scheduled") %>" title="<%=_Encoded("The post is scheduled for publishing") %>" /><%=_Encoded("Scheduled")%>
+                <%=Html.DateTime(Model.Item.ScheduledPublishUtc.Value, "M/d/yyyy h:mm tt")%><%
+            }
+            else if (Model.Item.IsPublished) { %>
+                <%=_Encoded("Published: ") + Html.PublishedWhen(Model.Item) %><%
+            }
+            else { %>
+                <%=_Encoded("Last modified: {todo}") %><%
+            } %>&nbsp;&#124;&nbsp;
+            </li>
+            <li><%=_Encoded("By {0}", Model.Item.Creator.UserName)%></li>                   
+        </ul>
     </div>
-
-    <div class="related">
-    
-            <%if (Model.IsPublished){ %>
-        <a href="<%=Url.BlogPost(Model.Item.Blog.Slug, Model.Item.Slug) %>" title="<%=_Encoded("View Post")%>"><%=_Encoded("View")%></a><%=_Encoded(" | ")%>
-        <% } %>
-
-        <a href="<%=Url.BlogPostEdit(Model.Item.Blog.Slug, Model.Item.Id) %>" title="<%=_Encoded("Edit Post")%>"><%=_Encoded("Edit")%></a><%=_Encoded(" | ")%>
-
-        <%if (Model.Item.ContentItem.VersionRecord.Published == false) { // todo: (heskew) be smart about this and maybe have other contextual actions - including view/preview for view up there ^^
-                    using (Html.BeginFormAntiForgeryPost(Url.BlogPostPublish(Model.Item.Blog.Slug, Model.Item.Id), FormMethod.Post, new { @class = "inline" })) { %>
-
+    <div class="related"><%
+        if (Model.Item.HasPublished){ %>
+        <a href="<%=Url.BlogPost(Model.Item.Blog.Slug, Model.Item.Slug) %>" title="<%=_Encoded("View Post")%>"><%=_Encoded("View")%></a><%=_Encoded(" | ")%><%
+            if (Model.Item.HasDraft) { %>
+            <a href="#" title="<%=_Encoded("Publish Draft")%>"><%=_Encoded("Publish Draft")%></a><%=_Encoded(" | ")%><%
+            } %>
+        <a href="#" title="<%=_Encoded("Unpublish Post")%>"><%=_Encoded("Unpublish")%></a><%=_Encoded(" | ")%><%
+        }
+        else { %>
+        <a href="#" title="<%=_Encoded("Publish Post")%>"><%=_Encoded("Publish")%></a><%=_Encoded(" | ")%><%
+        } %>
+        <a href="<%=Url.BlogPostEdit(Model.Item.Blog.Slug, Model.Item.Id) %>" title="<%=_Encoded("Edit Post")%>"><%=_Encoded("Edit")%></a><%=_Encoded(" | ")%><%--
+        if (Model.Item.ContentItem.VersionRecord.Published == false) { // todo: (heskew) be smart about this and maybe have other contextual actions - including view/preview for view up there ^^
+            using (Html.BeginFormAntiForgeryPost(Url.BlogPostPublish(Model.Item.Blog.Slug, Model.Item.Id), FormMethod.Post, new { @class = "inline" })) { %>
         <button type="submit" class="linkButton" title="<%=_Encoded("Publish") %>"><%=_Encoded("Publish")%></button><%=_Encoded(" | ")%><%
-                    }
-                } %>
-
-        <% using (Html.BeginFormAntiForgeryPost(Url.BlogPostDelete(Model.Item.Blog.Slug, Model.Item.Id), FormMethod.Post, new { @class = "inline" })) { %>
-        <button type="submit" class="linkButton" title="<%=_Encoded("Delete") %>"><%=_Encoded("Delete") %></button>
-        <%
-                } %>
-                
+            }
+        }--%><%
+        using (Html.BeginFormAntiForgeryPost(Url.BlogPostDelete(Model.Item.Blog.Slug, Model.Item.Id), FormMethod.Post, new { @class = "inline" })) { %>
+        <button type="submit" class="linkButton" title="<%=_Encoded("Delete") %>"><%=_Encoded("Delete") %></button><%
+        } %>
         <br /><%Html.Zone("meta");%>
     </div>
-
     <div style="clear:both;"></div>
 </div>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Blogs/Views/EditorTemplates/Items/Blogs.BlogPost.ascx b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Blogs/Views/EditorTemplates/Items/Blogs.BlogPost.ascx
index 37b70f9c1..f152780d5 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Blogs/Views/EditorTemplates/Items/Blogs.BlogPost.ascx
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Blogs/Views/EditorTemplates/Items/Blogs.BlogPost.ascx
@@ -10,10 +10,11 @@
     <div class="secondary">
         <% Html.Zone("secondary");%>
         <fieldset>
-            <input class="button primaryAction" type="submit" name="submit.Save" value="<%=_Encoded("Save") %>"/>
-            <% if (Model.IsDraft) { %>
-            <%=Html.ActionLink(T("Discard Draft").ToString(), "DiscardDraft", new { Area = "Orchard.Blogs", Controller = "BlogPostAdmin", id=Model.Item.Id }, new { @class = "button" })%>
-            <% } %>
+            <input class="button primaryAction" type="submit" name="submit.Save" value="<%=_Encoded("Save") %>"/><%
+            //TODO: (erikpo) In the future, remove the HasPublished check so the user can delete the content item from here if the choose to
+            if (Model.Item.HasDraft && Model.Item.HasPublished) { %>
+            <%=Html.ActionLink(T("Discard Draft").ToString(), "DiscardDraft", new { Area = "Orchard.Blogs", Controller = "BlogPostAdmin", id=Model.Item.Id }, new { @class = "button" })%><%
+            } %>
         </fieldset>
     </div>
 </div>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Pages/Views/EditorTemplates/Items/Pages.Page.ascx b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Pages/Views/EditorTemplates/Items/Pages.Page.ascx
index eba1bd6f3..f88b148c9 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Pages/Views/EditorTemplates/Items/Pages.Page.ascx
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Pages/Views/EditorTemplates/Items/Pages.Page.ascx
@@ -10,10 +10,11 @@
     <div class="secondary">
         <% Html.Zone("secondary");%>
         <fieldset>
-            <input class="button primaryAction" type="submit" name="submit.Save" value="<%=_Encoded("Save") %>"/>
-            <% if (Model.IsDraft) { %>
-            <%=Html.ActionLink(T("Discard Draft").ToString(), "DiscardDraft", new { Area = "Orchard.Pages", Controller = "Admin", Model.Item.Id }, new { @class = "button" })%>
-            <% } %>
+            <input class="button primaryAction" type="submit" name="submit.Save" value="<%=_Encoded("Save") %>"/><%
+            //TODO: (erikpo) In the future, remove the HasPublished check so the user can delete the content item from here if the choose to
+            if (Model.Item.HasDraft && Model.Item.HasPublished) { %>
+            <%=Html.ActionLink(T("Discard Draft").ToString(), "DiscardDraft", new { Area = "Orchard.Pages", Controller = "Admin", Model.Item.Id }, new { @class = "button" })%><%
+            } %>
         </fieldset>
     </div>
 </div>
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diff --git a/src/Orchard/Mvc/Html/HtmlHelperExtensions.cs b/src/Orchard/Mvc/Html/HtmlHelperExtensions.cs
index 5420aae4d..0c3c9109a 100644
--- a/src/Orchard/Mvc/Html/HtmlHelperExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/Orchard/Mvc/Html/HtmlHelperExtensions.cs
@@ -116,9 +116,18 @@ namespace Orchard.Mvc.Html {
             return value.HasValue ? htmlHelper.DateTime(value.Value) : defaultIfNull;
         }
 
-        //TODO: (erikpo) This format should come from a site setting
+        public static string DateTime(this HtmlHelper htmlHelper, DateTime? value, string defaultIfNull, string customFormat) {
+            return value.HasValue ? htmlHelper.DateTime(value.Value, customFormat) : defaultIfNull;
+        }
+
         public static string DateTime(this HtmlHelper htmlHelper, DateTime value) {
-            return value.ToString("MMM d yyyy h:mm tt");
+            //TODO: (erikpo) This default format should come from a site setting
+            return htmlHelper.DateTime(value, "MMM d yyyy h:mm tt");
+        }
+
+        public static string DateTime(this HtmlHelper htmlHelper, DateTime value, string customFormat) {
+            //TODO: (erikpo) In the future, convert this to "local" time before calling ToString
+            return value.ToString(customFormat);
         }
 
         #endregion
diff --git a/src/Orchard/Mvc/ViewModels/ContentItemViewModel.cs b/src/Orchard/Mvc/ViewModels/ContentItemViewModel.cs
index a4308e0d5..bfc6355c7 100644
--- a/src/Orchard/Mvc/ViewModels/ContentItemViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/Orchard/Mvc/ViewModels/ContentItemViewModel.cs
@@ -36,16 +36,6 @@ namespace Orchard.Mvc.ViewModels {
         public string TemplateName { get; set; }
         public string Prefix { get; set; }
         public ZoneCollection Zones { get; private set; }
-
-        public bool IsPublished {
-            get { return Item != null && Item.VersionRecord != null && Item.VersionRecord.Published; }
-        }
-        public bool IsLatest {
-            get { return Item != null && Item.VersionRecord != null && Item.VersionRecord.Latest; }
-        }
-        public bool IsDraft {
-            get { return IsLatest && !IsPublished; }
-        }
     }
 
     public class ContentItemViewModel<TPart> : ContentItemViewModel where TPart : IContent {