diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Packages/Orchard.Blogs/Orchard.Blogs.csproj b/src/Orchard.Web/Packages/Orchard.Blogs/Orchard.Blogs.csproj
index aad734689..3c1ecca58 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Packages/Orchard.Blogs/Orchard.Blogs.csproj
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Packages/Orchard.Blogs/Orchard.Blogs.csproj
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Extensions\BlogCreateViewModelExtensions.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Extensions\BlogPostCreateViewModelExtensions.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Extensions\HtmlHelperExtensions.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Extensions\UriExtensions.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Extensions\UrlHelperExtensions.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Permissions.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Routing\IsBlogConstraint.cs" />
diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Packages/Orchard.Blogs/Views/Blog/EditorTemplates/BlogPermalink.ascx b/src/Orchard.Web/Packages/Orchard.Blogs/Views/Blog/EditorTemplates/BlogPermalink.ascx
index c418f606f..170c3da7f 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Packages/Orchard.Blogs/Views/Blog/EditorTemplates/BlogPermalink.ascx
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Packages/Orchard.Blogs/Views/Blog/EditorTemplates/BlogPermalink.ascx
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 <%@ Control Language="C#" Inherits="System.Web.Mvc.ViewUserControl" %>
+<%@ Import Namespace="Orchard.Blogs.Extensions"%>
 <fieldset>
-    <label class="sub" for="permalink">Permalink: <span>http://localhost/</span></label>
+    <label class="sub" for="permalink">Permalink: <span><%=Request.Url.ToRootString() %>/</span></label>
     <span><%=Html.TextBox("", Model, new { id = "permalink", @class = "text" })%> <span> &laquo; How to write a permalink. &raquo; </span></span>
 </fieldset>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Packages/Orchard.Blogs/Views/BlogPost/EditorTemplates/BlogPostEditViewModel.ascx b/src/Orchard.Web/Packages/Orchard.Blogs/Views/BlogPost/EditorTemplates/BlogPostEditViewModel.ascx
index 310380e59..58d3fbcb1 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Packages/Orchard.Blogs/Views/BlogPost/EditorTemplates/BlogPostEditViewModel.ascx
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Packages/Orchard.Blogs/Views/BlogPost/EditorTemplates/BlogPostEditViewModel.ascx
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 <%@ Control Language="C#" Inherits="System.Web.Mvc.ViewUserControl<BlogPostEditViewModel>" %>
+<%@ Import Namespace="Orchard.Blogs.Extensions"%>
 <%@ Import Namespace="Orchard.Blogs.ViewModels"%>
 <div class="sections">
     <div class="primary">
@@ -9,7 +10,7 @@
             <span><%=Html.TextBoxFor(m => m.Title, new { id = "title", @class = "text" })%></span>
         </fieldset>
         <fieldset>
-            <label class="sub" for="permalink">Permalink: <span>http://localhost/<%=Model.Blog.Slug %>/</span></label>
+            <label class="sub" for="permalink">Permalink: <span><%=Request.Url.ToRootString() %>/<%=Model.Blog.Slug %>/</span></label>
             <span><%=Html.TextBoxFor(m => m.Slug, new { id = "permalink", @class = "text" })%> <span> &laquo; How to write a permalink. &raquo; </span></span>
         </fieldset>
         <fieldset>
@@ -22,15 +23,15 @@
     <div class="secondary">
         <h3>Publish Settings</h3>
         <fieldset>
-            <label for="Command_PublishNow"><%=Html.RadioButton("Command", "PublishNow", new { id = "Command_PublishNow" }) %> Publish Now</label>
+            <label for="Command_PublishNow"><%=Html.RadioButton("Command", "PublishNow", true, new { id = "Command_PublishNow" }) %> Publish Now</label>
         </fieldset>
-        <fieldset>
+        <%--<fieldset>
             <label for="Command_PublishLater"><%=Html.RadioButton("Command", "PublishLater", new { id = "Command_PublishLater" }) %> Publish Later</label>
             <%=Html.EditorFor(m => m.Published) %>
         </fieldset>
         <fieldset>
             <label for="Command_SaveDraft"><%=Html.RadioButton("Command", "SaveDraft", new { id = "Command_SaveDraft" }) %> Save Draft</label>
-        </fieldset>
+        </fieldset>--%>
         <fieldset>
             <input class="button" type="submit" name="submit.Save" value="Save"/>
         </fieldset>