function render()
{
// fetch the categories
$categories = new ArticleCategories();
$blogSettings = $this->_blogInfo->getSettings();
$categoriesOrder = $blogSettings->getValue("categories_order");
$blogCategories = $categories->getBlogCategories($this->_blogInfo->getId(), false, $categoriesOrder);
// get some stuff for the time stamp of the post, which is changeable now
//$t = new Timestamp();
$t = Timestamp::getBlogDate($this->_blogInfo);
//$t->toUTC();
//
// changes to make plog store its dates with the time difference already
// applied, instead of applying it dynamically
//
$config =& Config::getConfig();
/*if( $config->getValue( "time_difference_calculation" == TIME_DIFFERENCE_CALCULATION_STATIC ) {
$blogSettings = $this->_blogInfo->getSettings();
$difference = $blogSettings->getValue( "time_offset" );
$t->setDate( Timestamp::getDateWithOffset( $t->getDate(), $difference ), DATE_FORMAT_TIMESTAMP );
}*/
// fetch the custom fields, if any, but not including the ones that have been set to "hidden"...
$customFields = new CustomFields();
$blogFields = $customFields->getBlogCustomFields($this->_blogInfo->getId(), false);
// and put everything in the template
$locale = $this->_blogInfo->getLocale();
$this->setValue("commentsEnabled", $blogSettings->getValue("comments_enabled"));
$this->setValue("categories", $blogCategories);
$this->setValue("today", $t);
$this->setValue("months", $locale->getMonthNames());
$this->setValue("days", $locale->getDayNamesShort());
$this->setValue("years", Timestamp::getYears());
$this->setValue("hours", Timestamp::getAllHours());
$this->setValue("minutes", Timestamp::getAllMinutes());
$this->setValue("customfields", $blogFields);
$this->setValue("poststatus", ArticleStatus::getStatusList());
$this->setValue("sendPings", $config->getValue("send_xmlrpc_pings_enabled_by_default", true));
$this->setValue("xmlRpcPingEnabled", $config->getValue("xmlrpc_ping_enabled", false));
$this->setValue("autoSaveNewDraftsTimeMillis", $config->getValue("autosave_new_drafts_time_millis"));
$this->setValue("xmlHttpRequestSupportEnabled", $config->getValue("save_drafts_via_xmlhttprequest_enabled"));
$this->setValue("postDateTime", $t->getDay() . "/" . $t->getMonth() . "/" . $t->getYear() . " " . $t->getHour() . ":" . $t->getMinutes());
parent::render();
}