diff --git a/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/blogs/blogpost.lib.ftl b/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/blogs/blogpost.lib.ftl
index 3ed2dee382..76f7557f9b 100644
--- a/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/blogs/blogpost.lib.ftl
+++ b/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/blogs/blogpost.lib.ftl
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+<#import "../generic-paged-results.lib.ftl" as gen/>
+
 <#-- Renders a person object. -->
 <#macro renderPerson person fieldName>
 <#escape x as jsonUtils.encodeJSONString(x)>
@@ -76,3 +78,28 @@
 }
 </#escape>
 </#macro>
+
+<#macro renderPostList>
+{
+   "metadata" : {
+      "blogPermissions" : {
+         "create" : ${blog.hasPermission("CreateChildren")?string},
+         "edit" : ${blog.hasPermission("Write")?string},
+         "delete" : ${blog.hasPermission("Delete")?string}
+      },
+      "externalBlogConfig" : ${externalBlogConfig?string}
+   },
+<@gen.pagedResults data=data ; item>
+	<@blogpostJSON item=item />
+</@gen.pagedResults>
+}
+</#macro>
+
+<#macro renderPost>
+{
+   "metadata" : {
+      "externalBlogConfig" : ${externalBlogConfig?string}
+   },
+   "item" : <@blogpostJSON item=item />
+}
+</#macro>
diff --git a/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/blogs/blogpost.lib.js b/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/blogs/blogpost.lib.js
index e443d7774d..0400057c31 100644
--- a/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/blogs/blogpost.lib.js
+++ b/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/blogs/blogpost.lib.js
@@ -103,3 +103,27 @@ function getBlogPostData(node)
    
    return data;
 }
+
+/**
+ * Checks whether a blog configuration is available
+ * This should at some point also check whether the configuration is enabled.
+ * 
+ * @param node the node that should be checked. Will check all parents if
+ *        the node itself doesn't contain a configuration.
+ * @return {boolean} whether a configuration could be found.
+ */
+function hasExternalBlogConfiguration(node)
+{
+   if (node == null)
+   {
+      return false;
+   }
+   else if (node.hasAspect("blg:blogDetails"))
+   {
+      return true;
+   }
+   else
+   {
+      return hasExternalBlogConfiguration(node.parent)
+   }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/blogs/post/blog-post-publishing.post.js b/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/blogs/post/blog-post-publishing.post.js
index 8e0efea48a..82b2206d71 100644
--- a/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/blogs/post/blog-post-publishing.post.js
+++ b/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/blogs/post/blog-post-publishing.post.js
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ function main()
 
    // get the updated data for the blog post
    model.item = getBlogPostData(node);
+   model.externalBlogConfig = hasExternalBlogConfiguration(node);
 }
 
 main();
diff --git a/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/blogs/post/blog-post-publishing.post.json.ftl b/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/blogs/post/blog-post-publishing.post.json.ftl
index 80d31c4202..709882b67f 100644
--- a/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/blogs/post/blog-post-publishing.post.json.ftl
+++ b/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/blogs/post/blog-post-publishing.post.json.ftl
@@ -1,4 +1,2 @@
 <#import "../blogpost.lib.ftl" as blogpostLib/>
-{
-	"item" : <@blogpostLib.blogpostJSON item=item />
-}
+<@blogpostLib.renderPost />
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/blogs/post/blog-post.get.js b/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/blogs/post/blog-post.get.js
index 625c1f2b74..efceef3521 100644
--- a/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/blogs/post/blog-post.get.js
+++ b/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/blogs/post/blog-post.get.js
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ function main()
 
    // assign data
    model.item = getBlogPostData(node);
+   model.externalBlogConfig = hasExternalBlogConfiguration(node);
    
    // fetch the contentLength param
    var contentLength = args["contentLength"] != undefined ? parseInt(args["contentLength"]) : -1;
diff --git a/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/blogs/post/blog-post.get.json.ftl b/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/blogs/post/blog-post.get.json.ftl
index 80d31c4202..709882b67f 100644
--- a/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/blogs/post/blog-post.get.json.ftl
+++ b/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/blogs/post/blog-post.get.json.ftl
@@ -1,4 +1,2 @@
 <#import "../blogpost.lib.ftl" as blogpostLib/>
-{
-	"item" : <@blogpostLib.blogpostJSON item=item />
-}
+<@blogpostLib.renderPost />
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/blogs/post/blog-post.put.js b/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/blogs/post/blog-post.put.js
index a2eb8a6f7f..bbbea998de 100644
--- a/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/blogs/post/blog-post.put.js
+++ b/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/blogs/post/blog-post.put.js
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ function main()
    updateBlogPost(node);
    
    model.item = getBlogPostData(node);
+   model.externalBlogConfig = hasExternalBlogConfiguration(node);
    
    if (json.has("site") && json.has("container") && json.has("browsePostUrl") && ! model.item.isDraft)
    {
diff --git a/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/blogs/post/blog-post.put.json.ftl b/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/blogs/post/blog-post.put.json.ftl
index 80d31c4202..709882b67f 100644
--- a/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/blogs/post/blog-post.put.json.ftl
+++ b/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/blogs/post/blog-post.put.json.ftl
@@ -1,4 +1,2 @@
 <#import "../blogpost.lib.ftl" as blogpostLib/>
-{
-	"item" : <@blogpostLib.blogpostJSON item=item />
-}
+<@blogpostLib.renderPost />
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/blogs/posts/blog-posts-mydrafts.get.js b/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/blogs/posts/blog-posts-mydrafts.get.js
index 32daa171bf..e75cd19cc0 100644
--- a/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/blogs/posts/blog-posts-mydrafts.get.js
+++ b/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/blogs/posts/blog-posts-mydrafts.get.js
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ function main()
    
    // assign the blog node
    model.blog = node;
+   model.externalBlogConfig = hasExternalBlogConfiguration(node);
 }
 
 main();
diff --git a/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/blogs/posts/blog-posts-mydrafts.get.json.ftl b/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/blogs/posts/blog-posts-mydrafts.get.json.ftl
index 5f9b7ad1c0..8c931b77a3 100644
--- a/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/blogs/posts/blog-posts-mydrafts.get.json.ftl
+++ b/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/blogs/posts/blog-posts-mydrafts.get.json.ftl
@@ -1,12 +1,2 @@
 <#import "../blogpost.lib.ftl" as blogpostLib/>
-<#import "../../generic-paged-results.lib.ftl" as gen/>
-{
-   "blogPermissions" : {
-      "create" : ${blog.hasPermission("CreateChildren")?string},
-      "edit" : ${blog.hasPermission("Write")?string},
-      "delete" : ${blog.hasPermission("Delete")?string}
-   },
-<@gen.pagedResults data=data ; item>
-	<@blogpostLib.blogpostJSON item=item />
-</@gen.pagedResults>
-}
+<@blogpostLib.renderPostList />
diff --git a/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/blogs/posts/blog-posts-mypublished.get.js b/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/blogs/posts/blog-posts-mypublished.get.js
index 85fd44efeb..952df56e0e 100644
--- a/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/blogs/posts/blog-posts-mypublished.get.js
+++ b/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/blogs/posts/blog-posts-mypublished.get.js
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ function main()
    
    // assign the blog node
    model.blog = node;
+   model.externalBlogConfig = hasExternalBlogConfiguration(node);
 }
 
 main();
diff --git a/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/blogs/posts/blog-posts-mypublished.get.json.ftl b/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/blogs/posts/blog-posts-mypublished.get.json.ftl
index 406a0c8a6b..b955ab5451 100644
--- a/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/blogs/posts/blog-posts-mypublished.get.json.ftl
+++ b/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/blogs/posts/blog-posts-mypublished.get.json.ftl
@@ -1,12 +1,2 @@
 <#import "../blogpost.lib.ftl" as blogpostLib/>
-<#import "../../generic-paged-results.lib.ftl" as gen/>
-{
-   "blogPermissions" : {
-      "create" : ${blog.hasPermission("CreateChildren")?string},
-      "edit" : ${blog.hasPermission("Write")?string},
-      "delete" : ${blog.hasPermission("Delete")?string}
-   },
-<@gen.pagedResults data=data ; item>
-	<@blogpostLib.blogpostJSON item=item />
-</@gen.pagedResults>
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+<@blogpostLib.renderPostList />
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/blogs/posts/blog-posts-new.get.js b/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/blogs/posts/blog-posts-new.get.js
index fbd2c0d60c..b5648fdf40 100644
--- a/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/blogs/posts/blog-posts-new.get.js
+++ b/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/blogs/posts/blog-posts-new.get.js
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ function main()
    
    // assign the blog node
    model.blog = node;
+   model.externalBlogConfig = hasExternalBlogConfiguration(node);
 }
 
 main();
diff --git a/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/blogs/posts/blog-posts-new.get.json.ftl b/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/blogs/posts/blog-posts-new.get.json.ftl
index 5f9b7ad1c0..b955ab5451 100644
--- a/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/blogs/posts/blog-posts-new.get.json.ftl
+++ b/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/blogs/posts/blog-posts-new.get.json.ftl
@@ -1,12 +1,2 @@
 <#import "../blogpost.lib.ftl" as blogpostLib/>
-<#import "../../generic-paged-results.lib.ftl" as gen/>
-{
-   "blogPermissions" : {
-      "create" : ${blog.hasPermission("CreateChildren")?string},
-      "edit" : ${blog.hasPermission("Write")?string},
-      "delete" : ${blog.hasPermission("Delete")?string}
-   },
-<@gen.pagedResults data=data ; item>
-	<@blogpostLib.blogpostJSON item=item />
-</@gen.pagedResults>
-}
+<@blogpostLib.renderPostList />
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/blogs/posts/blog-posts-publishedext.get.js b/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/blogs/posts/blog-posts-publishedext.get.js
index db0352dfdd..eee8f94d10 100644
--- a/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/blogs/posts/blog-posts-publishedext.get.js
+++ b/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/blogs/posts/blog-posts-publishedext.get.js
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ function main()
    
    // assign the blog node
    model.blog = node;
+   model.externalBlogConfig = hasExternalBlogConfiguration(node);
 }
 
 main();
diff --git a/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/blogs/posts/blog-posts-publishedext.get.json.ftl b/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/blogs/posts/blog-posts-publishedext.get.json.ftl
index 5f9b7ad1c0..8c931b77a3 100644
--- a/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/blogs/posts/blog-posts-publishedext.get.json.ftl
+++ b/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/blogs/posts/blog-posts-publishedext.get.json.ftl
@@ -1,12 +1,2 @@
 <#import "../blogpost.lib.ftl" as blogpostLib/>
-<#import "../../generic-paged-results.lib.ftl" as gen/>
-{
-   "blogPermissions" : {
-      "create" : ${blog.hasPermission("CreateChildren")?string},
-      "edit" : ${blog.hasPermission("Write")?string},
-      "delete" : ${blog.hasPermission("Delete")?string}
-   },
-<@gen.pagedResults data=data ; item>
-	<@blogpostLib.blogpostJSON item=item />
-</@gen.pagedResults>
-}
+<@blogpostLib.renderPostList />
diff --git a/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/blogs/posts/blog-posts.get.js b/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/blogs/posts/blog-posts.get.js
index fd31c3026c..48651a0052 100644
--- a/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/blogs/posts/blog-posts.get.js
+++ b/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/blogs/posts/blog-posts.get.js
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ function main()
    
    // assign the blog node
    model.blog = node;
+   model.externalBlogConfig = hasExternalBlogConfiguration(node);
 }
 
 main();
diff --git a/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/blogs/posts/blog-posts.get.json.ftl b/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/blogs/posts/blog-posts.get.json.ftl
index 5f9b7ad1c0..b955ab5451 100644
--- a/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/blogs/posts/blog-posts.get.json.ftl
+++ b/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/blogs/posts/blog-posts.get.json.ftl
@@ -1,12 +1,2 @@
 <#import "../blogpost.lib.ftl" as blogpostLib/>
-<#import "../../generic-paged-results.lib.ftl" as gen/>
-{
-   "blogPermissions" : {
-      "create" : ${blog.hasPermission("CreateChildren")?string},
-      "edit" : ${blog.hasPermission("Write")?string},
-      "delete" : ${blog.hasPermission("Delete")?string}
-   },
-<@gen.pagedResults data=data ; item>
-	<@blogpostLib.blogpostJSON item=item />
-</@gen.pagedResults>
-}
+<@blogpostLib.renderPostList />
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/blogs/posts/blog-posts.post.js b/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/blogs/posts/blog-posts.post.js
index f435d10c20..826d5be938 100644
--- a/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/blogs/posts/blog-posts.post.js
+++ b/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/blogs/posts/blog-posts.post.js
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ function main()
 
    var post = createBlogPost(node);
    model.item = getBlogPostData(post);
+   model.externalBlogConfig = hasExternalBlogConfiguration(node);
    
    if (json.has("site") && json.has("container") && json.has("browsePostUrl") && ! model.item.isDraft)
    {
diff --git a/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/blogs/posts/blog-posts.post.json.ftl b/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/blogs/posts/blog-posts.post.json.ftl
index 80d31c4202..709882b67f 100644
--- a/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/blogs/posts/blog-posts.post.json.ftl
+++ b/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/blogs/posts/blog-posts.post.json.ftl
@@ -1,4 +1,2 @@
 <#import "../blogpost.lib.ftl" as blogpostLib/>
-{
-	"item" : <@blogpostLib.blogpostJSON item=item />
-}
+<@blogpostLib.renderPost />
\ No newline at end of file