diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/blog/BlogService.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/blog/BlogService.java
index 7a8155aa15..0c8ba3d78f 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/blog/BlogService.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/blog/BlogService.java
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ import org.alfresco.model.ContentModel;
 import org.alfresco.query.PagingRequest;
 import org.alfresco.query.PagingResults;
 import org.alfresco.repo.security.permissions.PermissionCheckValue;
-import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.ChildAssociationRef;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.NodeRef;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.site.SiteService;
 
@@ -48,11 +47,11 @@ public interface BlogService
      * @param blogContent       text/html content of the blog post.
      * @param isDraft           <tt>true</tt> if the blog post is a draft post, else <tt>false</tt>.
      * 
-     * @return The {@link ChildAssociationRef} of the newly created blog post.
+     * @return The {@link BlogPostInfo} of the newly created blog post.
      * 
      * @see SiteService#getContainer(String, String) to retrieve the blogContainerNode
      */
-    ChildAssociationRef createBlogPost(NodeRef blogContainerNode, String blogTitle,
+    BlogPostInfo createBlogPost(NodeRef blogContainerNode, String blogTitle,
                                        String blogContent, boolean isDraft);
     
     /**
@@ -124,7 +123,7 @@ public interface BlogService
      * @see SiteService#getContainer(String, String) to retrieve the blogContainerNode
      */
     PagingResults<BlogPostInfo> findTaggedBlogPosts(NodeRef blogContainerNode, String tag, PagingRequest pagingReq);
-
+    
     /**
      * Returns true if the specified blog-post node is a 'draft' blog post.
      * 
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/blog/BlogServiceImpl.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/blog/BlogServiceImpl.java
index 598738d014..90f7656606 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/blog/BlogServiceImpl.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/blog/BlogServiceImpl.java
@@ -130,10 +130,10 @@ public class BlogServiceImpl implements BlogService
     }
     
     @Override
-    public ChildAssociationRef createBlogPost(NodeRef blogContainerNode, String blogTitle,
+    public BlogPostInfo createBlogPost(NodeRef blogContainerNode, String blogTitle,
                                               String blogContent, boolean isDraft)
     {
-        String nodeName = getUniqueChildName(blogContainerNode, "post");
+        final String nodeName = getUniqueChildName(blogContainerNode, "post");
         
         // we simply create a new file inside the blog folder
         Map<QName, Serializable> nodeProps = new HashMap<QName, Serializable>();
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ public class BlogServiceImpl implements BlogService
             setOrUpdateReleasedAndUpdatedDates(postNode.getChildRef());
         }
         
-        return postNode;
+        return new BlogPostInfo(postNode.getChildRef(), nodeName);
     }
     
     @Override
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/blog/BlogServiceImplTest.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/blog/BlogServiceImplTest.java
index eccdddaf82..f9d59b0093 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/blog/BlogServiceImplTest.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/blog/BlogServiceImplTest.java
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ import org.alfresco.repo.transaction.RetryingTransactionHelper;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.dictionary.DataTypeDefinition;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.dictionary.DictionaryService;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.dictionary.PropertyDefinition;
-import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.ChildAssociationRef;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.NodeRef;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.NodeService;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.security.MutableAuthenticationService;
@@ -209,10 +208,10 @@ public class BlogServiceImplTest
                     
                     for (int i = 0; i < arbitraryNumberGreaterThanPageSize; i++)
                     {
-                        ChildAssociationRef newBlogPost = BLOG_SERVICE.createBlogPost(BLOG_CONTAINER_NODE, "title_" + i, "Hello world", true);
+                        BlogPostInfo newBlogPost = BLOG_SERVICE.createBlogPost(BLOG_CONTAINER_NODE, "title_" + i, "Hello world", true);
                         
-                        results.add(newBlogPost.getChildRef());
-                        testNodesToTidy.add(newBlogPost.getChildRef());
+                        results.add(newBlogPost.getNodeRef());
+                        testNodesToTidy.add(newBlogPost.getNodeRef());
                     }
                     
                     return results;
@@ -301,11 +300,11 @@ public class BlogServiceImplTest
                 @Override
                 public NodeRef execute() throws Throwable
                 {
-                    ChildAssociationRef newBlogPost = BLOG_SERVICE.createBlogPost(BLOG_CONTAINER_NODE, "draftWithTag", "Hello world", true);
-                    TAGGING_SERVICE.addTags(newBlogPost.getChildRef(), tags);
-                    testNodesToTidy.add(newBlogPost.getChildRef());
+                    BlogPostInfo newBlogPost = BLOG_SERVICE.createBlogPost(BLOG_CONTAINER_NODE, "draftWithTag", "Hello world", true);
+                    TAGGING_SERVICE.addTags(newBlogPost.getNodeRef(), tags);
+                    testNodesToTidy.add(newBlogPost.getNodeRef());
                     
-                    return newBlogPost.getChildRef();
+                    return newBlogPost.getNodeRef();
                 }
             });
         
@@ -343,13 +342,13 @@ public class BlogServiceImplTest
                 @Override
                 public Pair<NodeRef, NodeRef> execute() throws Throwable
                 {
-                    ChildAssociationRef newDraftBlogPost = BLOG_SERVICE.createBlogPost(BLOG_CONTAINER_NODE, "adminDraft", "", true);
-                    testNodesToTidy.add(newDraftBlogPost.getChildRef());
+                    BlogPostInfo newDraftBlogPost = BLOG_SERVICE.createBlogPost(BLOG_CONTAINER_NODE, "adminDraft", "", true);
+                    testNodesToTidy.add(newDraftBlogPost.getNodeRef());
                     
-                    ChildAssociationRef newPublishedBlogPost = BLOG_SERVICE.createBlogPost(BLOG_CONTAINER_NODE, "adminPublished", "", false);
-                    testNodesToTidy.add(newPublishedBlogPost.getChildRef());
+                    BlogPostInfo newPublishedBlogPost = BLOG_SERVICE.createBlogPost(BLOG_CONTAINER_NODE, "adminPublished", "", false);
+                    testNodesToTidy.add(newPublishedBlogPost.getNodeRef());
                     
-                    return new Pair<NodeRef, NodeRef>(newDraftBlogPost.getChildRef(), newPublishedBlogPost.getChildRef());
+                    return new Pair<NodeRef, NodeRef>(newDraftBlogPost.getNodeRef(), newPublishedBlogPost.getNodeRef());
                 }
             });
         
@@ -361,13 +360,13 @@ public class BlogServiceImplTest
                 @Override
                 public Pair<NodeRef, NodeRef> execute() throws Throwable
                 {
-                    ChildAssociationRef newDraftBlogPost = BLOG_SERVICE.createBlogPost(BLOG_CONTAINER_NODE, "userDraft", "", true);
-                    testNodesToTidy.add(newDraftBlogPost.getChildRef());
+                    BlogPostInfo newDraftBlogPost = BLOG_SERVICE.createBlogPost(BLOG_CONTAINER_NODE, "userDraft", "", true);
+                    testNodesToTidy.add(newDraftBlogPost.getNodeRef());
                     
-                    ChildAssociationRef newPublishedBlogPost = BLOG_SERVICE.createBlogPost(BLOG_CONTAINER_NODE, "userPublished", "", false);
-                    testNodesToTidy.add(newPublishedBlogPost.getChildRef());
+                    BlogPostInfo newPublishedBlogPost = BLOG_SERVICE.createBlogPost(BLOG_CONTAINER_NODE, "userPublished", "", false);
+                    testNodesToTidy.add(newPublishedBlogPost.getNodeRef());
                     
-                    return new Pair<NodeRef, NodeRef>(newDraftBlogPost.getChildRef(), newPublishedBlogPost.getChildRef());
+                    return new Pair<NodeRef, NodeRef>(newDraftBlogPost.getNodeRef(), newPublishedBlogPost.getNodeRef());
                 }
             });
         
@@ -433,11 +432,11 @@ public class BlogServiceImplTest
                     
                     for (int i = 0; i < numberOfPosts; i++)
                     {
-                        ChildAssociationRef newBlogPost =
+                        BlogPostInfo newBlogPost =
                                 BLOG_SERVICE.createBlogPost(BLOG_CONTAINER_NODE, "date-specific-post" + i, "", false);
-                        testNodesToTidy.add(newBlogPost.getChildRef());
+                        testNodesToTidy.add(newBlogPost.getNodeRef());
                         
-                        results.add(newBlogPost.getChildRef());
+                        results.add(newBlogPost.getNodeRef());
                     }
                     
                     return results;