Since QuillsEnabled lets you use any content type as a blog entry, why not use the Scrawl Blog Entry type? This gets you the easy setup of Quills along with its powerful listing, navigation, and publishing features, but you still get to enjoy the nicer entry templates and comment integration of Scrawl. Here's how to set it up:
1. Install both QuillsEnabled and Scrawl. The order of installation doesn't matter.
2. Make a new folder, and activate it as a QuillsEnabled blog.
3. Using the Add new menu, place restrictions on the folder so contributors can add only Scrawl blog entries.
4. In the Weblog Admin portlet, click Configure Blog. Set the Default type to "Blog Entry" so that clicking Add Entry in the admin portlet adds a Scrawl blog entry.
This gives you the best of both worlds:
QuillsEnabled manages the listings, complete with monthly and daily breakdowns.
Scrawl takes care of enabling comments on each new entry, so you don't need to trust or train your...