diff --git a/resources/sql/autopatches/20150514.phame.blog.xaction.sql b/resources/sql/autopatches/20150514.phame.blog.xaction.sql
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/sql/autopatches/20150514.phame.blog.xaction.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+CREATE TABLE {$NAMESPACE}_phame.phame_blogtransaction (
+  id INT UNSIGNED NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY,
+  phid VARBINARY(64) NOT NULL,
+  authorPHID VARBINARY(64) NOT NULL,
+  objectPHID VARBINARY(64) NOT NULL,
+  viewPolicy VARBINARY(64) NOT NULL,
+  editPolicy VARBINARY(64) NOT NULL,
+  commentPHID VARBINARY(64) DEFAULT NULL,
+  commentVersion INT UNSIGNED NOT NULL,
+  transactionType VARCHAR(32) COLLATE {$COLLATE_TEXT} NOT NULL,
+  oldValue LONGTEXT COLLATE {$COLLATE_TEXT} NOT NULL,
+  newValue LONGTEXT COLLATE {$COLLATE_TEXT} NOT NULL,
+  contentSource LONGTEXT COLLATE {$COLLATE_TEXT} NOT NULL,
+  metadata LONGTEXT COLLATE {$COLLATE_TEXT} NOT NULL,
+  dateCreated INT UNSIGNED NOT NULL,
+  dateModified INT UNSIGNED NOT NULL,
+  UNIQUE KEY `key_phid` (`phid`),
+  KEY `key_object` (`objectPHID`)
+) ENGINE=InnoDB, COLLATE {$COLLATE_TEXT};
diff --git a/src/__phutil_library_map__.php b/src/__phutil_library_map__.php
--- a/src/__phutil_library_map__.php
+++ b/src/__phutil_library_map__.php
@@ -2775,11 +2775,13 @@
     'PhameBlog' => 'applications/phame/storage/PhameBlog.php',
     'PhameBlogDeleteController' => 'applications/phame/controller/blog/PhameBlogDeleteController.php',
     'PhameBlogEditController' => 'applications/phame/controller/blog/PhameBlogEditController.php',
+    'PhameBlogEditor' => 'applications/phame/editor/PhameBlogEditor.php',
     'PhameBlogFeedController' => 'applications/phame/controller/blog/PhameBlogFeedController.php',
     'PhameBlogListController' => 'applications/phame/controller/blog/PhameBlogListController.php',
     'PhameBlogLiveController' => 'applications/phame/controller/blog/PhameBlogLiveController.php',
     'PhameBlogQuery' => 'applications/phame/query/PhameBlogQuery.php',
     'PhameBlogSkin' => 'applications/phame/skins/PhameBlogSkin.php',
+    'PhameBlogTransaction' => 'applications/phame/storage/PhameBlogTransaction.php',
     'PhameBlogViewController' => 'applications/phame/controller/blog/PhameBlogViewController.php',
     'PhameCelerityResources' => 'applications/phame/celerity/PhameCelerityResources.php',
     'PhameConduitAPIMethod' => 'applications/phame/conduit/PhameConduitAPIMethod.php',
@@ -6250,11 +6252,13 @@
     ),
     'PhameBlogDeleteController' => 'PhameController',
     'PhameBlogEditController' => 'PhameController',
+    'PhameBlogEditor' => 'PhabricatorApplicationTransactionEditor',
     'PhameBlogFeedController' => 'PhameController',
     'PhameBlogListController' => 'PhameController',
     'PhameBlogLiveController' => 'PhameController',
     'PhameBlogQuery' => 'PhabricatorCursorPagedPolicyAwareQuery',
     'PhameBlogSkin' => 'PhabricatorController',
+    'PhameBlogTransaction' => 'PhabricatorApplicationTransaction',
     'PhameBlogViewController' => 'PhameController',
     'PhameCelerityResources' => 'CelerityResources',
     'PhameConduitAPIMethod' => 'ConduitAPIMethod',
diff --git a/src/applications/phame/controller/blog/PhameBlogDeleteController.php b/src/applications/phame/controller/blog/PhameBlogDeleteController.php
--- a/src/applications/phame/controller/blog/PhameBlogDeleteController.php
+++ b/src/applications/phame/controller/blog/PhameBlogDeleteController.php
@@ -2,19 +2,13 @@
 
 final class PhameBlogDeleteController extends PhameController {
 
-  private $id;
-
-  public function willProcessRequest(array $data) {
-    $this->id = $data['id'];
-  }
-
-  public function processRequest() {
-    $request = $this->getRequest();
+  public function handleRequest(AphrontRequest $request) {
     $user = $request->getUser();
+    $id = $request->getURIData('id');
 
     $blog = id(new PhameBlogQuery())
       ->setViewer($user)
-      ->withIDs(array($this->id))
+      ->withIDs(array($id))
       ->requireCapabilities(
         array(
           PhabricatorPolicyCapability::CAN_EDIT,
diff --git a/src/applications/phame/controller/blog/PhameBlogEditController.php b/src/applications/phame/controller/blog/PhameBlogEditController.php
--- a/src/applications/phame/controller/blog/PhameBlogEditController.php
+++ b/src/applications/phame/controller/blog/PhameBlogEditController.php
@@ -3,20 +3,14 @@
 final class PhameBlogEditController
   extends PhameController {
 
-  private $id;
-
-  public function willProcessRequest(array $data) {
-    $this->id = idx($data, 'id');
-  }
-
-  public function processRequest() {
-    $request = $this->getRequest();
+  public function handleRequest(AphrontRequest $request) {
     $user = $request->getUser();
 
-    if ($this->id) {
+    $id = $request->getURIData('id');
+    if ($id) {
       $blog = id(new PhameBlogQuery())
         ->setViewer($user)
-        ->withIDs(array($this->id))
+        ->withIDs(array($id))
         ->requireCapabilities(
           array(
             PhabricatorPolicyCapability::CAN_EDIT,
@@ -30,76 +24,75 @@
       $page_title = pht('Edit Blog');
       $cancel_uri = $this->getApplicationURI('blog/view/'.$blog->getID().'/');
     } else {
-      $blog = id(new PhameBlog())
-        ->setCreatorPHID($user->getPHID());
-
-      $blog->setViewPolicy(PhabricatorPolicies::POLICY_USER);
-      $blog->setEditPolicy(PhabricatorPolicies::POLICY_USER);
-      $blog->setJoinPolicy(PhabricatorPolicies::POLICY_USER);
+      $blog = PhameBlog::initializeNewBlog($user);
 
       $submit_button = pht('Create Blog');
       $page_title = pht('Create Blog');
       $cancel_uri = $this->getApplicationURI();
     }
-
-    $e_name          = true;
-    $e_custom_domain = null;
-    $errors          = array();
-
+    $name          = $blog->getName();
+    $description   = $blog->getDescription();
+    $custom_domain = $blog->getDomain();
+    $skin          = $blog->getSkin();
+    $can_view      = $blog->getViewPolicy();
+    $can_edit      = $blog->getEditPolicy();
+    $can_join      = $blog->getJoinPolicy();
+
+    $e_name               = true;
+    $e_custom_domain      = null;
+    $e_view_policy        = null;
+    $validation_exception = null;
     if ($request->isFormPost()) {
       $name          = $request->getStr('name');
       $description   = $request->getStr('description');
-      $custom_domain = $request->getStr('custom_domain');
+      $custom_domain = nonempty($request->getStr('custom_domain'), null);
       $skin          = $request->getStr('skin');
-
-      if (empty($name)) {
-        $errors[] = pht('You must give the blog a name.');
-        $e_name = pht('Required');
-      } else {
-        $e_name = null;
-      }
-
-      $blog->setName($name);
-      $blog->setDescription($description);
-      $blog->setDomain(nonempty($custom_domain, null));
-      $blog->setSkin($skin);
-      $blog->setViewPolicy($request->getStr('can_view'));
-      $blog->setEditPolicy($request->getStr('can_edit'));
-      $blog->setJoinPolicy($request->getStr('can_join'));
-
-      if (!empty($custom_domain)) {
-        list($error_label, $error_text) =
-          $blog->validateCustomDomain($custom_domain);
-        if ($error_label) {
-          $errors[] = $error_text;
-          $e_custom_domain = $error_label;
-        }
-        if ($blog->getViewPolicy() != PhabricatorPolicies::POLICY_PUBLIC) {
-          $errors[] = pht(
-            'For custom domains to work, the blog must have a view policy of '.
-            'public.');
-          // Prefer earlier labels for the multiple error scenario.
-          if (!$e_custom_domain) {
-            $e_custom_domain = pht('Invalid Policy');
-          }
-        }
-      }
-
-      // Don't let users remove their ability to edit blogs.
-      PhabricatorPolicyFilter::mustRetainCapability(
-        $user,
-        $blog,
-        PhabricatorPolicyCapability::CAN_EDIT);
-
-      if (!$errors) {
-        try {
-          $blog->save();
-          return id(new AphrontRedirectResponse())
-            ->setURI($this->getApplicationURI('blog/view/'.$blog->getID().'/'));
-        } catch (AphrontDuplicateKeyQueryException $ex) {
-          $errors[] = pht('Domain must be unique.');
-          $e_custom_domain = pht('Not Unique');
-        }
+      $can_view      = $request->getStr('can_view');
+      $can_edit      = $request->getStr('can_edit');
+      $can_join      = $request->getStr('can_join');
+
+      $xactions = array(
+        id(new PhameBlogTransaction())
+          ->setTransactionType(PhameBlogTransaction::TYPE_NAME)
+          ->setNewValue($name),
+        id(new PhameBlogTransaction())
+          ->setTransactionType(PhameBlogTransaction::TYPE_DESCRIPTION)
+          ->setNewValue($description),
+        id(new PhameBlogTransaction())
+          ->setTransactionType(PhameBlogTransaction::TYPE_DOMAIN)
+          ->setNewValue($custom_domain),
+        id(new PhameBlogTransaction())
+          ->setTransactionType(PhameBlogTransaction::TYPE_SKIN)
+          ->setNewValue($skin),
+        id(new PhameBlogTransaction())
+          ->setTransactionType(PhabricatorTransactions::TYPE_VIEW_POLICY)
+          ->setNewValue($can_view),
+        id(new PhameBlogTransaction())
+          ->setTransactionType(PhabricatorTransactions::TYPE_EDIT_POLICY)
+          ->setNewValue($can_edit),
+        id(new PhameBlogTransaction())
+          ->setTransactionType(PhabricatorTransactions::TYPE_JOIN_POLICY)
+          ->setNewValue($can_join),
+      );
+
+      $editor = id(new PhameBlogEditor())
+        ->setActor($user)
+        ->setContentSourceFromRequest($request)
+        ->setContinueOnNoEffect(true);
+
+      try {
+        $editor->applyTransactions($blog, $xactions);
+        return id(new AphrontRedirectResponse())
+          ->setURI($this->getApplicationURI('blog/view/'.$blog->getID().'/'));
+      } catch (PhabricatorApplicationTransactionValidationException $ex) {
+        $validation_exception = $ex;
+
+        $e_name = $validation_exception->getShortMessage(
+          PhameBlogTransaction::TYPE_NAME);
+        $e_custom_domain = $validation_exception->getShortMessage(
+          PhameBlogTransaction::TYPE_DOMAIN);
+        $e_view_policy = $validation_exception->getShortMessage(
+          PhabricatorTransactions::TYPE_VIEW_POLICY);
       }
     }
 
@@ -117,7 +110,7 @@
         id(new AphrontFormTextControl())
         ->setLabel(pht('Name'))
         ->setName('name')
-        ->setValue($blog->getName())
+        ->setValue($name)
         ->setID('blog-name')
         ->setError($e_name))
       ->appendChild(
@@ -125,7 +118,7 @@
           ->setUser($user)
           ->setLabel(pht('Description'))
           ->setName('description')
-          ->setValue($blog->getDescription())
+          ->setValue($description)
           ->setID('blog-description')
           ->setUser($user)
           ->setDisableMacros(true))
@@ -135,6 +128,8 @@
           ->setCapability(PhabricatorPolicyCapability::CAN_VIEW)
           ->setPolicyObject($blog)
           ->setPolicies($policies)
+          ->setError($e_view_policy)
+          ->setValue($can_view)
           ->setName('can_view'))
       ->appendChild(
         id(new AphrontFormPolicyControl())
@@ -142,6 +137,7 @@
           ->setCapability(PhabricatorPolicyCapability::CAN_EDIT)
           ->setPolicyObject($blog)
           ->setPolicies($policies)
+          ->setValue($can_edit)
           ->setName('can_edit'))
       ->appendChild(
         id(new AphrontFormPolicyControl())
@@ -149,12 +145,13 @@
           ->setCapability(PhabricatorPolicyCapability::CAN_JOIN)
           ->setPolicyObject($blog)
           ->setPolicies($policies)
+          ->setValue($can_join)
           ->setName('can_join'))
       ->appendChild(
         id(new AphrontFormTextControl())
         ->setLabel(pht('Custom Domain'))
         ->setName('custom_domain')
-        ->setValue($blog->getDomain())
+        ->setValue($custom_domain)
         ->setCaption(
           pht('Must include at least one dot (.), e.g. blog.example.com'))
         ->setError($e_custom_domain))
@@ -162,7 +159,7 @@
         id(new AphrontFormSelectControl())
         ->setLabel(pht('Skin'))
         ->setName('skin')
-        ->setValue($blog->getSkin())
+        ->setValue($skin)
         ->setOptions($skins))
       ->appendChild(
         id(new AphrontFormSubmitControl())
@@ -171,14 +168,14 @@
 
     $form_box = id(new PHUIObjectBoxView())
       ->setHeaderText($page_title)
-      ->setFormErrors($errors)
+      ->setValidationException($validation_exception)
       ->setForm($form);
 
     $crumbs = $this->buildApplicationCrumbs();
     $crumbs->addTextCrumb($page_title, $this->getApplicationURI('blog/new'));
 
     $nav = $this->renderSideNavFilterView();
-    $nav->selectFilter($this->id ? null : 'blog/new');
+    $nav->selectFilter($id ? null : 'blog/new');
     $nav->appendChild(
       array(
         $crumbs,
diff --git a/src/applications/phame/controller/blog/PhameBlogFeedController.php b/src/applications/phame/controller/blog/PhameBlogFeedController.php
--- a/src/applications/phame/controller/blog/PhameBlogFeedController.php
+++ b/src/applications/phame/controller/blog/PhameBlogFeedController.php
@@ -2,23 +2,17 @@
 
 final class PhameBlogFeedController extends PhameController {
 
-  private $id;
-
   public function shouldRequireLogin() {
     return false;
   }
 
-  public function willProcessRequest(array $data) {
-    $this->id = $data['id'];
-  }
-
-  public function processRequest() {
-    $request = $this->getRequest();
+  public function handleRequest(AphrontRequest $request) {
     $user = $request->getUser();
+    $id = $request->getURIData('id');
 
     $blog = id(new PhameBlogQuery())
       ->setViewer($user)
-      ->withIDs(array($this->id))
+      ->withIDs(array($id))
       ->executeOne();
     if (!$blog) {
       return new Aphront404Response();
diff --git a/src/applications/phame/controller/blog/PhameBlogListController.php b/src/applications/phame/controller/blog/PhameBlogListController.php
--- a/src/applications/phame/controller/blog/PhameBlogListController.php
+++ b/src/applications/phame/controller/blog/PhameBlogListController.php
@@ -2,18 +2,12 @@
 
 final class PhameBlogListController extends PhameController {
 
-  private $filter;
-
-  public function willProcessRequest(array $data) {
-    $this->filter = idx($data, 'filter');
-  }
-
-  public function processRequest() {
-    $request = $this->getRequest();
+  public function handleRequest(AphrontRequest $request) {
     $user = $request->getUser();
 
     $nav = $this->renderSideNavFilterView(null);
-    $filter = $nav->selectFilter('blog/'.$this->filter, 'blog/user');
+    $filter = $request->getURIData('filter');
+    $filter = $nav->selectFilter('blog/'.$filter, 'blog/user');
 
     $query = id(new PhameBlogQuery())
       ->setViewer($user);
diff --git a/src/applications/phame/controller/blog/PhameBlogLiveController.php b/src/applications/phame/controller/blog/PhameBlogLiveController.php
--- a/src/applications/phame/controller/blog/PhameBlogLiveController.php
+++ b/src/applications/phame/controller/blog/PhameBlogLiveController.php
@@ -2,25 +2,17 @@
 
 final class PhameBlogLiveController extends PhameController {
 
-  private $id;
-  private $more;
-
   public function shouldAllowPublic() {
     return true;
   }
 
-  public function willProcessRequest(array $data) {
-    $this->id = idx($data, 'id');
-    $this->more = idx($data, 'more', '');
-  }
-
-  public function processRequest() {
-    $request = $this->getRequest();
+  public function handleRequest(AphrontRequest $request) {
     $user = $request->getUser();
+    $id = $request->getURIData('id');
 
     $blog = id(new PhameBlogQuery())
       ->setViewer($user)
-      ->withIDs(array($this->id))
+      ->withIDs(array($id))
       ->executeOne();
     if (!$blog) {
       return new Aphront404Response();
@@ -55,7 +47,8 @@
     }
 
     $phame_request = clone $request;
-    $phame_request->setPath('/'.ltrim($this->more, '/'));
+    $more = $phame_request->getURIData('more', '');
+    $phame_request->setPath('/'.ltrim($more, '/'));
 
     $uri = $blog->getLiveURI();
 
diff --git a/src/applications/phame/controller/blog/PhameBlogViewController.php b/src/applications/phame/controller/blog/PhameBlogViewController.php
--- a/src/applications/phame/controller/blog/PhameBlogViewController.php
+++ b/src/applications/phame/controller/blog/PhameBlogViewController.php
@@ -2,19 +2,13 @@
 
 final class PhameBlogViewController extends PhameController {
 
-  private $id;
-
-  public function willProcessRequest(array $data) {
-    $this->id = $data['id'];
-  }
-
-  public function processRequest() {
-    $request = $this->getRequest();
+  public function handleRequest(AphrontRequest $request) {
     $user = $request->getUser();
+    $id = $request->getURIData('id');
 
     $blog = id(new PhameBlogQuery())
       ->setViewer($user)
-      ->withIDs(array($this->id))
+      ->withIDs(array($id))
       ->executeOne();
     if (!$blog) {
       return new Aphront404Response();
diff --git a/src/applications/phame/editor/PhameBlogEditor.php b/src/applications/phame/editor/PhameBlogEditor.php
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/applications/phame/editor/PhameBlogEditor.php
@@ -0,0 +1,189 @@
+<?php
+
+final class PhameBlogEditor
+  extends PhabricatorApplicationTransactionEditor {
+
+  public function getEditorApplicationClass() {
+    return 'PhabricatorPhameApplication';
+  }
+
+  public function getEditorObjectsDescription() {
+    return pht('Blogs');
+  }
+
+  public function getTransactionTypes() {
+    $types = parent::getTransactionTypes();
+
+    $types[] = PhameBlogTransaction::TYPE_NAME;
+    $types[] = PhameBlogTransaction::TYPE_DESCRIPTION;
+    $types[] = PhameBlogTransaction::TYPE_DOMAIN;
+    $types[] = PhameBlogTransaction::TYPE_SKIN;
+    $types[] = PhabricatorTransactions::TYPE_VIEW_POLICY;
+    $types[] = PhabricatorTransactions::TYPE_EDIT_POLICY;
+    $types[] = PhabricatorTransactions::TYPE_JOIN_POLICY;
+
+    return $types;
+  }
+
+  protected function getCustomTransactionOldValue(
+    PhabricatorLiskDAO $object,
+    PhabricatorApplicationTransaction $xaction) {
+
+    switch ($xaction->getTransactionType()) {
+      case PhameBlogTransaction::TYPE_NAME:
+        return $object->getName();
+      case PhameBlogTransaction::TYPE_DESCRIPTION:
+        return $object->getDescription();
+      case PhameBlogTransaction::TYPE_DOMAIN:
+        return $object->getDomain();
+      case PhameBlogTransaction::TYPE_SKIN:
+        return $object->getSkin();
+    }
+  }
+
+  protected function getCustomTransactionNewValue(
+    PhabricatorLiskDAO $object,
+    PhabricatorApplicationTransaction $xaction) {
+
+    switch ($xaction->getTransactionType()) {
+      case PhameBlogTransaction::TYPE_NAME:
+      case PhameBlogTransaction::TYPE_DESCRIPTION:
+      case PhameBlogTransaction::TYPE_DOMAIN:
+      case PhameBlogTransaction::TYPE_SKIN:
+        return $xaction->getNewValue();
+    }
+  }
+
+  protected function applyCustomInternalTransaction(
+    PhabricatorLiskDAO $object,
+    PhabricatorApplicationTransaction $xaction) {
+
+    switch ($xaction->getTransactionType()) {
+      case PhameBlogTransaction::TYPE_NAME:
+        return $object->setName($xaction->getNewValue());
+      case PhameBlogTransaction::TYPE_DESCRIPTION:
+        return $object->setDescription($xaction->getNewValue());
+      case PhameBlogTransaction::TYPE_DOMAIN:
+        return $object->setDomain($xaction->getNewValue());
+      case PhameBlogTransaction::TYPE_SKIN:
+        return $object->setSkin($xaction->getNewValue());
+      case PhabricatorTransactions::TYPE_VIEW_POLICY:
+        $object->setViewPolicy($xaction->getNewValue());
+        return;
+      case PhabricatorTransactions::TYPE_EDIT_POLICY:
+        $object->setEditPolicy($xaction->getNewValue());
+        return;
+      case PhabricatorTransactions::TYPE_JOIN_POLICY:
+        $object->setJoinPolicy($xaction->getNewValue());
+        return;
+      case PhabricatorTransactions::TYPE_COMMENT:
+        return;
+    }
+
+    return parent::applyCustomInternalTransaction($object, $xaction);
+  }
+
+  protected function applyCustomExternalTransaction(
+    PhabricatorLiskDAO $object,
+    PhabricatorApplicationTransaction $xaction) {
+
+    switch ($xaction->getTransactionType()) {
+      case PhameBlogTransaction::TYPE_NAME:
+      case PhameBlogTransaction::TYPE_DESCRIPTION:
+      case PhameBlogTransaction::TYPE_DOMAIN:
+      case PhameBlogTransaction::TYPE_SKIN:
+      case PhabricatorTransactions::TYPE_VIEW_POLICY:
+      case PhabricatorTransactions::TYPE_EDIT_POLICY:
+      case PhabricatorTransactions::TYPE_JOIN_POLICY:
+      case PhabricatorTransactions::TYPE_COMMENT:
+        return;
+    }
+
+    return parent::applyCustomExternalTransaction($object, $xaction);
+  }
+
+  protected function validateTransaction(
+    PhabricatorLiskDAO $object,
+    $type,
+    array $xactions) {
+
+    $errors = parent::validateTransaction($object, $type, $xactions);
+
+    switch ($type) {
+      case PhameBlogTransaction::TYPE_NAME:
+        $missing = $this->validateIsEmptyTextField(
+          $object->getName(),
+          $xactions);
+
+        if ($missing) {
+          $error = new PhabricatorApplicationTransactionValidationError(
+            $type,
+            pht('Required'),
+            pht('Name is required.'),
+            nonempty(last($xactions), null));
+
+          $error->setIsMissingFieldError(true);
+          $errors[] = $error;
+        }
+        break;
+      case PhameBlogTransaction::TYPE_DOMAIN:
+        $custom_domain = last($xactions)->getNewValue();
+        if (empty($custom_domain)) {
+          continue;
+        }
+        list($error_label, $error_text) =
+          $object->validateCustomDomain($custom_domain);
+        if ($error_label) {
+          $error = new PhabricatorApplicationTransactionValidationError(
+            $type,
+            $error_label,
+            $error_text,
+            nonempty(last($xactions), null));
+          $errors[] = $error;
+        }
+        if ($object->getViewPolicy() != PhabricatorPolicies::POLICY_PUBLIC) {
+          $error_text = pht(
+            'For custom domains to work, the blog must have a view policy of '.
+            'public.');
+          $error = new PhabricatorApplicationTransactionValidationError(
+            PhabricatorTransactions::TYPE_VIEW_POLICY,
+            pht('Invalid Policy'),
+            $error_text,
+            nonempty(last($xactions), null));
+          $errors[] = $error;
+        }
+        $duplicate_blog = id(new PhameBlogQuery())
+          ->setViewer(PhabricatorUser::getOmnipotentUser())
+          ->withDomain($custom_domain)
+          ->executeOne();
+        if ($duplicate_blog && $duplicate_blog->getID() != $object->getID()) {
+          $error = new PhabricatorApplicationTransactionValidationError(
+            $type,
+            pht('Not Unique'),
+            pht('Domain must be unique; another blog already has this domain.'),
+            nonempty(last($xactions), null));
+          $errors[] = $error;
+        }
+
+        break;
+    }
+    return $errors;
+  }
+
+  protected function shouldSendMail(
+    PhabricatorLiskDAO $object,
+    array $xactions) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  protected function shouldPublishFeedStory(
+    PhabricatorLiskDAO $object,
+    array $xactions) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  protected function supportsSearch() {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/applications/phame/storage/PhameBlog.php b/src/applications/phame/storage/PhameBlog.php
--- a/src/applications/phame/storage/PhameBlog.php
+++ b/src/applications/phame/storage/PhameBlog.php
@@ -16,9 +16,6 @@
   protected $editPolicy;
   protected $joinPolicy;
 
-  private $bloggerPHIDs = self::ATTACHABLE;
-  private $bloggers = self::ATTACHABLE;
-
   static private $requestBlog;
 
   protected function getConfiguration() {
@@ -57,6 +54,15 @@
       PhabricatorPhameBlogPHIDType::TYPECONST);
   }
 
+  public static function initializeNewBlog(PhabricatorUser $actor) {
+    $blog = id(new PhameBlog())
+      ->setCreatorPHID($actor->getPHID())
+      ->setViewPolicy(PhabricatorPolicies::getMostOpenPolicy())
+      ->setEditPolicy(PhabricatorPolicies::POLICY_USER)
+      ->setJoinPolicy(PhabricatorPolicies::POLICY_USER);
+    return $blog;
+  }
+
   public function getSkinRenderer(AphrontRequest $request) {
     $spec = PhameSkinSpecification::loadOneSkinSpecification(
       $this->getSkin());
@@ -157,22 +163,6 @@
     return null;
   }
 
-  public function getBloggerPHIDs() {
-    return $this->assertAttached($this->bloggerPHIDs);
-  }
-
-  public function attachBloggers(array $bloggers) {
-    assert_instances_of($bloggers, 'PhabricatorObjectHandle');
-
-    $this->bloggers = $bloggers;
-
-    return $this;
-  }
-
-  public function getBloggers() {
-    return $this->assertAttached($this->bloggers);
-  }
-
   public function getSkin() {
     $config = coalesce($this->getConfigData(), array());
     return idx($config, 'skin', self::SKIN_DEFAULT);
diff --git a/src/applications/phame/storage/PhameBlogTransaction.php b/src/applications/phame/storage/PhameBlogTransaction.php
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/applications/phame/storage/PhameBlogTransaction.php
@@ -0,0 +1,174 @@
+<?php
+
+final class PhameBlogTransaction
+  extends PhabricatorApplicationTransaction {
+
+  const TYPE_NAME        = 'phame.blog.name';
+  const TYPE_DESCRIPTION = 'phame.blog.description';
+  const TYPE_DOMAIN      = 'phame.blog.domain';
+  const TYPE_SKIN        = 'phame.blog.skin';
+
+  public function getApplicationName() {
+    return 'phame';
+  }
+
+  public function getApplicationTransactionType() {
+    return PhabricatorPhameBlogPHIDType::TYPECONST;
+  }
+
+  public function shouldHide() {
+    $old = $this->getOldValue();
+    switch ($this->getTransactionType()) {
+      case self::TYPE_DESCRIPTION:
+        return ($old === null);
+    }
+    return parent::shouldHide();
+  }
+
+  public function getIcon() {
+    $old = $this->getOldValue();
+    switch ($this->getTransactionType()) {
+      case self::TYPE_NAME:
+        if ($old === null) {
+          return 'fa-plus';
+        } else {
+          return 'fa-pencil';
+        }
+        break;
+      case self::TYPE_DESCRIPTION:
+      case self::TYPE_DOMAIN:
+      case self::TYPE_SKIN:
+        return 'fa-pencil';
+        break;
+    }
+    return parent::getIcon();
+  }
+
+  public function getTitle() {
+    $author_phid = $this->getAuthorPHID();
+    $object_phid = $this->getObjectPHID();
+
+    $old = $this->getOldValue();
+    $new = $this->getNewValue();
+
+    $type = $this->getTransactionType();
+    switch ($type) {
+      case self:TYPE_NAME:
+        if ($old === null) {
+          return pht(
+            '%s created this blog.',
+            $this->renderHandleLink($author_phid));
+        } else {
+          return pht(
+            '%s updated the blog\'s name to "%s".',
+            $this->renderHandleLink($author_phid),
+            $new);
+        }
+        break;
+      case self::TYPE_DESCRIPTION:
+        return pht(
+          '%s updated the blog\'s description.',
+          $this->renderHandleLink($author_phid));
+        break;
+      case self::TYPE_DOMAIN:
+        return pht(
+          '%s updated the blog\'s domain to "%s".',
+          $this->renderHandleLink($author_phid),
+          $new);
+        break;
+      case self::TYPE_SKIN:
+        return pht(
+          '%s updated the blog\'s skin to "%s".',
+          $this->renderHandleLink($author_phid),
+          $new);
+        break;
+    }
+
+    return parent::getTitle();
+  }
+
+  public function getTitleForFeed() {
+    $author_phid = $this->getAuthorPHID();
+    $object_phid = $this->getObjectPHID();
+
+    $old = $this->getOldValue();
+    $new = $this->getNewValue();
+
+    $type = $this->getTransactionType();
+    switch ($type) {
+      case self::TYPE_NAME:
+        if ($old === null) {
+          return pht(
+            '%s created %s.',
+            $this->renderHandleLink($author_phid),
+            $this->renderHandleLink($object_phid));
+        } else {
+          return pht(
+            '%s updated the name for %s.',
+            $this->renderHandleLink($author_phid),
+            $this->renderHandleLink($object_phid));
+        }
+        break;
+      case self::TYPE_DESCRIPTION:
+        return pht(
+          '%s updated the description for %s.',
+          $this->renderHandleLink($author_phid),
+          $this->renderHandleLink($object_phid));
+        break;
+      case self::TYPE_DOMAIN:
+        return pht(
+          '%s updated the domain for %s.',
+          $this->renderHandleLink($author_phid),
+          $this->renderHandleLink($object_phid));
+        break;
+      case self::TYPE_SKIN:
+        return pht(
+          '%s updated the skin for %s.',
+          $this->renderHandleLink($author_phid),
+          $this->renderHandleLink($object_phid));
+        break;
+    }
+
+    return parent::getTitleForFeed();
+  }
+
+  public function getColor() {
+    $old = $this->getOldValue();
+
+    switch ($this->getTransactionType()) {
+      case self::TYPE_NAME:
+        if ($old === null) {
+          return PhabricatorTransactions::COLOR_GREEN;
+        }
+        break;
+    }
+
+    return parent::getColor();
+  }
+
+
+  public function hasChangeDetails() {
+    switch ($this->getTransactionType()) {
+      case self::TYPE_DESCRIPTION:
+        return ($this->getOldValue() !== null);
+    }
+
+    return parent::hasChangeDetails();
+  }
+
+  public function renderChangeDetails(PhabricatorUser $viewer) {
+    switch ($this->getTransactionType()) {
+      case self::TYPE_DESCRIPTION:
+        $old = $this->getOldValue();
+        $new = $this->getNewValue();
+
+        return $this->renderTextCorpusChangeDetails(
+          $viewer,
+          $old,
+          $new);
+    }
+
+    return parent::renderChangeDetails($viewer);
+  }
+
+}