diff --git a/options/locale/locale_en-US.json b/options/locale/locale_en-US.json
index 1d2036f3f5..80e9cdf635 100644
--- a/options/locale/locale_en-US.json
+++ b/options/locale/locale_en-US.json
@@ -2005,6 +2005,7 @@
   "repo.settings.blog": "Blog",
   "repo.settings.blog.enable": "Enable Blog",
   "repo.settings.blog.enable_desc": "Allow blog posts to be created and published from this repository.",
+  "repo.settings.blog.enable_help": "When enabled, repo members with write access can create, edit, and publish blog posts. Subscribers and watchers will be notified on publish.",
   "repo.settings.blog.saved": "Blog settings saved.",
   "repo.wiki": "Wiki",
   "repo.wiki.welcome": "Welcome to the Wiki.",
@@ -4136,6 +4137,7 @@
   "repo.settings.subscriptions.products": "Products",
   "repo.settings.subscriptions.clients": "Clients",
   "repo.settings.subscriptions.enable": "Enable paid subscriptions",
+  "repo.settings.subscriptions.enable_help": "When enabled, code access (source view, clone, archive) will require an active subscription. Issues and releases remain accessible per the repository's visibility settings.",
   "repo.settings.subscriptions.enable_desc": "When enabled, code access (source view, clone, archive) will require an active subscription. Issues and releases remain accessible per the repository's visibility settings.",
   "repo.settings.subscriptions.enabled": "Subscriptions are enabled for this repository.",
   "repo.settings.subscriptions.disabled": "Subscriptions are disabled.",
diff --git a/templates/repo/header.tmpl b/templates/repo/header.tmpl
index 934174978c..f2842813e2 100644
--- a/templates/repo/header.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/header.tmpl
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@
 					{{end}}
 
 					{{if and .Repository.BlogEnabled (ctx.RootData.SystemConfig.Theme.EnableBlogs.Value ctx)}}
-						{{if or .IsWriter (gt .BlogPostCount 0)}}
+						{{if or (.Permission.CanWrite ctx.Consts.RepoUnitTypeCode) (gt .BlogPostCount 0)}}
 						<a class="{{if .PageIsRepoBlog}}active {{end}}item" href="{{.RepoLink}}/blog">
 							{{svg "octicon-note"}} {{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.blog"}}
 							{{if gt .BlogPostCount 0}}<span class="ui small label">{{.BlogPostCount}}</span>{{end}}
diff --git a/templates/repo/settings/options.tmpl b/templates/repo/settings/options.tmpl
index f4d05e4a99..228563cf42 100644
--- a/templates/repo/settings/options.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/settings/options.tmpl
@@ -361,6 +361,7 @@
 						<input name="enable_blog" type="checkbox" {{if .Repository.BlogEnabled}}checked{{end}}>
 						<label>{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.settings.blog.enable"}}</label>
 					</div>
+					<p class="help">{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.settings.blog.enable_help"}}</p>
 				</div>
 				{{end}}