diff --git a/blog/edit_form.php b/blog/edit_form.php
index 857f519317e..b44ae933ced 100644
--- a/blog/edit_form.php
+++ b/blog/edit_form.php
@@ -75,12 +75,12 @@ class blog_edit_form extends moodleform {
                     $course = $DB->get_record('course', array('id' => $courseid));
                     $mform->addElement('header', 'assochdr', get_string('associations', 'blog'));
                     $context = get_context_instance(CONTEXT_COURSE, $courseid);
-                    $a = new object();
+                    $a = new stdClass();
                     $a->coursename = $course->fullname;
                     $contextid = $context->id;
                 } else {
                     $sql = 'SELECT fullname FROM {course} cr LEFT JOIN {context} ct ON ct.instanceid = cr.id WHERE ct.id = ?';
-                    $a = new object();
+                    $a = new stdClass();
                     $a->coursename = $DB->get_field_sql($sql, array($entry->courseassoc));
                     $contextid = $entry->courseassoc;
                 }
@@ -90,14 +90,14 @@ class blog_edit_form extends moodleform {
             } else if ((!empty($entry->modassoc) || !empty($modid)) && has_capability('moodle/blog:associatemodule', $sitecontext)) {
                 if (!empty($modid)) {
                     $mod = get_coursemodule_from_id(false, $modid);
-                    $a = new object();
+                    $a = new stdClass();
                     $a->modtype = get_string('modulename', $mod->modname);
                     $a->modname = $mod->name;
                     $context = get_context_instance(CONTEXT_MODULE, $modid);
                 } else {
                     $context = $DB->get_record('context', array('id' => $entry->modassoc));
                     $cm = $DB->get_record('course_modules', array('id' => $context->instanceid));
-                    $a = new object();
+                    $a = new stdClass();
                     $a->modtype = $DB->get_field('modules', 'name', array('id' => $cm->module));
                     $a->modname = $DB->get_field($a->modtype, 'name', array('id' => $cm->instance));
                 }
diff --git a/blog/lib.php b/blog/lib.php
index 56973e31bcb..72b1671292f 100755
--- a/blog/lib.php
+++ b/blog/lib.php
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ function blog_sync_external_entries($externalblog) {
             }
         }
 
-        $newentry = new object();
+        $newentry = new stdClass();
         $newentry->userid = $externalblog->userid;
         $newentry->module = 'blog_external';
         $newentry->content = $externalblog->id;
@@ -662,7 +662,7 @@ function blog_get_headers($courseid=null, $groupid=null, $userid=null, $tagid=nu
         $cm = $DB->get_record('course_modules', array('id' => $modid));
         $cm->modname = $DB->get_field('modules', 'name', array('id' => $cm->module));
         $cm->name = $DB->get_field($cm->modname, 'name', array('id' => $cm->instance));
-        $a = new object();
+        $a = new stdClass();
         $a->type = get_string('modulename', $cm->modname);
         $PAGE->set_cm($cm, $course);
         $headers['stradd'] = get_string('blogaboutthis', 'blog', $a);
@@ -741,7 +741,7 @@ function blog_get_headers($courseid=null, $groupid=null, $userid=null, $tagid=nu
         $PAGE->set_title("$site->shortname: $cm->name: " . fullname($user) . ': ' . get_string('blogentries', 'blog'));
         $PAGE->set_heading("$site->shortname: $cm->name: " . fullname($user) . ': ' . get_string('blogentries', 'blog'));
 
-        $a = new object();
+        $a = new stdClass();
         $a->user = fullname($user);
         $a->mod = $cm->name;
         $a->type = get_string('modulename', $cm->modname);
@@ -760,7 +760,7 @@ function blog_get_headers($courseid=null, $groupid=null, $userid=null, $tagid=nu
         $PAGE->set_title("$site->shortname: $course->shortname: " . fullname($user) . ': ' . get_string('blogentries', 'blog'));
         $PAGE->set_heading("$site->shortname: $course->shortname: " . fullname($user) . ': ' . get_string('blogentries', 'blog'));
 
-        $a = new object();
+        $a = new stdClass();
         $a->user = fullname($user);
         $a->course = $course->fullname;
         $a->type = get_string('course');
@@ -784,7 +784,7 @@ function blog_get_headers($courseid=null, $groupid=null, $userid=null, $tagid=nu
         $PAGE->set_title("$site->shortname: $course->shortname: " . get_string('blogentries', 'blog') . ": $group->name");
         $PAGE->set_heading("$site->shortname: $course->shortname: " . get_string('blogentries', 'blog') . ": $group->name");
 
-        $a = new object();
+        $a = new stdClass();
         $a->group = $group->name;
         $a->course = $course->fullname;
         $a->type = get_string('course');
@@ -805,7 +805,7 @@ function blog_get_headers($courseid=null, $groupid=null, $userid=null, $tagid=nu
         $PAGE->set_title("$site->shortname: $course->shortname: $cm->name: " . get_string('blogentries', 'blog') . ": $group->name");
         $PAGE->set_heading("$site->shortname: $course->shortname: $cm->name: " . get_string('blogentries', 'blog') . ": $group->name");
 
-        $a = new object();
+        $a = new stdClass();
         $a->group = $group->name;
         $a->mod = $cm->name;
         $a->type = get_string('modulename', $cm->modname);
@@ -823,7 +823,7 @@ function blog_get_headers($courseid=null, $groupid=null, $userid=null, $tagid=nu
         $PAGE->set_title("$site->shortname: $course->shortname: $cm->name: " . get_string('blogentries', 'blog'));
         $PAGE->set_heading("$site->shortname: $course->shortname: $cm->name: " . get_string('blogentries', 'blog'));
         $headers['heading'] = get_string('blogentriesabout', 'blog', $cm->name);
-        $a = new object();
+        $a = new stdClass();
         $a->type = get_string('modulename', $cm->modname);
         $headers['stradd'] = get_string('blogaboutthis', 'blog', $a);
         $headers['strview'] = get_string('viewallmodentries', 'blog', $a);
@@ -835,7 +835,7 @@ function blog_get_headers($courseid=null, $groupid=null, $userid=null, $tagid=nu
         $PAGE->navbar->add($strblogentries, $blogurl);
         $PAGE->set_title("$site->shortname: $course->shortname: " . get_string('blogentries', 'blog'));
         $PAGE->set_heading("$site->shortname: $course->shortname: " . get_string('blogentries', 'blog'));
-        $a = new object();
+        $a = new stdClass();
         $a->type = get_string('course');
         $headers['heading'] = get_string('blogentriesabout', 'blog', $course->fullname);
         $headers['stradd'] = get_string('blogaboutthis', 'blog', $a);
diff --git a/blog/locallib.php b/blog/locallib.php
index 940b6e03b74..a7fcf4b4863 100644
--- a/blog/locallib.php
+++ b/blog/locallib.php
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ class blog_entry {
         $topiccell->text .= $OUTPUT->container_start('author');
 
         $fullname = fullname($user, has_capability('moodle/site:viewfullnames', get_context_instance(CONTEXT_COURSE, $PAGE->course->id)));
-        $by = new object();
+        $by = new stdClass();
         $by->name =  html_writer::link(new moodle_url('/user/view.php', array('id' => $user->id, 'course' => $PAGE->course->id)), $fullname);
         $by->date = $template['created'];