Blog module

Creating blog pages

• Blog page belongs to so-called 'functional pages' (See Content pages vs. functional pages). To add a blog webpage, use 'Add page' button and select appropriate page type (See How to add web pages)
• You can create as many blog pages as you want - each page will have its own posts and a separate RSS feed. For example you can create a public blog as well as a private member-only blog.

Blog Permissions

• You can change blog settings with [Edit settings] button on any existing blog page:

• Permissions define who can view blog entries, enter comments and create new posts (by membership level).
  Note: 
  • Public visitors can never create new posts
  • Administrators can always view, edit and comment - as well as edit and delete posts by any one else.
• Description text field is for a short blog introduction displayed at the top of the blog page

Adding blog posts

• You can add blog posts with [Add post] button on the blog page.

• Post author is determined automatically from the current user logged in
• Post date/time default to current date/time and can be edited as needed.
• Blog post abstract is automatically created from your full post and is displayed on the blog page.

• Subject to access levels you have granted, authorized members can use also add posts, including rich text formatting tools. For security reasons their formatting tools are less extensive compared to the tools available to administrators:

Blog page example

• This is an example of a blog page:

• Blog post abstracts are displayed on the Blog page, each abstract has a link to full post
• Blog page has an RSS feed so that people can subscribe to your blog with RSS readers
  • Note: If your blog is hidden with a Restricted Access Section, RSS feed will not be accessible to external feed reader software (as they can not supply the appropriate username and password to access the RSS feed). Such a blog can only be read within your site, as a regular web page.

• Commenting and creating new posts by members requires login with valid member credentials (to avoid spamming etc.)
• Comments are displayed in a 'tree view':

FAQ

Why is my blog displaying Anonymous as the author?

1. If you are a member check that your name is not hidden in the Privacy Settings.

2. If you are an administrator without any membership you need to assign yourself a membership first and also adjust your privacy settings appropriately.

To do this, go to your contacts record and click on the Privacy settings tab, and change "Show profile to
others" option to be enabled and your blog posts will no longer be posted by "Anonymous". See also Privacy settings