Blogs
Creating and managing your blog is simple and easy. You're just a few clicks away from developing an online readership that can subscribe to your RSS feed and comment on your blog posts.
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Popular Questions
How do I add blog posts?
Access and edit the page where you would like to add a blog app. Once you have added the blog app to the page, click the 'New Post' button to begin a new blog post.
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How do I edit and delete existing posts?
Each post's Title within the blog app is displayed as a link. This link will allow you to access and edit the blog post if you need to. To delete a post, check the box to the left of the post name and click the delete button.
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How do I allow or turn off blog commenting?
First you will need to decide if you would like to moderate the blog comments. If you do not want the website visitor's comments to instantly post to your blog entries, you will need to turn the approval process on in your blog app's settings. Access the blog app and click the 'Settings' link. Next, turn on or off the 'Comment Settings' as you would like.
As you create or edit each blog post, you have an option for allowing or turning off blog commenting. To allow blog commenting, check the box for 'Allow comments on this post'. If you only want to allow your website members to post comments, check the box for 'Only members can comment'. To turn off blog commenting, uncheck the 'Allow comments on this post' option. If you have commenting turned on, you still can moderate the comments before they post live.
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Can I moderate my blog comments?
Yes. Access the page that your blog app is on and click on the 'Comments' tab. You will see a listing of comments whose titles are hyperlinks. Click on the title of the comment that you would like to review to see the full comment. To approve or delete the comment, select its check box and click the 'Approve' or 'Delete' button.
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How does the RSS feed work with my blog and how to people subscribe to my blog feed?
Website visitors that load a page on your site that uses a blog app, using a supported browser or feed reader, will be notified that a RSS feed is available. This allows them to subscribe to the feed so as you make updates or new posts, they get notified. This allows you to grow an online readership in the online community. In the screenshot below, using Safari on a Mac, when the RSS button is clicked, the feed would be rendered and would allow the subscription to take place. Most browsers or feed readers would display the actual URL at this point so you could copy the url and post it for use manually on your site. For example, you may have a graphic that says RSS feed that when clicked goes straight to the url. The url that you copied could be inserted on the image as a hyperlink so that users can click and go straight to your feed.
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What different settings are there for blogs? Can I adjust comment notification emails and more?
There are numerous settings you can set for each blog app. Access and edit the blog app on your page that you are wanting to work with and click on the 'Settings' tab. This will allow you to adjust settings such as the email addresses that you want to be notified when visitors post blog comments, options for displaying blog summaries, number of posts, and more.
Several settings allow you to further customize your blog app. These include:
- Display Blog Summary: When checked, this options shows a 'snippet' of your content and readers must click a 'read more' link to see the blog entry's full description.
- Display Blog Archives in side bar: When checked, this shows a listing of months that you have blog posts in allowing your viewers to browse your blog archives.
- Display Blog Tags in side bar: When checked, all blog tags are displayed allowing viewers to search your blog entries by an associated tag.
- Limit the # of posts on my front page: Set the number of entries you would like to start with on your blog app.
What are blog tags?
Blog tags are keywords that you can associate to each blog post. This allows you to 'tag' a post with one or more keywords that can be used for searching later on by your viewers. You can display a list of your tags in your side bar (sub menu) automatically so that your user's can search by these tags. This is done in the 'Settings' area of your blog app. To add a new tag, you can create tags while creating new posts, and then associate it to the blog post, or you can manage your blog tags within the blog app's 'Settings' tab. To delete a tag, access the 'Settings' area, and click the trash can icon of the tag you are wanting to remove.
Can I import a blog to my site from a Wordpress blog?
Yes. This is a beta function that allows you to import your blog from Wordpress into your blog page part on your site. This will import the blog entries only. Comments to blog entries will not be imported.
First select the 'import' tab when working on your blog page part.
Next, using the .xml file that was exported from Wordpress, find and select that file to be imported into our system.
Note: This does not sync with your Wordpress blog. As you make edits or new entries within our system, it will not update your Wordpress blog. Overall, this function is handy if you'll be using our blog page part and need to migrate all of your entries from Wordpress over to our system without having to rebuild them from scratch.