Blogs
In this section:
- • Learn how to create blogs
- • Learn how to post to a blog
- • Learn how to enable or disable comments
Before we begin:
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Make sure that your installation has the Blog module installed.
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Make sure you are in the "Pages" section on the Navigation Tabs in the Content Management System backend (CMS).
Creating a new blog
Naming your blog
To name your blog, click on the blog holder page in the site-tree pane, and then, in the Editing Pane, click on the "Content" tab if it it not already selected, and then the "Main" page.
Here you will be presented with three forms. The first is for the Page name - this will define what the blog will be known as in the CMS, but it will also be used to form the "default" navigation label and URL for the page, though both can be changed manually.
Below it, you will find the Navigation Label. This will define what the blog will show up as when listed in forum page on the public-facing front page of your site. If you fill in the Page Name first, it will automatically put the page name in the navigation label field. It is usually, but not always, a good idea to leave it the same. If you wish to change the navigation label but not the page name, you can do so here.
Finally, there is the Content box. In the content box, you can write a description of the blog's contents. This is optional but helps to eliminate ambiguity.

A blog post
To create a blog post, click on your Blog Holder page in the Page Tree in the site-tree Pane. Then click the "Add new" button at the top of the the site tree pane. Select "Blog Entry" from the pagetype list, and click "Create." This will create a new blog entry as a subpage of your blog holder page. You may then edit the page like a normal page (see "Creating and Editing Content" for more details).
Enabling and disabling comments
By default, comments on blog posts are enabled. To disable comments on a single post, choose the blog post you wish to disable comments for in the Contents pane on the left hand side, then choose the "Settings" tab in the Editing Pane. You can disable comments by un-checking the box next to "Allow comments on this page?"
After you have made these changes, hit the "Save" button in the bottom right hand of the editing pane.