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blog_posts [2011/11/07 19:35]
kevin
blog_posts [2020/05/28 19:52] (current)
michaels
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 +#redirect https://​support.realgeeks.com/​hc/​en-us/​articles/​360043159674
 ====== Blog Posts ====== ====== Blog Posts ======
  
 ===== Creating posts ===== ===== Creating posts =====
  
-Starting from yoursite.com/​admin:​ +Starting from yoursite.realgeeks.com/admin:
- +
-{{:​add_post.jpg|}}+
  
 +{{::​bposts.png?​500|}}
 ===== Blog Post Fields ===== ===== Blog Post Fields =====
  
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 In addition, there are a few new fields specific to blogs posts: In addition, there are a few new fields specific to blogs posts:
   * //Status// - //​Published//​ or //Draft//, where draft posts don't show up until you change their status to //​Published//​. Useful for working on a post, then saving your progress, then finishing it up and publishing it later.   * //Status// - //​Published//​ or //Draft//, where draft posts don't show up until you change their status to //​Published//​. Useful for working on a post, then saving your progress, then finishing it up and publishing it later.
 +  * //Publish// - This is when the post is set to go live. From here you have the option to future-date your posts so they go live at a later date/time. To ensure the post goes live upon save, click "​Today"​ and "​Now"​ which will set to post at the current date/time.
   * //Allow comments//   * //Allow comments//
   * //Nofollow comments// - Tick this checkbox if you don't want search engines like Google indexing any links in the comments. This makes comment spam useless, but diminishes some commenters'​ motivation.   * //Nofollow comments// - Tick this checkbox if you don't want search engines like Google indexing any links in the comments. This makes comment spam useless, but diminishes some commenters'​ motivation.
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   * //​Categories//​ - Blog posts can be placed in zero or more categories. In this sense, categories work like tags because a post can be in multiple categories.   * //​Categories//​ - Blog posts can be placed in zero or more categories. In this sense, categories work like tags because a post can be in multiple categories.
  
-{{:select_category.jpg|}}+{{::bpcategory.png?700|}}
  
 After all of the fields are filled out to your satisfaction,​ click the //Save// button at the bottom of the page. After all of the fields are filled out to your satisfaction,​ click the //Save// button at the bottom of the page.
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 Starting from yoursite.com/​admin:​ Starting from yoursite.com/​admin:​
  
-{{:edit_posts.jpg|}}+{{::​blog_post_admin.jpg?500|}} 
 + 
 +{{::​changing_blog_post.jpg?​800|}}
  
-{{:​find_posts.jpg|}} 
   - Searching: type some terms into the search box and click //Go//   - Searching: type some terms into the search box and click //Go//
   - Filter by publication date   - Filter by publication date
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   - Click a column header to sort by it, click again to toggle between ascending and descending order   - Click a column header to sort by it, click again to toggle between ascending and descending order
  
 +=====Controlling Display=====
 +If you only want the title of the blog to show on the blog homepage, then click the page break icon in the content editor.
 +
 +{{::​pagebreak.png?​600|}}
 +
 +You can also change where in the blog post you add it if you want the blog to look like a preview so the user would need to click on the "View More" button to see the whole blog post. 
 ===== Deleting posts ===== ===== Deleting posts =====
  
 To delete a blog post, first find the blog post in question, then scroll to the bottom and click the //Delete// link to the left of the //Save// button. To delete a blog post, first find the blog post in question, then scroll to the bottom and click the //Delete// link to the left of the //Save// button.
blog_posts.1320694546.txt.gz · Last modified: 2011/11/07 19:35 by kevin