Design Weblog
For information about how to create or edit a part, as well as the tabs on the Edit Part screen, see Create and Edit Parts.
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From the Design tab, in the Date format field, select a date format for the blog. |
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Under RSS Publishing Properties, in the Title field, enter the title of your weblog, such as “Best Solicitation Practices for Fundraising.” |
Note: The Title field is optional. However, to save a weblog, you must either enter a title or enter description information in the Description field.
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In the Description field, enter any additional information, such as “Check weekly for updates.” |
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In the Link URL field, enter your website link that news readers such as NewsGator use to link to your site. This link should direct the website user to your weblog or a general information page about your organization. |
To view the information you enter in this field, click XML for the weblog on your site. For the example, the XML information for your description reads “<description>Check often for weekly updates</description>.” In addition, news readers use the weblog description information to provide general information about the contents of the weblog. For more information about the News Reader part, see News Reader.
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In the Copyright field, enter a copyright notice for your weblog, if you have one. |
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In the Editor’s Email field, enter your email address or the person who is responsible for the content of your weblog. |
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To approve weblog posts before they appear on your site, select Moderated. |
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Under Image Properties, click Select Image. The Select Image From Image Library screen appears. For information about how to insert an image, see Insert Image. |
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To share valuable information from another website with your site users, in the Link URL field, enter the address of the website to link to the weblog. |
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Under Security Rights, specify the roles with post and manage rights for the weblog. |
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In the Post column, select the checkbox to assign post rights to users and roles. This does not grant rights to edit or delete postings. |
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In the Manage column, select the checkbox to assign manage rights to users and roles. This grants rights to add, edit, and delete postings. If Moderated is selected, these users and roles can approve postings. |
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To include additional users and roles, select Add users and roles. |
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Click Save. You return to Parts. |