Blog Entry

Standard Blogging Functionality

Summary

The Blog Entry feature provides standard blogging functionality to your site, where users with adequate permissions can create blogs and blog posts.

Audience

Website Managers. Publishers can edit existing Blog Entries.

How To

  • 1

    Create Blog Entry

    To add a Blog Entry, navigate to: Content > Add Content > Blog Entry.

    Fields with an asterisk (*) are required.

    • Title (*) — Enter the title of the Blog Entry.
    • Subtitle — Give it a Subtitle, if desired.
    • Release Date (*) — Enter the date of the Blog Entry. This orders Blog Entries chronologically in Blog views.
    • Author — Enter the author's name.
    Red asterisks indicate that the Title and Date are required fields for the Blog Entry content type.
    A name is typed into the Blog Author field.

     

     

     

  • 2

    Main Image

    • Main Image — Click Add Media to add a Main Image, if desired. Note that to avoid empty space in the blog view, websites using the Grid View for blogs (/blog) should add a Main Image.  

    Blog Entry Main Image.

    Minimum Recommended Image Sizes for Blogs:

    ContentWidth x Height
    Page View1480 x 833
    Grid View825 x 600

    The minimum recommended resolution is double the desktop view size for clearer, better-looking images on high resolution screens. 

  • 3

    Page Content

    • Page Content — This is the Page Content for the Blog Entry.

    Blog Entry Page Content.

    • Blog Terms — Click to choose Blog Terms. Example: Best Practices.

    Blog Entry Terms

    • Blog Category — Click to choose Blog Category. Example: Content.

    Blog Entry Category.

    • Save the Blog Entry.