Blog Posts
Blog posts are created and managed by logging into the blog authoring interface.
Managing blogs
- Click the Posts icon in the left navigation bar.
- A list of posts will now be shown, with links to create new posts.
Post fields
| Field | Notes | Required? |
|---|---|---|
| Title | The name of the post. | ✅ |
| Date | The date the post was published. Defaults to when the post was first created. | |
| Time | The time the post was published. Defaults to when the post was first created. | |
| Summary | An opening paragraph of text displayed in the blog post. | |
| Content | The content of the post. See Text editor for further details. | |
| Tags | Comma separated list of themes related to this blog post, used to populate the list of tags in the sidebar. | |
| Metadata | Metadata associated with the post. See Metadata for further details. | |
| Categories | Categories associated with the post. See Categories for further details. | |
| Allow comments | Whether to allow comments from blog visitors on this post. | |
| Show social networking links | Whether to include social networking links on the post. | |
| Show full post on home page | Whether to show the full content of this post on the index page of the blog. | |
| Live | The status of the post |
Actions
Many common publishing actions are available for managing blog posts. These include: