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A blog is a website, or part of a website, containing a series of articles written chronologically but displayed in reverse chronological order (the most recent is displayed first). Like a diary or log, each article written by the blogger (the author of the blog) contains a text illustrated with links, images, videos, and can be configured to enable readers to participate by leaving comments. Inspired by the Wikipedia definition.
The blog's various features
A blog is a very effective communications tool, enabling articles to be added quickly and easily. It also encourages visitor interaction through comments. The Blog link on your website will display something similar to this:
Several features are highlighted:
- article title
- time article was posted
- article category
- number of comments
- possibility of adding a comment
- article's author
- tags (key words providing a quick summary of the article's theme(s))
From this page, just click the title of an article to display it in full.
The fields at the bottom of the page are all that's required to leave a comment:
To post an article to your blog, just provide a title and start writing.
Blog options include:
- disable article comments
- add tag(s)
- publish or take off-line
- sort articles by category
The next tab (Add-ons > Blog > Categories) enables category management: addition, deletion, or editing titles or descriptions.
The Options menu enables editing of the introductory text, and configuration of comment and article display options.
The last tab Comments enables you to manage your visitors' comments.
You can also choose to receive email notifications when new comments are posted, and whether or not to validate their content before display. Configure these settings from the Site > Preferences menu.
