Introduction to Blog Server Controls
Note: In addition to reading this section on the Blog server controls, you should also read Blogs.
Ektron provides nine server controls that relate to displaying a Blog on a Web site. One of these, the Blog server control, allows you to display all pieces that typically make up a blog site on a Web form. These items are blog entries, blog posts, blog subjects, a blog’s recent posts, a blog’s RSS feed, an archive, a blog calendar, and a blog roll.
Note: On a PageBuilder page, you can insert a blog using the Blog widget. See Also: Blog
The other Blog server controls allow you to display each item individually. The individual Blog server controls offer additional ways to customize the page layout and appearance of the items.
The nine Blog server controls provided by Ektron are
BlogRecentPosts Server Control
Using Blog Server Control vs. Individual Blog Controls
When you use the Blog server control to display a blog, you only have to deal with one server control and its settings. This makes the work of adding a blog to your site quick and easy.
However, the individual Blog server controls are more flexible as they let you control which parts of a Blog you want to display. For example, you might to display Blog entries and a Blog roll but not a Blog calendar. The individual Blog server controls also let you further define the display details.
