Adding a Blog

Note: To be able to create a blog, you must have permission to Add Folders on the blog’s Advanced Permissions screen. See Also: Permissions and Approvals

To add a blog, follow these steps.

1. From the Ektron CMS400.NETWorkarea,choose Content.

2. Click the folder in which the blog will reside.

3. Choose New > Blog.

Alternatively, you can hover the cursor over any content folder, right click the mouse, and select Add Blog.

4. The Add a Blog screen appears.

See Screen Sample

5. Complete the Properties tab according to the table below.

Field	Description
Name	The name of your blog as it appears in the content folder tree.
Title	The title of your blog as it appears on the Web site.
Visibility	Choose whether the blog is private or public.
	Public	Any site visitor can view the blog.
	Private	Membership and Ektron CMS400.NET users must log in to view the blog.
Comments	Choose how to handle comments by checking the appropriate boxes. For more information, see Controlling Blog Comments.

6. On the Taxonomy tab, select taxonomy categories to apply to the blog. See Also: Taxonomy

7. On the Templates tab, select templates to apply to the blog. See Also: Inheritance of Folder Templates

8. On the Subjects tab, add subjects to the blog. See Also: Blog Subjects

9. On the Blog Roll tab, add blog sites that you want blog readers to visit. See Also: The Blog Roll

Note: Editing a Blog’s Properties vs. Adding a Blog describes additional properties only available when editing a blog’s properties.