Blog quick reference

Quickly find some of the most common and more advanced tasks for Web logs (blogs) and how to get started doing them.

Table 1. Basics
How do I...	Action
Ban unwanted blog comments or spam	Open your blog application and click Comments in the navigator. Select the comment(s) that you want to remove and whose contributor you want to ban. Then click Remove Comment(s) and Ban IP.
Create a blog post	Open your blog application and click New Post. Select Hot Topic if applicable. Specify a subject (title) for your post. Click Save and Post or Save as Draft Note: You can also specify a number of optional parameters. For more details, select How can I create a blog post?.
Create a blog comment	Open your blog application and do one of the following: Comment on a posted document: Click the Posts view, select a post, and then click New Comment. Comment on a comment document: Click the Comments view, select a comment, and then click Respond. Then type your comment in the space provided and click Save and Post or Save as Draft.
Manage blog discussions	Open your blog application and from the Posts view, select a document. Click More and select one of the actions shown in the drop down menu.
Upload files to a blog	Open a blog and click Uploaded Files in the navigator. Click Upload File and browse for a file. Then click Open.
View blog posts	Open a blog application and click Advanced. In the new blog tab that opens, expand the Posts section, and then click to open the desired view.

Table 2. Advanced
How do I...	Action
Create a web client that can be used to administer my blog	Open your blog application, click Advanced and expand the Configuration section. Click Web Client and then click Create Web Client. Specify information for the Web client as needed on any of the tabs presented. For details on the Web client information fields, click How can I create a web client that can be used to administer my blog?Click Save & Close.
Create blog user profiles	Open your blog application, click Advanced and expand the Configuration section. Click User Profiles and click Add User Profile. Complete the fields on the Basic tab. For details on these fields, click How can I create blog user profiles?. Click the Advanced tab, and complete any of the information on that tab. Click Save & Close.
Create content categories in a blog	For details related to creating content categories in a blog, click How can I create content categories in a blog?.
Create JavaScript for a blog	Open a blog application, click Advanced and expand the Resources section. Click JavaScript and New JavaScript. Type a name for the new JavaScript and include JavaScript information in the space provided. Optional actions: Click Action and import or refresh JavaScript information from a file. Provide additional information as desired on the Properties tab. Click Save & Close.
Create security groups for blog documents	Open a blog and click Advanced. Expand the Configuration section, and then click the Security Groupsview. Click Create Security Group, enter a name for the group. Then enter the names of people or groups, or select from a directory and click Save & Close.
Create stylesheets for a blog	Open a blog application, click Advanced and expand the Resources section. Click Stylesheets (CSS) and then click New Stylesheet. Type a name for the new stylesheet and include stylesheet information in the space provided. Optional actions: Click Action and import or refresh stylesheet information from a file. Provide additional information as desired on the Properties tab. Click Save & Close.
Delete blog configuration documents	Open a blog, click Advanced and expand the Configuration section. Click Configuration Document and click System Actions > Delete System and User Documents. When prompted, click Yes.
Manage records for banned IP addresses	Open a blog, click Advanced and expand the Configuration section. Click Configuration Document and click System Actions > View IP Address Records. Perform any of the following tasks: Create a record: Click Create IP Record, enter the IP address, select Ban and click Save & Close. Remove the ban from an IP address: Double-click an IP Record, click Edit, remove the check from Ban and Click Save & Close.
Provide meaningful names for blog posts and comments	Open a blog, click Advanced and expand the Configuration section. Click Configuration Document and double-click a configuration document to open it. Click Edit, click the Site Settings tab, and then click the Content Creation tab. For the field Autopopulate Pagename from subject, select Autopopulate. Click Save & Close.
Refresh document security in a blog	Open a blog and click Advanced and expand the Configuration section. Click Content Categories and click Refresh Document Security.
Secure a blog application	Open your blog application and Click File > Application > Access Control. Use these settings in this to allow people to read or create documents: How can I secure a blog application? 4.(Optional) Assign any of these ACL roles that are specific to the blog template: 5.Click OK.
Set up blog site services, templates and statistics	Open your blog application, click Advanced and expand the Configuration section. Click Wizards on the toolbar, , and then select one of the wizards displayed in the drop down menu.
Set up links in a blog	Open your blog application, click Advanced and expand the Configuration section. Click the Links view and click Add Link. Complete the fields on the Link Details tab. Click the Advanced tab and complete these fields. For more information, click How can I set up links in a blog?. Click Save & Close and click Update Link Index. Note: This final step is required only when changing the formatting in the Configuration document.
Set up link categories in a blog	Open your blog application, click Advanced and expand the Configuration section. Click Link Categories and then click Add Link > Category. Complete the Link category fields, and then click Save & Close.
Update the information in my blog configuration document	Open your blog application, click Advanced, expand the Configuration section and then click Configuration Document. Double-click the name of the blog you are creating to open the Configuration document, and then click Edit. Complete any of the information requested on each of the tabs, and then click Save & Close.
Use HTML templates to control how a blog looks and feels	Open your blog application, click Advanced and expand the HTML Templates section. Click any of the views to see or edit the templates provided for each template type.
View information for the agents used to manage blog information	Open your blog application, click Advanced, expand the Configuration section and then click Configuration Document. Click Show Agent Information.