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Admin: /* Allowing Blog Comments */

2020-01-17T19:26:50Z

‎Allowing Blog Comments

Admin at 12:38, 18 April 2019

2019-04-18T12:38:55Z

Admin: /* Assign a Call to Action to a Blog Post */

2019-02-05T16:44:36Z

‎Assign a Call to Action to a Blog Post

Admin: /* Sidebar Options */

2019-01-29T17:19:14Z

‎Sidebar Options

Admin: /* Things to test */

2019-01-09T16:06:27Z

‎Things to test

Admin: /* Using ReCAPTCHA */

2019-01-09T15:26:23Z

‎Using ReCAPTCHA

Admin: /* Images */

2016-08-18T16:08:22Z

‎Images

Admin: /* Sidebar Options */

2016-08-17T15:23:55Z

‎Sidebar Options

Admin: /* Different Blog Views */

2016-08-17T15:23:01Z

‎Different Blog Views

Admin: /* Set Custom Options for the Blog */

2015-08-26T14:21:29Z

‎Set Custom Options for the Blog

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 ==Allowing Blog Comments ==
-Comments appear after the blog post in the article view. To allow anyone to add a comment anonymously, click on EDIT BLOG FEATURES, click on the FEATURES tab and check the Allow Anonymous Comments checkbox. Click OK to save changes. <br />
+Comments appear after the blog post in the article view. To allow anyone to add a comment anonymously, click on EDIT on the blog post and then click the FEATURES tab and check the Allow Anonymous Comments checkbox. Click OK to save changes. <br />
 All comments require a Captcha to prevent robots from spamming, and to discourage people from spamming. Blog Authors will receive an email if "Email Authors When Comments Added" is checked. All comments will need to be approved unless you check "Auto-Approve new Comments" in the blog record. <br />

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	The '''Sidebar''' can be optionally added to the right side of the screen for the list view and article view. It can include custom calls to action, email subscriptions (which adds the user to a group, enabling you to send group emails when new blog articles are added) and the ability to follow your company on social media. These options are set by you as specified in the Sidebar Options section. If the width of the page is too narrow to fit the sidebar, it is moved under the list view. <br />		The '''Sidebar''' can be optionally added to the right side of the screen for the list view and article view. It can include custom calls to action, email subscriptions (which adds the user to a group, enabling you to send group emails when new blog articles are added) and the ability to follow your company on social media. These options are set by you as specified in the Sidebar Options section. If the width of the page is too narrow to fit the sidebar, it is moved under the list view. <br />
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		+	==Email Subscription==
		+	If enabled, a reader can optionally chose to subscribe to the blog. When they subscribe, they are added to the subscription group selected for the blog. The site administrators can then send notifications to the subscription group with tools like Group Email as an opt-in email.

	==Blog Author==		==Blog Author==

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 ==Assign a Call to Action to a Blog Post==
-To assign a call to action to a blog post, login and click on EDIT and then click the paper/pencil icon to open your blog. Click on the CALLS TO ACTION TAB and check the CALL TO ACTION in the list that you want to include. Click OK to save changes. <br />
+To assign a call to action to a blog post, login and click on EDIT and then click the paper/pencil icon to open your blog post. Click on the CALLS TO ACTION TAB and check the CALL TO ACTION in the list that you want to include. Click OK to save changes. <br />
 ==Create an RSS Feed==

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 ==Sidebar Options==
 After clicking on EDIT BLOG FEATURES, you can set options to have calls to action in your blogs, email subscriptions, the ability to follow your company on social media, the ability to include a blog archive and the ability to add a search feature to the blog. In the blog record, click on the SIDEBAR TAB and select the options of interest to you. Once you select the features, you will specify groups for the email subscription (which enables you to send a group email each time you add a new blog post) and the links for the "follow us" feature on various social media sites. Click OK to save changes. <br />
 ==Create Calls To Action==

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	#Add a blog entry		#Add a blog entry
	#Edit a blog entry		#Edit a blog entry
		+	#Check Calls to Action
		+	#Add images to blog
		+	#Test features, including category, anonymous and allow comments check
		+	#Test RSS Feeds
		+	#Test Podcast/Webcast links

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 All comments require a Captcha to prevent robots from spamming, and to discourage people from spamming. Blog Authors will receive an email if "Email Authors When Comments Added" is checked. All comments will need to be approved unless you check "Auto-Approve new Comments" in the blog record. <br />
-==Using ReCAPTCHA ==
+==Using ReCAPTCHA==
 To enable recaptcha, go to the page with the blog and login. Click on "Edit blog features" at the bottom of the page. Click on the FEATURES tab. Here you will click on the box next to "Allow Recaptcha" to enable recaptcha on this blog. Leave the box blank if you do not want to include recapcha on the blog. Click OK to save changes.

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 '''Secondary Images''' <br />
-All other images uploaded on the blog post view are considered Secondary Images. They can be hidden, listed at the bottom, or display as an image slider at the bottom on the Images tab of the blog entry. When displayed below the article, they are sized to the Image Width Max setting in the Features tab in the Blog entry. <br />
+All other images uploaded on the blog post view are considered Secondary Images. They can be hidden or listed at the bottom on the Images tab of the blog entry. When displayed below the article, they are sized to the Image Width Max setting in the Features tab in the Blog entry. <br />
 '''IMAGES tab:''' If you have images in your blog, click on the IMAGES tab to specify where they should appear. Options are detailed below. When you are done making your choices, click OK to save changes. <br />
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 Choices for Secondary Image: <br />
-hide, list at end, image slider at end <br />
+hide, list at end <br />
 ==Create Blog Categories==

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 The '''Article View''' is where you read the details of a specific post. <br />
-The '''Sidebar''' can be optionally added to the right side of the screen for the list view and article view. It can include custom calls to action, email subscriptions and the ability to follow your company on social media. These options are set by you as specified in the Sidebar Options section. If the width of the page is too narrow to fit the sidebar, it is moved under the list view. <br />
+The '''Sidebar''' can be optionally added to the right side of the screen for the list view and article view. It can include custom calls to action, email subscriptions (which adds the user to a group, enabling you to send group emails when new blog articles are added) and the ability to follow your company on social media. These options are set by you as specified in the Sidebar Options section. If the width of the page is too narrow to fit the sidebar, it is moved under the list view. <br />
 ==Blog Author==

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	You can specify if comments should be approved before displaying by checking "Auto-Approve New Comments" so that new comments are automatically approved and displayed. When this field is unchecked, someone has to approve comments before they are displayed on the blog. <br />		You can specify if comments should be approved before displaying by checking "Auto-Approve New Comments" so that new comments are automatically approved and displayed. When this field is unchecked, someone has to approve comments before they are displayed on the blog. <br />
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		+	To approve blog comments, login and click ADMIN. Next click on MANAGE ADD-ONS, BLOG, BLOG COMMENTS. Sort them by DATE ADDED. When you see the comment that needs approval, click on the paper/pencil icon next to it. After reviewing it, you can check the box in the APPROVED field and then click OK. The comment will now show up on the blog page. If you do not want to approve the comment, you can just leave the record as is.

	==Sidebar Options==		==Sidebar Options==