Mark
12-30-2007, 02:29 PM
We've got a new Blog section here on the site. You can get to it by the link in the navbar above.
Not sure what a Blog is? Here's a little Blog about Blogs... (http://www.floridaquadriders.com/forum/blog.php?b=1)
The workings can be a little confusing at first so I copied some of the FAQ's to here. If you have any questions or problems just let me know.
Check it out and feel free to blog away! Link to Blogs (http://www.floridaquadriders.com/forum/blog.php)
How do I post new entries
If you are allowed to post blog entries, you will always have a link in the blog sidebar titled "Post to your Blog". This link allows you to post entries immediately, entries that will post automatically at a future date, or create a draft entry for later review and posting.
Types of entries
Pending Entries:
Entries that you wish to create now but have them become publicly available at a later time are referred to as Pending Entries. To create a pending entry, create an entry as normal but before submitting the entry, find Publish Status in the Miscellaneous Options on the lower section of the entry creation page. This option defaults to Publish Now.
Change Publish Now to Publish On and then choose the date and time that you wish for the entry to go live. Due to the architecture, pending entries can appear a few minutes later than the time that you specify but they will have a time stamp that matches the date and time that you choose.
Your Pending and Draft entries are only viewable by you until they are published.
Draft Entries:
Draft entries allow you to compose an entry in stages. To create a draft entry, create an entry as normal but before submitting the entry, find Publish Status in the Miscellaneous Options on the lower section of the entry creation page. This option defaults to Publish Now.
Change Publish Now to Draft and then save. Alternatively, you may press the Save Draft button at any time.
Your Pending and Draft entries are only viewable by you until they are published.
Past Date Entries:
You may also post entries that have a time stamp in the past. This is useful for those entries that you just forgot to post and they work best in chronological order.
To past date an entry, create an entry as normal but before submitting the entry, find Publish Status in the Miscellaneous Options on the lower section of the entry creation page. This option defaults to Publish Now.
Change Publish Now to Publish On and then choose the date and time that you wish for the entry to appear to have been posted. If you select a date in the future, you will be creating a Pending Entry.
Categorizing entries
You may categorize entries in multiple categories of your own creation. Before you may categorize entries, you must define your categories in the Blog Control Panel.
After creating your categories, you will be able to select multiple categories from the blog entry page during the creation of a new entry, or by editing an existing entry.
Entry Options
Allow comments to be posted:
The Allow comments to be posted option controls the commenting ability of your viewers. When this option is disabled, only you and blog moderators will be able to comment on the entry. If you are allowed to edit entries, you may turn this option on and off after an entry has been published to control the commenting ability as time passed.
You may set the default for this choice in the Blog Control Panel.
Moderate comments before posting:
The Moderate comments before posting option controls the visibility of comments. When this option is enabled, comments by anyone other than you and blog moderators are invisible until you approve them. If you are allowed to edit entries, you may turn this option on and off after an entry has been published to control the visibility of new comments as time passed.
You may set the default for this choice in the Blog Control Panel.
Allow trackback / pingback:
The Allow trackback / pingback option controls the usability of trackbacks and pingbacks. When this option is enabled, other blogs may post trackback (or pingback) entries to your blog. Trackback and pingback entries are always moderated by default so they will not be seen by anyone else until you approve them. If you are allowed to edit entries, you may turn this option on and off after an entry has been published.
You may set the default for this choice in the Blog Control Panel.
Notify blogs linked within this blog entry:
The Notify blogs linked within this blog entry and Send Trackback / Pingback to options allow you to notify other blogs that you have posted an entry in regard to them. You should always include the link to the other blog entry in your entry. Once you send the pingback request, the other blog is going to request your entry and verify that you really did include the link. If you are allowed to edit entries, you may still send pingback notices after the entry has been published.
Not sure what a Blog is? Here's a little Blog about Blogs... (http://www.floridaquadriders.com/forum/blog.php?b=1)
The workings can be a little confusing at first so I copied some of the FAQ's to here. If you have any questions or problems just let me know.
Check it out and feel free to blog away! Link to Blogs (http://www.floridaquadriders.com/forum/blog.php)
How do I post new entries
If you are allowed to post blog entries, you will always have a link in the blog sidebar titled "Post to your Blog". This link allows you to post entries immediately, entries that will post automatically at a future date, or create a draft entry for later review and posting.
Types of entries
Pending Entries:
Entries that you wish to create now but have them become publicly available at a later time are referred to as Pending Entries. To create a pending entry, create an entry as normal but before submitting the entry, find Publish Status in the Miscellaneous Options on the lower section of the entry creation page. This option defaults to Publish Now.
Change Publish Now to Publish On and then choose the date and time that you wish for the entry to go live. Due to the architecture, pending entries can appear a few minutes later than the time that you specify but they will have a time stamp that matches the date and time that you choose.
Your Pending and Draft entries are only viewable by you until they are published.
Draft Entries:
Draft entries allow you to compose an entry in stages. To create a draft entry, create an entry as normal but before submitting the entry, find Publish Status in the Miscellaneous Options on the lower section of the entry creation page. This option defaults to Publish Now.
Change Publish Now to Draft and then save. Alternatively, you may press the Save Draft button at any time.
Your Pending and Draft entries are only viewable by you until they are published.
Past Date Entries:
You may also post entries that have a time stamp in the past. This is useful for those entries that you just forgot to post and they work best in chronological order.
To past date an entry, create an entry as normal but before submitting the entry, find Publish Status in the Miscellaneous Options on the lower section of the entry creation page. This option defaults to Publish Now.
Change Publish Now to Publish On and then choose the date and time that you wish for the entry to appear to have been posted. If you select a date in the future, you will be creating a Pending Entry.
Categorizing entries
You may categorize entries in multiple categories of your own creation. Before you may categorize entries, you must define your categories in the Blog Control Panel.
After creating your categories, you will be able to select multiple categories from the blog entry page during the creation of a new entry, or by editing an existing entry.
Entry Options
Allow comments to be posted:
The Allow comments to be posted option controls the commenting ability of your viewers. When this option is disabled, only you and blog moderators will be able to comment on the entry. If you are allowed to edit entries, you may turn this option on and off after an entry has been published to control the commenting ability as time passed.
You may set the default for this choice in the Blog Control Panel.
Moderate comments before posting:
The Moderate comments before posting option controls the visibility of comments. When this option is enabled, comments by anyone other than you and blog moderators are invisible until you approve them. If you are allowed to edit entries, you may turn this option on and off after an entry has been published to control the visibility of new comments as time passed.
You may set the default for this choice in the Blog Control Panel.
Allow trackback / pingback:
The Allow trackback / pingback option controls the usability of trackbacks and pingbacks. When this option is enabled, other blogs may post trackback (or pingback) entries to your blog. Trackback and pingback entries are always moderated by default so they will not be seen by anyone else until you approve them. If you are allowed to edit entries, you may turn this option on and off after an entry has been published.
You may set the default for this choice in the Blog Control Panel.
Notify blogs linked within this blog entry:
The Notify blogs linked within this blog entry and Send Trackback / Pingback to options allow you to notify other blogs that you have posted an entry in regard to them. You should always include the link to the other blog entry in your entry. Once you send the pingback request, the other blog is going to request your entry and verify that you really did include the link. If you are allowed to edit entries, you may still send pingback notices after the entry has been published.