Creating Blog Posts

You may require specific permission to be able to create Blog posts. Check with a Moderator or Administrator if unsure.

To create a new Blog Post, select the blog where you would like to post a new entry.

Click the Write a new post link.

This will display the Write a blog post page, showing blog post editing functions. Your post editor ribbon bar may appear different to the one shown below, depending upon the configuration of your own profile. The functions outlined in red below provide a quick summary of post editor functions. See here for information about customizing your own profile and changing your prefered editor.

You must provide a Title for your Blog Post and must include some content in the body of the blog post.

Underneath the blog message, you can enter or select a Tag to describe your blog post. This Tag appears automatically within the Tag could when two or more Tags have been used in Blog posts.

You can also attach files to your blog post. The type of file you may select may be retricted by your system configuration. For example, your system administrator may have prevented the attachment of ZIP or executable files. To attach a file to your Blog Post click the Select File button and browse to your local computer to select the file to attach.

As you are creating your Blog Post you can optionally click the Save and Continue writing - the post is not published, but your changes are saved. You can click the Save, but not Publish button saving/closing the blog post without it being published. Finally you can choose to publish the post, by clicking the Publish button.

Once you have Published your post it will be displayed.

A post that is published is marked with a Green Tick. Posts that have not yet been published are marked with a Red Stop sign, as shown below.