Introduction to EasyBlogBuilder
A Blog (also referred to as a Web Log), can be used in
a variety of ways; however, it is largely used as a medium
for posting stories or journal entries online. People
who read Blog entries can also make comments on the posts
you (or other users you set up) have made.
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Installing
EasyBlogBuilder
EasyBlogBuilder is located under "Site Builders".
To install a Blog on your domain, simply open EasyBlogBuilder
and fill out the fields described below. Leave the location
field blank to install in your home directory, otherwise
specify a folder name to install the application to.
Location: http://<yourdomain.ext>/
Leave the location field blank to install in your home
directory, otherwise specify a folder name to install
the application to.
Admin Username, Admin Password, Confirm Password.
In order to edit Blog entries, you must create an Admin
Username and Password.
When you have filled out all four required fields, click
"Install". Now that your Blog has been installed,
you will want to configure it. See the section titled
Configuring EasyBlogBuilder for more information.
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Configuring
EasyBlogBuilder
There are four tabs in the EasyBlogBuilder control panel:
Preferences, Appearance, Users and Security. A brief description
of each tab follows:
Preferences: In this
tab, you can set basic information which will display
in your Blog, such as the title, Admin contact email,
and categories (topics).
Appearance: This tab
allows you to customize the look of your Blog.
Users This section is
used to set up additional users who will have posting
rights on your domain.
Security: You can change
the Admin username and password in this section.
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The Preferences
tab
You can set the following information in the preferences
tab:
Web Log Title: Your Web Log title is the main
title which appears at the top of every page in your
Blog.
Subtitle: The subtitle is an additional comment
you can place immediately below the title of your Blog.
The subtitle also appears on every page. If you do not
want a subtitle, leave this field blank.
Admin email: This is the contact email address
for your Blog. Users who request an account, or wish
to contact you for other reasons concerning your Blog
will use this email address.
Posts per page: You can set the maximum number
of posts which can appear on each page. This value can
range between 1 and 25.
Time Zone: Set your local time zone in this
field. The times at which Posts are made will be recorded
in the time zone you specify.
Announcements: If you have any general announcements
you would like to make to anyone visiting your Blog,
enter them here. If you have no announcements to make,
leave this section blank.
Categories: You can set up multiple posting
categories; By default, a "General" category
will always be available. Enter in a list of categories
you want to have, separated by commas (do not include
spaces after each comma). If you only want to use the
General category, leave this section blank.
Censored words: If there are certain words
(like swear words) which you do not want to allow in
your Blog entries, enter them in here. Separate each
word with a comma (do not use spaces). The censoring
function is case-insensitive.
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The Appearance
tab
This section allows you to customize the color scheme,
font style and font sizes which are used in your Blog.
A high level of color customization is available.
You can also upload an image which will appear to the
right of your Blog title and subtitle. If you want to
delete an image you have already uploaded, simply put
a checkmark beside "delete current image" and
click on "Apply".
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The Users tab
This section is used to set up additional users who will
have posting rights on your domain.
To create a new user, click on "New", and enter
in the user's username, password, and contact email address.
Click "Save" to save the user.
To delete a user, select the user you want to delete
and click "Delete".
To modify a user's information, select the user you want
to modify. Their user information will appear in the fields
below. Change the user's information as appropriate and
click on "Save" to update that user. Note: you
cannot alter the username. If you need to change a User's
username, you must delete the current user and create
a new one.
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The Security
Tab
You can change the Admin username and password in this
section. To do this, change the username and/or type in
the new password on both fields provided. Click "Apply"
to save your changes.
A link is also provided to take you into your Blog's
edit mode. The edit mode allows you to modify Blog posts.
You will need to enter your Admin username and Password
before you can save a modified post.
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