Adding Posts

Step 1: Click "Add Post" from the module's admin bar.

Step 2: Fill in the fields in the popup. Only "Title" and "Post Body" are required, all others are optional.

Step 3: Click "Save" to save and exit or "Save & Add More" to save the current post and then open a new form.

Step 1: Hover over the post to edit.

Step 2: Click the pencil icon.

Step 3: Make the necessary changes and click "Save."

Step 1: Hover over the post to delete. Do not use the "Delete" option from the module's dropdown.

Step 2: Click the trashcan icon.

Step 3: Click "OK" at the prompt to confirm deletion.

Please note: once a post is deleted, it cannot be undeleted.

Step 1: Create a new post.

Step 2: Update that "Publish Date" field to reflect a date in  the future.

Step 3: Save your post.

Draft posts will automatically become live at midnight on their publish date.

Step 1: Navigate to the appropriate blog with the draft posts.

Step 2: At the top of the module, click the link reading "There are # draft post(s). Click here to view them." This area is often set apart with a yellow background.

Posts are ordered from top to bottom in a most-recent to least-recent order. Update the publish dates as needed to reorder posts.

No, you cannot add links or anything requiring quotes at this time. You can add tags that do not require quotes, such as paragraphs (<p></p>), line breaks (<br />), emphasis/italics (<em></em>), and bold indicators (<strong></strong>).

Tags are words or phrases that are related to your post. Adding them to the "Tags" field, separating them with commas (,) will create a list of links at the bottom of the post. When a user clicks on a tag, other posts with the same tag will be displayed.

If "Tag Cloud" is selected in the module settings, they will also display as indicated under both the main settings and the display settings.

Step 1: Click "Add Post" on the module's admin bar.

Step 2: Click "Post Image" on the "navigation" on the left of the popup.

Step 3: Click "Select Image" and select your image from the Javelin Image Manager.

Step 4: Click "Save" to save and exit or "Save & Add More" to save the current post and bring up a new form.

Step 1: Click "Add Post" on the module's admin bar.

Step 2: Click "Audio / Podcast" on the "navigation" on the left of the popup.

Step 3: Click "Select Audio File" and select your file from the Javelin Media Manager.

Step 4: Type the title you would like the podcast or file to have in the "Name/Title" field. This is what will be displayed in iTunes and on your website.

Step 5: Click "Save" to save and exit or "Save & Add More" to save the current post and bring up a new form.

Step 1: Click "Add Post" on the module's admin bar.

Step 2: Click "Options" on the "navigation" on the left of the popup.

Step 3: Use the drop-down to select the comment settings for the current blog post

• [Use Module Settings] ← Default, to change view the tutorial on the Blog Module's Settings
• Do not allow comments ← No comments, by anyone
• Allow comments ← All comments, by anyone
• Allow comments with approval ← All comments, by anyone, but need to be approved before they show.

Step 3a: Only allow registered users to comment: Click the checkbox marked "Only allow logged-in users to comment" to limit comments to those who have an account with your website. The setting still needs to be on one of the "Allow" options for comments to be made.

Step 4: Click "Save" to save and exit or "Save & Add More" to save the current post and bring up a new form.

Approving Comments

Step 1: Hover over the arrow next to "Add Post." Select "Comment Queue."

Step 2: Check the desired comments and use the dropdown below them to approve or delete them. Click "Go >" to confirm the action
Step 2a: Hover over the comment and click the pencil icon to view its details and/or edit the comment before it's made live.

Editing Approved Comments

Step 1: Hover over the comment in question and click the pencil icon to edit it.

Step 2: Make any changes needed.
Step 2a: Unapprove the comment: Check "Hidden" to put the comment into the "Comment Queue" page.

Step 3: Edit and save any changes made.

Deleting Approved Comments

Step 1: Hover over the comment in question and click the trashcan icon.

Step 2: Click "OK" at the prompt to confirm deletion.

Posts do not automatically archive. Below are two ways of creating an archive-like setup.

Creating Pagination

This will create various pages of posts with a specific number of posts per page.

Step 1: Hover over the arrow next to "Add Post" and select "Settings."

Step 2: Enter the desired amount of posts to display per page in the "Posts Per Page" field.

Step 3: Ensure "Pagination" is checked.

Step 4: Save.

Creating a Page of Archives

This outlines the steps to creating a manual archive, with posts displayed on different pages.

Step 1: Create a page for your archived posts.

Step 2: Add a blog module. Put all posts on this page.

Step 3: Create a page for your current posts.

Step 4: Update the sharing settings on this module to share from the archive page.

Step 5: Update "Posts Per Page" setting to display the maximum number of posts.

Step 6: Uncheck "Pagination."

Step 7: Save your changes.