Add a Blog Category

This article will show you how to create a Category in the Blog module.

Who can use this feature?
System Administrators | Owners | Publishers | Authors

Instructions

Sign in to your site
Navigate to Modules. Click on Content, then Blog
Click on Add Category
Fill in the information fields
- Blog Name: Name you wish to give your blog
- Description: Add a brief description of the blog
- Image: Add an image to your blog
- Blog Header: Create a header on your blog
- Comments Option
  - No comments: No users can comment on blogs
  - Moderated: Comments can be posted, but require approval first
  - Unmoderated: Comments can be posted freely
- Allow Subscribers: Select yes or no to whether or not users can subscribe to the blog
- Show Archives: Allows users to view archived blog posts
- Email List: Controls if users can subscribe to email notifications
- Add Item RSS Behavior & Modify Items RSS Behavior
  - Always ask: Asks if you wish to include the new or modified item in RSS feeds
  - Do not include in RSS feed: Will not allow new or modified items to show in RSS feeds
  - Include in RSS: Always includes new or modified items in RSS feeds
- Permissions: Fill out the permissions table as desired
  Note:
  For information on permissions, view the Permissions User Guide.
  - Note:
    If a group is grayed out, that means the group has permissions at the module level, so you cannot change these at the category level.
  - View only allows users to view the blog; no editing of permissions is allowed
- Default Messages: Edit Default Messages for the Blog
  - Subscriber Welcome Message: The email that a subscriber receives when they first sign up
  - List Header: Text in the header (beginning) of a blog list
  - List Footer: Text in the footer (end) of a blog list
Select either Save and Publish or Save
- Save: Saves your blog as an unpublished item
- Save and Publish: Saves the blog and publishes it on the public end