How do I add or edit a blog article?
How do I create or edit blog categories?
How do I moderate comments on blog articles?
How do I approve blog comments?
How do I add or edit a blog article?
To get started, select Blog Manager from the Modules menu.
This will take you to the main Blog Manager main page. To add a new blog article, select Add Blog Article in the Blog Articles section of the page.
In the Post New Article page you will add the Title, Subtitle (if you choose), and the content for the article in the WYSIWYG Editor. On the right hand side of the page you will see additional options for the blog article. You can make the blog article "sticky", change the image for the blog article, the category for the blog article, and add an author for the blog article. In the Date section you do not need to enter a time or date, iPlasma will automatically enter a time and date when you submit the blog article.
When you have finished entering your blog article content, select Submit.
To edit a blog article, on the main Blog Manager page select the blog article you want to edit in the Blog Articles section. You will be taken to the Edit Article page. When you have finished making your changes, click Submit at the bottom of the page.
To delete a blog article, on the main Blog Manager page click Delete next to the blog article you wish to delete. There will be a prompt asking you to confirm you want to delete the blog article.
How do I add or edit blog categories?
To add a new blog category, select Add Category in the Blog Categories section of the Blog Manager page.
In the Add Blog Category page, you will need to add a Title for the category and upload an Image for the category. When you have finished, click Submit at the bottom of the page to add the new category.
To delete a blog category, in the Blog Categories section on the main Blog Manager page click Delete next to the blog category you want to delete. There will be a prompt asking you to confirm the deletion of the category, click Confirm.
How do I moderate comments on blog articles?
To moderate the comments made on your blog articles, select Moderate Comments in the Blog Articles section of the main Blog Manager page. When Moderate Comments has been selected, this button will change to "Unmoderate Comments." To unmoderate the comments, select Unmoderate Comments in the Blog Articles section.
There are two ways to approve blog comments. In the Unapproved Comments section on the main page is a list of unapproved comments with False next to the comment. To approve the comment click False. This will turn the comment's status to True which means it has been approved.
A second way is to select the blog article with unapproved comments from the list of blog articles by clicking on the title. A list of all comments (approved and unapproved) for that blog article will appear at the bottom of the next screen. If the status of the comment is False, it has not been approved yet. Comments with a status of True have been approved. Select a comment and click Approve Selected. To delete an unapproved comment, select the comment and click Delete Selected.
