Description

Purpose

Displays the blog's About page.

Limitations

You must enable the blog Publish the About You page property before this widget is able to populate.

Where this widget works

This widget works in blog and blog post pages.

Theme differences

  • This widget is part of the Default configuration for the platform, which means it is available for an administrator to add to any theme using the Manage Widgets tab.
  • This widget is available via the Manage Widgets tab with modifications specific to the Enterprise theme.

Configuration

Enable and fill in the About you section

  1. Navigate to Control Panel Dashboard > My blogs > [blog name] > Configure > Blog setup > About, or Edit blog settings.
    1. Click About.
    2. Select Yes for "Publish the 'About You'" page option.
    3. Enter a title for the article to publish about you.
    4. Enter body copy for the article.

    5. Click Save.

Enable the widget

  1. Navigate to Control Panel Dashboard > System Administration > Site Administration > Widget Studio > Enable/Disable widgets.
  2. If it is not already present in Allowed widgets, move the widget from the Not Allowed Widgets column to the Allowed Widgets column.

Place and configure the widget

  1. Click Edit Page on the blog page, select and place the Blog - About widget.
  2. Click Configure on the widget menu bar.


    You can change this widget's title, such as from "Blog - About" to "About," by clicking
    Change and entering the new name, then clicking Save in the configuration dialog.

  3. Click Save Page.