We provide two ways to create a blog: through a particular group (for administrators or group owners) or through blog administration (only accessible by administrators).

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Create a blog through a particular group

  1. Click Create new blog in the Options panel.



    The Create New Blog window appears.

  2. Specify a name for the blog in the Blog Name field. Note: The title can be up to 256 characters long.
  3. Select a group in Weblog Group.
  4. Click Create. In the following screen shot, the blog "Swan lovers' central" was created.

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Create a blog through blog administration

  1. Navigate to Control Panel Dashboard > System Administration > Group Administration > Groups.

  2. Select the group in which you want to add a blog. You may need to click on the icon to the left of the group name to expand a group if you want to add a blog to a subgroup.
  3. Click Edit. The Group Options page displays.
  4. Navigate to the Applications tab. Each group, when first created, includes one application of each type (blog, forum, wiki, file gallery). Each application is named with the group name and its type of application. Review the blogs already included within the group to ensure another blog within the group is appropriate for your community.
  5. To add a blog, click Add blog.



    The Create New Blog window appears.

  6. Specify a unique Blog Name that is shown to all community members who have access to the group.
  7. Optionally, specify how you want the blog's name to appear in its Web Address.
  8. Accept the shown Author or close this option and begin typing the author's username. Search will find the name. Note that you cannot change the Blog Group.
  9. Click Save.

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