Overview
This article explains how you add a blog post to a blog. Blog posts are a great way to keep your community updated. Blog posts include the details of the post and the name of the person posting the update.
Prerequisites
To create a blog post, a blog must be set up. See Juniper Websites: How do I create a blog?
Instructions
- Navigate to the Blog Category where you want to add a post, for example, Head Teacher's Blog or similar.
- Select Post from the Create tab:
A New Blog Post page will open: - Overtype the New Blog Post title with an appropriate title for your post.
- Select Upload Thumbnail if you want to upload a thumbnail image and select an appropriate image (See Juniper Websites: Cropping Thumbnail Images and setting Alternative Text if you need more help).
- Overtype Please enter an introduction for your blog post here with your introduction text.
- Enter your blog content by overtyping Please enter some content for your blog post here.
- Optionally add an attachment to the post by selecting Upload Attachment and selecting one or more files.
- Save your blog post using the appropriate option (see Juniper Websites: Saving an Item of Content on Juniper Websites if you need more help).
Outcome
The blog post will be saved and available to view. A thumbnail will be added to the blog that can be selected, for example, this welcome back update:
Related information
- Juniper Websites: How do I create a blog?
- Juniper Websites: Creating a News Article or Blog Post.
- Juniper Websites: Cropping Thumbnail Images and setting Alternative Text.
- Juniper Websites: Saving an Item of Content on Juniper Websites.
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