Blogs

Introduction In this guide, we’ll help you get started with the Blogs application in your Invision Community suite. We’ll cover the basics of how blogs work and show how easy it is to adjust settings for both you and your members. First Open After installing the Blogs application, the blog section will initially be empty. By default, all members of the site can create their own blogs. This means they can set up personal blogs and add their own blog entries. Blogs When First Opened A member c

Before allowing members to begin creating blogs on your site, it’s worth reviewing a few settings to ensure everything behaves the way you want. Basic Settings You can configure several global blog settings from the following location in your AdminCP: Community → Blogs → Settings Main Blog Settings From here, you can control options such as enabling or disabling RSS imports and exports, as well as globally turning blog ratings on or off. Group Settings After configuring the global settings, y

Blogs can be created in several different ways, and there are a few types of blogs to consider depending on how you plan to use them within your community. Blog Basics A blog can be created from the front end by clicking the Create Blog button on the Blogs page. Creating a New Blog After selecting this option, you can enter the basic details for your blog, such as its name and the category it should belong to. Once the blog has been created, you can begin adding entries to it. Blog Entry Form