Recent changes to Blog

Blog modified by SourceForge Support

SourceForge Support — Fri, 06 May 2022 19:48:18 -0000

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-Blog overview
+#Blog overview

-The blog tool can be used for providing news about your projects. Examples include release notes and changelogs, announcing events related to your project, etc.
+The blog tool can be used for providing news about your projects. Examples include release notes and changelogs and announcing events related to your project.

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 You may install or remove a blog via the "Add New..." link in the project menu bar.

-Once installed, for each Blog, there are a number of configuration options available. In addition to the common tool options of [permissions](/p/forge/community-docs/Project Permissions/), Rename and Delete, there are also these options specific to the Blog tool:
+Once installed, for each Blog, there are several configuration options available. In addition to the standard tool options of [permissions](/p/forge/community-docs/Project Permissions/), Rename, and Delete, there are also these options specific to the Blog tool:

 ### External Feeds

-External feeds may be added through this setting, and at SourceForge, we will check these external feeds every three hours and add posts the the blog accordingly. Multiple feeds may be added, which can serve to aggregate related news about the project.
+External feeds may be added through this setting, and at SourceForge, we will check these external feeds every three hours and add posts to the Blog accordingly. Multiple feeds may be added, which can aggregate related news about the project.

 Unchecking a feed will remove it from the list.

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 ### Posting and editing

-To create a new post, select "New Post" from the left sidebar. Enter a title and description for the post, and **Save** to publish the post. If you save a draft for later editing before making it public, change the **State** to **Draft** before saving.
+Select "New Post" from the left sidebar to create a new post. Enter a title and description for the post, and **Save** to publish the post. If you save a draft for later editing before making it public, change the **State** to **Draft** before saving.

-To edit a post or saved draft, select the **Edit** link. You may also delete a post from the **Edit** view.
+To edit a post or saved Draft, select the **Edit** link. You may also delete a post from the **Edit** view.

-**Note:** The URL will be based on the original post date and title, and will *not* be updated if you change the contents of the post.
+**Note:** The URL will be based on the original post date and title and will *not* be updated if you change the post's contents.

Blog modified by Dave Brondsema

Dave Brondsema — Thu, 14 Jan 2016 21:20:47 -0000

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 You may install or remove a blog via the "Add New..." link in the project menu bar.

-Once installed, for each Blog, there are a number of configuration options available. In addition to the common tool options of [permissions](/p/forge/community-docs/Project Permissions/), Label and Delete, there are also these options specific to the Blog tool:
+Once installed, for each Blog, there are a number of configuration options available. In addition to the common tool options of [permissions](/p/forge/community-docs/Project Permissions/), Rename and Delete, there are also these options specific to the Blog tool:

 ### External Feeds

Blog modified by Dave Brondsema

Dave Brondsema — Thu, 14 Jan 2016 20:41:05 -0000

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 ## Configuring the Blog

-You may install or remove a blog via **Admin -> Tools**.
+You may install or remove a blog via the "Add New..." link in the project menu bar.

 Once installed, for each Blog, there are a number of configuration options available. In addition to the common tool options of [permissions](/p/forge/community-docs/Project Permissions/), Label and Delete, there are also these options specific to the Blog tool:

Blog modified by

Wed, 09 Apr 2014 13:36:44 -0000

Blog modified by

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 00:53:53 -0000

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+Blog overview
+
+The blog tool can be used for providing news about your projects. Examples include release notes and changelogs, announcing events related to your project, etc.
+
+[TOC]
+
+## Configuring the Blog
+
+You may install or remove a blog via **Admin -> Tools**.
+
+Once installed, for each Blog, there are a number of configuration options available. In addition to the common tool options of [permissions](/p/forge/community-docs/Project Permissions/), Label and Delete, there are also these options specific to the Blog tool:
+
+### External Feeds
+
+External feeds may be added through this setting, and at SourceForge, we will check these external feeds every three hours and add posts the the blog accordingly. Multiple feeds may be added, which can serve to aggregate related news about the project.
+
+Unchecking a feed will remove it from the list.
+
+## Using the Blog
+
+Like all Allura tools, the blog uses [Markdown syntax](/p/forge/documentation/markdown_syntax/). Each blog post will also have a discussion section for users to comment on the post.
+
+### Posting and editing
+
+To create a new post, select "New Post" from the left sidebar. Enter a title and description for the post, and **Save** to publish the post. If you save a draft for later editing before making it public, change the **State** to **Draft** before saving.
+
+To edit a post or saved draft, select the **Edit** link. You may also delete a post from the **Edit** view.
+
+**Note:** The URL will be based on the original post date and title, and will *not* be updated if you change the contents of the post.

Blog modified by

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 00:53:45 -0000