The community blog can be used to publish timely news, share activity results, highlight interesting topics or feature members and leaders. You can find blogs by going to My Feed > Blog in the left navigation bar.
In this article:
- Permissions
- Adding a blog
- Editing a blog
- Schedule publishing
- Deleting and censoring blogs
- Duplicating a blog
- Featuring a blog
- Modify feed score
- Locking a blog
- Sharing a blog
- Other settings
Permissions
The creator of a blog is the blog author. You can grant access to a colleague to draft a blog (in their name) by:
- Assigning the program administrator role to their user account.
- Adding their user account to the Guest Bloggers segmentation group. For more details on group segmentation, refer to Segmentation groups.
Only Program administrators can publish blogs.
Adding a blog
You can add a new blog by going to My Feed > Blogs > New post and populating the following blog details:
- Title: A name for your blog post.
- Featured Image(s): Include a photo to increase engagement.
- Teaser: A few sentences explaining what the blog is about. If email notifications are enabled, the teaser will appear in the email.
- Body: The main component of your blog. YouTube or Vimeo video URLs will automatically embed in the body.
- Notes: For internal use only.
- Tags: Add words related to the topic of your blog post to help users sort your posts.
- Documents/Videos: Members can download any files uploaded here.
- Program Objective: Assign the blog to a program objective.
- Email Notification: Automatic emails can be sent to members alerting them of a new blog.
- Schedule Publishing: Manage when this blog can be viewed.
- Access Control: Set restrictions on who can see the blog.
Editing a blog
To edit a blog:
- Go to My Feed > Blog.
- Select the blog you’d like to edit.
- Select the three dots in the top-right corner of the post and select Edit.
Schedule publishing
Schedule publishing for a later date
To schedule publishing for a later date, make sure that Schedule Publishing is enabled and enter a date. You can find this option in the blog editor or when creating a new blog.
Confirm the schedule at the bottom of the form by selecting Schedule > OK.
Publish immediately
To publish a blog immediately, make sure that Schedule Publishing is disabled. Confirm publishing by selecting Publish at the bottom of the blog.
Deleting and censoring blogs
To delete a draft blog:
- Go to My Feed > Blog.
- Select the blog you’d like to edit.
- Select the three dots in the top-right corner of the post and select Delete.
Published blogs can be censored:
- Go to My Feed > Blog.
- Select the blog you’d like to edit.
- Select the three dots in the top-right corner of the post and select Censor.
- Enter a reason for censoring the blog and decide whether to inform the author.
- Select Censor this content.
The blog will no longer be visible in the community.
Duplicating a blog
If you repeatedly build similar Blogs, you can export a blog by opening it, selecting the three dots in the top-right corner and choosing Export. You can then import a blog by going to My Feed > Blog and selecting Import Post.
Featuring a blog
To feature a blog in My Feed, open the blog and select the three dots in the top-right corner of the post. Select Feature and choose the start and end dates for it to be featured.
To edit the dates of a featured blog, open the blog and select the three dots in the top-right corner of the post. Select Feature and make the desired adjustments.
To unfeature a blog, open the blog and select the three dots in the top-right corner of the post. Select Feature and then select Unfeature.
Modify feed score
The Modify feed score is tied to the algorithm of content prominence within the feed. A program administrator can boost or demote the score of a particular blog to move it up or down the feed accordingly. This is useful if a program administrator wants to highlight a blog that was made in the past, and has since been pushed down the feed chronologically.
To modify the feed score of a blog, open the blog and select the three dots in the top-right corner. Select Modify feed score and make the desired adjustments.
Locking a blog
You can lock a blog to prevent any further engagement with it. To lock a blog, open the blog and select the three dots in the top-right corner. Select Lock and confirm your choice.
To unlock a blog, open the blog and select the three dots in the top-right corner of the blog. Select Unlock and confirm your choice.
Sharing a blog
To share a link to a blog, open the blog and select the three dots in the top-right corner. Select Share > Link. Do not copy the URL from your browser to share a link. Your permission level as a program administrator impacts the address and will not function the same for other users.
Other settings
Some blog settings can be managed by going to Admin > Configure > Blogs.
- Title: A name for your blog post.
- Image(s): Include a photo to increase engagement.
- Access: Set restrictions on who can see the blog.
- Display options: Allow sharing of drafts between editors.
- Notification options: Send email notifications when blog posts are published in this blog.