View Entries

•     A list of all the entries that you have written.  If you have selected 7 entries per page then only 7 entries will display on the first list. To gain access to older entries, change the Page number just above the list of entries.

Add New Entry

•     This option gives you a window where you can type your blog entries.  Be careful if you use a word processor to write your entries because the codes from that software will be copied into the blog area and can sometimes make your whole blog go wacky.

•         Entry Time/Date          
•         Who Can Read?     
•         Entry Category     
•         Allow Comments?     Yes or No    
•         Send to Mailing List?     Yes or No    

Manage Categories

•     Add or Delete Category titles on this screen.  These are just titles of your categories that are used to organize your blog entries.
•     Please read my "How to Blog... What are Categories?" and "How to Blog... Using Categories" posts.  You can find links to these in my left sidebar.

Choose Template

•     You can choose one of the standard templates here.  Be warned that your current template and any modifications that you have made will be lost.

Edit Template

•     Change the way your blog looks by modifying the CSS or HTML code.

General Settings

•    Entries Per Page (How many entries will be on each page.)
•    Recent Entries (Entry titles shown in your sidebar.)
•    Timezone
•    Date Format     
•    Time Format     
•    Show Title Field?
•    Privacy Default for New Entries     (Choices are Everyone, Only Registered Users, Only Friends, Only Me)
•        This is a default for all new entries.  You can change individual entries viewable status when you type your entries.
•    Content Default for New Entries     (Good place to put your sig line.)
•    Mailing List Mailing List
•        If you want to notify others when you have written a new entry, enter their email addresses in this field. The addresses should be seperated by commas only.
•        Example:  myemail@domain.com,john@doe.com,jane@doe.com
•        The users will only be emailed if you have checked the Send to Mailing List? option on your Add New Entry page.
•    Banned IPs (If you want to restrict one person from viewing your blog, enter their IP address here.  This only works if they have a Static IP address.)

Comment Settings  (These are global setting that effect old and new entries.)

•    Show Comments?

        Show comments to everyone.
        Show comments to registered users.
        Show comments to my friends only.
        Hide comments from everyone.

•    Who Can Comment?

        Everyone can comment.
        Only registered users can comment.
        Only my friends can comment.
        No one can comment.

•    Comment Default for Entries

        New entries allow comments.
        New entries do not allow comments.

•    Comment Notification

        Yes, email me each time a comment is posted.
        No, do not notify me.

•    Comment IP Logging

        Yes, log the author's IP address from each comment.
        No, do not log IP addresses.

•    Comment Author Options

        Author can edit and delete their own comments.
        Author can only delete their own comments.
        Author can only edit their own comments.
        Author cannot edit or delete their own comments.

Edit My Profile

•     Upload New Avatar

      - File size must be less than 100kb.
      - You can upload JPG, GIF, and PNG images.
      - Image dimensions must not be larger than 150x300px.

•     My Profile Tell your visitors more about yourself.

      First Name     
      Last Name     
      Email Address     
      Display Name     
      Weblog Title     
      Brief Description     
      Weblog Category     
      Website Address (URL)     
      IM Screenname     
      Gender     
      Birthday     
      City     
      State/Region     
      Country     
      Interests     
      About Me    
      Interests    
      Show my real name?     
      Show my email address?     
      Show my friends list?     
      Show my user stats?     

Manage Friends (Check this screen often.  You are NOT informed via email if someone adds you to their friends list.)

•    Add A Friend
•    To add a friend to your list, enter their username in the field below.

Site Feed (RSS)  (Text version of your blog that can be read by site feeds.)

•     Site Feed (RSS)
  
•     If you want to syndicate your weblog entries using RSS, select "Yes" in the following pull-down box.
•         Publish Site Feed?     
•         Number of Entries     
•         Publish with HTML?

Send Pings  (Help search engines find you.)
    Sending pings to weblog indexing services is a great way to attract new visitors to your weblog. If your ping to a service is successful, your weblog URL will be listed on their website. You should only send pings if you have made updates to your weblog since your last ping. Also, some services may make you wait for a short period between pings. Please be patient - pinging can sometimes take up to a minute.

•         Ping Weblogs.com
•         Ping Blo.gs
•         Ping Technorati
•         Ping Ping-O-Matic

File Uploads

•     Use this page to upload and manage your graphic files.
•     You may upload files with the following extensions: jpeg, jpg, gif, bmp, png
•     Disk space:  1 MB

Support & FAQ:   Support options:

•         Templates & Variables Guide:  Learn how to use custom variables in your weblog template.
•         Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ):  Most common questions are answered here.
•         Contact Support:  Email support if you have an issue with your weblog.

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