Blogware User Manual - Fasthosts Customer Support
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1. Step 2 Click the Browse button to choose the photo to upload Step 3 If you want to use extra blog space to a Bp File to upload Browse hold a copy of the picture in its original 9 size ensure Keep raw copy is selected Keep raw copy F Overwrite existing photos Resize to Original Size Thumbnail size 120 pixels medium w Step 4 Choose the album you want to put your photo in If you want to add a new album type its name in the text box IS Select 4n Album To add your photo to an existing album please select it From the list below Photos IF you want to create a new photo album For this photo please enter the album name below Mew album name LE S o O Step 5 When you re ready click the Add Photo button Creating a Pod cast Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 A podcast is an online radio show that listeners can subscribe to using podcast software Podcasts are run using a special type of blog called a podcast feed The podcast feed tells podcast software where it can download the latest episode along with a description of what is in the show You can create your own podcast using your Fasthosts blog Each time you publish a new episode your subscribers will automatically receive it fa Note You need audio software to record and edit your podcast audio file Using your blog to podca2. Locate the blog you would like to upgrade and click the Upgrade button Page 14 of 17 Step 5 Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Blog rane Blog address Pla ralphebhog blog ralphsdomain com STARTER View Blog 14 i 1 t L 10 perpage Select your new blog plan and click the Upgrade button Type of Blog Ol Professional 3 50 pm Confirm any charges and click Order 2 GB web space and 10 GB bandwidth Now Your blog will be upgraded and l Gl Plus 1 60 pm you will receive an on screen G0 WE web space and 1 GE bandwith confirmation message Cancel Upgrade Removing your blog Log in to your account and select Website Hosting from the Hosting menu Dashboard Hostin ain Nam Add Hosting Package Domain Names installed Packages Website Hosting Emal Hosting Hosting Offers Adver sing Vouchers HALF PRICE for 6 months Click on the domain name with which your blog is associated Click on Blogs Blogs s Create an online dia e wiih our Ce base io uee blogging foal Configure Locate the blog you would like to remove and click on the View Blog button Blog mamis Blog address Plan ralphsblag blog ralphedomain com STARTER VIS Blog Upgrade 4d 4 1 R tR 10 perpage From the Blog overview page click the Remove blog button G Remove blog Page 15 of 17 Step 6 Tick the box to confirm your wish to remove the blog Remove blog ralphsblog
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4. Saye Settings Moderation options To help prevent spam or other unwanted comments trackbacks from appearing automatically on your blog you can choose to moderate them Log into your Blogware control panel and click the Settings amp Security tab Control Panel Address Bock Darbar Pos Post Manager Look amp Pee Favortes File Manager Settings amp Security Find the Comment Moderation and Trackback Moderation sections Select the radio button for the type of moderation you want to enable e Never moderate All comments trackbacks will automatically appear on your blog e Always moderate All comments trackbacks will require your approval before they appear on your blog e Moderate only if comment is detected as spam If Blogware thinks the comment trackback is spam it will hold it for your approval Click the Save Settings button Saye Settings Adding new users to your blog You can add new users to your blog This means you can choose other people who can post to your blog or act as an administrator You can find out how to add and manage additional blog users in Blogware s Add user article e http blog blogware com help adduser htm zoom _highlightsub user Quick tip You don t need to add a user to enable them to read your blog Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 1 Step 2 Viewing statistics on your blog You can view detailed statistics on how many people visit your blog and which of your posts are most popular
5. and click the Delete Blog button Warning Remesi this bog Wil pep traer delete it Your blog will be removed and you will receive an on screen confirmation message Cancel Getting additional help for your blog You can find help on using your blog in the Fasthosts support knowledge base and the comprehensive Blogware help website e http blog blogware com hel
6. you need to create a CNAME record for blog yourdomain co uk replace yourdomain co uk with your domain name Quick tip Your domain name is using an external DNS service if it s nameservers are set to anything other than e nsi livedns co uk e ns2 livedns co uk The CNAME record should point to users blogware com Moving your blog to Fasthosts If you already have a blog you can easily move it to a Blogware blog on your Fasthosts account At present we can import blogs from Moveable Type and Blogger Log into your new blog control panel from your Fasthosts control panel and Click Settings amp Security in the top menu Control Panel Address Book Dazfboard Pos Post Manager Look amp Feel Favortes File Manar Settings amp Security Click Import Export under Publishing Defaults If you want to import from Blogger click Importing from Blogger and follow those instructions before proceeding Import Export El Help Importing From Blogger Export format Choose the format of the blog you re importing from Click the Browse button to select the file you exported from Moveable Type or Blogger Select the Create categories referenced in import file check box if you want to import the categories from your old blog as well as the posts Click the Preview Entries button Check that your blog entries are expected then confirm that you want to import them Choosing a design for your blog You don t need to be a designer
7. to have a great looking blog Once you ve added your blog to your Fasthosts account you can choose from a wide range of professional templates using your blog control panel Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 From your blog control panel Click the Look amp Feel tab in the top menu Dashboard Post Post Manager Look amp Feel Favourtes Ale Manager Sektinas amp Security Kptions DOMES Layout Thumbnails of the templates available for your blog will be shown Click on a thumbnail to see a larger mock up of the design Once you ve found a design you want to use click the radio button T next to its name Autu Scroll to the bottom of the page and click the Change button The page will reload and if the template has been changed you ll see Style updated towards the top of the page 4 Style updated Quick tip For advanced layout changes see the help page e http blog blogware com help changingthelayout htm Creating your first blog post From your blog control panel Click Post An Article Post An Article Articles are the basis of a blog You can post your thoughts information about projects you re working on links to interesting web sites or anything else you re interested in Type the title of your blog post in the Article Title text box This title will be at the top of your post s page and seen by anyone who subscribes to your blog Article Title Welcome to my blog
8. Log into your Blogware control panel In the main top menu click Site Stats just below the main row of tabs Dashboard Fost Mar Options Gite stats View Subscr Control Panel On the Web Stats page is a general summary of General Summary a Stat 02 27 2006 February your blog s visitor ar Distinct hosts served i4 32 Statistics Bytes transferred 637KB 1 2MB HTML requests oe 45 SML requests ZU 30 Total page views 42 75 For more detailed Detailed Stats statistics chose one of the options in the Detailed Stats section Hourly Stats Most Popular Articles Most Commented Articles Most Popular Categories Browser Summary Referer Summary Transfer Usage 4 You can also change the date from which statistics are Report date 02 22 2006 displayed by using the calendar in the left hand column of the page sc February 2006 em Mex Wed ha rest 1 lt 2 23 4 2 b 7 3 WW it i B3 id 5 ib 1I 48 i3 20 3 49 B 4 5 k ZP 28 Backing up and Exporting your blog You can back up your blog by downloading it as an XML file You may also be able to transfer your blog to another blogging system if it supports the format of the exported file Log into your Blogware control panel and click the Settings amp Security tab ControlPanel Address Book Dashboard Post PostManager Look amp Feel Favorites FileManager Settings amp Security Click Import Export under Publishin
9. Spam Protection Settings Click the Allow anonymous Reader comments check box Click the Save Settings button Blogware reader accounts Blogware is the software that runs your Fasthosts blog If you haven t enabled anonymous comments on your blog people who want to make a comment will need a Blogware reader account It s free and easy for anyone to create a Blogware reader account and it also lets them subscribe to email updates that let them know when you make new blog posts To create a Blogware reader account click the Create Reader Account on your blog s home page Discouraging comment spam People who read your blog can post comments Sometimes spammers use these comments Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 5 Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 to post links to websites Comments become less useful to soammers if your blog tells search engines to ignore any links that are posted in comments Log into your Blogware control panel and click the Settings amp Security tab Control Panel Address Bock Dashboard Poz Post Manager Look amp Peel Favortes File Planaeger Settings amp Security Click Spam Protection Settings Scroll down the Page until you see No Follow Enable the No Follow functionality For the No Follow section ae Trackbacks Ensure both the Comments and Trackbacks check boxes are ticked Enabling this Feature will ensure that no trackbacks Scroll to the bottom of the page and click the Save Settings button
10. Type your blog entry into the Article Body editor which works like a simple word processor You can set the colour size and font of your text and add pictures To find out what the different buttons do hover your mouse over each one in turn Article Body ut I 7 N SR ee Thanks for visiting my VOIP blog Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 1 Step 2 To change the font text size or style e g Heading use the drop down boxes at the bottom of the text editor Fone see v Bock Tv Font BE Arial Tip Courier Mew Times Mew Roman Georgia Verdana Tahoma text editor in the settings area In the right hand column under Article Options select the category you want your post to be in To add the post to a new category type its name in the Create new category text box Article Options Categories Select one or more categories Main Page Private area amp When you add a post to a sub category you can automatically make it appear in that sub category s parent categories by selecting Bubble up to higher categories Create new category Bubble up to higher categories Once you re ready to publish your post click the Preview button at the bottom of the page If you re not yet ready to publish and want to save a draft click Save On the preview page click the Publish button to publish your blog post To return to the post edit page click Edit Your blog will now be
11. d Sale gede 13 Ie AGIAN OU IID OC T 14 REMOVING YOUN DIOR aon cus csmsuicce cia sv ET visas E E E eo aaw aun eas sues ue vasa E puamue E T ee 15 Getting additional help for your DIOS ss ss sss sss sss sss esec sese anana nnan annan nanna anana 16 Introduction to Blogware You don t need any technical or design skills to run your blog We give you an easy to use interface to post new content and a range of attractive ready made designs How you use your blog is up to you It makes it easy enough that you can publish almost any kind of regularly updated website including e Personal journal e Forthcoming events diary e Latest news e Photo publishing e Publishing articles to demonstrate your expertise e Podcasting publishing a regular web radio show Blogging Plans You can add any number of blogs to your Fasthosts account choosing from three different blog plans The difference between each account is the amount of web space and monthly data transfer allowance bandwidth that is available for your blog Our current blogging plans can be found on our website at e http www fasthosts co uk hosting blo What happens if go over my plan allowance If your blog transfers more data than your allocated monthly bandwidth allowance we will email you inviting you to upgrade to the next package If you choose not to upgrade your blog will become unavailable until the next billing month Setting up your blog Adding a n
12. e aweb address for this blog IL hipa another domain com CAF Recommended GL ht ralpheblag blogare COM Free sub domain TE HRT Aaa Shor CVE ed ae Pt orm Cancel Continue Important If you use the domain name itself any website already set up on it will stop working Enter a Display name and Email address for the blog administrator The email address will not be displayed on the blog site Quick tip This should not be the blogger s main email address as it will be available to anyone that visits the blog Additionally spammers use software to scan websites for email addresses We recommend you create a new mailbox specifically to handle blog email Choose a Username and password to use as the administrator account login details and click Finish Administrater Details These details will be used as YOU prira blog User TOU Can 3060 mare Usera al any lime Displayname Ralph Smith Email address realph ralphsdomein con Blog Admin Login Details Usermame ralphsbloquser Choose Password 1 Re type Password w Acceptable Strength Cancel ney Y Your blog will be added and you will receive an on screen message to confirm this If you chose to install the blog to your domain name or a subdomain it may take up to 72 hours before your blog is fully active K Creating a CName record for your blog Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 If you use an external DNS service for your domain name
13. ew blog You can create a new blog directly from your Fasthosts control panel using either e adomain already hosted in your account e oranew sub domain of blogware com For example ralphsblog blogware com Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Log in to your control panel and select Website Hosting from the Hosting menu MyAccount Billing AP Customers Support Add New Customer Email Hosting Domain Registaton Your Packages Pre Configured Packag Click on the domain name with which your blog is associated Click on Blogs Blogs Create an online Clary with our cD easy lo use blogging tool Configure Click New Blog Add New Blog Choose the blogging package you would like to add Each plan provides different bandwidth and web space limits Choose a name for the blog Blog Name Type of Blog Starter Blog 0 49 pm 10 MB web space and 100M5 bantaidih O Plus Blog 1 60 pm 100 MB web spaca and 1 GB banchidth C3 Professional Blog 3 50 pm 2 GB web apate and 10 GB banceadih The name that you specify below will be displayed atthe top of each page of the blog Blogname Ralphs Bees Choose a web address for your blog You can use either e asub domain of the domain name for example blog yourdomain com e asub domain of blogware com for example ralphsblog blogware com e orthe domain name itself Page 3 of 17 Step 8 Blog Address Choos
14. g Defaults Page 13 of 17 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Click the Generate Export button at the bottom of the page Generate Export The control panel will return you to the Publishing Defaults page It can take a few minutes before your export file is ready to download After ten minutes or so click Import Export At the bottom of the page between the Preview Entries and Generate Export buttons you ll see the details of your export file Click Download and save the file to your local computer Recent export Fri 24 Feb 2006 01 40 PM GMT File size SKB e generated export Generate Export T Note The export file is compressed as a gzip archive which is not supported natively by Windows To open the gzip file you need to download third party software such as WinZip Mac and Linux uses can open gzip files without any additional software Upgrading your blog If you require more bandwidth or web space for your blog you can upgrade its plan through your Fasthosts control panel Log in to your account and select Website Hosting from the Hosting menu Dashboard Add Hosting Package installed Packages Website Hosting Domain Names Email Hosting Hosting Offers Adver sing Vouchers HALF PRICE for 6 months Click on the domain name with which your blog is associated Click on Blogs Blogs Create an online Clary with our ic base io uee blogging foal Configure
15. st You don t need to create a separate blog to set up a podcast Each time you have a new episode attach it to a post on your blog From your blog control panel Click Post An Article Post An Article Articles are the basis of a blog You can post your thoughts information about projects you re working on links to interesting web sites or anything else you re interested in Click Attach Files below the editing window a eee C Attach File s Click the Browse button to select the file on your local computer O Note This will host the audio file in your blog space and will affect your bandwith allowance Once you have written the episode description and title just like making a normal blog post click the Preview button If you re happy with the entry click the Publish button Advanced hosting the audio file elsewhere If you d like to host your podcast audio files at a website location other than your blog space you need to edit the HTML of your blog post It s straightforward if you follow the instructions but is recommended only for advanced users Create your blog post as normal using the title and blog entry to describe the episode that you are publishing Click the button closest to Mode Displa pa Mode Display E Your blog entry window will now show the HTML of your blog post Put your cursor at the end of the text and enter the text lt enclosure url http example com podcasts everything AllAbou
16. strative options Step 3 Scroll down the page to the Syndication section Click the Generate syndication feed check box Unless you are an advanced user you should leave the syndication format as it is Step 4 Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Click the Save Settings button at the bottom of the page Maintaining your Blog Comments Most bloggers encourage their readers to post comments on their blog posts Comments are one of the reasons that blogs have become so popular as they allow readers to give their reaction straight away but also to discuss your blog post with other readers Unfortunately blog comments are often used by spammers to link to undesirable commercial websites Blogware helps you to deal with comment spam You can choose to allow all comments to appear automatically on your blog to hold all comments until you approve them or to hold any comments that Blogware considers to be spam Allowing anonymous comments on your blog By default before your readers can post comments on your blog they need to create a Blogware reader account Alternatively you can enable anonymous comments on your blog This will allow readers to post comments on your blog without first registering for a Blogware account Log into your Blogware control panel and click the Settings amp Security tab Control Panel Address Bock Dazfboard Post Post Manager Lonk amp Feel Favortes File Manager Settings amp Security Click
17. tEverythingEpi sodes moo lengrni s7Z7310 tyec andie mpeg W You must replace e the URL with the full URL of your podcast s audio file e the length with the size of your audio file in bytes e the type with the file s MIME type For common audio files the MIME types are e MP3 audio mpeg e Ogg Vorbis application ogg e AAC MA4A audio x m4a Step 4 ES Click the Mode Display button again to ensure the enclosure tag isn t visible Step 5 Preview and publish your post as normal Introducing RSS RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication It s an easy way to let people subscribe to regularly updated information such as a blog or a news website Software and websites called feed readers or aggregators let you subscribe to RSS feeds They monitor the feeds and show you whenever new information is available Setting up an RSS feed Software and websites called RSS aggregators make it easy for people to subscribe to your blog and automatically receive your latest entries You can set up an RSS feed which pushes your blog posts to your readers Step 1 Log into your Blogware control panel and click the Settings amp Security tab Control Panel Address Bock Dashboard boz Post Manager Look amp Feel Favorites File Hansg r Settings amp Security Step 2 Click Advanced Advanced gt Advanced settings enable you to customize the w permissions change the way that page elements on your blog and define admini
18. updated with your new entry Reviewing Books Films or Music Log into your Blogware control Select type iv panel and Select the type of review Select type you would like to post using the Post Article drop down list in the top right of Photo the Music Review page Movie Review Book Review Writing your review is just the same as making a normal blog post except you have an extra set of options in the Review section Use these options to add information about the item you re reviewing such as genre release date and so on Quick tip Depending upon the type of review you may be asked for an ISBN or UPC number e ISBN stands for International Standard Book Number You can usually find this on the back cover of the book e UPC stands for Universal Product Code and is the number that appears alongside a product s bar code Step 3 Give your rating out of ten and use the radio I would buttons to say whether or not you d recommend it A Recommend E D Mot Recommend Write the rest of your review as a normal blog entry My rating 93 Posting Photos You can post photos as part of normal blog entries or on their own in your blog s photo albums Step 1 Log into your Blogware control Post A Picture Posting a picture to your blog is just as easy as posting an article Family photos vacation snaps works in progress or anything vou have a picture of panel and Click Post A Picture
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