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    Post a blog in the community

    Create a blog post and publish it immediately, schedule to publish at a specified date, or save it as a draft.

    Before you begin

    You can only post a blog in a forum or sub forum if you have been assigned the correct permissions in the parent forum.

    Role required: sn_communities.community_user

    About this task

    You can post, edit, and delete a blog. If you comment on the blog that you create, your answer is labeled as Author.

    Procedure

    1. Locate the forum to create a blog in and click its name.
    2. Click Post and then click Blog.
    3. On the form, fill in the fields.
      Table 1. Post a blog form
      Field Description
      Blog Title Title for your blog.
      Forum The forum or sub forum to add the blog to.
      Note: When you create the blog by clicking a forum or sub forum from the Community homepage, the forum or sub forum name is automatically displayed in the field.
      Topic (s) (optional) Topic to add the blog to.
      Note: You can repeat this step to add as many topics as you want. To delete a particular topic, click its corresponding xicon.
      Description Content of the blog.

      To insert an image, click the Insert Image button (Insert image), navigate to the .png or .jpg file, and then click Open.

      To insert a video, click the Insert Video button (Insert video), enter the video URL, and then click Upload.

      Add attachments Click Add attachments and then drag the file into the Attach Document box. Alternatively, click the box and then navigate to the file.
      • You can add up to three attachments with supported file types.
      • File types supported are PPT, PPTX, XLS, XLSX, DOC, DOCX, TXT, PDF, PNG, BMP, JPG, JPEG, GIF, ZIP.
      • Maximum file size is 2 MB.
      • Click the X icon to delete an attached file.
      Note: Your administrator may have set a limit on the total number of attachments allowed across the community.
      Click Add. If a user attaches a file to your blog, you receive an email notification.
      Note: If antivirus protection is enabled, all attachments are automatically scanned for viruses when the blog is posted.
      Schedule Publish Click the check box to publish the blog on a specified date. Select the date, time, and time zone of the blog. The scheduled blog is only visible for author and administrator until it is published.
      Note: For a blog that has approval workflow, the blog state changes to "Ready to publish" when it is approved before the scheduled time. If a blog is approved after the scheduled time, the state changes to "Published".
    4. Complete one of the following actions to save your blog.
      ToDo this
      Save as Draft Review and publish your blog later. The blog appears as a draft on your profile page under Content > Drafts.
      Note: Community and forum administrators can edit, delete, and publish drafts. If a community or forum administrator edits, deletes, or publishes your draft, you receive an email notification.
      From your profile page, you have the following options.
      1. To review your blog before publishing, click Edit.
        • Click the corresponding ellipsis More Options icon and then Publish.
        • Click the corresponding ellipsis More Options icon and then Delete.
      Schedule Click Schedule to post a blog on the specified date. You can edit or disable the schedule until the blog is published.
      Note: This option appears for a blog for which Schedule Publish option is selected.
      Post Publish your blog directly.
      The forum subscribers receive an email notification. Activity and content feeds are updated accordingly.
      Note: If you are a user whose content is due to be moderated, the content is not posted until approved by a community moderator.
      If you have added attachments to your blog and your community administrator has enabled antivirus protection, a scan automatically runs in the background.
      • You can download the attachments only when the scan is successful.
      • Blog authors and community administrators receive a notification for an infected attachment.
      • Click Edit to remove the infected file and upload the attachment again. You cannot add any more attachments until you remove the infected attachment.
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      Post a blog in the community

      • Save as PDF Selected topic Topic & subtopics All topics in contents
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      • Share this page

      Post a blog in the community

      Create a blog post and publish it immediately, schedule to publish at a specified date, or save it as a draft.

      Before you begin

      You can only post a blog in a forum or sub forum if you have been assigned the correct permissions in the parent forum.

      Role required: sn_communities.community_user

      About this task

      You can post, edit, and delete a blog. If you comment on the blog that you create, your answer is labeled as Author.

      Procedure

      1. Locate the forum to create a blog in and click its name.
      2. Click Post and then click Blog.
      3. On the form, fill in the fields.
        Table 1. Post a blog form
        Field Description
        Blog Title Title for your blog.
        Forum The forum or sub forum to add the blog to.
        Note: When you create the blog by clicking a forum or sub forum from the Community homepage, the forum or sub forum name is automatically displayed in the field.
        Topic (s) (optional) Topic to add the blog to.
        Note: You can repeat this step to add as many topics as you want. To delete a particular topic, click its corresponding xicon.
        Description Content of the blog.

        To insert an image, click the Insert Image button (Insert image), navigate to the .png or .jpg file, and then click Open.

        To insert a video, click the Insert Video button (Insert video), enter the video URL, and then click Upload.

        Add attachments Click Add attachments and then drag the file into the Attach Document box. Alternatively, click the box and then navigate to the file.
        • You can add up to three attachments with supported file types.
        • File types supported are PPT, PPTX, XLS, XLSX, DOC, DOCX, TXT, PDF, PNG, BMP, JPG, JPEG, GIF, ZIP.
        • Maximum file size is 2 MB.
        • Click the X icon to delete an attached file.
        Note: Your administrator may have set a limit on the total number of attachments allowed across the community.
        Click Add. If a user attaches a file to your blog, you receive an email notification.
        Note: If antivirus protection is enabled, all attachments are automatically scanned for viruses when the blog is posted.
        Schedule Publish Click the check box to publish the blog on a specified date. Select the date, time, and time zone of the blog. The scheduled blog is only visible for author and administrator until it is published.
        Note: For a blog that has approval workflow, the blog state changes to "Ready to publish" when it is approved before the scheduled time. If a blog is approved after the scheduled time, the state changes to "Published".
      4. Complete one of the following actions to save your blog.
        ToDo this
        Save as Draft Review and publish your blog later. The blog appears as a draft on your profile page under Content > Drafts.
        Note: Community and forum administrators can edit, delete, and publish drafts. If a community or forum administrator edits, deletes, or publishes your draft, you receive an email notification.
        From your profile page, you have the following options.
        1. To review your blog before publishing, click Edit.
          • Click the corresponding ellipsis More Options icon and then Publish.
          • Click the corresponding ellipsis More Options icon and then Delete.
        Schedule Click Schedule to post a blog on the specified date. You can edit or disable the schedule until the blog is published.
        Note: This option appears for a blog for which Schedule Publish option is selected.
        Post Publish your blog directly.
        The forum subscribers receive an email notification. Activity and content feeds are updated accordingly.
        Note: If you are a user whose content is due to be moderated, the content is not posted until approved by a community moderator.
        If you have added attachments to your blog and your community administrator has enabled antivirus protection, a scan automatically runs in the background.
        • You can download the attachments only when the scan is successful.
        • Blog authors and community administrators receive a notification for an infected attachment.
        • Click Edit to remove the infected file and upload the attachment again. You cannot add any more attachments until you remove the infected attachment.
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