Question 1

How to Manage Blogs on Your Website

Accepted Answer

This is an Advanced Feature! Please proceed with caution, or better yet, request help from us. Thank you!

Use the blog editor to set up a new blog and add posts. Two editing modes work together seamlessly so you can design the perfect blog for your school and update it easily with new posts that look great, have the content you want, and are optimized for SEO. The two editing modes are Layout mode and Post mode.

To learn more about blogs, see the following video:

Layout Mode

Layout mode is where you set the structure for all of your blog posts, both current and future. In this mode, you set the layout for elements that appear in every post, such as blog title, author, main image, and so on. These elements are connected to the content of individual posts, so all posts have a consistent structure. This is important for SEO and makes your blog easier for visitors to read.

As for the content of each post, the space designated for this in Layout mode is the content placeholder. While you cannot edit the content here, you can add elements around it. For example, you can add columns, rows and sections above, below and adjacent to the content placeholder.

Any changes you make in Layout mode are updated in all posts. For example, if you add a section under the content placeholder in Layout mode, this section appears, exactly as it appears in Layout mode, in every blog post.

NoteAll of the changes you make in Layout mode affect every blog post.

To use Layout mode, in the left panel, click Blog, and then click Edit Layout.

For changes in Layout Mode to be visible online, you must republish the site.

Post Mode

Post mode is where you go to write individual blog posts. You have complete freedom over the content of each post (contained within the content placeholder section that is visible in Layout mode), and can add any widgets that you want. Editing a post is just like editing a page in the editor.

When you are in Post mode, add any elements that you want to a specific post. For example, if you are working on a post that has multiple images, you can add several Image widgets. If a specific post requires a map, add a Map widget here.

NoteAll of the changes you make to an individual post in Post mode affect only that post.

To use Post mode for a specific blog post, in the left panel, click Blog, and then click Manage Posts. Click a blog in the list, or click the Edit (pencil) icon to open the blog in Post mode.

For changes in Post Mode to be visible online, you must republish the post.

Connected Elements

Connecting elements are what give your blog power and ease of use. These elements ensure that every blog automatically contains important details including title, author and image, and that these details appear consistently in every post.

You’ll be asked to enter the main post details as soon as you create a new post. You can change this information later, but adding it from the start keeps your posts organized.

By default, post title, author and background image are connected. You can remove these connections or change them in Layout Mode, but we recommend keeping them to ensure your posts have all the information they need for SEO and to be found easily by users.

If you disconnect an element, you can reconnect it or connect it to a new element.

Changing Connected Elements

There are two ways to change connected elements in your blog: By changing the content in Post mode or by changing the connection in Layout mode.

Changing Connections in Post Mode

Change the content of connected elements in one of the following ways:

Via the Settings Menu: Click to open the post details and then edit.
Click the connected element (for example, post author) and edit the text in the popup that opens.

Changing Connections in Layout Mode

You can replace connected elements, or remove them altogether, in Layout Mode. To replace the connected element, click on the blue Connected Data icon to open the Connect Data popup. From here, choose the connected element you want to use for this connection and then click Done.

To remove the connection altogether, click none. This will remove this connection for all posts in the blog, and the element will no longer appear.

Manage Posts

Manage Posts allows you to do the following:

Create new posts
Access post settings via the gear tool
Search posts by title and author
Sort posts by status – draft or published
Preview, duplicate or delete posts
Edit posts by selecting the editing tool, clicking on the post name or clicking on the post thumbnail
Publish or republish posts

There is infinite scrolling and a search function here, so posts are easy to find.

Post Settings

Access the Post Settings for any post via the gear tool that appears beside the post name in Manage Posts. From here, you can scroll between posts via the arrows at the top of the page.

Post Settings is divided into three sections: Post Status, Post Details and Post Metadata.

Question 2

How to Edit Your Website Page Layout

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Question 3

How to Manage Pages on Your Website

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The Pages and Popups section is a major part of your site.

Pages allows you to reorder, manage and create new pages in your site. Organize your site's widgets by using multiple pages to improve your visitors' experience and increases the chance that they will find the information they need.
Popups allows you to add new popups to your site. Popups are a type of small window that appears in a web page. Popups can be set up to appear when clicked as a link or automatically as an action from a personalization rule. Use popups to grab user's attention or provide information without having to change pages.

To access pages and popups, in the left panel, click Pages.

For more information on how to manage pages, see the following video:

Question 4

Website Editor Overview

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The editor's interface has three main predefined sections: The top navigation bar, the left panel, and the content area. Each of these predefined sections plays an important role in letting you make your site as awesome as possible.

To learn more, see the following video.

Note: Not all editing features will be available.

Top Navigation Bar

Use the top navigation bar to navigate your site, both by moving between different pages and by moving between different device views. Click a page to view it, or click a device to see how your current page looks on that device.

The navigation bar has controls to undo or re-do simple actions in the editor, save your current site, and preview or republish your site. The top navigation bar also has an indicator for when changes in the editor are saved.

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Side Panel

The side panel contains all of the widgets and features. Here you can find tools to edit almost anything on your site.

The side panel has features to make broad, sweeping changes to the entire site. For example, changing the color scheme or button design in the Theme tab, add new features and widgets with the Widget tab, change your pages' configuration in the Pages tab, and make administrative changes in the Settings tab (for example, changing the site's URL).

Content Area

The Content Area is where you can move or add any of our features, or click and edit to change them. The content area allows you to change images, text, edit and delete buttons, and more.

In-Editor Help

For help about certain functions in the editor, click the gray question mark (?) at the top-right of the screen to open the in-editor help for information about what the feature can do.

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