Properties
The Properties page of the Blog Manager allows a member to set and configure many of the options of their blog.
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Basic Properties
Title
The title of the blog. This will appear at the top of the page if the Theme Settings have it enabled, and the title will also appear in the various member directories and in search results.
Description
Along with the Title, the description will appear (usually) at the top of the blog under the title, as well as in the various member directories and in search results.
Directory Name
Main Article: Directory name
Used in the member's URL.
Home URL
This can be configured if the blog page is not the member's main home page. It will cause a link to display on the member's blog page directing the visitor back to 'home'. This needs to be a full and complete URL.
Email Address
This is not the same as the login address. Adding an address into this field will cause a link to appear on the member's blog page allowing the visitor to send an email to the blog owners.
Note: it is not recommended to add SailMail or WinLink addresses here as this link will attract spam.
Gallery Link
A link to an external gallery (like Flickr, Picasa or SmugMug). It will cause a link to display on the member's blog page directing the visitor to the gallery. This needs to be a full and complete URL.
Show on Public Lists
Uncheck this box to have this blog removed from Recent Posts, Members by Boat Name, and specific Member Search matches.
See also: Privacy Settings
Member's Page Link
The can override the standard SailBlogs link on directory pages and direct a click to some other URL. This is useful if you want to send people to a main home page at some other domain or you are using the SailBlogs API. If you are not integrating your blog with a domain outside of sailblogs.com, this should be left blank.
Enable Visitor Comments
A global on/off/moderated setting for comments to allow visitors to leave comments on your blog posts. Comments can also be disabled on a post-by-post basis.
See also: Post Editor
Email Notify on New Comment
With this option enabled (checked), the SailBlogs member will receive an email notification when a comment is left on their blog. The notice currently includes the Name and Email address of the visitor leaving the comment, the comment text, and a link to view the post with the comment. The email will be sent to the address saved in the member's account information.
Show Social Network Links
With this enabled, links to allow the visitor to tag a post for Del.icio.us, Digg, reddit, Facebook and StumbleUpon. A small row of icons will appear with each post.
Advanced Properties
Advanced properties are enabled with Premium Memberships. Some or all of these properties will be enabled with the various levels.
Make Blog Private
Checking this box will force a visitor to enter a password to view the blog. Members can then give out the password to visitors who should have access to the blog.
Blog Password
If the blog is private, this is the password a visitor is required to enter to view the blog.
See also: Privacy Settings
Amazon ID
If you have an Amazon Affiliate account, enter the ID here. You can then create shortcut links to books or products from within your blog.
Show Google Ads
A premium member can choose to turn the Google AdSense advertisements back on with their own account number (thus making any income generated from the ads). Check this box to make the ads visible.
NOTE: If no account number is added (see below), the SailBlogs default account is used. You WILL NOT receive any credit or income from SailBlogs for ads running on your blog with a missing or improper account number.
Google Account No.
Your Google AdSense account number. When registering for an AdSense account, Google provides a block of code to add to the blog page. You do not need to add the block, SailBlogs does this for you. However, you need to add the value from this line
google_ad_client = "pub-0178452199933354";
into the Google Account Number field. In the above example, pub-0178452199933354 is the value to add into this field.
RSS (Items in feed)
The number of recent posts to show in the blogs RSS Feed. Setting this to 0 (zero) will disable the RSS feed for the blog.
Remote Posting
ENABLED/DISABLED - Flag to show if remote posting is on for this blog.
See also: Using SailBlogs Remote
Remote Address
This is the address to use when sending remote posts to the system.
Remote Subject Key
This value must be in the subject line of the email for the SailBlogs system to accept the post.
Enable Remote Conf Email
Check to receive confirmation email messages on remote posts. This is useful feedback to know that either the system accepted the remote post to the blog, or if there was some error. The confirmation message is automatically sent back to the email address that send the remote post.
Require Remote Editor
If this box is checked, all remote posts will be processed with a view of OFF and will not appear in the live blog (but will be in the administration). When a remote message is processed, an email message is then sent to the Remote Editor (see below) informing them that a message has been posted and should be reviewed and made live.
This feature was designed and is useful for expeditions and sponsored events where a "home operator" should review all posts for content and grammatical errors, etc. before making the post live to the world.
Editor Email Address
The email address of the person reviewing remote posts.
