Blogs

Use blogs and blog libraries to provide news and commentary on a variety of subjects pertinent to the intranet and extranet sites. Blogs and blog libraries typically combine text with graphics and links to other blogs and web sites. Entries that we create and post are arranged in reverse-chronological order, with the newest entry displayed first. Readers can post comments about the entries, fostering discussions and online networking. We can manage the own blog entries and comment on other blog entries. We can also incorporate tagging and rating as we would with other WebSphere Portal content.

Use a blog for sharing information on a single subject. Use a blog library to share information on multiple discussions.

• Learn about the template libraries used by blogs and blog libraries
  Blogs and blog libraries use the template libraries provided by IBM Web Content Manager. Blog libraries use Web Resources v70 library and Blog v70 library. Blogs use the Web Resources v70 and Blog Solo v70 library. The page hierarchy that is provided for these components is the common one defined by the Web Content Manager template libraries.

• Add a blog or blog library to a page
  With Editor access to the portal or the portal page, we can add a blog or blog library to a page. Choose a blog to collaborate with the team on a single topic. Choose a blog library to collaborate with the team on multiple topics in a centralized view.

• Add existing blogs or blog libraries to a page
  If we created a blog or blog library for another page and now want to use it again, add a web content viewer to the new page and edit its settings to point to the existing blog or blog library.

• Assigning blog access to users
  The Portal administrator can assign Editor access to you if create and manage blogs within the site. If we are given Editor access to a blog, we can create or modify posts in that blog. If we are given Editor rights to a blog library, we can create and modify blogs and we can create and modify posts in that blog library. If you have Manager rights to a blog, we can create, modify, and delete posts and delete comments in that blog. If we are given Manager rights to a blog library, we can create, modify, and delete blogs and we can create, modify, and delete posts and delete comments within the blogs.

• View blogs and blog posts
  We can view the blogs created in a specific library and we can view the posts in a blog by descending order. If we are a contributor we can view blog pages. By default, all portal users can view content in a blog or blog post once it has been created.

• Delete blogs or blog libraries
  If we are the owner of a blog site, you have Manager access and can delete any blog, pages, comments, or posts on that site.

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Tagging and rating