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==Enabling / disabling blogs==


Go to your profile
Blogs in Moodle are enabled by default. They may be disabled by a site administrator in ''Site administration > Advanced features'' by setting the blog visibility to 'Disable blog system completely'.


Select the blogs tab
==My profile settings==


Follow the 'add new entry ' link
===Blog entries per page===


You also have the option here to edit or delete previous entries as well as getting the RSS feed URL.
In your Blog preferences (via the User menu > Preferences) you can set how many blog entries are displayed on a page. The default number of entries is 10.  


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==Site administration settings==
[[Category:Blog]]
 
Blogs have additional settings which may be changed by an administrator in ''Site administration > Appearance > Blog''.
 
===Enable blog associations===
[[Image:Blog menu block.png|frame|Blog menu block on an assignment page]]
If blog associations are enabled, users can blog about their course using the 'Add an entry about this course' link in the [[Blog menu block]].
 
===Blog visibility===
 
This setting allows you to restrict the level to which user blogs can be viewed on this site. Note that they specify the maximum context of the VIEWER not the poster or the types of blog posts. Blogs can also be disabled completely if you don't want them at all.
 
===Enable external blogs===
 
Enables users to specify external blog feeds. Moodle regularly checks these blog feeds and copies new entries to the local blog of that user.
 
===External blog cron schedule===
 
How often Moodle checks the external blogs for new entries. By default it is 24 hours.
 
===Maximum number of external blogs per user===
 
By default, the number of external blogs each user is allowed to link to their Moodle blog is 1.
 
===Enable comments===
 
Blog comments are enabled by default, though may be disabled if required.
 
==Blog capabilities==
 
* [[Capabilities/moodle/blog:create|Create new blog entries]]
* [[Capabilities/moodle/blog:manageentries|Edit and manage entries]]
* [[Capabilities/moodle/blog:manageexternal|Edit and manage external blogs]]
* [[Capabilities/moodle/blog:search|Search blog entries]]
* [[Capabilities/moodle/blog:view|View blog entries]]
* [[Capabilities/moodle/blog:viewdrafts|View draft blog entries]]
* [[Capabilities/moodle/user:readuserblogs|See all user blogs]]
 
The [[Blogger role]] may be used to limit blogging to specific users only.
 
[[Category:Site administration]]
 
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[[de:Blog konfigurieren]]
[[fr:Ajouter/modifier un blog]]
[[es:Configuraciones del blog]]

Revision as of 09:55, 12 March 2019

Enabling / disabling blogs

Blogs in Moodle are enabled by default. They may be disabled by a site administrator in Site administration > Advanced features by setting the blog visibility to 'Disable blog system completely'.

My profile settings

Blog entries per page

In your Blog preferences (via the User menu > Preferences) you can set how many blog entries are displayed on a page. The default number of entries is 10.

Site administration settings

Blogs have additional settings which may be changed by an administrator in Site administration > Appearance > Blog.

Enable blog associations

Blog menu block on an assignment page

If blog associations are enabled, users can blog about their course using the 'Add an entry about this course' link in the Blog menu block.

Blog visibility

This setting allows you to restrict the level to which user blogs can be viewed on this site. Note that they specify the maximum context of the VIEWER not the poster or the types of blog posts. Blogs can also be disabled completely if you don't want them at all.

Enable external blogs

Enables users to specify external blog feeds. Moodle regularly checks these blog feeds and copies new entries to the local blog of that user.

External blog cron schedule

How often Moodle checks the external blogs for new entries. By default it is 24 hours.

Maximum number of external blogs per user

By default, the number of external blogs each user is allowed to link to their Moodle blog is 1.

Enable comments

Blog comments are enabled by default, though may be disabled if required.

Blog capabilities

The Blogger role may be used to limit blogging to specific users only.