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==Adding a blog entry==
==Adding a blog entry==


*From the [[Navigation block]], click on ''Blogs>Add a new entry''
*From the user menu top right click on Profile>Blog entries.
 
[[File:Addblogentry.png]]
 
*Alternatively, if the [[Blog menu block]] is enabled in the course, click ''Add a new entry'' there.
*Alternatively, if the [[Blog menu block]] is enabled in the course, click ''Add a new entry'' there.


[[File:Blogmenublock.png]]
[[File:Blog menu block.png|400px]]


#Write your entry and give it a title.
*Write your entry and give it a title.
#If you want to attach a file, click the Add button, find the file on your computer, and click Open. Be sure your document is smaller than the maximum attachment size.
*If you want to attach a file, click the ''Add'' button to access the [[File picker]] to locate a file. Be sure your document is smaller than the maximum attachment size. Alternatively, drag and drop your file into the box provided.
#Choose who you wish to publish the entry to i.e. who may see the entry. There are three options:
*Choose who you wish to publish the entry to i.e. who may see the entry. There are three options:
#*Yourself i.e. your blog entry is a draft
**Yourself i.e. your blog entry is a draft
#*Anyone on your site
**Anyone on your site
#*Anyone in the world
**Anyone in the world
#Select appropriate official tags for your entry and/or add one or more user defined tags. If you add more then one, they should be comma separated.
*Select appropriate official tags for your entry and/or add one or more user defined tags. If you add more then one, they should be comma separated.


[[Image:Blogentry.png]]
[[Image:blog23.png|800px]]


#Click on the "Save changes" button.
*Click on the "Save changes" button.


==Course blogs==
==Course blogs==
*If you click "Add an entry about this course" in the [[Blog menu block]] then you will have the option to associate your blog entry with your current course. (Note -your blogs can still be seen elsewhere in Moodle, but this is a way to filter entries about a particular course within the course)
*If you click "Add an entry about this course" in the [[Blog menu block]] then you will have the option to associate your blog entry with your current course. (Note -your blogs can still be seen elsewhere in Moodle, but this is a way to filter entries about a particular course within the course)


[[Image:courseblogs.png]]
[[Image:Courseblogs.png|300px]]


*There is also a  forum type "Standard forum displayed in a blog-like format" enables teachers to create forums which work as course blogs.
*There is also a  forum type "Standard forum displayed in a blog-like format" enables teachers to create forums which work as course blogs.


*Sites upgrading to 2.0 which previously had blog visibility set to "Users can only see blogs for people who share a course" or "Users can only see blogs for people who share a group" will have blogs converted into blog-like format forums.
*Sites upgrading from 1.9 which previously had blog visibility set to "Users can only see blogs for people who share a course" or "Users can only see blogs for people who share a group" will have blogs converted into blog-like format forums.
 


==Editing a blog entry==
==Editing a blog entry==
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==Permalink==
==Permalink==
Clicking Permalink on a blog entry gives you a direct link to that particular blog posting (in the address bar).  This is so you can send a link to this ''specific'' post to someone else.
Clicking ''Permalink'' on a blog entry gives you a direct link to that particular blog posting (in the address bar).  This is so you can send a link to this ''specific'' post to someone else.


==External blogs==
==External blogs==


If enabled by an administrator, you can register external blogs, such as Blogger or Wordpress so that entries are automatically included in your Moodle blog. Go to ''Settings > My profile settings > Blogs > Register an external blog''.
*If enabled by an administrator, you can register external blogs, such as Blogger or Wordpress so that entries are automatically included in your Moodle blog. Go to the user menu (top right) Preferences>Register an external blog.
 
*In the ''URL'' box, add the RSS feed of the blog you wish to register.


[[Image:External blog.png]]
[[Image:Registerblog.png|600px]]
 
===Deleting external blog entries===
 
External blog entries can be deleted but not edited. To delete an external blog entry, click "delete" under the blog entry
 
[[File:deleteexternalblogentries.png]]
 
===Unregistering an external blog===
 
To unregister (delete from your Moodle) an external blog, go to the user menu (top right) Preferences>Register an external blog'' and click the X:
 
[[File:unregisterexternalblog.png|300px]]


==See also==
==See also==
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*[[Blog menu block]]
*[[Blog menu block]]
*[[Blog tags block]]
*[[Blog tags block]]
[[de:Blog nutzen]]
[[fr:Utiliser un blog]]

Revision as of 22:16, 24 January 2021

Adding a blog entry

  • From the user menu top right click on Profile>Blog entries.
  • Alternatively, if the Blog menu block is enabled in the course, click Add a new entry there.

Blog menu block.png

  • Write your entry and give it a title.
  • If you want to attach a file, click the Add button to access the File picker to locate a file. Be sure your document is smaller than the maximum attachment size. Alternatively, drag and drop your file into the box provided.
  • Choose who you wish to publish the entry to i.e. who may see the entry. There are three options:
    • Yourself i.e. your blog entry is a draft
    • Anyone on your site
    • Anyone in the world
  • Select appropriate official tags for your entry and/or add one or more user defined tags. If you add more then one, they should be comma separated.

blog23.png

  • Click on the "Save changes" button.

Course blogs

  • If you click "Add an entry about this course" in the Blog menu block then you will have the option to associate your blog entry with your current course. (Note -your blogs can still be seen elsewhere in Moodle, but this is a way to filter entries about a particular course within the course)

Courseblogs.png

  • There is also a forum type "Standard forum displayed in a blog-like format" enables teachers to create forums which work as course blogs.
  • Sites upgrading from 1.9 which previously had blog visibility set to "Users can only see blogs for people who share a course" or "Users can only see blogs for people who share a group" will have blogs converted into blog-like format forums.

Editing a blog entry

You may edit your blog entry at any time, perhaps changing the publish option from yourself to anyone on your site, via the edit link at the bottom of the entry. You may also delete the blog entry if you wish.

Permalink

Clicking Permalink on a blog entry gives you a direct link to that particular blog posting (in the address bar). This is so you can send a link to this specific post to someone else.

External blogs

  • If enabled by an administrator, you can register external blogs, such as Blogger or Wordpress so that entries are automatically included in your Moodle blog. Go to the user menu (top right) Preferences>Register an external blog.
  • In the URL box, add the RSS feed of the blog you wish to register.

Registerblog.png

Deleting external blog entries

External blog entries can be deleted but not edited. To delete an external blog entry, click "delete" under the blog entry


deleteexternalblogentries.png

Unregistering an external blog

To unregister (delete from your Moodle) an external blog, go to the user menu (top right) Preferences>Register an external blog and click the X:

unregisterexternalblog.png

See also