Blog widgets, normally contained in the left column of the main blog element, provide different functionalities and aggregations of the blog’s posts. Widgets can be added, removed, rearranged, and customized.
To add widgets, use the Blog tab. To rearrange widgets, use Blog > Move Up and Blog > Move Down. Alternatively, widgets can also be rearranged by dragging them around in the elements tree. To remove a widget, simply select and remove it using Design > Remove, or the Delete key.
The following widgets are available:
- Blog Home Button
- Add Post Button
- Edit Post Button
- Remove Post Button
- Subscribe Link
- Recent Posts
- Recent Comments
- Archive
- Categories
- Tag Cloud
- Top Rated
Returns to the blog start page, containing the post summary. To insert a blog home button, use Blog > Add Blog Home Button.
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Style Rules |
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| Mouse Over Style | Style Rule | Used when the mouse is over the button. |
Adds a new post. To insert an add post button, use Blog > Add Add-Post Button.
At design-time, selecting the add post button reveals the post form, allowing to edit and customize it.
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Blog Requirements |
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| Login Required | Checkbox | When on, only learners which are authenticated can add new posts. |
| Approval Required | Checkbox | When on, new posts (or edited posts) don’t show up in the blog until they are approved by a moderator. |
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| Mouse Over Style | Style Rule | Used when the mouse is over the button. |
Edits the current post. To insert an edit post button, use Blog > Add Edit Post Button.
At design-time, selecting the edit post button reveals the post form, allowing to edit and customize it.
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Post Editing |
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| Edit By | Select | author only – Only the original author of the post can edit it. logged in – Any authenticated user can edit the post. anyone – Anyone can edit the post. |
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| Mouse Over Style | Style Rule | Used when the mouse is over the button. |
Removes the current post. To insert a remove post button, use Blog > Add Remove Post Button.
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Post Removal |
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| Remove By | Select | author only – Only the original author of the post can remove it. logged in – Any authenticated user can remove the post. anyone – Anyone can remove the post. |
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Style Rules |
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| Mouse Over Style | Style Rule | Used when the mouse is over the button. |
Allows learners to add new posts, and edit existing ones. At design-time, the post form is revealed when the add post button or edit post button are selected. The post form element consists of a notice element, several text field elements, several label elements, a rich text element for the post text, and a submit button. None of the fields are required, and any of them can be removed by selecting them and using Design > Remove, or the Delete key.
Providing the learner with notices regarding the posting process, the notice is only visible at run-time when such information is present. The textual content of these notices can be edited and localized via <Items>.
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Notice |
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| Items | String List | Notices which can be displayed to the learner when trying to add or edit a post. |
Provides the learners with an RSS/Atom feed link, which allows them to subscribe to the feed with their preferred feed reader and keep track of the blog from outside of Composica.
Although the subscription link is a regular link element, it has special run-time functionality and its <Link To> and <Window Name> properties should be left blank.
Displays a summarized list of the recent blog posts. To insert a recent posts widget, use Blog > Add Recent Posts Widget.
The recent posts widget consists of a widget title element, and several widget post elements. At run-time, the widget post element is duplicated for each post, and its comprising variables are filled in with information from the post.
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Recent Posts |
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| Post Count | Number | Number of recent posts to show, or all to show all posts. |
Displays a summarized list of the recent comments on blog posts. To insert a recent comments widget, use Blog > Add Recent Comments Widget.
The recent comments widget consists of a widget title element, and several widget post elements. At run-time, the widget post element is duplicated for each post, and its comprising variables are filled in with information from the post.
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Recent Comments |
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| Comment Count | Number | Number of recent comments to show, or all to show all comments. |
| Summary Word Count | Number | Number of words from the originating comment to show, or all to show the entire comment text. |
Displays a list of all blog posts, by their dates. To insert an archive widget, use Blog > Add Archive Widget.
The archive widget consists of a widget title element, several archive group elements, and several widget post elements. At run-time, the archive group element is duplicated for each calendar month, and the widget post element is duplicated for each post with its comprising variables filled in with information from the post.
Shows a list of tags associated with posts in the blog, and the number of posts associated with each. To insert a categories widget, use Blog > Add Categories Widget.
The categories widget consists of a widget title element, and several widget post elements. At run-time, the widget post element is duplicated for each tag, and its comprising variables are filled in with information associated with the tag.
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Categories |
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| Count | Number | Number of tags to show, or all to show all tags. |
Shows a list of tags associated with posts in the blog, visually indicating which tag is the most associated with. To insert a tag cloud widget, use Blog > Add Tag Cloud Widget.
The tag cloud widget consists of a widget title element, and several widget post elements. At run-time, the widget post element is duplicated for each tag, and its comprising variables are filled in with information associated with the tag.
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Tag Cloud |
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| Count | Number | Number of tags to show, or all to show all tags. |
Displays a summarized list of the highest rated blog posts. To insert a top rated widget, use Blog > Add Top Rated Widget.
The top rated widget consists of a widget title element, and several widget post elements. At run-time, the widget post element is duplicated for each post, and its comprising variables are filled in with information from the post.
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Top Rated |
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| Post Count | Number | Number of top rated posts to show, or all to show all posts. |