To enter comments to a blog entry
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Open the blog's main page and navigate to the entry that you want to comment on. |
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If there are no comments yet, a Leave Comment link is displayed |
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If there are comments to the blog entry, the Comments link with the number of comments is displayed. There are three comments for the blog entry shown in the example below: |
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Click the Post a Comment link. The page refreshes, and includes an area at the bottom of the page where you can enter comments. |
For an authenticated user, the following page opens.
For an anonymous user, the following page opens (you will not need a Username and Password).
When commenting, you can provide information about yourself to blog Publishers without being a registered Reader. An anonymous user can enter some contact information including a name, URL, and email address.
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Optionally, if you are an authenticated user, in the URL textbox in the Contact information section, type the fully formed URL, for example, http://www.yourdomain.com. |
Optionally, if you are an anonymous user:
In the Name textbox in the Contact information section, type your name, for example, Jane Smith.
In the URL textbox in the Contact information section, type the fully formed URL, for example, http://www.yourdomain.com.
In the Email textbox in the Contact information section, type the fully formed email address, for example, jane.smith@yourdomain.com.
Before you can leave a comment, you must include the comment verification.
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In the textbox below Comment verification, enter the string of characters shown in the image. In the above example, you would enter m9yg2. |
Comment verification is used to prevent comment spam. Without verification, spammers can use automated tools to submit spam in the form of comments on your blog entries.
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Enter your comment in the Comment textbox and complete the comment form. Depending on the permissions granted by the blog administrator, you can select the format type (HTML or text) and convert new lines. |
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Click Preview to preview your comment, then click Post to post it to the blog entry. The screen refreshes and shows your comment. When the Publisher opens the Comments in the Publisher’s Control Panel to view the contents of a comment, the Contact Information will be displayed. The URL will appear as a hyperlink for the Commenter's Name.
If mederation is enabled, a message is displayed it indicate that your comment
will appear after it is approved by the Publisher. |
