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The Posting Defaults page contains several general settings, including:

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Convert Line Breaks

The Convert line breaks setting determines whether line breaks in postings are converted into <BR> tags. Note that this setting takes effect only when using the plain text editor and HTML formatting.

                                                                                                                               

To set Convert Line Breaks:

1.Click the Settings & Security tab.
2.Click Publishing Defaults in the Options list.
3.Click Posts.
4.In the Options panel, click the Convert line breaks checkbox to enable the Convert Line Breaks feature, or clear the checkbox to disable the feature.
5.Click the Save Settings button at the bottom of the page.

Auto-Generate Excerpts

The Auto-generate excerpts setting determines whether articles automatically generate an excerpt.  Automatically generated excerpts are created by copying the first n words of the posted article (the value of n may be defined — see Setting the Excerpt Size).

To set Auto-Generate Excerpts:

1.Click the Settings & Security tab.
2.Click Publishing Defaults in the Options list.
3.Click Posts.
4.In the Options panel, click the Auto-generate excerpts checkbox to enable the Auto-Generate Excerpts feature, or clear the checkbox to disable the feature.
5.Click the Save Settings button at the bottom of the page.

Articles Should Bubble Up

The Articles should bubble up setting determines whether an article that appears in a child category (a category within another category) should also appear in its parent category.

To set Articles Should Bubble Up:

1.Click the Settings & Security tab.
2.Click Publishing Defaults in the Options list.
3.Click Posts.
4.In the Options panel, click the Articles should bubble up checkbox to enable the Articles Should Bubble Up feature, or clear the checkbox to disable the feature.
5.Click the Save Settings button at the bottom of the page.

Allow Trackbacks

The Allow trackbacks setting determines whether other blogs can post trackbacks to your article.

To set Allow Trackbacks:

1.Click the Settings & Security tab.
2.Click Publishing Defaults in the Options list.
3.Click Posts.
4.In the Options panel, click the Allow trackbacks checkbox to enable the Allow Trackbacks feature, or clear the checkbox to disable the feature.
5.Click the Save Settings button at the bottom of the page.

Allow Comments

The Allow comments setting determines whether readers can post comments to your article.

To set Allow Comments:

1.Click the Settings & Security tab.
2.Click Publishing Defaults in the Options list.
3.Click Posts.
4.In the Options panel, click the Allow Comments checkbox to enable the Allow Comments feature, or clear the checkbox to disable the feature.
5.Click the Save Settings button at the bottom of the page.

Notify Publisher When Comments Are Posted

The Notify publisher when comments are posted setting determines whether the email addresses in the Comment notifications list receive a message when a comment is posted to the blog.

To set Notify Publisher When Comments Are Posted:

1.Click the Settings & Security tab.
2.Click Publishing Defaults in the Options list.
3.Click Posts.
4.In the Options panel, click the Notify publisher when comments are posted checkbox to enable the Notify Publisher When Comments Are Posted feature, or clear the checkbox to disable the feature.
5.Click the Save Settings button at the bottom of the page.

Send New-Article Notices To Subscribers

The Send new-article notices to subscribers setting determines whether subscribers receive email notices when a new article is posted.

To set Send New-Article Notices To Subscribers:

1.Click the Settings & Security tab.
2.Click Publishing Defaults in the Options list.
3.Click Posts.
4.In the Options panel, click the Send new-article notices to subscribers checkbox to enable the Send New-Article Notices To Subscribers feature, or clear the checkbox to disable the feature.
5.Click the Save Settings button at the bottom of the page.

Send New-Photo Notices To Subscribers

The Send new-photo notices to subscribers setting determines whether subscribers receive email notices when a new photo is posted.

To set Send New-Photo Notices To Subscribers:

1.Click the Settings & Security tab.
2.Click Publishing Defaults in the Options list.
3.Click Posts.
4.In the Options panel, click the Send new-photo notices to subscribers checkbox to enable the Send New-Photo Notices To Subscribers feature, or clear the checkbox to disable the feature.
5.Click the Save Settings button at the bottom of the page.

Post Status

The Post Status setting determines whether articles and photos are posted immediately or saved for later editing. The following settings are available:

•Publish: When set to Publish, clicking the Save button on the Post Article/Photo page posts items immediately.
•Draft: When set to Draft, clicking the Save button on the Post Article/Photo page saves items for later editing, without posting them.

To set the Post Status:

1.Click the Settings & Security tab.
2.Click Publishing Defaults in the Options list.
3.Click Posts.
4.In the Options panel, click the Post status drop-down list box and select the required setting.
5.Click the Save Settings button at the bottom of the page.

Scale Photos

The Scale Photos setting determines whether imported photos are scaled and, if so, the width to which they are scaled.  Using this option will ensure that the proportions of your photos are preserved. The following settings are available:

•Original Photo size
•600 pixels
•700 pixels
•800 pixels
•1024 pixels (large)
•640 pixels (medium)
•400 pixels (small)
•500 pixels

To define the Scale Photos setting:

1.Click the Settings & Security tab.
2.Click Publishing Defaults in the Options list.
3.Click Posts.
4.In the Options panel, click the Scale photos to drop-down list and select the required setting.
5.Click the Save Settings button at the bottom of the page.

Photo Thumbnail Size

The Photo Thumbnail Size setting determines the size of the thumbnails used in your photo albums. The following settings are available:

•150 pixels
•250 pixels
•120 pixels (medium)
•100 pixels (small)
•200 pixels (large)

To define the Photo Thumbnail Size setting:

1.Click the Settings & Security tab.
2.Click Publishing Defaults in the Options list.
3.Click Posts.
4.In the Options panel, click the Photo thumbnail size drop-down list and select the required setting.
5.Click the Save Settings button at the bottom of the page.


Page last revised 2006-12-06