When you create a blog entry, you can select the notification options you want to use.
For more details on editing the format and content of a posting notification, see Article Notification.
Notification options include:
| • | Allow trackbacks |
Enable this option if you want to leave a trackback message for other blogs that link to the article.
Any article that has been "trackbacked" by another blog has a count of its trackbacks displayed on the main page (and any category pages in which it appears). The title and text of the trackback appear in the Trackbacks section of the article's page:
| • | Allow comments |
Enable this option if you want to allow your readers to post comments in response to the article.
Any article that has received at least one comment has a count of its comments displayed on the main page (and any category pages in which it appears). The full comment appears in the Comments section of the article's page.
| • | Use auto-discovery for remote pings |
If your article links to an article on another blog that supports trackbacks, enabling this feature causes the system to automatically search for the correct trackback URL and then send a message alerting you to leave a trackback.
| • | Send comment notifications |
Send an email notification to readers who have requested notifications about comments made to the article, and to any addresses defined in your Comment Notifications settings.
| • | Send trackback notifications |
Automatically send a trackback message to reference the article on another blog.
| • | Send notification to subscribers |
Enable this feature if you want an email notification to be sent to all subscribed readers when you post your article.
| • | Send a notification to the following addresses |
To send an email notification of your post to particular people (e.g. someone who doesn't already subscribe to your blog), enter their email addresses here (one per line). The system uses the notification format defined in the Article Notification settings for this message.
| • | Trackback URLs to notify |
If you want to notify specific URLs with a trackback message for this article, enter them here (one per line). This is typically used to enter a specific blog URL for a trackback.
To select notification options
1. Navigate to the Post page of your blog entry.
2. Complete the required information.
| 3. | In the Notifications section of the Advanced Options area on the right side of your Post page, click the checkbox beside each notification option you want to use for your post: |
| 4. | In the Send a notification to the following addresses box, type the email adresses of the readers whom you want to notify about the new posting. Type each email address on a separate line. |
| 5. | In the Trackback URLS to notify textbox, type the URLs for which you want to leave a trackback message for this article. Type one URL per line. |
Pinging Weblog-Tracking Services
The system has settings for automatically pinging the following popular blog-tracking services:
The trackback URLs for these services do not need to be entered; instead, go to Posts (on the Settings & Security tab) and click the Use auto-discovery for remote trackback pings checkbox. |
