WEB LOGS (BLOGS)

Creating blogs
To create a blog from within IBM® Lotus® Notes®, you use the blog template (dominoblog.ntf) to create an application, such as myblog.nsf. When you do, you also create a Site Setup document that you must complete to provide basic information about the blog, such as the blog name and URL. When you save the Site Setup document, you also automatically create a Configuration document, User Profile document, and Location document (if a location was specified); you will find links to these documents in the Configuration section of the navigator.

Although you can create a blog application locally on your hard drive or on any server, in order for your blog to be accessible to others via the Internet, a signed copy of the NSF file must be on a Web-facing server.

1. Click File > Application > New.

2. Complete these fields in the Specify New Application Name and Location section:
FieldAction
ServerSelect Local to store the application file on your hard disk, or enter a server name. (Storing on a server is recommended.)
TitleEnter a maximum of 96 characters for a title for the new blog application.
File nameThe title you provide also appears in this field as the file name. To change to a different file name, specify a unique, descriptive file name of fewer than 32 characters, followed by the .NSF extension.

If you are creating the application locally and want to store the new application in a location other than the data directory, specify a path as well as the file name, for example C:/Applications/myapps.nsf.

If you are creating the application on a server, specify the server and directory in the path.

Create full-text index for searching (Recommended) Check this option so that readers get search results more quickly.
3. (Optional) Click Encryption to encrypt the new application, if it is being stored on your hard disk. Select Locally encrypt this database using, select an encryption type, and click OK.

4. In the Server field under Specify Template for New Application, select a server (possibly your mail server).

5. Select the blog template (dominoblog.ntf).

6. Select Inherit future design changes to make sure you receive any updates to the template automatically.

7. Click OK.

8. In the Site Setup document that appears, complete these fields under Site Details:
FieldAction
Site NameSpecify a name for the blog site
Site Description(Optional) Enter a description of the blog site.
Primary ServerThe primary server is the server that hosts the Web-facing replica of the application (only this replica can perform Web-based functions). Do one of the following:
  • Enter the name of the server
  • Click Set to automatically enter the name of the current server.
Note If you are creating this blog on a server, Notes enters the name of that server, so you may need to change it to the Web-facing server.
Full site URL (includes .NSF)Domino completes this field automatically. You can modify the entry as required.
9. Complete these fields on the Personal Details tab:
FieldAction
Username (Notes)Notes displays your Notes user name in this field. You can modify the entry.
Username (Preferred)Notes enters the user name with which you logged on.
Email(Optional) Specify your e-mail address.
Web site(Optional) Specify your personal Web site. This could be the URL of this blog.
Default Location(Optional) Use this field to indicate the default location to use in the Location field in the Content document when you create new entries. You can change the location each time you create a new entry
10. Click OK.

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