The Drupal Blog module lets users with adequate privileges create blog posts. Blogs are made up of individual posts, which are time stamped and are viewed by date. Any authenticated user can view the most recent blog entries by using the navigation link provided on their developer portal Home page.
The Drupal Forum module lets users with adequate privileges create threaded discussion forums with functionality similar to other message board systems. A topic is contained within a forum, and each forum can hold many similar or related forum topics. Users post to topics in a forum. Each forum topic is comprised of an initial post, plus replies or comments. Topics can have their own URLs. In a forum, users post topics and threads in nested hierarchies, allowing discussions to be categorized and grouped. Forums are an effective way to discuss ideas and exchange information with community members who have the same interests, and ensure those conversations are archived for later reference. These are great tools that help you and your fellow users find answers.
Adding a blog entry
To add a blog entry
- Log in to your portal as a user with admin or content creation privileges.
- Select Blog in the developer portal navigation menu.
- Select Create new blog entry.
- Add content in the Title and Body sections.
- Click Edit summary to add a summary.
- Click Save.
The blog is published to the blog's front page and is listed on the Home page.
When you create a new blog entry, the Blog module records basic information about the content, including the author ID, date of creation, and content type.
For more information about the Drupal Blog module, see the Drupal community documentation.
Viewing a blog
The developer portal displays recent blog posts on the Blog page. The blog entries are displayed in descending order by creation time. To display the Blog page, select Blog in the developer portal main menu.
In addition, the developer portal is initially set up to display recent blog posts on the Home page. The entries are also displayed in descending order by creation time.
An authenticated user can view the entire blog entry by clicking on the entry in either in the Home page or Blog page. The displayed blog entry includes a section to add comments.
Adding a forum topic
Top add a forum topic
- Log in to your portal as a user with admin or content creation privileges.
- Select Forum in the developer portal navigation menu.
- Click Add new Forum topic.
- Add contents in the Subject and Body sections.
- Select a forum from the Forums menu.
The topic is added to that forum.
- Click Save.
For more information about the Drupal Forum module, see the Drupal community documentation.
Viewing forums
The Forums page lists all the forums as well as the number of topics, posts, and last posts within each forum.
To display the Forums page
- Select Forum in the menu below the Drupal administration menu.
- Click a forum in the list to display the topics in that forum as well as the number of replies and last reply posted for that topic.
- Click a topic in the forum topic list to display its content as well as any comments posted for that topic.
