Ah, so you’ve made a weblog.
Now it’s time to design the weblog to suit your needs. Well, this is the place
to start.
If you look at the Weblog
Page HTML box, you’ll see you weblog page in its HTML format. If you know HTML,
you can go straight ahead and start messing with things. If you don’t know
HTML, you should learn HTML so you can code your own weblog. Alternatively, you
can use a “What-You-See-Is-What-You-GET” (or WYSIWYG) Editor which will let you
code HTML in an easy to use format.
There are a few things to
keep in mind while coding your weblog:
Here is the list of all the
dynamic parts that you may be interested in:
Dynamic Part: |
What it Does: |
{SITENAME} |
Displays the name of your
forum’s site |
{SITE_DESCRIPTION} |
Displays the description of
your forum’s site |
{L_INDEX} |
Displays “(SITENAME) Forum
Index” |
{L_WEBLOGS} |
Displays “Weblogs” |
{CURRENT_TIME} |
Displays the current time |
{TOTAL_USERS_ONLINE} |
Displays the number and
type of users online in the forums. |
{LOGGED_IN_USER_LIST} |
Displays the list of users
that are online in your weblog. |
{U_WEBLOGS} |
Links to the main weblog
page. |
{FORUM_NAME} |
Displays the name of your
Weblog. |
{U_USERPROFILE} |
Links to your profile
page. |
{LOCATION} |
Displays your location,
from the profile page. |
{OCCUPATION} |
Displays your occupation,
from the profile page. |
{INTERESTS} |
Displays your interests,
from the profile page. |
{AVATAR_IMG} |
Displays your Avatar. |
{U_PAST} |
Links to another weblog
page that shows all your past entries. |
{WEBLOG_DESC} |
Displays the description
you set for your weblog. |
{WEBLOG_POSTS} |
Displays the number of
posts to your weblog. |
{WEBLOG_ENTRIES} |
Displays the number of
entries in your weblog. |
{USERNAME} |
Displays your username |
{JOINED} |
Displays the date you
joined the forums. |
ImagesMost of these have two
parts: one that makes a link, and one that is the actual image. |
|
{PM_A} {EMAIL_A} {AIM_A} {MSN_A} {YIM_A} {NEW_ENTRY_A} |
These are the first part
of a link. These will allow a viewer to click on this link and contact you via
the chosen method |
{PM_B} {EMAIL_B} {AIM_B} {MSN_B} {YIM_B} {NEW_ENTRY_B} |
These will end the above
links. |
{PM_IMG} {EMAIL_IMG} {WWW_IMG} |
Displays an image
corresponding to the type of contact method. (except MSN_IMG, which will
display the msn email only, and NEW_ENTRY which will only show to you, the weblog owner). |
{PM} {ICQ} {EMAIL} |
Displays a text corresponding
to the type of contact method. |
{S_AUTH_LIST} |
This will tell the viewer
what he/she can and cannot do in your weblog. |
FetchpostThese will need to be
enclosed within “<!--BEGIN
fetchpost_row -->” and “<!--END
fetchpost_row -->”. These will
automatically replicate what's inbetween for every entry you make. |
|
{fetchpost_row.ICON} |
Displays “Mood” and
“Currently” in your entries. |
{fetchpost_row.TITLE} |
Displays the subject of
the entry. |
{fetchpost_row.POSTER} |
Displays who posted the
entry. Usually it will be you. |
{fetchpost_row.TIME} |
Displays the time the entry
was posted. |
{fetchpost_row.TEXT} |
Displays the contents of
the entry. |
{fetchpost_row.POST_COMMENT} |
Displays the label that
you have set in the My Weblog configuration for posting a comment. |
{fetchpost_row.REPLIES} |
Displays the label that
you have set in the My Weblog configuration for the comments label. |
{fetchpost_row.U_VIEW_COMMENTS} |
Links to a page that
displays the entry along with all the comments. |
{fetchpost_row.U_POST_COMMENTS} |
Links to a page that allows
the viewer to post a reply to the current entry. |
Well, that’s it. The rest is
up to you. I’m sorry if the above looks a little daunting, but you’ll get used
to it.