Ingrid/Blogs

Features

• Able to create private or public blogs related to any topics.
• Blogs can be viewed in Tiled or List.
• By default, the blog is public.
• HTML editor helps the users to modify the style of the blog contents.
• Category can be added to blogs while creating it.
• Its possible to upload images to form the Blog cover.
• Once the Blog is created, we could create new Blog Postings with tags for search help.
• Able to upload images and videos for the Blog contents.
• The first image or video uploaded in the Blog post will be the default thumbnail image of the Blog post.
• The "Save us draft" option helps the users to save the incomplete Blog as a draft without publishing it.
• The Like, Dislike and Comment option helps the users to express the views about the Blog.
• Share option helps the users to share the Blogs to Ingrid slate, Facebook, Twitter and Google+.
• Users can also send the blog as email to different people.

Create Blogs

• User could create Blog once logged in.
• On the top right corner, click on B+ icon to create new blog.
• Enter Blog Heading, Category and Choose Blog Cover Image.
• Inorder to change the display setting, check the “Customize Display Settings” and click Next.
• The page will be redirected to Display Settings Page.
• Check or uncheck all the items under Show/Hide.
• This will Show/Hide the items we checked or unchecked.
• Inorder to disable the comments visibility, check None item under the Show Comments .
• Save the Settings and it will redirect to the Blog Post page.

Display Settings

Blog Display Settings

• Display Settings page contains numerous settings which can be checked or unchecked to Hide or Show
• According to this setting, the blog will appear to a user
• Users could even check use the blog as a website by unchecking all the settings.

Create Blog

Create Blog Post

• Once the Blog is created, user will be redirected to create Blog post
• Blog Posting page contains heading part, Content part, Category, Tags and Post to Blog.
• Any type of contents like images, text, videos, embed codes, HTML etc can be added
• Category is used in which the blog should be listed.
• Tags that are related to the blog post can be added
• The blog post created can be posted to any other Blogs created

View Blogs

• The Home button at the top redirects to the users Blogs home page.
• The user will be prompted to login, if the user is not logged in.
• The Ingrid button i at the top right corner will redirect the user to Ingrid Blogs public page.