Editing an entry

Entry title
Type in the entry title. This field is mandatory.
Excerpt
The content of this field will be shown in pages showing entries as a list, such as the homepage or categories pages, followed by a "continue reading" link. It will also be visible at the beginning of the page showing the whole post. Should you leave it blank, the content field will be shown entirely on the homepage and other entry list pages.
Content
The content of your entry. This field is mandatory.
Personal notes
This text area is for personal use, for notes or memos. What you enter here will never be displayed on the blog.
Entry status
Allows you to choose your entry's status:
Publication date and hour
Here you can change the entry's publication date and time. If the entry's status is Scheduled, it will be online at the given date and time.
Entry language
Select the language code of your entry. It defaults to your (as a user) language but you can change it to whatever language code you want, e.g. "en" or "es-ar". This code is used for the entry's display.
Text formatting
Choose the entry's syntax. Wiki is a simplified syntax and will be converted to valid XHTML. Unless you have a perfect understanding of XHTML, we advise you to choose the Wiki syntax. See the Wiki syntax reference for more information.
Selected entry
The selected entries will be listed on your blog menu, under the title "Best of me".
Category
Your entry's category. To create a new category, please see the Categories section. You can choose to leave you entry without a category by selecting the (none) item.
Add a new category
You can create a new category by entering its title and selecting its parent category (or select (none) to create a top level category).
Tags
Add tags separated by commas, and press ok when done. You can also select existing tags by clicking on Choose from list.
Attachments
Attachments are media files added to the entry. You can use the Add files to this entry button to select media files to add to the entry.
This option will appear after you save your entry.
Please check the Media manager help for more information.
Accept comments
Check this box to allow your visitors to comment on this entry. The corresponding global setting can be found in the blog settings.
Accept trackbacks
A trackback is a way to let a portion of your entry as a comment on another blog. Check this box to allow others to trackback your entry. The corresponding global setting is to be found in the blog settings.
Password
You can enter a password for your entry. A password protected entry will not be displayed on your blog, it will only be accessible to those you will give the entry URL to (see the view entry link) and password.
Basename
You can unprotect this field by clicking on the little lock on its right and choose another URL for your entry. If the URL you're trying to use is already used by another entry, a number will be added to it.

Comments

Comment list
On the Comments tab, you can read and change the status of your entry's comments (and trackbacks). If you're allowed to by the blog administrator, you will be able to set your comments (and trackbacks) online or offline, to delete them or to mark them as junk.
Add a comment
On the Add a comment tab, you can reply to one of your entry's comments without leaving your blog's backend. The syntax to be used here is plain, unlimited XHTML. Use the fields as if you were modifying a comment.

Add a comment

Name
Comment author's name. This field is mandatory.
Email
Comment author's e-mail address.
Website
Comment author's Website URL.
Comment
Comment content. This field uses XHTML syntax.