Blog allows Noodle users to post personal thoughts and logs and also for other Noodle users to leave comments.

• Creating an Entry in a Blog
• Viewing and Adding Comments
• Other Functions
• Edit an Entry
• Delete an Entry
• Access Rights Levels Explanations

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Creating an Entry in a Blog

Once a Blog application has been created (created the same as all other applications), the user can begin adding Entries. To add an Entry, the user can click on the 'Add Entry' button to bring up the chosen text editor with which they can create an Entry. Depending on the editor being used to create the blog, there are 2 fields that need to be filled in order to create a blog entry - a title and the body of the entry. Once the title and body have been defined, the entry can then be saved. Blog entries will be displayed with a picture of the author, a link to that user's profile as well as the date and time when the entry was created.

Blogs are ordered from newest to oldest - the newest blog entry will always be at the top of the Blog main page. Currently there is no limit to the number of entries that can be posted on a single Blog.

Viewing and Adding Comments

Once a blog has been created, other Noodle users can leave comments for other users relating to the blog entry. In order to view comments made about a blog, click on the 'Comments' link located underneath the blog text on the main Blog page. The number immediately before 'Comments' signifies the number of comments that have been posted about that particular entry.

To add a comment to a blog entry, simply enter the comment into the text box provided and click the 'Add Comment' button located underneath. Comments are shown in order they were posted, therefore the topmost comments will be the oldest leading down to the newest.

Other Functions

Uses with sufficient privileges may delete and edit entries. Noodle administrators and the author of the blog are able to delete and edit Blog entries.

Editing an Entry

To edit a blog, simply click on the 'Edit Entry' link, located underneath the blog text in both the main page and the comment view page. This will then bring up the chosen editor along with the entry details. When editing is complete, click on the 'Save' option to store the new blog information.

Deleting an Entry

To delete a blog, click on on the 'Delete Entry' link, located underneath the blog text in both the main page and the comment view page. Confirmation will be requested from the user before continuing. If confirmation is received, the entry will be removed and the user returned to the main Blog page.

Access Rights Levels Explanations

This section explains the functionality provided by each level of Access rights.

• Read - A User with Read access to a Blog will be able to read entries within the Blog and comments that have been left.
• Post - A User with Post access to a Blog will be able to read and post entries to the Blog as well as view and post comments.
• Modify - Users with Modify access are able to Read, Edit and Delete Blog entries, as well as Read and Post Comments.
• Admin - Users with Admin access have complete Read/Post/Modify access, as well as being able to access the Administration section.
• Route - Routing access is not relevant for the Blog application.