1. Blog posts will be created in the same way as the other Content types but we must first enable the Blog Module in our Drupal site. To enable the Blog module, click Administer -> Site building -> Modules.



The Blog module is part of the Core – optional modules of Drupal but it is by default, disabled. You must first check Blog then click the Save configuration button to enable it in your site.

2. Now, just like how we add the About Me page, click Create content -> Blog entry.



Set the Title to Hello Blogging!. For the Menu Settings, you can fill it up if you want to have a menu link to this blog post. But for this exercise, let us create a single menu link for all our blog posts.

3. Type anything at the Body of your blog
4. Make sure that Comment settings is set to Read/Write and the Published and Promote to front page are checked in the Publishing options before clicking the Save button.
5. After you have saved your first blog post, click the My Drupal Site logo then you will see your recent blog and your About Me page at the front page of your site.

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6. To create a menu link that will display only all of our blog posts, go to Administer -> Site building -> Menus -> Primary links.



7. Click Add item then set Path to blog, Menu link title to My Online Journal and type something to describe this menu link at Description. Make sure that this is Enabled, Parent item set to <Primary links> and Weight equal to 0 then click Save. Note that the Weight value defines the position of your menu item, for horizontal menus, higher Weight values will be moved to the right and for vertical menus, they will be pushed down to the bottom of the menu lists.



8. Now click the My Online Journal link to see all your blog posts and try adding new blog articles.

A Seminar-Workshop in Web Site Development using Drupal at Misamis University:

1. Slides
2. Installation Guide for Drupal 6.15
3. Creating the About Me Page
4. Posting Blogs
5. Rearranging and Changing the Look and Feel of your site
6. Creating Drupal Module