Headers
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Headers |
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All blogs have a header section, which spans the width of the page and appears above all blog content. As with the sidebars of a blog, you can add components to the header.
Adding header components is similar to adding side bar components, but with these differences:
| • | Three columns for placement |
The header always offers three columns into which you can drag components: left, center, and right.
| • | Left-to-right layout |
On-screen, header components are laid out top to bottom, but when they appear in the actual header, they're laid out from left to right. The top item in the component list will appear on the left side of the header, while the bottom item will appear on the right side.
| • | Fewer components |
Only a limited set of built-in and custom components are available for use in the header.
To set the components of your blog's header:
| 1. | Click the Look & Feel tab, and then click the Layout link at the top of the page. |
| 2. | Click the Header tab to open the Header page, which shows the available header components: |
| 3. | To move a header component, click and drag it to another column. |
| 4. | To activate a header component, move it from the Inactive column to one of the layout columns. |
| 5. | To remove a header component from the layout, click and drag it to the Inactive column. |
| 6. | Click the Preview button at the bottom of the page to preview your blog, and the favorites list. |
| 7. | If you are satisfied, click the Save button. Your favorites list will appear when readers open you blog main page. |
Header Components
The following pre-built components may be dropped into the header area:
This component shows the name of your blog in large text, and is linked to your blog's home page. The name shown in this component can be modified in the Blog Name section of the General Settings page, in the Settings & Security section.
This component displays a Syndicate This Category link, which links to the syndication feed listing the latest entries posted under the current category. This component is visible only if syndication is activated, which is done by clicking the Generate syndication feed checkbox on the Advanced settings page, under the Settings & Security tab.
This component creates an Edit Entry link that opens Edit Article, Edit Review, or Edit Photo page for the current entry, for a logged-in reader with administrator privileges. This link only appears on individual entry pages, and only for logged-in readers with administrator privileges
This component generates a Subscribe link, which takes a logged in-reader to a page where they can subscribe for email notifications of updates to your blog. Readers can indicate whether they want email notifications of all articles or comments, of articles or comments from specific categories, or no notifications at all.
This is a favorites list that has been pre-filled with links to some popular blogs. It is included with every new blog in order to help you get started. You can change this list to suit your needs, delete it entirely, or create additional lists in the Favorites section.
This component generates a Home link that takes the reader back to the Main Page of your blog.
This component creates a Post New Entry link, which takes a logged-in reader with posting privileges for the current category or photo album to the Post Article, Post Review, or Add a Photo page for the current category, where they can post a new entry. This link appears only for logged-in readers who have posting privileges for the current category or photo album.
This component creates a Syndicate link, which leads to the syndication feed listing the latest entries in the blog. This component is visible only if syndication is activated, which is done by clicking the Generate syndication feed checkbox on the Advanced settings page, under the Settings & Security tab.