Hosting a static HTML document on your blog

This topic covers how to upload a static HTML document so that it can be hosted through your blog. Uploaded HTML documents are not necessarily added as a blog entries, but can be accessed using their URL or blogged later.

In this section:

•	Using your blog to host a static HTML document

•	Posting HTML documents to your blog

Using your blog to host a static HTML document

When you use your blog to host a static HTML document, that document uses your blog's URL, but is not necessarily accessible from your blog, i.e. the HTML document does not have to be an entry in your blog.

1.	From the Publisher Control Panel, click the File Manager tab.

2.	Use the Upload New File box to upload and name the file. When naming the file, be sure to include the file-extension, i.e. .html, .htm, or another format that a web browser can display.

3.	Click the Upload button. The file is added to the list of files and directories in the File Manager.

Once you've uploaded and named the file, the HTML document can be accessed as a web page using your blog's URL and the filename, for example http://exampleblog.blog.com/testpage.html

Viewing the HTML document and identifying its URL

To open the HTML document in your browser, click the filename in the Name column. The document opens; note that it is not in blog format. Copy the URL from your browser's address bar to access that HTML document later.

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Posting HTML documents to your blog

Blogging an HTML document allows you to add it as an entry in your blog. The HTML document can also be accessible using its URL, and is displayed as a web page, not in blog format.

1.	Follow the steps above to upload the file.

2.	Once the file has been uploaded and named, click the Blog This icon to post it to your blog.

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The Post Article page opens, with the URL added to the article body.

3.	Type a title for the blog entry in the Article Title field, and paste or type any additional content in the article body area.

4.	When done, click the Save button.

The HTML document's URL is added as an entry to your blog; copy the URL and paste it into your Browser's address bar in order to access it.