Component Profiles

Component profiles dictate the components and layout of the blog, and can be applied to a blog at the time of creation or assigned later.

To create a component profile:

1.	Click the Component Profiles tab, then click the Add component profile link. The Add Component Profile page opens.

2.	In the Name field, enter the name for your profile.

3.	From the Components section, click the checkboxes to choose the components to be included in the profile.

4.	Click the Layout Components button at the bottom of the page. The Profile Layout page opens.

5.	In the Column Layout section, select your layout style, e.g. Single Column, Two Columns, etc.

6.	In the Component Layout section, drag components from the column categories to position components on the blog page.

7.	Click the Save Layout button at the bottom of the page. The new profile is added to the list at the bottom of the Component Profiles page.

To assign a component profile to an existing blog:

1.	Click the Blogs tab. The Blogs page opens.

2.	From the Name column, click the name of the blog to which you want to assign the component profile. The Blog Settings page opens.

3.	In the General Settings section, choose the component profile from the Component profile drop-down list.

4.	Click the Save Settings button.

To modify a profile: click the Component Profiles tab, then click the Edit link beside the profile.