Blogging in the community

• How to find community blogs
• How to become a blog author
• How to create, submit and edit blogs in the community

 

How to find community blogs
Available in the header on any community or Ideas page.

 

 

How to become a blog author

From any of the community blog landing pages, find the "About the community blog" section on the right-hand rail.  Within the summary, you will find the hyperlink to the Admin's profile to contact.  You can message them from their profile page.

 

 

How to create, submit and edit blogs in the community

Navigate to the desired community blog and select Create a Blog Post.

 

 

As a blog author you can either select Save Draft and return to continue working or Submit for Review at the bottom of the page.

 

 

As a blog author you can review any of your blog drafts or blogs submitted for review by selecting My Drafts from your avatar in the top right-hand side.

 

 

You can select to look at just blogs by selecting Filters.  Under "Content Type", select the Blogs checkbox.  

 

 

You can also filter by status of the blog. 

 

 

If you decide to edit your blog after its been submitted for review, select the blog title from the "Manage Content" dashboard.  Select Edit Draft at the top of the page.

 

 

Once the changes have been made, select Save Draft to continue to work or Submit for Publication at the bottom of the page.

 

 

When you submit your blog for review, the reviewer can Edit, Return to Author, Submit for Publication, Post (immediately) or Schedule Publication.

 

NOTE: Blog reviewers will determine whether submitted blogs will be published.  Blog reviewers have permission to make necessary edits.  If your blog is chosen to be published, the blog reviewer will determine the date and time of publication.

The blog publication time reflects when the blog was actually published, both when published immediately or when scheduled for publication in the future. For this reason, the blog publication date on your blog may or may not reflect the actual day/time it was written or submitted for review.

 

If your blog is returned to you, you will receive an email notification. The notification will include a direct link to your blog draft and the blog note it was drafted in.

 

You can now edit your blog and either save as draft or submit again.

 

If your blog is scheduled for publication, you will receive an email notification. The date and time of the blog publication will reflect the actual post time, not the time it was drafted or scheduled for publication.

 

If your blog is immediately posted, you will receive an email notification that includes a link to the blog and your blog publication.

 

 

You can edit your own blog after it has been published. The changes can either be saved as a draft or you can submit the changes submit for publication. The edits follow the same blog workflow as a new blog and the live blog will not reflect change(s) until published or scheduled for publication.

 

If you need support for your blog, please submit a support form, and choose Other Issues: aka.ms/FabricCommSupport.