Displaying Blogs in Modules

You can display lists of blogs (such as the the most recently blog entry and most popular blog) in a module. This provides visibility to new items on your website.

Here, you will create a list of the last (most recent) blog posts, so visitors can see your active blogs.
From the Menu:

1. Select Settings > Modules.
   

    Tip

   You can also access the Admin Modules page by clicking Modules in the Quick Administraion module.
2. On the Assigned Modules tab, click Add Module.
   
   

   Adding a new module.
   
   

    Tip

   You can also add a new module by clicking the All Modules tab, then dragging the selected module into position.
3. In the Assign new module area, select Newest blog posts as the Module name. This module will display the newest (most recently added) blog posts.
   
4. Click Module Options. Tiki reloads the page, showing the options for the selected module.
   
5. Enter the following information in each field on the Basic tab:
   • Position: Select right. You will add this module to the right column.
   • Order: Select 1. The Login module is already on the right column in the top-most position.
   • Groups: Select Anonymous, so that all visitors can see the module.
   
   

    Tip

   You can use this setting to "hide" modules and make them visible only to selected groups.
6. Enter the following information in each field on the Appearance tab:
   • Rows: Enter 5. Now the module will display the 5 most recently added blog posts.
7. Click Preview. Tiki reloads the page and shows you a preview of the module
   
   

    Note

   Since you only have 1 blog post, the module only lists 1 item, even though you selected 5 rows.
8. If everything looks good, click Assign. Tiki prompts for confirmation, then saves the information and reloads the page.

The Newest Blog Posts module now appears in the right column, under the Login module.

See the Tiki documentation for information on all the available blog modules.