Comments

I've gathered that not everyone knows their way around the blog. Specifically, some have had a hard time writing comments. Some may not even know they can leave comments. So here are some quick tips on writing comments for a post...




Above you will see a picture of the information commonly seen at the bottom of each post. You can see the Labels, the time of the posting, and the number of Comments to that particular post. The 'Labels' are the topics or subjects mentioned in a post. When I assign labels to a post, this goes on the right hand column. If you look at the list of Labels you might see your name and, in parentheses, it will show how many times you were mentioned and Labeled in a blog post. As I mentioned earlier, we will cover the Comments in this post.

To post a Comment, click on 'Comments'.




A new window will pop up, and you will see a box like the one above. Inside this box you can type any message you want. Type in some words, then you are ready to move on to the next step.




Right below the box where you type your comment, you will see options for your identity. You can choose how you will be identified with your comment.




If you choose 'Anonymous', your comment will show up as 'anonymous said...'. So, if you don't want to be identified and want to leave a comment, choose 'Anonymous'. However, you may still identify yourself in the comment you type.

When you are ready to go, click 'Publish Your Comment'.




You may also choose to identify yourself, or pick a name to go by. As shown above, you can enter your name, or you can pick a fake name. If I were to put 'The Herd SB' in the Name box, the comment would show 'The Herd SB said...' If I were to put my real name, it my comment would say 'David said...'

You can leave the 'Web Page' box blank. I suggest you do.

When you are ready to go, click 'Publish Your Comment'.

You will then have to close that 'Comment' window.




In order to see your comment show up on the blog, you will have to click the 'Refresh' button at the top of your screen or browser window. The Refresh button looks like a circle with an arrow at then end, much like a recycling symbol (see the blue button in the image above). This will re-load the blog page. Once this is complete, you should be able to see your comment on the main blog page.




Once you have refreshed the page, you will be able to see your comment. Look above for an example. The number of comments will change to show your comment has been added. As in the example above, there are 2 comments to this post.

Click on 'Comments' to read the comments. A new window will pop up, showing the comments.




As you can see, the 2 comments will show up. The first comment goes at the top, and the later comments show up at the bottom. You can scroll down in this comment window to read the later comments and to get to the comments box where you can type in your own comment.

Follow the instructions outlined in this post to add your comment to the list of comments.


If all goes well, y'all should be able to write about a post. I hope you do, because it makes the blog even more fun.