Blog Entries

This manual explains how your organization uses blog entries in News.

1. What The Feature Is For

The News page is your organization announcement board. Use it for:

1. Operational updates
2. Training announcements
3. Policy reminders
4. Member communications that should stay available for later reference

2. Viewing Entries

1. Open News.
2. Select an entry from Recent Entries.
3. Read the full post in the viewer pane.

Each entry shows title, author, and publish date.

3. Creating A New Entry

You can create a blog entry if at least one of these is true:

1. You have one of these roles: owner, admin, cfi, cfii, dpe, operations, or accounting.
2. You have the Blog endorsement.

If you are eligible to post:

1. Click New Entry.
2. Enter title.
3. Enter body (Markdown supported).
4. Save.

The entry will appear in the list immediately.

If members have News Updates enabled in their organization notification preferences, Contact Ground can also send a notification for the new entry and route them directly to that post.

4. Editing And Deleting

1. Select an entry.
2. Use the edit icon to update title/body.
3. Use the delete icon to remove an entry.

Permission behavior:

1. Everyone can view blog entries.
2. You can edit an entry if you are the author, owner/admin, or have create permission (role-based or Blog endorsement).
3. You can delete an entry only if you are the author, owner, or admin.

5. Blog Endorsement Setup

Use this when a standard member should be allowed to post in News:

1. Open People and assign the Blog endorsement to that member.
2. If Blog does not exist in your endorsement types, create an endorsement type named Blog and assign it.

Notes:

1. New organizations generally include Blog as a default endorsement type.
2. Older organizations may need to create it manually.

6. Writing Tips

1. Start with a specific title.
2. Keep key action items at the top.
3. Use short sections and bullet points.
4. Include dates in full format to avoid ambiguity.

7. Best Practices

1. Use News for messages that should remain searchable and reusable.
2. Use Messaging for urgent distribution needs.
3. Update or replace outdated entries so members do not act on stale guidance.
4. Ask members who want announcement alerts to keep News Updates enabled in their notification preferences.