The function of a blog's dashboard is to serve as a centralized control centre. It allows you to manage content, monitor the blog's health, and analyze performance at a glance.
With WebSelf Simple, it is very easy to manage your blog.
To access the Blog dashboard, click the BLOG icon (represented by the letter "b") at the left of the editor and click the ACCESS THE BLOG button.
On the Blog Dashboard, there are three main pages:
- My Articles
- Categories
- Authors
My Articles
You can add new blog articles and edit them on My Articles.
Here, you can see your articles, whether there are Published, Drafts, or Archived. It is also the place where you can Add a new article.
When you click the three-point icon (Edit, Duplicate, Publish, Archive), you will have access to different options.
- To edit an existing article, you only need to click the pen icon located right.
- When clicking on the Drafts tab, you can edit, duplicate, publish, or delete your blog article.
If you have a multilingual blog, you also have the opportunity to publish your text in all languages.
- When clicking on the Published tab, you can edit, duplicate, publish, or archive your blog article.
As with the Draft tab, if you have a multilingual blog, you will also have the option to publish your text in all languages.
- When you archive an article, it will not appear anymore on your online blog; however, people can still use its URL link to access it. It will also be still available on your blog manager.
- When clicking on the Archived tab, note that you can unarchive or permanently delete a blog article. If you decide to unarchive it, you need to publish your text once again to make it appear online.
Categories
It is possible to add various categories for your blog articles to manage your texts better.
- To add a category, you only need to click the Add a category button.
You will then have to name your category. You can also add a short description. If your blog is available in many languages, it will be necessary to add a title and description in all languages.
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To modify an existing category, click the pen icon located right.
- To delete a category, click the three-point icon and click Delete.
Authors
You also have the opportunity to create different authors for your blog articles.
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To create a new author, click the Add author button.
You only need to add the author's name.
- To delete an author, click the three-point icon and click Delete.