Getting Inside ... or Logging In

To be able to post and manipulate entries and change the configuration of your Weblog, you need to sign in first. In all templates that are in the package, you will find a login box at bottom of the left or right navigation bar that looks somewhat like this: (After you click on the Login link)

It’s pretty obvious what this does. If you enter a correct username and password that corresponds to an account in the siteSecurity.config in your siteConfig subdirectory, you’re in. Check the “Remember Login” check box if you want to log in with your credentials automatically whenever you come back to your Weblog.

Once you’re in, you will notice two little changes on the page. First, the login box is gone, of course. Secondly, there is an administrator bar at the top of the page, usually (and that depends on the design template) the bar is right at the bottom of the page below the title. The bar will look like something like this.

The options are:

·         Add Entry takes you to the editor screen where you can create a new entry.

·         Activity lets you look at all activity including a  “referrer list”.

·         Configuration links to the configuration page that allows you to change most settings.

·         Content Filters links to the content filter settings page that allows you to change most settings

·        Blogroll points to the OPML editor that lets you edit outlines (lists of links to other weblogs)

·         Navigator Links lets you access the editor for your navigation links.

·         Crosspost sites links to the reporting/configuration page for crossposts.

·         Logout logs you out and resets the login cookie (May or may not be on the Admin Bar depending on the theme layout!

Please keep in mind that you should not use the “remember login” option at a shared or public computer and that your should always use the “Logout” option when you are done working with your Weblog at a machine that you don’t have under you own control at all times.