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Apache Roller 4.0 - Beginner's Guide

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Apache Roller 4.0 - Beginner's Guide

Overview of this book

Apache Roller enables you to build a fully-featured, multi-user blog server apt for all kinds of blogging sites. It is an ideal tool to create your own blogging network with unlimited users and blogs, forums, photo galleries, and more! While it is exciting to have a list of interesting features it can offer you, it might be a little difficult to get started with it by your self. This book will teach you how to get started with Apache Roller and make the most of all its features using step-by-step, detailed instructions. You will learn how to establish your internet presence with an Apache Roller blog and use the latest web tools to enhance your posts and attract visitors. You will also learn how to promote your blog on popular social bookmarking services and customize it to suit your need. This hands-on and practical book introduces you to Apache Roller. Starting off with the configuration and installation of your own blog, you'll then quickly learn how to add interesting content to your blog with the help of plenty of examples. You'll also learn how to change your blog's visual appearance with the help of Roller themes and templates and how to create a community of blogs for you and your colleagues or friends in your Apache Roller blog server. The book also looks at ways you can manage your community, and keep your site safe and secure, ensuring that it is a spam-free, enjoyable community for your users.
Table of Contents (16 chapters)
Apache Roller 4.0
Credits
Foreword
About the Author
About the Reviewers
Preface
Pop Quiz Answers
Index

Time for action — basic weblog settings


Each weblog has separate configuration settings that you, the owner, can adjust to your liking. Now let's see how to do that:

  1. Open your web browser and go to your blog's URL (http://localhost/roller). Scroll down the home page until you locate the Login link under the NAVIGATION section, and click on it. As this is the only weblog you have at the moment, Roller will take you to the New Entry page, as shown in the following screenshot:

  2. In this web page, there are three tabs: Create & Edit, Design, and Preferences. Click on the Preferences tab, and Roller will show you all the configuration settings available for your weblog:

  3. The Title, Tagline, and Email address of weblog owner fields should already contain the values you typed when creating the weblog. You can change them at this time, in case you want to use another e-mail or another title for your blog. In the About your blog field, type a short description of your blog contents. You can use the...