Blog

• Open the Content tab.
• Click Blogs.
  

• Find your blog in the list and click the +New Post blue link.
  

• Title: Add the title of your blog.
• Content: Add the full blog post here.
  

Summary

• Summary: Add a one-sentence synopsis of the blog to the Summary field.

*This is what will appear on the blog page.

Categories and tags

• Categories: Select "Show All Categories" and select your area.
• Tags: Select Blog.

More options

• URL: Auto-generated from the blog title. Remove any special characters.
• Description: Enter a brief description of the blog here.
• Comments: The box is already checked to enable comments. 
  • Uncheck the box to disable comments. 

Related media

• Featured image (required): Add a featured image to the blog. This image will appear as the thumbnail on the blog post listing.
  • Image size: 730x300
• Related images: Add a related image to the blog.
  • Image size: 300x200

Custom fields

• Blog Author: Add the name of the blog author.
• Blog Email: Add the email address for the blog.
• Subtitle: If your blog has a subtitle, add it here.
• Originally Published: Select the original publication date for the blog.

Search engine optimization

• Title for search engines: This will populate with the title you entered in the Title field. You can change or adjust the title here if you need to.
• Description: Enter a brief description of the blog here.
  
  • How do you write a great SEO title and description?
    • Be specific. What is the page about?
    • Explain why the page is unique. There are over 9,000 pages on the cmich.edu site, what makes this content stand out?
    • Be compelling. Why should the user view this page over all the others?
    • Use keywords (but don't overdo it). Increases the ranking, but can become spam
    • Be aware of length. We recommend 45 characters for the title. Each title has the auto appended | Central Michigan University. The best practice is 250 characters or less for the description.
    • Write for the user. Is a prospective student or community member going to know what it means?

Social media

• Title for social media: This will populate with the title you entered in the Title field. You can change adjust the title here if you need to.
• Description: Enter a brief description of the blog here.
• Image: Add an image to be used when the blog is shared on social media.
  • Image dimensions: 500x600px

Save and send

• If you'd like to continue working on this page, but need to save your progress, click Save as Draft.​
• If you're finished making changes to the page, and the page is ready for review, click Send for Approval.