Blogging with Joomla! - How to create a Blog Menu Link
WYNCHCO Website Designs include an Exemplar Blog.
This Blog comprises several disparate elements.
These are illustrated in the image below.
- Blog Category.
- Blog Post Articles.
- Blog Menu Link.
- Blog Modules.
And described in more detail in the Blog Elements section below.
By default, the main elements of a Blog in a WYNCHCO Website Design are as follows.
Blog Category
Whatever text and images you add to the Blog Category (in the Articles: Categories screen of your website Dashboard) will be displayed as an introduction to the Blog.
The introduction will be displayed above Blog Post Articles.
Blog Post Articles
Blog Post Articles in a Category called Blog to which the Blog Menu Item is linked.
Blog Menu Link
A Menu Item called Blog, linking to the Blog category.
Menu item type: Articles - Category Blog Menu Link.
Note: you could instead display a list of Blog Posts using a Category List Menu Link.
User Menu Link: Create a Blog Post
Users with special permissions can create Blog Posts using this Menu Link (visible in the User Menu called Interact after signing in).
Latest Posts
An Articles - Latest Module which presents links to the most recent Blog Posts.
Popular Posts
An Articles - Most Read Module which presents links to the most read Blog Posts.
Custom Module called Blog Archive
A Custom Module called Archive, containing a link to display Archived Articles (the link referred to is in the Hidden Menu).
This Module is not included in the default Joomla! CMS.
It is added when a WYNCHCO Website Design is created using the Joomla! CMS.
Archived Articles Module
The Articles - Archived Module is the default Module included with the Joomla! CMS for the purpose of signposting Archived Articles.
In this instance: Archived Blog Articles.
The Archived Articles Module when published will only be visible in the Front End when Articles have been archived.