Creating a blog

[pmanson]

Hi All,

I want to do a blog for the upcoming house renovation starting in July (fingers crossed).

I can do some basic (make that very basic web design) but I was wondering if there were any templates out there that I could use.

Is it possible to get a template that automatically creates additional pages once you entered say 10 items into the blog? Basically I just want to set it up once then just keep adding stuff to it without it a) getting very long on a single page b) getting overly complicated with having to create new links on each page.

If I could also get around having to reupload pages everytime I add/edit something that would be even better.

I thought it might be quite a fun thing to do!

Phill

[FunkyGibbon]

you can create your own blog here:

http://wordpress.com/

for free.

FG

[Kinky]

or Googles Blogger : https://www.blogger.com/start

Also free

[julianhj]

I use blogger.com and it's so easy even I can use it without drama!

[pmanson]

Kinky said:

or Googles Blogger : https://www.blogger.com/start

Also free

I can use that on my own domain or would I put a link on my site that redirects to the blogger.com page that my blog is held on?

[chris.mapey]

pmanson said:

Kinky said:

or Googles Blogger : https://www.blogger.com/start

Also free

I can use that on my own domain or would I put a link on my site that redirects to the blogger.com page that my blog is held on?

Either

You can either point your domain to your blog, or link to it of your site...

Chris

[jeremyc]

pmanson said:

Kinky said:

or Googles Blogger : https://www.blogger.com/start

Also free

I can use that on my own domain or would I put a link on my site that redirects to the blogger.com page that my blog is held on?

Phill - I see that you are with Register1 who provide the Wordpress blogging capability as part of their VDS Pro package.

Very easy to use and will be on your existing domain - why not chat with the guys there to see what they can do for you?

Here's one I made earlier.

[JamieBeeston]

jeremyc said:

Phill - I see that you are with Register1 who provide the Wordpress blogging capability as part of their VDS Pro package.

Very easy to use and will be on your existing domain - why not chat with the guys there to see what they can do for you?

Here's one I made earlier.

Was just going to say... the Register1 VDS Pro's come with Wordpress WeBLOG, so fill your boots

J

[Kinky]

JamieBeeston said:

jeremyc said:

Phill - I see that you are with Register1 who provide the Wordpress blogging capability as part of their VDS Pro package.

Very easy to use and will be on your existing domain - why not chat with the guys there to see what they can do for you?

Here's one I made earlier.

Was just going to say... the Register1 VDS Pro's come with Wordpress WeBLOG, so fill your boots

J

Bugger - missed that! best get writing then

[JamieBeeston]

Kinky said:

JamieBeeston said:

jeremyc said:

Phill - I see that you are with Register1 who provide the Wordpress blogging capability as part of their VDS Pro package.

Very easy to use and will be on your existing domain - why not chat with the guys there to see what they can do for you?

Here's one I made earlier.

Was just going to say... the Register1 VDS Pro's come with Wordpress WeBLOG, so fill your boots

J

Bugger - missed that! best get writing then

I know a topic you could talk on

mwhahahaha

[pmanson]

chris.mapey said:

pmanson said:

Kinky said:

or Googles Blogger : https://www.blogger.com/start

Also free

I can use that on my own domain or would I put a link on my site that redirects to the blogger.com page that my blog is held on?

Either

You can either point your domain to your blog, or link to it of your site...

Chris

Any ideas what i'm doing wrong? I'm trying to publish it via ftp to my site (hosted by Rico) and it is saying "your blog published successfully" however when I try and view it's coming up "The webpage can't be found". When I log into the ftp server I can't see it on there either!

Settings are as follows:

FTP Server mydomain.co.uk
Blog URLwww.mydomain.co.uk/testblog/
FTP Path/home/mydomain/mainwebsite_html/testblog/
Blog Filenametest1.html
Feed Filenameatom.xml

[ThePassenger]

pmanson said:

Any ideas what i'm doing wrong? I'm trying to publish it via ftp to my site (hosted by Rico) and it is saying "your blog published successfully" however when I try and view it's coming up "The webpage can't be found". When I log into the ftp server I can't see it on there either!

Settings are as follows:

FTP Server mydomain.co.uk
Blog URLwww.mydomain.co.uk/testblog/
FTP Path/home/mydomain/mainwebsite_html/testblog/
Blog Filenametest1.html
Feed Filenameatom.xml

Erm... hate to break it to you, but I don't think www.mydomain.co.uk is your site... just clicked the link and looks like some generic advert cruft.

[pmanson]

ThePassenger said:

pmanson said:

Any ideas what i'm doing wrong? I'm trying to publish it via ftp to my site (hosted by Rico) and it is saying "your blog published successfully" however when I try and view it's coming up "The webpage can't be found". When I log into the ftp server I can't see it on there either!
Settings are as follows:

FTP Server mydomain.co.uk
Blog URLhttp://www.mydomain.co.uk/testblog/
FTP Path/home/mydomain/mainwebsite_html/testblog/
Blog Filenametest1.html
Feed Filenameatom.xml

Erm... hate to break it to you, but I don't think www.mydomain.co.uk is your site... just clicked the link and looks like some generic advert cruft.

Yeah I know that - in fact I don't know why I was hiding what my domain was (not really with it at the moment!

Try again:

FTP Serverphillmanson.co.uk
Blog URLhttp://www.phillmanson.co.uk/testblog/
FTP Path/home/pmansonuk/mainwebsite_html/testblog/
Blog Filenametest1.html
Feed Filenameatom.xml

Thanks,
Phill

[trooperiziz]

pmanson said:

ThePassenger said:

pmanson said:

Any ideas what i'm doing wrong? I'm trying to publish it via ftp to my site (hosted by Rico) and it is saying "your blog published successfully" however when I try and view it's coming up "The webpage can't be found". When I log into the ftp server I can't see it on there either!

Settings are as follows:

FTP Server mydomain.co.uk
Blog URLwww.mydomain.co.uk/testblog/
FTP Path/home/mydomain/mainwebsite_html/testblog/
Blog Filenametest1.html
Feed Filenameatom.xml

Erm... hate to break it to you, but I don't think www.mydomain.co.uk is your site... just clicked the link and looks like some generic advert cruft.

Yeah I know that - in fact I don't know why I was hiding what my domain was (not really with it at the moment!

Try again:

FTP Serverphillmanson.co.uk
Blog URLwww.phillmanson.co.uk/testblog/
FTP Path/home/pmansonuk/mainwebsite_html/testblog/
Blog Filenametest1.html
Feed Filenameatom.xml

Thanks,
Phill

This is what i get when accessing your blog

IE says said:

BLOG HOME PAGE


If you are the domain owner:

Log in to the Site Administrator interface to start managing this site (you might want to bookmark this link).

Through the Site Administrator interface you can:

Set up your site's security and view your site's traffic reports
Manage your site's user accounts and back up/restore your site's data
Set up your site's email services (if enabled for your site)
After you log in, be sure to visit the online Help quick-start guide. It will help you get up and running in no time!


If you are a user account holder:

Log in to the User Administrator interface to start managing your account (you might want to bookmark this link).

Through the User Administrator interface you can:

View or change your account information
Back up and restore your files
Send and receive email messages (if enabled for your site)

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About Web sites

Web sites are servers connected to the Internet. On Web sites, you can publish Web pages in a format called HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language). Anyone with a computer connected to the Internet can view Web pages using programs called a browsers, such as Microsoft Internet Explorer or AOL/Netscape Navigator. You can also use Web sites to send and receive email over the Internet.

Creating and publishing Web pages

The easiest way to create a Web page is to use a Web authoring-tool, also called an HTML-authoring tool. Some of the more common authoring tools are Composer, which is free and available from Netscape, FrontPage, which is available for purchase from Microsoft, and Dreamweaver, which is available for purchase from Macromedia. These tools write the HTML code for you as you compose your page. Using them is similar to using a word processor such as Microsoft Word.

As an alternative, you can create Web pages by writing the HTML code yourself in a text editor program such as Notepad. Pointers to learning HTML include Writing HTML: A tutorial for creating Web pages, Web Monkey, CNET Web Builder, HTML Goodies, Yale Web Style Guide, and W3C HTML Homepage.

If you own this domain, log in to the Site Administrator interface, then go to the Quick-start guide in the online Help for more information about publishing Web pages to your site.

Are you sure you don't need a default or index page defined?

Edited by trooperiziz on Friday 18th May 13:45

[pmanson]

trooperiziz said:

pmanson said:

Try again:

FTP Serverphillmanson.co.uk
Blog URLwww.phillmanson.co.uk/testblog/
FTP Path/home/pmansonuk/mainwebsite_html/testblog/
Blog Filenametest1.html
Feed Filenameatom.xml

Thanks,
Phill

This is what i get when accessing your blog

Are you sure you don't need a default or index page defined?

I read as i'd created a folder /testblog/ to store whatever the blogging site created. In this case I asked for it to create a file called test1.html in the folder: www.phillmanson.co.uk/testblog so the address for the page would be www.phillmanson.co.uk/testblog/tes

When I try to preview the page from the blogging software it trys to open "www.phillmanson.co.uk/testblog/tes and gives a page cannot be found error

Edited by pmanson on Friday 18th May 14:08

[pmanson]

I've just tried adding a blank html page in via my ftp server. I still can't get the content on the blog to upload though - I still get a blank page

[driverrob]

Shot in the dark, Phil.

Have you tried using your FTP client to rename test1.html to index.html ?



[Edit: I've just tried the two links in your last post. They look identical but the first one works and the second one gives the 404 error !]

Edited by driverrob on Wednesday 23 May 20:02

[JamieBeeston]

Why isnt your webhost helping with this for you?

[Simpo Two]

As I understand it a Blog is just a retrospective diary, frequently updated.



Therefpre, why can't you add a column to your home page, type in it 'Wednesday 23 May. Today I had toast for breakfast...' etc and upload it? People can see what you had for breakfast and the regular updates will help your Google ranking.

Edited by Simpo Two on Wednesday 23 May 18:22

[pmanson]

JamieBeeston said:

Why isnt your webhost helping with this for you?

Rico's busy with his new Lady friend!



Nah i've been too busy to have a look at this for a couple of days (busy sorting out our house move). Going to try and have a look tonight - i'm sure it's just user error that's causing it!