The Blogs app’s editor has a complete set of WYSIWYG controls that appear when and where you need them. You can also switch to source mode to edit your content’s HTML code. In source mode, you can work with light text on a dark background or dark text on a light background. You can even open a dual-screen HTML editor to see your code rendered in real time.
The Blogs app also contains a powerful set of tools for customizing how your blogs appear. For example, display templates like Abstract or Full Content let you choose how much of a blog post appears on a page. You can leverage the built-in display templates or create your own. You can also add a cover image to each of your blog entries. Let’s face it—you might not be able to judge a book by its cover, but a blog post with a nice cover image is more likely to draw readers.
Read on to learn about Liferay’s blogging platform.
Figure 1: This blog entry looks fascinating.