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NewBlog.com Templates FAQ
A template is a simple HTML page
that anyone can make to change the look of their blog.
- How do I make a template?
To make a template you should be
familiar with HTML. To start go to your account settings and click on “Create
or edit a custom template”. This is where you can design your template.
- Where can I get help learning HTML.
There are plenty of sites on the
web that offer free HTML tutorials. http://www.w3schools.com/html/default.asp
is a good place to start.
- I have my template design I want, but how do I get it to
show my blog entries?
Once you have the basic layout
designed you can add your profile content by using NewBlog tags.
- What are the NewBlog tags and how do I use them?
There are several NewBlog tags and
they are very easy to use. Below is a list of the tags available as of the
time of this writing. To use them simple include them into your template HTML.
General
<NEWBLOG:$USERNAME> Displays your
NewBlog username
<NEWBLOG:$DATEJOINED> Displays when you joined NewBlog
<NEWBLOG:$LASTSEEN> Displays the date/time you were last logged into the site
<NEWBLOG:$AD468x60> Displays the required ad banner. Will be inserted if not found.
<NEWBLOG:$TITLE> Displays the titleof your blog
<NEWBLOG:$BIO> Displays your bio
<NEWBLOG:$COMMS> Displays the Message/Invite Friend block
<NEWBLOG:$AGE> Displays your age
<NEWBLOG:$LOCATION> Displays your location
<NEWBLOG:$GENDER> Displays your gender
</NEWBLOG:$PHOTOALBUMURL> Adds the URL to your photo album - use this inside of a link tag.
<NEWBLOG:$BIOPHOTOURL> URL to your Bio Photo. Must be used inside an IMG tag.
This section will display information about you
<NEWBLOG:CUSTOMBIO>
<NEWBLOG:$CUSTOMBIOLABEL> Displays
the custom bio field label
<NEWBLOG:$CUSTOMBIOVALUE> Displays the
custom bio field value
</NEWBLOG:CUSTOMBIO>
This section will display information for your friends
<NEWBLOG:$VIEWALLFRIENDSURL> This will add the URL to a page that will show all of your current friends. Use inside of an link tag.
<NEWBLOG:$FRIENDCOUNT> Will display the number of friends in your friend list. <NEWBLOG:FRIENDS>
<NEWBLOG:FRIENDSMAXDISPLAY>100</NEWBLOG:FRIENDSMAXDISPLAY> Limits the number of friends displayed on your blog. Must be placed withing the FRIENDS block.
<NEWBLOG:$FRIENDSPROFILEURL> Displays the url to your friends blog
<NEWBLOG:$FRIENDSNAME> Displays your friends name
</NEWBLOG:FRIENDS>
This section will display information for your blog
categories
<NEWBLOG:BLOGCATEGORIES>
<NEWBLOG:$BLOGCATEGORYNAME> Displays
your blog categories
</NEWBLOG:BLOGCATEGORIES>
This section will display information for your archive
<NEWBLOG:ARCHIVES>
<A HREF="<NEWBLOG:$ARCHIVEURL>"><NEWBLOG:$ARCHIVEDATE></A> Displays
your blog archive
</NEWBLOG:ARCHIVES>
This section will display information for your blog
entries
<NEWBLOG:BLOGS>
<NEWBLOG:$BLOGURL> Displays
the url to the blog
<NEWBLOG:$BLOGCATEGORYNAME> Displays
the category for the entry
<NEWBLOG:$BLOGTITLE> Displays
the title of the entry
<NEWBLOG:$BLOGDATETIME> Displays
the date of the entry
<NEWBLOG:$BLOGTEXT> Displays
the body text of the entry
<NEWBLOG:$BLOGCOMMENTSLINK> Displays the
link to the comments
This subsection will display information for blog
entry comments
<NEWBLOG:BLOGCOMMENTS>
<NEWBLOG:$BLOGCOMMENTSAUTHORNAME> Displays
the Author of a comment
<NEWBLOG:$BLOGCOMMENTSDATETIME>
Displays the date of a comment
<NEWBLOG:$BLOGCOMMENTSCOMMENT>
Displays the comment text
</NEWBLOG:BLOGCOMMENTS>
</NEWBLOG:BLOGS>
This section will display information for your profile
comments
<NEWBLOG:PROFILECOMMENTS>
<NEWBLOG:$PROFILECOMMENTSAUTHORPROFILEURL> Displays
the url to the authors blog
<NEWBLOG:$PROFILECOMMENTSAUTHORNAME> Displays
the authors name
<NEWBLOG:$PROFILECOMMENTSDATETIME> Displays
the comment date
<NEWBLOG:$PROFILECOMMENTSCOMMENT> Displays
the comment text
</NEWBLOG:PROFILECOMMENTS>
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