Omlet Staff james Posted January 17, 2006 Omlet Staff Share Posted January 17, 2006 Hi guys, We have just launched http://www.eglu.co.uk . It's a special website designed so that you can have your own personal webspace. Single Person Blogs If you would like your own personal website space then email me james@omlet.co.uk and I will set up a site area for you. Group Blogs Perhaps the best bit of the site is ability to setup Group Blogging. This allows you to set groups of people who can blog together. This might be used to make egluowner groups. So you could setup London Egluowner blogs and keep everyone upto date on any meetings that you might have. If a group of you would like to start group blogs then let me know. You can add members of the group easily and everyone can write and edit. We have setup a group blog at Omlet HQ so that we can let everyone know what is going on here. Personalise the site Although you can't change the layout of the site you can change the top and bottom of the site colours to suit the colour of your eglu. Finally, I have setup the site based on some well estabilished software called http://nucleuscms.org/ but I have made some modifications - so if you have any problems then please let me know. Anyhow, I hope you enjoy the new website, Yours, James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louise Posted January 17, 2006 Share Posted January 17, 2006 Cool even more chance to slack off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kazaddress Posted January 17, 2006 Share Posted January 17, 2006 cool more webdesigning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aylana Posted January 17, 2006 Share Posted January 17, 2006 oooo nifty. I love reading peoples blogs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted January 17, 2006 Share Posted January 17, 2006 I want one.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clare* Posted January 17, 2006 Share Posted January 17, 2006 The 2 ducks look lovely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penny Posted January 17, 2006 Share Posted January 17, 2006 Splendid. I've been meaning to get a blog started. Can we get RSS feeds in to our bits? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omlet Staff james Posted January 17, 2006 Author Omlet Staff Share Posted January 17, 2006 Yep, the software has RSS feeds installed but I haven't tested them. Would you like me to sign you up? James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penny Posted January 17, 2006 Share Posted January 17, 2006 I have already been and filled in the form on the blog site James - but yes if it's quicker for you just to sign me up now - thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 17, 2006 Share Posted January 17, 2006 Splendid. I've been meaning to get a blog started. Can we get RSS feeds in to our bits? Wassat Penny? Being a silver surfer but with ginger hair - I have come up with all sorts of things that RSS could mean but obviously not the right one! ANY OTHER EGLU OWNERS IN NORFOLK THAT WANT TO BLOG? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 17, 2006 Share Posted January 17, 2006 RSS = Really Simple Syndication Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 17, 2006 Share Posted January 17, 2006 Thanks grd, but I for one am none the wiser! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted January 17, 2006 Share Posted January 17, 2006 Don't you love it when men go all technical on you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubereglu Posted January 17, 2006 Share Posted January 17, 2006 I won't get a blog, I don't have an eglu I'm desiring deeply though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted January 17, 2006 Share Posted January 17, 2006 Will I be able to get one? No Eglu yet, but we are starting work on the "amazing-chicken-pen" soon, which we can document online. I might even be able to post some pics of The Hubby in full building mode Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 17, 2006 Share Posted January 17, 2006 Full building mode? You might stand a better chance with SPECIAL Boxer Shorts. Know what I mean??! How could they refuse you then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted January 17, 2006 Share Posted January 17, 2006 I am sure he would give no objections, so long as he could keep his Doc Martens on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 17, 2006 Share Posted January 17, 2006 How cool would that be? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel (& Paul) Posted January 18, 2006 Share Posted January 18, 2006 I will try - if I can work it out then anyone can James / Kate / anyone technical, please be warned Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel (& Paul) Posted January 18, 2006 Share Posted January 18, 2006 Well, I THINK I have signed up, but I keep getting chucked off the site with "page unavailable", so I have e-mail James for help - told you to stand by didnt I Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louise Posted January 18, 2006 Share Posted January 18, 2006 Woo Hoo I have a web log its called Border Chickens how exciting now all I have to do is remember to update it occasionally and work out how to add pictures Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel (& Paul) Posted January 18, 2006 Share Posted January 18, 2006 Jolly good Louise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omlet Staff james Posted January 18, 2006 Author Omlet Staff Share Posted January 18, 2006 I have created Mel and Paul's blog and you can see it here: http://www.eglu.co.uk/blogs/goodlifedorset.php I have sent your passwords via email and you can start to login and blog away. Several people have mentioned that adding photos is tricky. So here is a little description: 0) Login to the administration area - by clicking admin on the left of the page. 1) Start editing an item 2) Click on the image button on the top right of the edit screen. 3) Click upload image. The best size is 480 pixels wide. 4) Once uploaded the image should then appear in the image list - simply click the image filename and it will be put in your blog. If you get lost at any stage of this then email me james@omlet.co.uk - I am very happy to help, Have fun, James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted January 18, 2006 Share Posted January 18, 2006 James, what were those links that grd was going on about? Please enlighten me! Also, I have added some sections and a bit of text for now - is there a way to have say a paragraph and a photo at the top of each section, which won't get deleted and is like an introduction? PS I love the blog, just wish I had time at home to do it right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 18, 2006 Share Posted January 18, 2006 (edited) Really Simple Syndication (RSS) is a data feed export from a blog, or indeed any web site that supports RSS. The idea is that you have an RSS 'reader' application through which you can subscribe to a number of RSS feeds. What this basically means is that people can pull information from your blog, without necessarily visiting the page. Someone could subscribe to, say, 5 blogs, BBC news, CNN etc and the RSS reader would pull all the information from the various feeds so you can view it all in one place; your RSS reader. What usually happens is that summary information is available from the feed and the user then visits the site for more in-depth information. Edited January 18, 2006 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
