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News/Blogs/ Announcement

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The News or blog tab can contain news, announcements and more. You can add an RSS feed to automatically import blogs or articles from an external site. If you are unsure if your website has an RSS feed or to create one using tools like zapier you can check out this article. As always feel free to contact us if you need any assistance help@sengii.com

To add a feed, in the group homepage go to Update Profile> Content> Automatic imports.

Here you can also choose to ghost post or Post As someone else. You can also select to push notifications each time a blog is posted, this means when a new entry is automatically imported, a new discussion post will be created.

To rename the News/Blog tab go to Admin> Organization> Manage Settings> Display> Group Blog Tab Label. Or in the group page> Update Profile> Tabs.

To enter news or blog entry manually, go to the News Tab > Write Entry

1. Title of the news article.
2. FIle Manager to add images, videos; formatting tools.
3. Body of news entry, news summary, blog or announcement.
4. Entry Date- Date article was published.
5. External Link to article.
6. Attach Images.
7. Attach files.
8. Start a Discussion about this post. Check the box to create a discussion about this entry and send an email notification to members.
9. Save.