ForumGarden Blog Hosting Service Now Open!

[Forumgarden]

We are excited to announce that ForumGarden's Blog Hosting Service is now ready!

Available to all registered members, our blogging service allows you to create a full-featured weblog in which you can create, choose/edit different templates, write entries and comments, create a user profile, add friends, etc.

Interested in making a little pocket money? Or potentially a good chunk of money every month? Login to the new blog, create your blog and read the details! You will be able to run a Google ad on every page of your blog if you so desire.

Before you get started, here is a quick feature list you may interested in:

1. Instant publishing
Unlike many weblog platforms, all of your entry data is stored in a MySQL database. When you save an entry, it is instantly added to your weblog - you do not need to wait for your weblog to rebuild.

2. Over 25 default templates
ForumGarden's blog service comes with at least 25 templates for you to choose from. We say "at least 25 templates" because this number will continue to increase as we improve the service. Each template is carefully designed to be quick-loading and easy for you to modify.

3. WYSIWYG entry composer
A full-featured WYSIWYG entry composer is available to you from your Add Entry page. With this editor, you can write entries and customize them with various styles, fonts, links, smilies, etc., without any understanding of HTML. With a single click, the editor can be toggled between the WYSIWYG and HTML modes. This gives you advanced users the freedom to write your entries with their own HTML.

4. Immediate login after signup

5. Commenting
You will have the ability to comment on each other's posts and moderate their own comments. You can select from various comment privacy settings. For example, you can choose to allow comments only from friends, registered users, or anyone (including anonymous visitors).

6. "Friends only" entries
You can specify who will be able to read or comment on their entries. The following options are:

1. Everyone
2. Registered users only
3. Friends only
4. Only me

7. RSS feeds
You will be able to publish your feed via a URL provided on your Site Feed page. You can post a link to your feed on your weblog by placing a special variable in your template. RSS feeds never need updating - they are generated directly from the database.

8. Mailing lists
Neat! You can automatically notify anyone via email each time they write a new entry. A list of email addresses to notify can be provided on your General Settings page.

9. Avatars

10. Preview comments/entries
Before publishing a freshly written entry, you can click the "preview" button to see how it will appear on their weblog.

11. Customizable templates
If you are familiar with HTML can edit your templates by hand using the Edit Template page. A complete templates & variables guide is included for your reference.

12. Permanent links
Each entry has a unique URL (sometimes called "permalink") that does not change. This is useful for visitors that want to link directly to a particular entry.


13. Customizable entry date/time
You can customize the date and time of their entries. This gives you complete control over your weblog's entry order. You can also select from a variety of time and date formats via their General Settings page.

14. Timezone support

15. Draft entries

16. Variables & templates guide
A variables & templates guide that includes a list (and full descriptions) of all the available weblog variables and tags is included in your support area.

17. Interests keywords
You can provide a list of keywords or phrases that describe their interests. This list is then displayed on your profile. When one of these keywords is clicked, a new page opens and displays a list of all users that have listed the same interest keyword.

20. File uploads
You can upload files to your account and manage them from your File Uploads page. After they are uploaded, files can be posted to a new entry with a single click.

Still with me?! Good!

Get started now! Head to www.forumgarden.net and begin creating your own blog! After it is created, your blog's address will be: yourname.forumgarden.net

Example: tombstone.forumgarden.net Please notice the .net! It is not .com

We'll be creating a new forum to discuss this service. It'll be the place to discuss development, tips and tricks, technical issues, etc.

Have fun! More details to follow in our new forum!

Tombstone and Anastrophe

[minks]

very cool, should be loads of fun,,,,, once we figure it out heheheheh

[chonsigirl]

Ha-ha, hurry up Minks, I am building mine.....................

[minks]

Originally Posted by chonsigirl

Ha-ha, hurry up Minks, I am building mine.....................

oooo it is a load of info to digest ok I will work on one too. I think hehehe I liked your journal entries about music CG that was a nice read.

[chonsigirl]

Thank you Minks. I am looking for an appropriate avatar for it, a nice little bunny................

[minks]

Originally Posted by chonsigirl

Thank you Minks. I am looking for an appropriate avatar for it, a nice little bunny................

try something from beatrix potter

[chonsigirl]

Oh, I love those stories. The bunnies in my garden this summer were named after them.......................little Peter liked my broccoli alot. Wish he would have ate the eggplant, wouldn't touch it! Me either!

[minks]

Originally Posted by chonsigirl

Oh, I love those stories. The bunnies in my garden this summer were named after them.......................little Peter liked my broccoli alot. Wish he would have ate the eggplant, wouldn't touch it! Me either!

hehehe I had a bunch of those books when the girls were young. Ah you grow eggplant?? How cool

[chonsigirl]

Best thing that grew in the garden, my husband grimaced everytime I brought a big nice purple one in for dinner....................

[minks]

Originally Posted by chonsigirl

Best thing that grew in the garden, my husband grimaced everytime I brought a big nice purple one in for dinner....................

I don't like it much either.