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ENABLE / DISABLE MODULE MGS_BLOG

EDIT FILE CONFIG.PHP

Go to the root folder on your Web Server, open file config.php on path app/etc/config.php

Find row 'MGS_Blog' => 1, field. Edit row:

‘MGS_Blog’ => 1: Enable module
‘MGS_Blog’ => 0: Disable module

BLOG CONFIGURATION

Go to Admin -> MGS -> [Blog] Configuration

GENERAL SETTINGS

Enabled: Enable blog
Route: path for url blog page.
Title: Title of blog page.
Template: 1 column, 2 columns left, 2 columns right, 3 columns for blog list page.
Blog Detail Template: 1 column, 2 columns left, 2 columns right, 3 columns for blog detail page.
Posts Per Page: Set limit post for list post page (Blog page,blog category page, blog tag page)
Show Next Post and Prev Post on Post View Page
Meta Keywords
Meta Description
Default Sort For Posts: Sorting post on list page by this value

SIDEBAR SETTINGS

Blog Sidebar

Blog Sidebar Settings

Enabled: Enable sidebar blog block
Show Categories: Show list categories on sidebar (Yes/No)
Show Recent Posts: Show recent posts on sidebar (Yes/No)
- Number Of Recent Posts To Display
Show Tags: Show tags on sidebar (Yes/No)
- Number Of Tags To Display

COMMENT SETTINGS

Enabled: Enable comment for blog
Login Required to Comment: Disable guest comment
Auto Approve Comment
Send Emails to: Send email to administrator when customer comment
Email Sender: Choose Email Addresses to send mail.You can go to ADMIN -> Configuration -> [General] Store Email Addresses to config email sender
Emails Template
Comments Per Page To Display On Post View Page: Number comment show first and number comment show on next load more comment.

CREATE BLOG CATEGORY

Go to Admin -> MGS -> [Blog] Manage Categories

Click Add New Category button.

Input Category Information

General Tab
- Title: This blog category name
- URL Key: You can config url key for blog category page. If blank this field, url key auto create from category title.
- Store View: Store view to enable this blog category
- Status: Enabled or Disabled
- Sort Order: This blog category position
Meta Information TabYou can config Meta Keywords, Meta Description for blog category page.
Click Save button to save blog category

CREATE BLOG ITEM

Go to Admin -> MGS -> [Blog] Manage Post

Click Add New Post button.

Input Post Information

General Tab
- Title: This blog name
- URL Key: You can config url key for this blog detail page. If blank this field, url key auto create from blog title.
- Thumbnail Type: You can use image or video for thumbnail blog. Thumbnail of blog can show on recent post sidebar, blog widget, blog list page.
  - Thumbnail Type is ImagesBrowse image from your computer to field Thumbnail
  - Thumbnail Type is Video
    - Video Thumbnail Type: You can use Youtube or Vimeo video
    - Video Thumbnail Id: Input video id
      - YoutubeLink: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBvsB5PcitQVideoID: BBvsB5PcitQ
      - VimeoLink: https://vimeo.com/145947876VideoID: 145947876
- Image Type: You can use image or video for base image/video blog. Base image/video of blog show on blog detail page.
  - Image Type is ImagesBrowse image from your computer to field Thumbnail
  - ThumImagebnail Type is Video
    - Video Thumbnail Type: You can use Youtube or Vimeo video
    - Video Thumbnail Id: Input video id
      - YoutubeLink: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBvsB5PcitQVideoID: BBvsB5PcitQ
      - VimeoLink: https://vimeo.com/145947876VideoID: 145947876
- Categories: Set parent categories for this blog.
- Short content: Short content of blog can show on blog widget, blog list page.
- Content: Content of blog can show on blog detail page.
- Store View: Store view to enable this blog category
- Status: Enabled or Disabled
- Tags: Use (,) to separate tags
Meta Information TabYou can config Meta Keywords, Meta Description for this blog detail page.
Click Save button to save this post.