Create Your Own Blogs Using Joomla for free

Another great feature of Joomla 1.5 is that it allows the developers to create blogs very easily and absolutely free of charge. It has been made up in such a simple way that create a blog has become no more difficult than following a setup. All the steps have been automated. I’ll discuss the Blog function in Joomla 1.5 with you in this article today.

The blog layout feature is available in the blog function, so that creating menus and making layouts becomes easier for you. The blog layout displays all the small functionalities you can add to spice up your blog. Its also gives you the control to either display your blog in a separate webpage or to show it embedded in the same page along with the other contents. However the blog contents are managed through the Blog Function Module. It is however advised to create a separate blog sections and transfer all your articles there.

The blog function is accessible even if you install Joomla 1.5 with its minimal functions. Thus you won’t have to install advance components in order to create your blog. In the section category you will have to select a title for the section or else you won’t be able to save your article. In this way all your articles are categorized properly with correct tags assigned to them.

To test you Blog Function you can create and publish a few articles in the beginning. Once you have tested all aspects properly, you can then move on to publish a larger number of articles on to your blog.

The Menu will give you access to may blog feature and you may choose to add the one you like most. It also comes with a feature which allows other users to comment on your blog. Thus you can easily track the popularity of your blog with the leave a comment feature. Blog posts can be archived as well so that they are still accessible under the archived tags.

In short the blog Function of Joomla 1.5 is no less than any blogging community on the internet. You have access to all the blogging features with your Joomla 1.5 and have the freedom to customize is as you like.