HOWTO: Configure user blogs

To implement user blogs on your Drupal site, turn on the blog module and enable permissions:

1. Go to administer » modules and check the box next to blog.
2. Under administer » users » access control, check the edit own blog box for each role you wish to maintain blogs.

Aftewards, once logged in, each user with the permission to maintain a blog will be able to click create content » blog entry and will see my blog (which displays blog entries as other people will see them) in the user navigation block. At the top of each individual blog post, the original blog author will find an edit tab.

To add instructions for users on creating their blogs and set workflow options such as published, promoted to the front page, etc.:

1. Select administer » content management » content types, then click the "edit" link next to blog entry
2. Enter your instructions in the "Explanation or submission guidelines:" text field.
3. Set workflow options.
4. Use the Minimum number of words in a blog entry setting to specify a minimum length for all blog posts.