Admin can manage the blog post related pages from this section. 

1. Blog Post Categories

Through this module, admin can manage the blog post categories that are displayed on the ‘Blog’ page of the website. As shown in figure below, admin can search for a particular blog in the search bar provided on the top of this page.

The admin can change the display order of payment gateways at the front-end by using the ‘Drag and Drop’  feature.

The ‘Blog Post Category List’ provides admin certain functionalities: 

• Add Blog Post Category: Admin must click on this icon to add a new category to be displayed under the blog section on their website. A ‘Blog Post Category Setup’ box will appear that provides two tabs:
  • General tab: As shown in ab figure below, admin must:
    • Category Identifier*: Enter a unique identifier for the category. 
    • SEO Friendly URL*: Enter the unique URL for the blog post category. 
    • Category Parent: Select option ‘Root Category’ from the list if it’s a new blog category. The drop-down list also displays previously added categories under which this new category can be added as a sub-category. 
    • Category Status: Admin can select the current status of this category from the drop-down list.
      Admin must click on the ‘Save Changes’ button to process further.
      
      
      Admin can perform the following operations from this page:
• Status: Admin can change the status of respective blog post categories from the toggle switch button provided in this column. The toggle displayed green means that the status of the respective blog post category is ‘Active’ and grey means that the status of blog post category is ‘In-active’. 
• Edit : Clicking on this icon will redirect admin to ‘Blog Post Category Setup’ box through which admin can make changes in the respective details. Admin must click on ‘Save Changes’ to update the changes. 
• Delete : The respective blog post category can be deleted from the list by clicking on this icon. 

2. Blog Posts

Through this module, admin can add, view, edit and manage all the blog posts on the website. As shown in figure below, a search bar is provided on the top of the ‘Manage Blog Posts’ page through which admin can search a particular blog by either mentioning its keywords or selecting the status from the drop-down list.

The ‘Blog Post List’ provides admin certain functionalities: 

• Add Blog Post: Admin must click on this icon to add a new blog post to be displayed on their website. A ‘Blog Post Setup’ box will appear that provides four tabs:
  • General tab: As shown in figure below, admin must:
    • Post Identifier*: Enter a unique identifier for the blog post. 
    • SEO Friendly URL*: Enter the unique URL for the blog post category. 
    • Post Status: Select the current status of this blog post from the drop-down list. 
    • ‘Comment Open’ Check-box: Select this check-box if they want to allow users to comment on this blog.
      Admin must click on the ‘Save Changes’ button to process further.
       
      
      
  • Link Category: As shown in figure below, admin must select the product category to which they wish to link this blog post.
    
    
    

NB: The product categories displayed in figure above are displayed as an example. 

Admin must click on the ‘Save Changes’ button to proceed further. 

• Primary/Secondary Language Data tab: As shown in figure below, admin must:
  • Language: Select the preferred language between English or Arabic.
  • Title*: Enter the unique title for the current blog post.   
  • Post Author Name*: Enter the name of the author to be displayed on the blog. 
  • Short Description*: Enter brief introductory text regarding what is to be displayed in the blog.
  • Description*: Enter the description to be displayed within the blog in the text editor provided in this section.
    
    
    Admin must click on the ‘Update’ button to proceed further.

• Edit : Clicking on this icon will redirect admin to ‘Blog Post Setup’ box through which admin can make changes in the respective details. Admin must click on ‘Save Changes’ to update the changes. 
• Delete : The respective blog post can be deleted from the list by clicking on this icon. 

3. Blog Contributions

Users can submit their blog contributions by clicking on the ‘Contribute’ button provided on the blog post pages as shown in figure below.

Clicking on this button will redirect the user to the ‘Blog Contributions’ form as shown in the figure  below. 

The contribution requests received from users need to be approved by the admin before they are displayed at the front-end. 

Admin can view and manage these requests from the ‘Manage Blog Contributions’ page. As shown in figure below, a search bar is provided on the top of this page using which admin can search user contributions by entering their keywords or selecting the contribution status from the drop-down list.
 

The ‘Blog Contribution List’ provides admin certain functionalities: 

• Edit : Clicking on this icon will redirect admin to the ‘Contribution Detail’ box through which admin can change the status of this particular contribution by selecting the appropriate status from the ‘Contribution Status’ drop-down list provided under ‘Update Status’ section. The list includes four status options which are Pending, Approve, Posted and Rejected. Admin must click on ‘Save Changes’ to update the changes. 
• Delete : The respective user contribution can be deleted from the list by clicking on this icon.
  
  

4. Blog Comments

Through this module, the admin can view and manage the comments posted by users on the blog posts. As shown in figure below, admin can search comments through the search bar provided on the top of this page by either entering their keywords or selecting their status from ‘Comment Status’ drop-down list.

The ‘Blog Comment List’ provides admin certain functionalities: 

• Edit : Clicking on this icon will redirect admin to the ‘Comment Details’ box through which admin can change the status of this particular comment by selecting the appropriate status from ‘Comment Status’ drop-down list provided under ‘Update Status’ section. The list includes four status options which are Pending and Approved. Admin must click on ‘Save Changes’ to update the changes. 
• Delete : The respective comment can be deleted from the list by clicking on this icon.