Creating a live blog
A live blog is a container for live blog posts. You must first publish a live blog before editors can post comments to it.
Tip
If necessary, create and upload images you will use in the live blog. For details, see Image.
To create a live blog:
- In the header, click .
- From the Create list, select Live Blog.
- Using the following table as a reference, complete the fields as needed.
- Complete your site's workflow and publish the live blog.
| Field | Description |
| Headline | Enter a headline. This headline is visible to the visitors to your site. |
| Subheadline | Enter a subheadline. This subheadline is visible to the visitors to your site. |
| URL Slug |
This field, by default, is auto-populated by a Title, Name, or Headline field, and becomes part of the asset's URL. Auto-populated slugs are lowercase, have diacritics removed, and any symbols or spaces are replaced with -.You can modify the URL Slug field if necessary. |
| Authors |
Select one or more authors. The authors are not visible to visitors to your site. For information about creating an author, see Author. |
| Lead |
Add a module that appears after the asset's headline and before its body. This module is visible to visitors to your site. For information about working with modules, see Modules. |
| What You Need To Know | Use the rich-text editor to provide a summary of the event. Text in this field is visible to visitors to your site.
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| Body |
Use the rich-text editor to include text, lists, images, and links to other assets. Text in this field is visible to visitors to your site. For information about using the rich-text editor, see Rich-text editor. |
| Section |
Select the sections associated with this asset. This selection is not visible to your visitors. For information about creating a section, see Section. |
| Secondary Sections | Select one or more sections. uses secondary sections to populate dynamic lists. |
| Tags |
Select the tags associated with this asset. This selection is not visible to visitors to your site. For information about creating a tag, see Tag. |
| Embargo | Select a date until which Brightspot embargoes the asset, or select Indefinitely to embargo the asset indefinitely. This field becomes read-only after you publish the asset. |
| Live Event | Select one of the following:
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| Sponsor |
Select the sponsor associated with this asset. This selection is not visible to the visitors to your site. For information about creating a sponsor, see Sponsor. |
The following illustration shows just one example of how Brightspot renders a live blog.
Rendered live blog
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