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Blog software upgrade - Tuesday 24th February 2009 by Sophie

Important message for all bloggers using Kent Trust Web blog - we're going to be running another upgrade on the software next week, on Tuesday 24th. The blogs will be unavailable during some or all of this day. If you have any queries about this upgrade...
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CAPTCHA removed by Sophie

We've had to disable the CAPTCHA function as of today since it was causing a comment error - we're now looking into what happened and what can be done in future to cut down on spam postings. I'll keep you updated.
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CAPTCHA and continuing work by Sophie

Alan suggested we implement a CAPTCHA feature (the confirmation boxes with letters and numbers in that appear when you're commenting on a website to make sure you're not a spambot!) - this is now live. I've certainly noticed less spam getting...
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Upgrade successful by Sophie

As I'm sure you can see we have gone through the upgrade process successfully! There are of course lots of little points to iron out and some cosmetic changes to apply and we will be working on this during the next ten days or so. If you have any...
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Blog upgrade: 25/26th March 2008 by Sophie

Now confirmed: we will be upgrading the blog software on the above dates, 25th and 26th of March. The blogs will be unavailable during this period while we complete installation and testing. I will post again to confirm that all has gone well! You can...
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Upgrading to Community Server 2007 - please read and respond by Sophie

To all bloggers here on Kent Trust Web Blog: We're now ready to upgrade to the new version of the blog software, which should add functionality and improve your blogging experience - but to make sure all goes smoothly we'll need to take the blogs offline...
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ClusterWeb is now Kent Trust Web by Sophie

"The requirement to establish children's trust arrangements, arising from the Children Act 2004, has provided the opportunity for Kent to strengthen already well developed partnership arrangements at county and local levels. The Kent Children's Trust...
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Software upgrade and e-mail alerts on Kent blogs by Sophie

Mandy has written a very useful post on how to subscribe to our blogs using RSS feeds . Her post raised the question of receiving e-mail notifications when blogs are updated. As you may know, the only way you can "subscribe to" or be notified when new...
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Unregistered user comments - URL redirect - UPDATE by Sophie

Further to my previous post about this and Mandy's query - this issue has now been fixed. If you come across any examples of URLs not working in unregistered user comments, let me know.
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Unregistered user comments - URL redirect by Sophie

At a request from Mandy I'm looking into why the websites some unregistered users are adding when they comment aren't redirecting properly when clicked. So far it's the URLs of two Kent School websites which are not displaying. If anyone else has examples...
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Blog Tags by Sophie

I am currently investigating why the blog tags on individual blogs don't seem to be working. As soon as I have the solution I will let you know. If you have any other queries about the blog software upgrade, please let me know. Mandy tells me that she...
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Clusterblog Server Space Issue: Your Help Required by Sophie

Some of you may have noticed that recently Clusterblog has been a little slow to load, or perhaps has displayed an error message when you try to log in and update. This is partly because the blog has become a victim of its own success - you have been...
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New Manual by Sophie

Thankyou to Alan, Robert and Rebecca for their ClusterBlog feedback. Just a brief update to say that the new ClusterWeb User Manual is now available from the help pages at the following link: www.clusterweb.org.uk?help Anyone who has an old version of...
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ClusterBlog - Your feedback and comments wanted! by Sophie

I'm writing with a request for all users of ClusterBlog - whether you're a blog owner yourself or you simply enjoy reading our blogs. It's been roughly a year since we implemented the blogs on our ClusterWeb site and I'd be very grateful for any comments...
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Managing Queued Spam Postings by Sophie

I am aware that yesterday saw a higher than usual amount of attempted spam postings here at the blogs. If you are a blog owner, please make sure you go in regularly and Review Comments to your blog to delete all the unwanted posts. Do not allow unwanted...
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Offensive Spam Notifications: 25 August by Sophie

As I'm sure many of you have noticed, today has seen a selection of offensive spam postings bouncing off our blog spam buffer. Please see below the reply I sent to one concerned blogger who forwarded me an e-mail notification she'd recieved: "[ This]...
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Blog commenting function by Sophie

A quick update to let you know that the problems we've been experiencing with comments being posted on blogs and galleries seem to have been resolved. As far as we can tell this was due to an error in some of the settings being used to block spam postings...
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Guide to ClusterBlogging: New Users & Blog Owners by Sophie

Attached to this post is my first draft of advice for new blog owners and users to help them get started using and editing their blogs and galleries. As always with these user manuals, it is very much a work in progress and will be added to and updated...
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Spam and offensive postings by Sophie

In response to a recent flurry of offensive "spam" postings in several blogs here (mine included!) I offer Clusterbloggers the following advice (below) and please rest assured I'm still working to improve the security settings. This is new software to...
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Blog URL Change - A Reminder by Sophie

A brief reminder as I've had a few queries about this over the past week or so: since we changed the URLs (web addresses) of the blogs back in early March to address concerns some users had that some schools' internet security might block any URL that...
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Blog Link Lists by Sophie

A brief point that's come up from my trying to help out Rebecca with the Link List in her new blog: When creating a Link List, make sure you enable both the links you add and the list itself, or the list will not display. To check if your Link List is...
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ClusterBlog Acceptable Use Policy by Sophie

As part of our developing set of user guidelines, you can now read the AUP (Acceptable Use Policy) for blogging with Kent's Clusterblog. Download a copy from the link below. The document is in PDF format so you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader in order...
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ClusterBlog URL Change - 9th March 2006 by Sophie

I've just sent out a mass e-mail to all blog owners regarding this, but I'm posting here as well for reference. In order to address concerns some blog users have raised about school internet firewalls blocking ClusterBlog, the URL of your blog will have...
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Attaching documents to blogs by Sophie

You can now attach documents to your blog posts using the Post Attachments function. I have just given this a brief test myself and it seems to be working fine. If you come across any problems or have any questions about the attachment system, just let...
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ClusterBlog: Update by Sophie

*This entry contains important information for all current bloggers. Please read. First of all, apologies to all bloggers here who have been unable to access their blogs for the last few days. Due to continuing issues with the beta versions of the software...
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Joining ClusterBlog by Sophie

I have disabled the self-registration function on ClusterBlog, so that no new users will be able to register at this time. A new registration form will be available in the near future. If in the meantime you are interested in taking part in the ClusterBlog...
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Uploading Attachments Error by Sophie

Many users have contacted me to let me know that the uploading files/attachments function on the blogs doesn't seem to be working: more specifically, that you try to attach a document to your blog, using the Upload File tool or Post Attachments tool,...
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ClusterBlog: Who can have a Blog? by Sophie

This is one of the most often-asked questions I'm getting at the moment, so I thought it was worth giving all users (and potential users) a quick update. At the moment we are still evaluating the use of ClusterBlog as a tool for Kent County Council education...
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Upgrade Successful! by Sophie

As I'm sure most of you have noticed, the upgrade has gone through successfully! Apologies for any inconvenience caused during this vital update to the software. I was out of the office for most of yesterday so haven't had a chance to look properly at...
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ClusterBlog Upgrade by Sophie

We should be going ahead with an upgrade on this blogging software from today. If there are any changes you should know about, I'll keep you posted here.
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