Discontinue an Entire Blog

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If you wish to discontinue a blog and take it offline.

Export Blog Entries

Use the export tool to download blog entries including dates, categories, tags and comments. It is possible that they may be uploaded into another blog.

Delete an Entire Blog

  1. From your Dashboard click the white tab in the upper left and select System Overview.
  2. In the Manage tab select Blogs.
  3. Find the blog you wish to delete and put a check mark in the box in front of the title.
  4. Click the Delete button at the top of the list.

Note: Deleting blogs deletes the blog from MT system, but the files are still in your personal PSU Web space.

Delete Files in PASS Space

Past entries are also stored as static pages in your Penn State Personal Web space. To remove these pages:

  1. Use SFTP or the Penn State Portal Pass Explorer (http://www.psu.edu/portalproject/passexplorer/) to navigate to the /blogs folder in your Personal Web space www/ folder.
  2. Download any files you wish to archive then delete all files in the blogs directory.
    Note: If you have multiple blogs, delete the folder for the corresponding blog.