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As for pings, it might make more sense to allow them. That way other blogs can link to valuable
reference information that you provide in your static pages. However, both choices are up to
you; there's no right answer.
4. Use the pull-down menu to choose an author for the page.
For static web pages, the actual authorship—who wrote the content—is less important than the
ownership, that is, who's responsible for the page going forward. Use the pull-down menu to
specify the owner of the page rather than the actual author.
5. Choose a parent for your page from the pull-down menu.
We recommend avoiding the use of parent pages as much as possible to keep the navigation for
your blog simple. If you do need parent and child pages, take the time to design your blog as a
website to keep it easy to use.
6. Use a number to specify the order of your pages.
This is admittedly a clumsy way to do it: Use the Order box to specify the order of your pages,
from 0 on up. The default order is alphabetical, but you should take charge and use the Order
box to specify the order for pages to display in. A typical location for a Contact Us page is last or
rightmost in the navigation.
7. Click the Publish button to publish your page.
Publish your page, but check it carefully before and after. Check static web pages even more
carefully than blog postings; whereas people might excuse the occasional hasty mistake in a
blog posting, they'll see static web pages as more permanent, structural parts of your site.
Mistakes here will be taken as evidence, especially by people who disagree with some of the
viewpoints in your blog postings, that you are really, truly, and irredeemably an idiot.
caution
One of the authors (Smith) helped with the editing of a book in which a Table of Contents entry was dropped in
the transfer from proof to printing. This left the topic with a serious error, but one only noticeable to careful
readers.
Yet even people who like the topic often comment first on the missing entry, and it's been the starting point for
some negative comments about the topic on Amazon, which almost certainly affects its sales. Everyone
involved in what is otherwise a fine book is eagerly waiting for the current printing to sell out so the error can
be fixed!
Although your blog isn't a printed book that people pay for, it's still true that everyone's a critic. In many cases,
even minor errors will get more attention than otherwise wonderful information or opinion. The bigger your
blog becomes, the harder you should work to reduce errors to a minimum, especially in static pages.
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