Managing website and blog server connections

You can use the My Connections dialog box to manage your website and blog server connections. Depending on the type of website connection--for example, if it is for a website managed using CPS--your connection management options will differ. You can also use the My Connections dialog box to specify the types of audio, video, and image files that you can publish in blog entries.

For websites managed with CPS, you can either disable connections of individual sites, or you can remove CPS and any sites associated with it. You cannot rename a site connection if the site is managed with CPS.

For blogs, you can disable only the blog server. Disabling a blog server disables all blogs hosted on that server. You cannot disable individual blogs hosted by a server. Similarly, you can rename only the blog server listed in the My Connections dialog box, not individual blogs hosted by a blog server.

To manage website and blog server connections:

1. Select Edit > My Connections (Windows) or Contribute > My Connections (Macintosh).

   The My Connections dialog box appears.

   
   
   

2. Select a website or blog server from the list of connections.
3. Manage connections by doing any of the following:
   • Editing website and blog server connections

   If you use the Connection Wizard or Connection Assistant to create a connection, you can update the connection information when server or network configurations are altered (for example, changing network paths or a website's URL).

   Note: If you import a connection key, the only pieces of connection information you can edit are your name and your e-mail address.

   • Renaming a website or blog server connection

   You can rename a website or blog server connection in Contribute to identify it from your other website and blog server connections.

   You can rename only the blog server listed in the My Connections dialog box, not individual blogs hosted by a blog server.

   • Removing website and blog server connections

   You can delete an obsolete website or blog server connection from Contribute. When you delete the blog server listed in the My Connections dialog box, all individual blogs hosted by the blog server are deleted. You cannot delete individual blogs.

   • Disabling website and blog connections

   You can disable website and blog server connections to improve the performance of Contribute by reducing the number of active connections. You can also disable connections to websites and blogs that are being edited or that are not accessible.

   • Enabling a website or blog server connection

   You can enable a website or blog server connection that you previously disabled.

4. Click Close when you are finished.

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