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Welcome to Our Cruise

This is a private journal for friends & family. Just enter your first name and we'll remember you.

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Welcome to BlogHost

Let's set up your private journal in a few quick steps. Your family will be reading along before you know it.

Your Journal Name Your First Name (as the author — first name only, since this becomes your login identity) Subtitle (shown under your journal name)

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Tell Your Story

These two lines appear at the top of your journal and introduce it to your family.

Tagline (small text above your journal name) Welcome Message (shown below the navigation bar) Welcome Popup Heading (what visitors see when they first arrive) Welcome Popup Icon (one emoji — replaces existing)

💡 Mac: Cmd+Ctrl+Space · Windows: Win+. (period) · New emoji replaces old one automatically

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Add Your Banner Photo

This wide image appears at the top of every page. A landscape photo works beautifully — your home, a travel shot, or anything that feels like "you".

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Click to upload from your computer

Wide landscape works best · Any size

Banner Height 200px

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Create Your Password

This password protects your journal's admin settings. Save it somewhere safe — your password manager is perfect.

Password

Confirm Password

✗ At least 8 characters

✗ One uppercase letter (A-Z)

✗ One lowercase letter (a-z)

✗ One number (0-9)

✗ One special character (!@#$%^&*)

💡 This is also the password for your journal's advanced settings at your-journal.bloghost.co/wp-admin

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Who's Following Along?

Add your family members' names and phone numbers. They'll get a text message every time you publish a new entry — no app needed, just a tap on a link.

They can reply STOP at any time to stop receiving texts. You can manage this list anytime from your Admin Panel.

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Get Instant Notifications

Know the moment your family reads a post or leaves a comment — even from the other side of the world. This uses an app called Pushover ($5 one-time).

How to set it up:

Download Pushover from the App Store or Google Play ($5 one-time)
Create a free account at pushover.net
Copy your User Key from the Pushover dashboard
Paste it below

Your Pushover User Key (optional)

💡 If you skip this, you can add your Pushover key later from your Admin Panel → SMS Notifications section.

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You're all set!

Your journal is live and ready. Your family is about to love this.

Opens your journal with the writing editor ready to go

Browse your journal first — write when you're ready

Welcome we're flying to Australia in Business Class on our cruise from Sydney to Auckland, NZbecause it's a 19 hour flight, then we're off

Welcome

The journey begins soon…

Check back for the first entry!

Welcome to Our Cruise

Still working on your edit?

Welcome to BlogHost

Tell Your Story

Add Your Banner Photo

Create Your Password

Who's Following Along?

Get Instant Notifications

You're all set!

Advanced Site Settings

▶ Debug Mode

▶ Debug Timer Settings

▶ Blog Settings

▶ Banner Image

▶ Text Sizes

▶ Preview Card (Link Sharing)

▶ Send Invitation

▶ SMS Notifications

▶ Twilio SMS Settings

▶ Debug Tools

▶ Site Settings

▶ Change Password