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Join our 125h Adventure

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

📱 Text me updates about new posts

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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 — free for 30 days, so you can try it before deciding if it's worth keeping.

How it works — you'll move between 3 places:

PHONEDownload Pushover from the App Store or Google Play — free to try, no card needed
PUSHOVER.NETCreate a free account (skip this if you already have one)
PUSHOVER APPTap Log In (not "Create Account" if you already made one) with that same email
HERECopy your User Key from the Pushover dashboard, paste it below

After 30 days, if you're enjoying it, Pushover will send you a reminder — a one-time $5 payment (to Pushover, not BlogHost) keeps them coming for good.

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 to The dream of a lifetime - 25

Welcome! Here’s some Info to get started. Enjoy!

No photos yet — they'll appear here as entries are posted.

Join our 125h Adventure

Welcome to BlogHost

Tell Your Story

Add Your Banner Photo

Create Your Password

Who's Following Along?

Get Instant Notifications

You're all set!

▶ Image Sizes

▶ Pause notifications

▶ Update Pushover key

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Photo Gallery

Not in a post yet — only you can see these until you use them in a post

Join our 125h Adventure

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 Timer Settings

▶ Blog Settings

▶ Image Sizes

▶ Banner Image

▶ Text Sizes

▶ Site Settings

▶ Backup Journal

▶ Start a New Journal

▶ Preview Card (Link Sharing)

▶ Send Invitation

▶ Billing

▶ Change Password

▶ Notifications

▶ Pause notifications

▶ Update Pushover key

▶ Install Pushover

▶ SMS Notifications

▶ Twilio SMS Settings

Photo Gallery

Not in a post yet — only you can see these until you use them in a post