This is the repository that contains the content for blogs located at https://developer.genesys.cloud/blog/. New Blogs are accepted through pull requests.

1. Fork this repository to your own github account
2. Create a new folder for your article following the pattern YYYY-MM-DD-title
3. Create an index.md file in your new folder and write your article in this file. This file should reside in a location like source/2021-01-31-my-first-post/index.md. See below for required properties at the start of the file.
4. Submit a pull request back to origin/master
   1. If you are a first-time author, please include your bio and image in a comment in the PR. See below for details.

• Blog posts must be related to Genesys Cloud in some way
• No private/sensitive/NDA-required information; All content will be visible publicly on the internet.
• The target audience for the blog is prospective and existing Genesys Cloud customers with an entry-level to expert technical background. All blog posts should be at least somewhat technical in nature.
• If appropriate, try to include 1-3 images to make the blog post more visually appealing.
• Keep it professional; lighthearted humor is fine, but no cursing, politics, or NSFW content.

• Don't use h1 headers in your article, the title is inserted as a h1 and any section headers below that should start at h2 (markdown ##)
• The first paragraph immediately following the frontmatter will be used as the summary
• Images can be included in your article folder and included in markdown using ![alt text](image.png "Logo Title Text 1")
• Blog posts won't be published on the site until the date in the folder name has elapsed (on or after)

Each index.md file starts off with a frontmatter section that contains metadata about the article. The following properties must be specified:

Example:

---
title: article
date: YYYY-MM-DD
tags: tag1, tag2
author: first.last
image: yourimage.png
category: 6
---

Choose from the following options to categorize your blog post:

Author bios are displayed at the bottom of the blog post. First-time authors should provide the following information when submitting their first post:

This information should be submitted in the following YAML format, but any format will do as long as the information is clear.

yuri.yeti:
  name: Yuri the Yeti
  title: Chief Development Officer
  company: Genesys
  bio: YAAAAARRRRRRRRGGGGGGGHHHHHH!!!!
  social:
    twitter: GenesysCloudDev
    github: MyPureCloud
    youtube: UCa6aKdzqTSEW_DiWWPll7ag
    linkedin: yuriinahurry

Additionally, attach an image of yourself in the comment with your bio. The image should be:

• a headshot from the shoulders-ish up. This can be a fun picture, but please keep it workplace-appropriate.
• in PNG format
• a square image, suggested 400x400 pixels