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How to add or delete Blog Posts & Photos on your GPS Tracking page
How to add or delete Blog Posts & Photos on your GPS Tracking page
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Written by Jon Bilger
Updated this week

Blog posts can be added to your tracking page so your friends, family and followers can share the journey with you. Updates can be added via the PredictWind Website, PredictWind App or Offshore App on any direct download connection type.
Note: Blog posts cannot be updated via Offshore App email request.

Add Blog Posts and photos via the Offshore App

To add a blog post and photos via the Offshore App:

  1. Open the Offshore App.

  2. Select/tap GPS Tracking from the main menu.

  3. Select Add a Post. If you do not see this option you will first need to do a download of the GPS tracking data on an internet connection.

  4. Fill in all the required fields, header, body, date and time. You need to fill in all of these fields. Please note your post needs to be at least 20 characters long with a unique title.

  5. To add a photo, select Choose File and select the image from your library. Photos can ONLY be uploaded (one at a time) when you connect to a high-speed internet connection, do not add them during your trip. You can add photos after your trip and timestamp them on the blog post.

  6. Select Save Post. You will now see a notification on the downloads bar on the main menu.

  7. This blog post will be uploaded when you are ready to do your next download.

  8. Check that you have selected the Tracking Data option in the Download settings.

  9. In the Downloads section, you will see your blog post and its file size.

  10. Now download all your files, and your blog post will be uploaded.

  11. Once the upload and download are complete, you will see your blog in the Offshore App. Your friends, family and followers will see it on your GPS tracking web page you have shared with them.

Delete a blog post via the Offshore App

To delete a blog post in the Offshore App:

  1. Open the Offshore App.

  2. Select/tap GPS Tracking from the main menu.

  3. Select to open the blog post you wish to delete.

  4. Select the red Delete Post button and OK to confirm.

  5. Select the GPS Tracking Data option in the Download settings.

  6. Your blog post will be deleted when all your files have downloaded.

Add a Blog Post and photos via the PredictWind App or Forecast Website

  1. Log in to the PredictWind Forecast website or PredictWind App.

  2. Select/tap Tools > GPS Tracking from the Main Menu.

  3. Select Add a Post from the right-hand side of the screen.

  4. Fill out the Post Title and Post Content. Please note your post needs to be at least 20 characters long with a unique title.

  5. You can Add a Photo at this point if you want, or you can add photos after your trip and timestamp them on the blog post. The photo will only be uploaded when you are connected to a high-speed internet connection.

  6. To add a photo, select Choose File and the image from your library.

  7. Change the date if necessary.

  8. Select Save Post.

Delete a blog post via the PredictWind App or Forecast Website

To delete a blog post in the PredictWind App or via the Forecast Website:

  1. Log in to the PredictWind Forecast website or PredictWind App.

  2. Select/tap Tools > GPS Tracking in the main menu.

  3. Select to open the blog post you wish to delete.

  4. Select the red Delete Post and OK to confirm.

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