Manage Articles
This is your Article Repository. This area is the hub for most of your site content which is stored in 'Articles'.
Note: When editing an article, you may have only one (1) browser window open editing articles--i.e., you can not edit multiple articles in separate browser windows at the same time. If you do this, you may lose some or all of the edits you make in either window or both windows. BE CAREFUL ON THIS POINT.
Article Defined
Each article is a chunk of content which always belongs to a Topic. The simple ones are News amd Events. See below ("In Depth") how you can get many features and functionality out of the article/topic model.
Filter Section
As in many other parts of the Platform, the gray area on top allows you to quickly filter specific articles below.
Column Headings
ID - a unique Article ID number.
Headline - the headline of your article.
Author - the person who originally submitted the article.
Publisher - the most recent person to approve publication of this article.
Event Date - Self-explanatory. This can be changed in Manage Articles by changing the Event Date drop-down. Note - military time (24-hour clock.)
Topic - the type of article: About, Help, News, Events, Member Benefits, Jobs, Sponsors, Featured Member, Featured Volunteer.
Status - Live or Archived. To archive an event, click on the archive link. To make an archived article live again, edit it, and click the publish button at the bottom of the edit screen.
Action - Click on edit to see detailed information for an article. duplicate will make an exact copy of this article. archive will remove the article from general viewing. restrict allows you to restrict viewing of an article based on membership status and/or levels or based on what Groups a user belongs to. delete will totally delete from the entire article from the system. views shows the number of times this article has been viewed.
In Depth
On a slightly more abstract level, an Article can be any web page of content you wish to have on your site. For instance, the About topics houses all the 'corporate-type' pages such as About Us, President's Letter, Terms and Conditions, etc.... Jobs, Sponsors, Member Benefits are also article types or topics. Why does it matter? Your Topic selection will determine the benhavior of your article throughout the system. For instance, an Event article will be automatically displayed on the Events page while a Jobs article will be automatically displayed on the list of Recent Job Postings. Your site can have unlimited topics which you can utilize to create a very sophisicated content structure and automate many of the content related tasks throughout the site. The topic/article model directly integrates into many of our features (The modules: Job Board v.1 , Featured Volunteer, Monthly Minutes, Member Benefits, Sponsors Page and more all piggy-back on the Article Repository).
Tips
1. The restrict option allows you to control who can access certain articles. Use this as another option for providing member benefits (such as Job Postings) or creating articles that can only be viewed by designated group participants.
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