Articles Module

Documentation

When you select the Articles tab under Modules, you will be directed to the "Articles Category" screen (see Figure 1).

Figure 1

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Add Category

Once you have selected the "Add Category" icon or text link, you will be directed to the "Add Category" screen (see Figure 2). You must add a "Category Name" for the category. The "URL" field will be automatically created once you begin typing the Category Name. 

Figure 2

All of the fields that have a red asterisk ( * ) are required and must be completed or you will see an error screen reminding you to complete the required field once you try to save the Category.

Once you have created an Articles Category by entering all of the required data, you can select the "Submit" button to save the Articles Category or select the "Cancel" text link to cancel the submission.

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Deleting a Category

To delete an Articles Category, simply select the "Delete" icon to the right of the Category to be deleted on the "Articles Categories" screen (see Figure 3): 

Figure 3

Once you have elected to delete the Articles Category, you can choose the "Submit" button to delete the category or select the "cancel" text link to cancel the submission. You will then see a confirmation screen indicating the Articles Category has been deleted.

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Add Article

Adding an Article to a Category can be done by one of two methods. You can select the "Add Article" icon and/or text link at the top of the "Articles Categories" screen or you can select the "Add" icon to the right of the Category you wish to add the articles to (see Figure 4).

Figure 4

All of the fields that have a red asterisk ( * ) are required and must be completed or you will see an error screen reminding you to complete the required field once you try to save the Article. 

Author

Every post should have an "Author" (see Figure 5). A default author name can be set within the "Settings" area (see below) of the Articles Module. The default author is "Me." If this has not already been changed, you may wish to change it in the Articles Module "Settings". As external authors are added, they will appear in the "Author" dropdown.

Figure 5

Category

Every Article must have a "Category" that it is assigned to (see Figure 6). If you already selected to add a post via the Category, the Category field will default to the category selected. If there are no categories available, you must first add a Category for the Article to be assigned to. More than one (1) article category may be selected. This includes the 'Featured News' category. 

Figure 6

Breaking News

If the Article you are posting is to be displayed within the Breaking News section at the top of the website, you must select this option (see Figure 7). 

Figure 7

Featured on home page

If the Article you are posting is to be placed within the Featured section of the home page you must select this option (see Figure 8).

Figure 8

Layout options

You can choose between 5 layouts of the article post itself (see Figure 9):

1. Article with a single image,
2. Article with a single, smaller image,
3. Article with a slide show displaying a single image at a time,
4. Article with mutiple images displaying as a row of slides, and
5. Article with mutiple images with a large image and smaller navigation images.

Figure 9

Schedule when the article should start being displayed:

If your website uses PageFramer 5.0 or later you have the ability to schedule when you would like the article to be posted. Every article must have a scheduled date (see Figure 10). When you move your cursor into the scheduled date field a pop-over calandar will appear. You can choose the scheduled date as well as the hour and minute the article will be posted to the site.

Figure 10

Schedule when the article should end being displayed:

If your website uses PageFramer 5.0 or later, you have the ability to end a scheduled post (see Figure 11). When you move your cursor into the scheduled date field, a pop-over calendar will appear. You can choose the scheduled date as well as the hour and minute the article will be removed from the site.

Figure 11

Displayed Publish Date:

The "Displayed Publish Date" (see Figure 12) is the date you want displayed as when the article was published. You can choose a different date then the actual publish date if you wish. When you move your cursor into the scheduled date field, a pop-over calendar will appear. You can choose the scheduled date as well as the hour and minute the article will be posted to the site.

Figure 12

Approve and publish

Select this option if the article is to be published (see Figure 13). This option will remain unselected if author does not have the authority to publish the article prior to a review.

Figure 13

Title

Every article must have a unique "Title" (see Figure 14). The "Title" as well as the "URL" for the event will automatically be generated when you add the title.

Figure 14

URL

The "URL" (see Figure 15) is automatically generated when the title is created. You can modify the URL once it has been automatically generated. However, if you modify the title, the "Title" as well as the "URL" will regenerate as well.

Figure 15

SEO Title

The "SEO Title" field (see Figure 16) is auto-completed as you enter the "Title". However, you may choose to modify either of these field if needed. It is important to note that if you change the "Title" at any point, you will also modify the "URL" and "SEO Title" fields as well.

Figure 16

SEO Description

The "SEO Description" (see Figure 17)  is important to the article. This SEO Description will appear as the description of the page created by the article. The SEO Description should reiterate the "SEO Title". It should also not exceed 153 characters in length for SEO (Search Engine Optimization) purposes.

Figure 17

Short Story

The "Short Story" (see Figure 18) is what is typically known as an "excerpt" or preview. This section should include a summary of the article. Typically, you do not add photos to the "Short Story" section, unless otherwise directed. This is due to photos changing how the short story appears in a articles list. We strongly recommend not adding photos inside of the "Short Story"; however, you may add photos into the "Continued Story" in order to add visual interest to the article. 

Figure 18

Continued Story

The "Continued Story" (see Figure 19) contains the rest of the information not included in the "Short Story". This is where we recommend adding photos to your article. The "Short Story" and "Continued Story" will appear in the article as a single article.

Figure 19

Once you have created an Article by entering all of the required data, you can select the "Submit" button to save the Article or select the "Cancel" text link to cancel the submission.

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Edit Post

Editing an Article is similar to "Add Article", except when you choose to edit an Article by selecting the "Edit" icon to the right of the post, you will be directed to an "Edit Article" screen (see Figure 20):

Figure 20

Once you have finished editing the article, you can select the "Submit" button to save the post or select the "Cancel" text link to cancel the edit.

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Deleting a Article

To delete an article, simply select the "Delete" trashcan icon to the right of the article to be deleted.

Once you have elected to delete the article, you can choose the "Save" button to delete the article or select the "Cancel" text link to cancel the submission. You will then see a confirmation screen indicating the article has been deleted.

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Embedding Articles

Embedding articles into pages, and/or widgets is relatively easy. You need to go to the article category you want to embed and copy the article category's "Embed Code" (also known as "short-code") (see Figure 22). Simply select the "Embed Code" with your mouse and copy the code to embed elsewhere. The embed code makes it easy to place the gallery almost anywhere within your website.

You may also choose to embed all articles using the "Recent Articles Embed Code". This is another short-code that includes all articles, not just the articles in a single category. 

Examples:

{ARTICLES}{/ARTICLES} when embed will display all articles in a list from newest to oldest.
{ARTICLES}12{/ARTICLES} when embedded will display a list of all the Agriculture articles.

Figure 22

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Search

The "Search" function allows you to search for article in the "Articles Module". You can navigate to the "Search Articles" screen  (see Figure 23) by selecting the "Search" icon and/or text link.

Figure 23

Simply type a word or string of words you would like to search in the "Search" field and select the "Search" button to perform the search. Once you have performed the search, you will be directed to a "Search Results" list of all of the posts that contain the word or string of words you searched.

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Authors

Authors are people who have been granted permission to create articles to post onto the website (see Figure 24). Authors not yet granted authority to publish may still submit articles; however, only authorized Administrators can publish articles or grant the authority to publish articles to authors. 

Figure 24

Inactive Authors

Inactive Authors are people who have requested to become an author who have not yet been approved by a site administrator.

Add Author

To add an author, you must have the author's email address, first name, and last name. You must also provide a password. You may designate the author you add as active or inactive. You may also designate whether the author should be notified of their account status. Depending on these settings, an email may be sent to the author. See the table below:

	Active	Inactive
Notify	An email will be sent to the author with their password and a link to the login page.	An email will be sent to the author to say that their account is Inactive.
Do Not Notify	The author is added and can login, but no email is sent.	The author's account is Inactive and no email is sent.

See Figure 25.

Figure 25

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Failed Logins

The "Settings" function allows you to set several parameters within the "Articles Module". You can navigate the "Settings" by selecting the "Settings" icon and/or text link, where you will be directed to the "Articles Settings" screen (see Figure 26):

Figure 26

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Settings

The "Settings" function allows you to set several parameters within the "Articles Module". You can navigate the "Settings" by selecting the "Settings" icon and/or text link, where you will be directed to the "Articles Settings" screen (see Figure 27):

Figure 27

The "Recent posts to show" setting affects the number of posts displayed in a list. The "Widget recent posts to show" sets the number of posts that appear in a list inside of a "Widget". The "Default Author" will be the name of the author set as the default for every post. However, this can be changed while editing or adding a post as seen above.