Articles

This section describes how to create, edit, and delete an article.

To Create an Article

1. Log in to Web Space Server.

2. Navigate to Control Panel -> Content -> Web Content from the Welcome menu.

3. Click the Web Content tab.

   All articles are listed.

4. To create a new article, click the Add Web Content button.

   You can create a basic or an advanced article.

   • To create a basic article:

     A basic article does not make use of a template, workflow, or other advanced articles.

     1. Click Basic in the top-right corner of the portlet window.

        Skip this step if you are already on this page.

     2. Provide a name, abstract, and the body of content for the article.

     3. Click Save.

   • To create an advanced article:

     You can apply additional options for an advanced article.

     1. Click Advanced in the top-right corner of the portlet window.

     2. To select a Structure and a Template for the article, click the Select button besides the Template field under Form and Presentation.

        A dialog box appears with the message “Selecting a new template will change the structure, available input fields, and available templates? Do you want to proceed?” appears.

     3. Click OK.

        The Templates window appears.

     4. To select a template, click on the name of the template. In this example, click NEWS-LETTER-TEMPLATE to select it as the template for the article.

        The structure used by the template is added to the article. Note that the structure of the article has changed.

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        Note –

        If you want to remove the template or the structure applied to an article, click Remove corresponding to the structure.

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     5. Type a name for the article.

     6. Select the Type for Categorization for the article.

        These details help users to search an article and help organize articles.

     7. Set the Schedule details.

        Set values for Display Date, Expiration Date, and Review Date fields. The default setting does not set an expiration date and review date.

     8. Click Save to create the article.

To Edit an Article

1. Log in to Web Space Server.

2. Navigate to Control Panel -> Content -> Web Content from the Welcome menu.

3. Click the Web Content tab.

   All articles are listed.

4. Click on the Actions button for an article and select Edit from the menu.

   The article appears in edit mode. You can edit anything in the article except for the article ID, which can not be changed once the article has been created.

   You can choose to increment the version every time you edit the article to help all users see how often the article has been changed. If you feel that the changes you are making are very minor, you can choose not to increment it.

   Note that if you set the expiration date to a date earlier to the current date, you will no longer be able to select that article for use in the Web Content Display portlet.

5. Make the desired changes and click Save.

To Delete an Article

1. Log in to Web Space Server.

2. Navigate to Control Panel -> Content -> Web Content from the Welcome menu.

3. Click the Web Content tab.

   All articles are listed.

4. Click the Actions button for an article and choose Delete from the menu.

   Alternatively, select the article ID and click the Delete button.