Beacon Communications
Web Site Management Quick-start Guide
Create an Article
From the home page of the admin site, select the "Create an Article..." link.
This will take you to the "Create an Article" screen.
Please Note: If you hold your mouse over the blue question marks 
,you will be provided with helpful information.
Please Note: Fields with a red asterisk are required. Other fields are optional.
Following is information to help you complete the form and create and article...
| Article Content Tab | |
| Article Details | |
| Type of Article | Select the "A complete article with one or more pages of content" option. The "A short article or summary that may link to an attachment or a website" option may be used for very short stroies |
| * Title | Provide the title of your article. The title will appear on the paper's home page and in the story list for each category. |
| * Article Categories | Every article must be in at least one category. To select multiple categories hold control while clicking categories. If the category you want to use does not exist, click the "Create a new category..." link and follow the instructions for creating a category. |
| * Short Description | This is the teaser for the article that will appear on the home page and in the category lists. Here is your chance to capture your readers' attention and draw them into the story. |
| Article Content | |
| Subtitle | The subtitle is associated with a specific article page. If you desire, you can put your article on multiple pages - that is, create a "Next" link your readers will have to click to see more of the article. This action is currently discouraged. |
| * Content | This block is where you will type or paste your article. |
| Meta Keywords | Search engines will use this list of words to help categorize the article. Including the meta keywords will often increase your search hits. |
| Meta Description | Some search engines will display this text as a summary of the article in their results page. |
| Advanced Options Tab | |
| Teaser Image | |
| Teaser Image | The teaser image appears on the home page with the short description. |
| Miscellaneous | |
| Disable Comments | Select this checkbox to disable article comments. |
| Author | Select another author if you are not the article's author. If needed, click the "Create a new author..." link to create a new author. |
| Meta Keywords | For this author. Complete the article meta keywords on the "Article Content" tab. |
| Meta Description | For this author. Complete the article meta description on the "Article Content" tab. |
| Date and Display | |
| Visible | Unselect this check box if you do not want the article to appear on the web site. |
| Featured | Select this check box if you want the article to appear at the top of the article list in the featured section. |
| Status | Articles with a status of other than approved will not appear. |
| Start Date | Set the date you would like the article to start appearing on the site. This will also be the dateline for the article. |
| Start Time: | Set the time you would like the article to start appearing on the site. |
| Enable Expiry? | Select this check box if you want the article to quit appearing on the site on a scheduled date and time. If you select this box, you will be able to select an expiry date and time. |
| Display Order | Use this to set the order the article will display. You can also do this in the "View Articles" area. |
| Article Series & Relations | Not addressed in this quick-start |
| Attachments and Related Links | Not addressed in this quick-start |
| Podcast | Not addressed in this quick-start |
Use the links on the right to go to another section or click "Next" to continue to the instructions for creating a category...
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