In order to create a new news item (article), choose option “Article Management” from the “Newsdesk” menu. The page with the news/articles categories will be displayed.
Figure 859: Creating a new news item
Select the desired category by clicking on the folder icon.
You will enter the category. The
following screen will be displayed.
Figure 860: Creating a new news item
In order to create an article/news item inside the category, click on the “New News Item” button. The following screen will be displayed (note: screen presented with 2 screenshots).
Figure 861: Creating a new article/news item
The following parameters are available inside the first part of the screen:
Headline – input field for setting the headline of the article
Summary – input field for entering summary (introduction paragraph) for the article
Content – input field for entering the body of the article
Note: the toolbar contains advanced formatting options (WYSIWYG editor); place your mouse over each of the buttons to find out its function
Figure 862: Creating a new article/news item
The following parameters are available inside the second screen:
New Article Status – set the status for the new article
In print – select this option to make the article visible
Out of print – select this option to hide the article
Sticky Status – selecting this option will make the article always visible
Date Formatted as – enter the date of article creation
URL to outside resource – enter the URL that will lead to an external site (note: the address should be entered without “http”)
Article Image – part of the screen for defining images for the articles
Browse – click on the “Browse” button to locate an image from your PC
Image title – enter the title for the image which will be displayed as caption
Note: these is a total of 3 images that can be defined per article