Adding a new article

There are two ways to add a new article to your site. Make sure you're logged in first.

1. Go to the area you wish to add an article to. Click “New Article”.
2. Go to the Control Panel and click “New Article”.

The difference with the first route is that the area will be pre-selected. If you go via the Control Panel, you need to ensure that you're adding the article to the correct area.

Once the New Article page has loaded, you'll be able to start writing your content.

Every article needs a title. Make it snappy, make it catchy, make it memorable - make people want to read the post just by seeing the title. Or, make it informative. It depends on the site you're writing for.

This determines the location of the article on your site. Every article belongs to an area. Choose the area you wish to add the article to.

This is the body of your article. You can use a variety of formatting options - most of them work by typing some text, highlighting it with the mouse, then clicking the option you require. Bold and italic for instance.

We'll look at the editor in more detail in a future tutorial. For now, try experimenting with some of the buttons. If you move the mouse over one of the buttons and pause for a moment, you will see a popup description. This is a good way of finding out what the buttons do.

Tags are keywords that make it easier to find content on your site. They will become very useful once you have added a few articles. Each tag can be a single word or multiple words. Separate each tag with a comma and a space.

Click on the Date tab to display the date options. When you click New Article, the current date and time will be used here. You can backdate an article by changing the date and time. This may be useful when adding content that you have written in the past, such as poetry or prose.

You can also use a date in the future if you want to create a scheduled post. This is useful if you want to write posts in advance of the publication date. The date and time you specify will be the date and time that the content is released for public viewing.

This is a special option that can be used for link directories. It can then be displayed in your theme. If you do not have a use for this, just leave it blank.

Optionally, you can attach one file to each article. This can be displayed as a thumbnail or displayed as a download link.

If you are not ready to publish the article yet, click Save Draft and it will be saved. You will be able to continue editing the article by clicking the “Keep editing” link that appears on the results page. Or, you can go to the Control Panel, click on Content, find the article, and click the Edit link.

If you edit an article that is already published and you click Save Draft, it will no longer be published.

This will release the article so it can be viewed on your site. If you used a date and time that is in the future, the article will be Scheduled. It will be automatically published once the specified date and time is reached.

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