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Website - Getting Started

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This video contains highlights from a training Webinar given on Articles.

Note: Sections of the video have been referenced below with corresponding times in the video for ease of access

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Accessing Articles

To access Articles follow the steps below depending on your access role.

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Use Case(s)

Articles have multiple uses, such as: blogs, tournament results, meeting minutes, or news announcements. The Article Plug-in is typically added on the member home page, however, the plug-in may be added anywhere throughout the website as desired. Clubessential can assist with adding and designing the Article Plug-in.


Accessing the Tool

  1. Hover overAdmin bar in the left hand corner of the screen

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Editors: Hover over Admin in the main navigation, select Main Tools, and then Articles.

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The following Article Interface screen will launch.

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  1. Click Articles.

Article Interface

  • Current Articles: shows all publishedArticles.

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  • Archived Articles: shows allArticles that are now Archived.

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  • Unpublished Articles: shows Articles that are still being edited and not yet published, or archived.

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  • Filtering: similar to calendar filtering, allowing the users to choose which Category of Articles to view.

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Adding Articles

Click the Add Article button.

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This will bring up the Add Article Interface.

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  • Title: this will display on the Article Listing when is the Quick View Display.

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Article Listing Quick View Display:

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  • Author: this will display in the Listing View under the Current Articles tab.

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  • Post Date: allows for creation prior to posting.

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  • Set a date and time to post.

  • Expiration:

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  • moves the

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  • article to

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  • Archived

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  • at the set date

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  • Text Summary: allows for a short description of the Article. This usually shows on the Quick View Display.

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Text Summary is Listing Display:

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  • Days to Show: choose which days the Article should show on. This could be all days, or select days.

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  • Interest Areas: choose a Category for the Article to be assigned to. This is how Articles are distributed throughout the website. Note: you must assign an Interest Area to save and continue.

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  • Settings for Plugin Display: for advanced use. Designs the layout of the Articles. Set-up by Clubessential.

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  • Image Source: if the Article display is using a thumbnail image, add an image here. This will launch the Image Explorer, so an image can be chosen.

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  • Once the image is added, you will see the thumbnail in the Image Source section.

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  • Image Link URL: add event, document, page, or hyperlink.

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  • Full Article Link: this is the ‘read more’ text that will display on the on the Article Quick View Display. This

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  • can be set to a desired text. Example: Read More, Click Here, Continue, etc.

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Full Article Link in Quick View Display:

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  • Date Style: set-up by Clubessential, but used for the Article Quick View display.

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Save to continue to add content to the Article.

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  • Two buttons will now appear beneath the Add Article Interface. Open the "Click to Edit" to access the

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  • Legacy Editor or select "Click to Edit - New" to begin adding content with the new editor.

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  • Once the Editor is open, open content, imagery, and hyperlinks to create content. Save in the Editor when finished.

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Save again in the Articles Interface.

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FAQs

 

Q: Do you offer a blog?

A: You may use Articles as a blog quite easily. Articles allows for features similar to blogs such as: scheduling posts, archiving posts, and categories. Article Plugin stylings can vary, so we can accommodate for a certain look as desired that can be determined with the help of Clubessential.

 

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Downloadable Guide

Articles

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