The element type of Article stored in TYPO3 is used to display content on the pages of the Website. The following types of Article content exist in the system:
In the TYPO3 backend, there are multiple folders in which Articles are stored. These folders are used to group the content by specific topics. The Articles in these topic folders are then displayed in the frontend pages using the Articles Plugin.
To create, edit or delete Articles for the website, the user must log into the TYPO3 backend. The management operations of the website are done through the Backend Interface provided by the TYPO3 content management system. Please login with the user credentials provided to you, in order to complete any of the actions you wish to perform.
In order to login in the Backend Interface, you have to open the following link in your browser: http://www.adventist.org/typo3/ and type in your username and password.
Before creating a new Article, determine which type of Article is being created (News, Article, etc.). This will determine where the article should be stored, meaning into which folder the Article element will be placed. For example: A new News type Article is being created, therefore it should be created and stored in the News folder. If the Article is a text on a biblical topic it should be created under one of the folders containing biblical Articles. Properly configruring the article will ensure it displays in the correct region of the website.
The following is only an example of creating an Article to be placed into a specific folder. Please consider the above guidance when creating and organizing your Articles and News items.
Click on the List icon on the left side of the screen. Expand the Data folder in the center column. Next, expand the Articles folder under the Data folder. Then expand the Beliefs folder. From the possible options, click on the text next to the Holy Scriptures folder.
When the right-hand screen refreshes, you should be in the "Holy Scriptures" screen. At the top of the screen you will see a page header "Holy Scriptures". In this screen, you will click on the add new icon under the Aricles header.
When the right-hand screen refreshes, the "Create new Articles on page Holy Scriptures" page will appear.
Verify that the "General" tab is selected or active. Fill out the fields as detailed below for the General tab:
* please refer below to the section Locating fields on the Article.
Once all the fields have been filled out for the General Tab, select the Text tab.
This is a Rich Text Editor (RTE) field into which the body of the text will be entered. To avoid potential formatting issues when copying text from another document, it is better to copy the text into MS Notepad and then recopy the text from MS Notepad and paste it into the RTE. (see also: Using Rich Text Editor (RTE)) The Text will be shown as position 4 in the Locating fields on the Article below.
Next select the Tags tab.
In this tab the Article will be tagged for locating and displaying on the pages of the Website. Simply click on the tag(s) from the Available Items list on the right and they will appear under the Selected Items list on the left. For further details on adding Tags to the Article please see: Tagging Articles.
Once all fields have been properly filled out, the Article needs to be saved. Click on the save icon at the top of the screen you are currently working in. After saving you may close out of the screen by clicking on the close icon
. The alternate option is to click on the save and close
icon.
An Article can be shown on a page in abreivated or full form. Below are two screenshots which show the two versions. The first version shows the abreviated form of an Article, when it comes in a list or teaser format. The second screenshot shows the full version of an Article. Please refer to the red arrow markers below and the numbered list of Article fields above to locate the fields in the screenshot.
Once an Article is created and the Folder(s), Tags, etc. are properly selected, the Article should simply display in the frontend. Below are things to check when the Article is not displaying as believed it should be:
The following is an example of editing an Article in the Beliefs folder. If your Article is located elsewhere you will need to navigate to that location.
Click on the List icon on the left side of the screen. Expand the Data folder in the center column. Next, expand the Articles folder under the Data folder. Then expand the Beliefs folder. From the possible options, click on the text next to the Holy Scriptures folder.
When the right-hand screen refreshes, you should be in the "Holy Scriptures" screen. At the top of the screen you will see a page header "Holy Scriptures". In this screen, you will click on the edit icon next to the Aricle you wish to edit.
When the right-hand screen refreshes, the "Edit Articles on page Holy Scriptures" page will appear.
In this screen, navigate through the Tabs and edit the fields as needed. If you have any questions regarding Tabs or Fields, please see the section: Creating an Article
Once all fields have been properly filled out, the Article needs to be saved. Click on the save icon at the top of the screen you are currently working in. After saving you may close out of the screen by clicking on the close icon
. The alternate option is to click on the save and close
icon.
Click on the List icon on the left side of the screen. Expand the Data folder in the center column. Next, expand the Articles folder under the Data folder. Then expand the Beliefs folder. From the possible options, click on the text next to the Holy Scriptures folder.
When the right-hand screen refreshes, you should be in the Holy Scriptures screen. At the top of the screen you will see a page header "Holy Scriptures". In this screen, you will click on the delete icon next to the Aricle you wish to delete. You will be prompted to verify the delete, confirm if this is the proper Article to delete.
When the right-hand screen refreshes, the selected Article should have been deleted.