Article Library
Creates a Searchable list of editable articles.
Contents
Terms
- Article Library
- Refers to the add-on and is also used to specify different types of article libraries on different webpages.
- Categories
- Used to group related articles within a specific article library.
- Articles
- The stories posted to a specific article library.
Roles
- Administrator
- The site user with administrator rights who configures and maintains the ecommerce system.
- User
- Anyone with a record in the People table.
- Customer
- The user who purchases online, creating an invoice, paying, etc.
How to Install the Article Library Add-On
Click here for information on Installing Add-Ons.
How to Add the Article Library to a Webpage
When you are logged on as an Administrator, you will go to the page where you want to put the Article Library search and click EDIT. While editing the page, put your cursor in the copy box and select ARTICLE LIBRARY from the Add-On drop down menu. Click OK to save changes.
To select which library you want displayed on the page, click on ADVANCED EDIT, click the WRENCH, select the Article Library from the drop down in that field and click UPDATE.
How to Add a New Category to the Article Library
If you want to create a new article library category, click ADMIN, MANAGE ADD-ONS, ARTICLE LIBRARY, ARTICLE LIBRARY CATEGORIES. Click ADD to add a new category or click the paper/pencil icon next to a category to edit it. Enter the library name and click OK to save changes. Type the category name and select which article library it applies to. Click OK to save changes.
How to Add a New Article Library to the drop down
If you want to create a new article library, click ADMIN, MANAGE ADD-ONS, ARTICLE LIBRARY, ARTICLE LIBRARIES. Click ADD to add a new library or click the paper/pencil icon next to a library to edit it. Enter the library name and click OK to save changes.
To select which library you want displayed on a page, go to the page, click on ADVANCED EDIT, click the WRENCH, select the Article Library from the drop down in that field and click UPDATE.
How to Add articles to the Article Library
When you are logged on as an Administrator, you will click on ADMIN, MANAGE ADD-ONS, ARTICLE LIBRARY, ARTICLE LIBRARY DATA. Click ADD to add a new article or click the paper/pencil icon next to an article to edit it. Next enter the article name, select the article library, select the library category (if any).
Next you will enter the article content in one of three ways:
- To type the copy directly in the record, enter it in the COPY field.
- To upload a PDF or other file, click CHOOSE FILE in the UPLOAD field.
- To link to a webpage with the article text, enter the link as http://www.website.com in the LINK field.
Click on the VERSION 2 tab to:
- Mark an article in the FEATURED ARTICLE field. These articles will show up when you go to the Article Library before you enter any search criteria.
- Enter the author of the article.
- Enter the article date.
- Upload an image for the article if desired.
Click OK to save changes.
