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Description

The Create Article menu item allows users to submit an article via the Site interface. Normally this is available only to users who have logged in to the front end of the site. Users must have permission to create articles. When the Create Article page is shown in the front end, the screen shows as examples in the Front End Screenshots section below.

Comment y accéder

To create a new Create Article menu item:

• Select Menus → [name of the menu] from the Administrator menu (for example, Menus → Main Menu). Then...

• • Select the New Toolbar button. Then...

• • Select the Menu Item Type Select button

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• • In the modal dialog select the Articles item to open a list and then select the Create Article item.

To edit an existing Create Article menu item:

• Select its Title in Menu Items list.

Screenshot

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Form Fields

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Details Tab

Laft Panel

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Right Panel

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Options Tab

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• Default Category. If Yes, all articles created will be assigned to the specified category and the user will not be able to select a category. If No, the user may select the category from the list box. Note that only categories for which the user has Create permission will show in the list box.

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Common Options

See Menus: Edit/New Item for help on fields common to all Menu Item types, including:

• Link Type Options

• Page Display Options

• Metadata Options

Module Assignments Tab

See Menus: Edit/New Item for help on fields in this Menu Item.

Toolbar

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Front End Screenshots

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Editor Tab View

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Fields Tab View

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Publishing Tab View

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Language Tab View

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Metadata Tab View

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Quick Tips

• An unauthorised user will normally get an error if they click on a Create Article menu item. For this reason, it is normal practice to give the menu item a viewing access level that can only be seen by users authorised to add articles.

Related Information

• To create a new user: Users: Add or Edit User

• To change global ACL permissions for a Group: Global Configuation → Permissions

• To change article ACL permissions for a Group: Articles → Options → Permissions

• To assign Groups to Viewing Access Levels: Users → Access Levels → New/Edit

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