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How do I submit an article? PDF Print E-mail
Written by Ivan Avilla   
Friday, 25 September 2009 10:31

1.

Only registered users may submit articles, once registered, log in and you will be brought to the front page.

2.

Just under the main menu, on the left is the "User Menu".  Click the "Submit an Article" link.

3.

Once you fill out all the sections, click on "Save" in the upper-right hand corner.  Here is a description of all the fields:

Title - Title of the article.
(Just below title) - This is the article main body, you may format text, create links, add pictures, tables, or custom HTML to your article.
"Joomimage" - This button will create a linkable thumbnail to a picture in the Photo Gallery.
Section - This is the proposed section you would like the article to be published to, once you select a section categories will be populated in the field below.
Category - Once you have selected a section, you can choose a category for the article to be published two.
Show on Front Page - Choose if you would like the article to be published to the main page.
Author Alias - If left blank the author shown will be your username, otherwise fill in what you would like the article to be shown as "written by", for example your real name if preferred.
Start Publishing - If you don't want the article to show until a future date choose that date here.
Finish Publishing - If you want the article to expire and stop showing after a certain date choose that date here.
Access level - If you want the article to be viewable only by registered users choose "Registered" or "Special".
Meta data Description - You may enter a description to be shown by search engines for links to your article.
Meta data Keywords - Enter words you would like search engines to associate with your article.

4.

After you click "Save" on the upper-right hand corner, you should be brought back to the main page with this bar showing just below the "Top Menu".  Once articles are submitted they must be approved by a moderator or administrator to be seen on the page.

Last Updated on Tuesday, 09 February 2010 16:51
 
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1 Tuesday, 15 December 2009 18:15
Hey updated this article so it's a little easier to follow.
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