Introduction
The News application allows users to follow and keep up-to-date with any news channels and articles made by content creators.
We will cover the following areas:
- Overview of News application
- How to create a News article
- Managing Draft articles
- How to subscribe to News channels
For all available permissions & configuration options, make sure to read our News: Admin Overview.
The below steps are outlined in the video above.
Front-end of news
Head to Application > News.
From the landing page, you will be able to view all news articles that you have permission to as well as the available news channels.
For information on News channels, check out our guide on Channels and templates.
There are a variety of ways to search for a specific article.
- Search function: Input keywords mentioned in the article.
- Filtering option: Choose from the available news channels.
- Timeline: Select a specific year and month the article was posted.
- Tag cloud: Filter between popular tags that have been used when creating the article.
Selecting an article will allow you to read it in its entirety, as well as see any related articles.
You will also have the ability to post a comment if the feature has been enabled.
Creating news articles
With the correct permissions, you will see the option to create a news article.
Reminder: If you do not see the options, please check with your administrator that you have the permission needed to do so.
Adding a news article
You can add a new article to the news channel you have permission to.
For more information, please refer to our guide on Creating a news article.
Editing a news article
You can also edit existing news articles using the pencil (edit) button.
Draft news articles
News articles in Draft status will only be visible to users with permissions.
An approval process can be set up to allow select users to review & publish draft articles.
For an overview of News permissions, check out our article on News permissions.
To find out more about the News approval process, check out our article on How to set up news approval process.
Subscribing to a news channel
From a News channel, you can make use of the Subscribe feature.
The Subscribe feature allows you to follow and keep up-to-date with any news channels and articles you have permission to view.
Users who are subscribed to a news channel will get notified of any new content published and/or updated within the channel they are subscribed to.
Please note: News subscriptions are chosen by the users themselves. Users can also unsubscribe from the channel at any time using the same button.
