Creating or Editting Article Types

Last Updated: 2002/May/03

  1. Click the "Edit article type" tab to create or edit article types. To edit a pre-existing article type, choose one from the drop down and click "Select Article Type". In either case fill in the fields mentioned below.

  2. "Article Type Category" is not in use within the display system but is planned for future usage. For now pick "columnist".

  3. In the "Article Type Primary Section" drop down choose the section that is columnist will primarily be displayed in.

  4. Type in a full "Article Type Image URL" to an image you wish to accompany the columnist's articles.

  5. "Article Type Code" signifies a string that is used in articles sent in the feed that identify the article as belonging to this article type. If you do not know what that string is, simply repeat the "Article Type URL Folder" here.

  6. "Article Type URL Folder" is the URL folder a article type will appear in. For example... For either http://web.wichitaeagle.com/content/wichitaeagle/2000/10/10/columnists/gshister/ or http://web.wichitaeagle.com/content/wichitaeagle/columnists/gshister/ the "Article Type URL Folder" should be "gshister".

  7. "Article Type Description" is a long description of the article type for display purposes.

  8. "Article Type Title" is the title you wish displayed with this article type.

  9. "Article Type Byline is the name of the article author, such as "Gail Shishter."

  10. "Article Type E-mail is the email of the author, such as: "[email protected]."

  11. "Article Type Lead In" is a flexible-use field that can be called on any columnist template. Generally, it contains the title of the column, followed by the byline, i.e. "TVTALK | Gail Shister." If the column does not have a title, repeat the byline in this field. Do not leave it blank.

  12. "Article Type Footer" can be any standing information about the columnist or article type that can then be called in the columnist template.

  13. "Article Type Bio" is the bio or any information related to the author.

  14. "Disable Article Type" will disable any articles associated with the article type.

  15. Click "Save Article Type" to save or create this article type.