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This section is dedicated to your organizations news, information, or attractions. You can post news events or general information on your organization here. Virtually anything can be posted. This Site Feature is flexible and supports HTML, images, PDFs, CSS, Javascript, and plain text.

Quick Jump

Viewing News Articles

To view your current articles you need to click on the option "News, Information, and Attractions" on the administrative menu.



You will now see all of your articles. If Groups were used each News Article will list under the corresponding Group name.



Adding a News Article

To add a News Article, you need to click the ADD button at the top of the page. You will then be presented with several sections that will enable you to create your Article. The following will walk through each section.

General:
This area contains several important pieces of information about your Article.



  • Topic: This is the name of your Article.
  • Group Description: If you created a group(s) for News Articles you may choose it from the drop down menu.
  • Sort Order: This allows you to sort your News Articles in any order you choose. If left blank they are sorted as they are added.
  • Date Posted: The date the Article was created.
  • Last Viewed: The last date the Article was viewed.
  • Viewed Count: The total number of times a visitor viewed the Article.
  • Reset Counter/Dates: Resets the Counter and Date.


Article Description:
This is the main content of your News Article. The use of HTML, CSS, Javascript, images, PDFs, and plain text are allowed.



Upload Images for Page Content (GIF, JPG, PNG):
This section allows you to upload images for your Article. For detailed information, please see the help documentation Using Images.



Upload PDF for Page:
This section enables you to upload PDFs for your Article. For detailed information, please see the help documentation Using PDFs.



Current Images:
This lists your current images.



Current PDFs:
This section shows your current PDF documents.



Deleting a News Article

To delete a News Article you need to check the box labeled "You MUST check this box first to Delete this Article", then click the DELETE button. The News Article is now permanently deleted. The Help Topic CANNOT be recovered.



Finally, click the SAVE button at the bottom of the page. Also remember you can always go back in and edit your News Article.