How To Create Content

How to Create Content

The HBN website operates a strict workflow control system in order to manage the submission of articles to the live website.

To put an article on the HBN website, it must be checked by the elected editor, and then published by the elected publisher.

Here's how to get an article published on the HBN website...

1. Login using your HBN member username and password
2. Using the admin menu on the left hand side, click on 'create content'
3. In the central area, you will be given the option to select 'Events', 'General Article', or 'News'. Click the desired option.

   The page is broken down into speciic text areas to ensure that everyone adds content in a consistent manner. Enter your text in each content area - not all of them are mandatory. Below is a descrption of each content area:

   • Title:

     This title text will appear on the top of the page.

   • Headline:

     This text will be styled in large orange type and displayed under the top image. An arrow icon will be displayed to the left of the headline. This represents the headline of the article.

   • Body Content:

     This is styled in normal type and is displayed in the main content area. This is free format text and can be styled using the formats available from the selection in the editor tool bar.

   • Top Content Image:

     This image be displayed at the top left of the article next to the title. You can replace this image with any image by clicking on the browse button and selecting an image.

   • Body Image:

     This image be displayed at the top of the body content. To put in this image click on the browse button and selecting an image.

   • Summary Headling:

     This is displayed in medium blue type in a grey box in the top right hand side of the page. This represents the title of the summary text.

   • Summary:

     This text is displayed in the grey box at the top right hand side of the page.

   • Right Image:

     This image be displayed in the right column under the summary. To put in this image click on the browse button and selecting an image.

   • Call to Action Heading:

     This is displayed in medium blue type in a grey box at the bottom right hand side of the page. This represents the title of the call to action text.

   • Related Links:

     This allows you to classify the article as defined by the terms within this select box. All articles that are classified by the same terms will appear as related links in the related links box in the middle right hand side of the page.

   • News:

     Select News from the selection box if this is a news article.

   • Article Topic:

     This is another meachanism to classify the article. The selected terms will appear in the tag cloud and allow you to link to similarly classified articles.

   • Free Tags:

     Free Tags are user defined terms used to classify articles. You can add any keyword or phrase here. The text field will highligh suggested keywords as you enter your desired term.

   • Call to Action:

     This text is displayed in the grey box at the bottom right hand side of the page.

   • Proof Heading:

     This is displayed in medium blue type in a grey box in the middle right hand side of the page. This represents the title of the proof text.

   • Proof:

     This text is displayed in the grey box at the middle right hand side of the page.

   • Log Message:

     This is a free format text area for the author and is not displayed on the page.

4. You can save your article at any time by clicking submit at the bottom, but please note that the Title field is mandatory. Your article will be saved in your workspace area. All articles you have created can be seen by clicking on the menu item 'my workspace'.
   
5. When you are ready to publish your article, you need to allow the editor and publisher access to the article. This is achieved by selecting the 'Additional Role Permissions' control. Within this area are two select boxes labelled: 'Roles that can view:' and 'Roles that can edit:'. You need to select 'editor' and 'publisher' in both select boxes. This can be achieved by holding down the control key whilst selecting them with the mouse.
   
6. When you submit this article for publishing, an email will be sent to the editor to check it. If they approve it, it will be sent to the publisher for final review. When the publisher publishes your article, the published state will change to 'yes'.