Help310

Difference between revisions of "Content Article Manager"

From Joomla! Documentation

m (1 revision: Initial import of 3.0 help screens (derived from 2.5 help screens))
(6 intermediate revisions by 3 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
 
{{RightTOC}}
 
{{RightTOC}}
 
Used for creating new, editing, managing order, publishing, unpublishing and setting global options of articles shown on a Joomla website.
 
Used for creating new, editing, managing order, publishing, unpublishing and setting global options of articles shown on a Joomla website.
 
 
==How to access==
 
==How to access==
 
+
*Click the Article Manager icon in the [[Help30:Site_Control_Panel|Control Panel]]
Click the Article Manager icon in the Control Panel
+
*Select '''Content → Article Manger''' from the drop-down menu of the '''''Joomla! Administrator Panel'''''.
Select Content Article Manger from the drop-down menu of the Joomla! Administrator Panel.
 
  
 
==Description==
 
==Description==
 +
The Article Manager is used to add and edit articles. See [[Help30:Content Article Manager#Toolbar|Toolbar]] below for a detailed list of all functions.
  
The Article Manager is used to add and edit articles. See Toolbar below for a detailed list of all functions.
+
==Screenshot==
 +
[[Image:Help30-Content-Article-Manager-screen.png]]
  
==Screenshot==
+
==Column Headers==
[[File:J3articlemanager.png|screenshot of the article manager in Joomla! 3]]
+
{{Chunk30:colheader|Click to sort}}
 +
{{Chunk30:colheader|Checkbox}}
 +
{{Chunk30:colheader|Title}}
 +
{{Chunk30:colheader|Status}}
 +
*'''Featured.''' Whether or not the Article will show on the Featured Articles Page. You can change an Article's published state by clicking on the icon in the column.
 +
{{Chunk30:colheader|Category}}
 +
{{Chunk30:colheader|Order}}
 +
{{Chunk30:colheader|Access}}
 +
*'''Created by.''' Name of the Joomla! User who created this item.
 +
*'''Date.''' The date this Article was created. This date is added automatically by Joomla!, but you may change it in the Publishing Options - Article section of the [[Help30:Content_Article_Manager_Edit|Content Article Manager Edit]].
 +
{{Chunk30:colheader|Hits}}
 +
{{Chunk30:colheader|Language}}
 +
{{Chunk30:colheader|Id}}
  
 
==Toolbar==
 
==Toolbar==
 +
At the top right you will see the toolbar:
  
In the top right you will see a toolbar with several useful functions for article management.
+
[[Image:Help30-New-Edit-Publish-Unpublish-Featured-Archive-Checkin-Trash-Options-Help-toolbar.png]]
 
 
[[File:J3articlemanager-toolbar.png|Article manager toolbar in Joomla! 3]]
 
  
 
The functions are:
 
The functions are:
* New - Opens the editing screen to create a new article.
+
{{Chunk30:Help_screen_toolbar_icon_New|article}}
* Edit - Opens the editing screen for the selected article. If more than one article is selected (where applicable), only the first article will be opened. The editing screen can also be opened by clicking on the Title or Name of the article.
+
{{Chunk30:Help_screen_toolbar_icon_Edit|article}}
* Publish - Makes the selected articles available to visitors to your website.
+
{{Chunk30:Help_screen_toolbar_icon_Publish|articles}}
* Unpublish - Makes the selected articles unavailable to visitors to your website.
+
{{Chunk30:Help_screen_toolbar_icon_Unpublish|articles}}
* Featured - Marks selected articles as featured. Works with one or multiple articles selected.
+
{{Chunk30:Help_screen_toolbar_icon_Featured|articles}}
* Archive - Changes the status of the selected articles to indicate that they are archived. Archived articles can be moved back to the published or unpublished state by selecting "Archived" in the Select Status filter and changing the status of the articles to Published or Unpublished as preferred.
+
{{Chunk30:Help_screen_toolbar_icon_Archive|articles}}
* Check In - Checks-in the selected articles. Works with one or multiple articles selected.
+
{{Chunk30:Help_screen_toolbar_icon_Checkin|articles}}
* Trash - Changes the status of the selected articles to indicate that they are trashed. Trashed articles can still be recovered by selecting "Trashed" in the Select Status filter and changing the status of the articles to Published or Unpublished as preferred. To permanently delete trashed articles, select "Trashed" in the Select Status filter, select the articles to be permanently deleted, then click the Empty Trash toolbar icon.
+
{{Chunk30:Help_screen_toolbar_icon_Trash|articles}}
* Batch - reveals options to perform batch operations on selected articles.  See Batch Operations
+
{{Chunk30:Help_screen_toolbar_icon_Options}} See [[Help30:Content_Article_Manager_Options|Article Manager Options]] for more information.
* Options - Opens the Options window where settings such as default parameters can be edited. See Article Manager Options for more information.
+
{{Chunk30:Help_screen_toolbar_icon_Help}}
* Help - Opens this help screen.
 
 
 
==Search & Sorting==
 
Directly above the list of articles, you will find options to search the article list, as well as sort the list based on a variety of parameters.
 
 
 
===Search===
 
[[File:J3articlemanager-search.png|search function in the article manager for Joomla! 3]]
 
 
 
Use the Search option to quickly search the Article list by article title, alias, or ID
 
 
 
===Sorting===
 
Use the sorting options to adjust the order of the Article list to your preferences.
 
 
 
[[File:J3articlemanager-ordering.png|Ordering articles in the article manager for Joomla! 3]]
 
 
 
There are several options for sorting the articles.
 
* Ordering - sort articles by their article manager order.  See Ordering Articles.
 
* Status - sort articles by their publication status.
 
* Title - sort articles in alphabetical order by their title
 
* Category - sort articles in alphabetical order by their category
 
* Access - sort articles by their User Access Level
 
* Language - sort articles by their language.
 
* Date - sort articles in chronological order by date
 
* ID - sort articles in numerical order by article ID
 
 
 
With a sorting parameter chosen, you can also determine if articles will be shown in ascending or descending order.
 
 
 
You can also determine how many articles are shown, with optional increments of 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 50, 100, or All.  The default number is 20.
 
  
 
==List Filters==
 
==List Filters==
Another method of viewing only the articles you want to see is by filtering the list to only view articles that meet specific criteria.  You can use the List Filters option on the left hand side of the articles list to accomplish this.
+
Above the column headers are a series of controls that let you limit what items show in the manager screen. More than one filter may be entered. In this case, only items that meet all of the filter conditions will show on the list.
 
+
{{Chunk30:colheader|List Filter}}
[[File:J3articlemanager-filters.png|Filters Options for the article manager in Joomla! 3]]
+
{{Chunk30:colheader|Select Status}}
 
+
{{Chunk30:colheader|Select Category}}
The options to filter the article list are:
+
{{Chunk30:colheader|Select Max Levels}}
* Status - only view articles with a specific publication status
+
{{Chunk30:colheader|Select Access}}
* Category - only view articles from a specific category
+
{{Chunk30:colheader|Select Author}}
* Access - only view articles with a specific User Access Level
+
{{Chunk30:colheader|Select Language}}
* Author - only view articles written or created by a specific user
+
{{Chunk30:colheader|Manager Pagination}}
* Language - only view articles assigned to a specific language
 
 
 
You can "mix-and-match" these filters to narrow the list of articles down to only those you want to see
 
  
==Batch Processes==
+
==Batch Process==
Batch Processing allows you to make a set of changes in bulk to a selected group of articles.
+
{{Chunk30:colheader|Batch Process}}
  
[[File:J3articlemanager-batch.png|Batch Processes in the article manager for Joomla! 3]]
+
==Options==
 +
Clicking on the Options icon in the toolbar opens a modal window where you can set component level options for articles. To see the help screen for Options, click [[Help30:Content_Article_Manager_Options|Article Manager Options]]
  
There are several Batch Operations available:
+
==Quick Tips==
 +
* If Joomla is installed without sample data, one article category called "Uncategorised" is created automatically. If you want to use other categories for articles, you should create them before trying to add articles.
 +
* To see trashed and archived articles, set the Status filter to All.
 +
* To change the ordering of articles within a category, click on the Ordering column heading to sort by this column. Also, it is easier to see the ordering if you filter on the desired category.
  
* Set Access Level - change or set the access level for the articles selected
+
==Related Information==
* Set Language - set or change the language for the articles selected
+
* To add or edit Articles: [[Help30:Content_Article_Manager_Edit|Article Manager: New/Edit]]
* Select Category for Move/Copy - set a category to either move the selected articles to, or copy the selected articles to.
+
* To manage Categories: [[Help30:Components_Content_Categories|Category Manager]]
 +
* To manage Featured Articles: [[Help30:Content_Featured_Articles|Article Manager: Featured Articles]]
  
With your desired changes selected, you can either move the selected articles to the adjusted parameters, or you can copy (or clone) the selected articles with the adjusted parameters.
+
<noinclude>{{cathelp|3.0|Article Manager Help Screens|Content Help Screens}}</noinclude>

Revision as of 17:37, 15 September 2012

Used for creating new, editing, managing order, publishing, unpublishing and setting global options of articles shown on a Joomla website.

How to access[edit]

  • Click the Article Manager icon in the Control Panel
  • Select Content → Article Manger from the drop-down menu of the Joomla! Administrator Panel.

Description[edit]

The Article Manager is used to add and edit articles. See Toolbar below for a detailed list of all functions.

Screenshot[edit]

Help30-Content-Article-Manager-screen-en.png

Column Headers[edit]

Chunk30:Help screen column header Click to sort

Delete-icon.png
This Page is a Candidate for Deletion

This page is a candidate for deletion. The given reason is: No links here.

This notice should remain for a minimum of 1 week after it was placed on the page. If discussion is still ongoing, it should remain until a consensus is reached, after which the page will either be deleted or this notice removed. If you disagree with its deletion, please discuss your reasons on its associated talk page, as applicable.

Remember to check if anything links here and the page history before deleting.

Last edit by Chris Davenport (talk · contrib) · Last edited on Sat, 15 Sep 2012 17:37:35 +0000

Delete-icon.png
This Page is a Candidate for Deletion

This page is a candidate for deletion. The given reason is: No links here.

This notice should remain for a minimum of 1 week after it was placed on the page. If discussion is still ongoing, it should remain until a consensus is reached, after which the page will either be deleted or this notice removed. If you disagree with its deletion, please discuss your reasons on its associated talk page, as applicable.

Remember to check if anything links here and the page history before deleting.

Last edit by Chris Davenport (talk · contrib) · Last edited on Sat, 15 Sep 2012 17:37:35 +0000

Delete-icon.png
This Page is a Candidate for Deletion

This page is a candidate for deletion. The given reason is: No links here.

This notice should remain for a minimum of 1 week after it was placed on the page. If discussion is still ongoing, it should remain until a consensus is reached, after which the page will either be deleted or this notice removed. If you disagree with its deletion, please discuss your reasons on its associated talk page, as applicable.

Remember to check if anything links here and the page history before deleting.

Last edit by Chris Davenport (talk · contrib) · Last edited on Sat, 15 Sep 2012 17:37:35 +0000

  • Featured. Whether or not the Article will show on the Featured Articles Page. You can change an Article's published state by clicking on the icon in the column.
Delete-icon.png
This Page is a Candidate for Deletion

This page is a candidate for deletion. The given reason is: No links here.

This notice should remain for a minimum of 1 week after it was placed on the page. If discussion is still ongoing, it should remain until a consensus is reached, after which the page will either be deleted or this notice removed. If you disagree with its deletion, please discuss your reasons on its associated talk page, as applicable.

Remember to check if anything links here and the page history before deleting.

Last edit by Chris Davenport (talk · contrib) · Last edited on Sat, 15 Sep 2012 17:37:35 +0000

Delete-icon.png
This Page is a Candidate for Deletion

This page is a candidate for deletion. The given reason is: No links here.

This notice should remain for a minimum of 1 week after it was placed on the page. If discussion is still ongoing, it should remain until a consensus is reached, after which the page will either be deleted or this notice removed. If you disagree with its deletion, please discuss your reasons on its associated talk page, as applicable.

Remember to check if anything links here and the page history before deleting.

Last edit by Chris Davenport (talk · contrib) · Last edited on Sat, 15 Sep 2012 17:37:35 +0000

Delete-icon.png
This Page is a Candidate for Deletion

This page is a candidate for deletion. The given reason is: No links here.

This notice should remain for a minimum of 1 week after it was placed on the page. If discussion is still ongoing, it should remain until a consensus is reached, after which the page will either be deleted or this notice removed. If you disagree with its deletion, please discuss your reasons on its associated talk page, as applicable.

Remember to check if anything links here and the page history before deleting.

Last edit by Chris Davenport (talk · contrib) · Last edited on Sat, 15 Sep 2012 17:37:35 +0000

  • Created by. Name of the Joomla! User who created this item.
  • Date. The date this Article was created. This date is added automatically by Joomla!, but you may change it in the Publishing Options - Article section of the Content Article Manager Edit.
Delete-icon.png
This Page is a Candidate for Deletion

This page is a candidate for deletion. The given reason is: No links here.

This notice should remain for a minimum of 1 week after it was placed on the page. If discussion is still ongoing, it should remain until a consensus is reached, after which the page will either be deleted or this notice removed. If you disagree with its deletion, please discuss your reasons on its associated talk page, as applicable.

Remember to check if anything links here and the page history before deleting.

Last edit by Chris Davenport (talk · contrib) · Last edited on Sat, 15 Sep 2012 17:37:35 +0000

Delete-icon.png
This Page is a Candidate for Deletion

This page is a candidate for deletion. The given reason is: No links here.

This notice should remain for a minimum of 1 week after it was placed on the page. If discussion is still ongoing, it should remain until a consensus is reached, after which the page will either be deleted or this notice removed. If you disagree with its deletion, please discuss your reasons on its associated talk page, as applicable.

Remember to check if anything links here and the page history before deleting.

Last edit by Chris Davenport (talk · contrib) · Last edited on Sat, 15 Sep 2012 17:37:35 +0000

Delete-icon.png
This Page is a Candidate for Deletion

This page is a candidate for deletion. The given reason is: No links here.

This notice should remain for a minimum of 1 week after it was placed on the page. If discussion is still ongoing, it should remain until a consensus is reached, after which the page will either be deleted or this notice removed. If you disagree with its deletion, please discuss your reasons on its associated talk page, as applicable.

Remember to check if anything links here and the page history before deleting.

Last edit by Chris Davenport (talk · contrib) · Last edited on Sat, 15 Sep 2012 17:37:35 +0000


Toolbar[edit]

At the top right you will see the toolbar:

File:Help30-New-Edit-Publish-Unpublish-Featured-Archive-Checkin-Trash-Options-Help-toolbar.png

The functions are:

<translate>

  • New. Opens the editing screen to create a new article.</translate>

<translate>

  • Edit. Opens the editing screen for the selected article. If more than one article is selected (where applicable), only the first article will be opened. The editing screen can also be opened by clicking on the Name of the article.</translate>

<translate>

  • Publish. Makes the selected articles available to visitors to your website.</translate>

<translate>

  • Unpublish. Makes the selected articles unavailable to visitors to your website.</translate>

<translate>

  • Feature. Marks selected articles as featured. Works with one or multiple articles selected.</translate>

<translate>

  • Archive. Changes the status of the selected articles to indicate that they are archived. Archived articles can be moved back to the published or unpublished state by selecting "Archived" in the Select Status filter and changing the status of the articles to Published or Unpublished as preferred.</translate>

<translate>

  • Check-in. Checks-in the selected articles. Works with one or multiple articles selected.</translate>

<translate>

  • Trash. Changes the status of the selected articles to indicate that they are trashed. Trashed articles can still be recovered by selecting 'Trashed' in the 'Select Status' filter and changing the status of the articles to Published or Unpublished as preferred. To permanently delete trashed articles, select 'Trashed' in the 'Select Status' filter, select the articles to be permanently deleted, then click the 'Empty Trash' toolbar icon.</translate>

<translate>

  • Options. Opens the Options window where settings such as default parameters can be edited.</translate> See Article Manager Options for more information.

<translate>

  • Help. Opens this help screen.</translate>

List Filters[edit]

Above the column headers are a series of controls that let you limit what items show in the manager screen. More than one filter may be entered. In this case, only items that meet all of the filter conditions will show on the list.

Delete-icon.png
This Page is a Candidate for Deletion

This page is a candidate for deletion. The given reason is: No links here.

This notice should remain for a minimum of 1 week after it was placed on the page. If discussion is still ongoing, it should remain until a consensus is reached, after which the page will either be deleted or this notice removed. If you disagree with its deletion, please discuss your reasons on its associated talk page, as applicable.

Remember to check if anything links here and the page history before deleting.

Last edit by Chris Davenport (talk · contrib) · Last edited on Sat, 15 Sep 2012 17:37:35 +0000

Delete-icon.png
This Page is a Candidate for Deletion

This page is a candidate for deletion. The given reason is: No links here.

This notice should remain for a minimum of 1 week after it was placed on the page. If discussion is still ongoing, it should remain until a consensus is reached, after which the page will either be deleted or this notice removed. If you disagree with its deletion, please discuss your reasons on its associated talk page, as applicable.

Remember to check if anything links here and the page history before deleting.

Last edit by Chris Davenport (talk · contrib) · Last edited on Sat, 15 Sep 2012 17:37:35 +0000

Delete-icon.png
This Page is a Candidate for Deletion

This page is a candidate for deletion. The given reason is: No links here.

This notice should remain for a minimum of 1 week after it was placed on the page. If discussion is still ongoing, it should remain until a consensus is reached, after which the page will either be deleted or this notice removed. If you disagree with its deletion, please discuss your reasons on its associated talk page, as applicable.

Remember to check if anything links here and the page history before deleting.

Last edit by Chris Davenport (talk · contrib) · Last edited on Sat, 15 Sep 2012 17:37:35 +0000

Delete-icon.png
This Page is a Candidate for Deletion

This page is a candidate for deletion. The given reason is: No links here.

This notice should remain for a minimum of 1 week after it was placed on the page. If discussion is still ongoing, it should remain until a consensus is reached, after which the page will either be deleted or this notice removed. If you disagree with its deletion, please discuss your reasons on its associated talk page, as applicable.

Remember to check if anything links here and the page history before deleting.

Last edit by Chris Davenport (talk · contrib) · Last edited on Sat, 15 Sep 2012 17:37:35 +0000

Delete-icon.png
This Page is a Candidate for Deletion

This page is a candidate for deletion. The given reason is: No links here.

This notice should remain for a minimum of 1 week after it was placed on the page. If discussion is still ongoing, it should remain until a consensus is reached, after which the page will either be deleted or this notice removed. If you disagree with its deletion, please discuss your reasons on its associated talk page, as applicable.

Remember to check if anything links here and the page history before deleting.

Last edit by Chris Davenport (talk · contrib) · Last edited on Sat, 15 Sep 2012 17:37:35 +0000

Delete-icon.png
This Page is a Candidate for Deletion

This page is a candidate for deletion. The given reason is: No links here.

This notice should remain for a minimum of 1 week after it was placed on the page. If discussion is still ongoing, it should remain until a consensus is reached, after which the page will either be deleted or this notice removed. If you disagree with its deletion, please discuss your reasons on its associated talk page, as applicable.

Remember to check if anything links here and the page history before deleting.

Last edit by Chris Davenport (talk · contrib) · Last edited on Sat, 15 Sep 2012 17:37:35 +0000

Delete-icon.png
This Page is a Candidate for Deletion

This page is a candidate for deletion. The given reason is: No links here.

This notice should remain for a minimum of 1 week after it was placed on the page. If discussion is still ongoing, it should remain until a consensus is reached, after which the page will either be deleted or this notice removed. If you disagree with its deletion, please discuss your reasons on its associated talk page, as applicable.

Remember to check if anything links here and the page history before deleting.

Last edit by Chris Davenport (talk · contrib) · Last edited on Sat, 15 Sep 2012 17:37:35 +0000

Delete-icon.png
This Page is a Candidate for Deletion

This page is a candidate for deletion. The given reason is: No links here.

This notice should remain for a minimum of 1 week after it was placed on the page. If discussion is still ongoing, it should remain until a consensus is reached, after which the page will either be deleted or this notice removed. If you disagree with its deletion, please discuss your reasons on its associated talk page, as applicable.

Remember to check if anything links here and the page history before deleting.

Last edit by Chris Davenport (talk · contrib) · Last edited on Sat, 15 Sep 2012 17:37:35 +0000


Batch Process[edit]

Delete-icon.png
This Page is a Candidate for Deletion

This page is a candidate for deletion. The given reason is: No links here.

This notice should remain for a minimum of 1 week after it was placed on the page. If discussion is still ongoing, it should remain until a consensus is reached, after which the page will either be deleted or this notice removed. If you disagree with its deletion, please discuss your reasons on its associated talk page, as applicable.

Remember to check if anything links here and the page history before deleting.

Last edit by Chris Davenport (talk · contrib) · Last edited on Sat, 15 Sep 2012 17:37:35 +0000


Options[edit]

Clicking on the Options icon in the toolbar opens a modal window where you can set component level options for articles. To see the help screen for Options, click Article Manager Options

Quick Tips[edit]

  • If Joomla is installed without sample data, one article category called "Uncategorised" is created automatically. If you want to use other categories for articles, you should create them before trying to add articles.
  • To see trashed and archived articles, set the Status filter to All.
  • To change the ordering of articles within a category, click on the Ordering column heading to sort by this column. Also, it is easier to see the ordering if you filter on the desired category.

Related Information[edit]