Among all the items, articles are the simplest in terms of appearance and content.

To add a new article, do the following:

1. In the left navigation panel, click on Articles (under Modules). After doing this, a page will appear like the one shown below:

   

2. Click on the Add sub-menu on the top of this page.
3. In the Account area (image shown below), look for the Member who will own the article. You can do this by hitting the Click here to select an account link.

   

   In this same area, do the following:

   1. In the Username box, type the login ID of the Member. Then, click on the Search button.
   2. Choose the Member by clicking on the Select button.
4. In the Information area (image shown below), do the following:

   

   1. In the Article Title box, type the name of the article that you are adding. The title is the text that will appear on the top most part of your article. Be sure to make it descriptive and catchy.
   2. In the Article Author box, type the name of the person who created or constructed the article contents. The author may be you or another person.
   3. In the Article Author URL box, type the website address that you want to associate with the author. This is ideal if the author has his/her own website and you want to display a link in the article. The URL should contain both the protocol (e.g., http, https), and the domain name (e.g., demodirectory.com).
   4. In the Publication Date box, provide the information that you want to appear in the directory front as the date on when the article is posted. Do this by clicking on the icon. By default, the current date is the one displayed in the box.
5. In the Image area (image shown below), do the following:

   

   1. Click on the Browse button of the Image Source box to select the image file on your local PC that you want to use for the article.
   2. In the Image Attribute box, type the text that you want to appear on the bottom of the article’s primary image in the directory front.
   3. In the Image Caption box, type the text that you want to appear when the mouse pointer is moved over the thumbnail image in the directory front and when the thumbnail image is clicked and viewed in a separate window.
6. In the Abstract area (image shown below), do the following:

   

   In the English textarea, provide the text that will summarize the important points of the article. Do this also for all the languages you have enabled on your directory.

   We advise you to have it available in all enabled languages so when a visitor browsing the directory changes the site language, the abstract of the article will also change in accordance with the selected language.

7. In the Content area (image shown below), do the following:

   

   In the English textarea, provide the full-length content of the article. Do this also for all the languages you have enabled on your directory.

   We advise you to have it available in all enabled languages so when a visitor browsing the directory changes the site language, the abstract of the article will also change in accordance with the selected language.

In eDirectory version 7.3.00, an HTML editor is added in this exact area to replace the Content textareas (image shown here). With this editor, you can use a wide variety of features for inputting the Content field, editing the text with in it, adding smilies, spell checking, uploading videos, and many other features.

8. In the Keywords for the search area (image shown below), do the following:

   

   In the English textarea, type the keywords with which the article will be indexed for a search. Add one keyword/keyword phrase per line. Do this also for all the languages you have enabled on your directory.

   
   We advise you to have the keywords available in all enabled languages. This will allow the site visitors to search using keywords in foreign languages.

9. In the Categories and sub-categories area (image shown below), select the category and the sub-category (if there is one) under which you want the article to appear. As you click on a category, the list of all sub-categories under it is displayed.

   

   You need to click on the Add link to associate the category or sub-category with the article. After clicking the link, the category or sub-category is automatically displayed in the Article Categories box.

   You need to associate the article with one or multiple categories and sub-categories so as to display the article under the specific categories and sub-categories to the site visitors. To delete a category, highlight the category or sub-category name in the Article Category box, and click on the Remove Selected Category button.

10. In the Promotional Code area (image shown below), type the promo code that you want to use for the article.  (To know more about Promo Code, click here)

    

11. Click on the Submit button.

    
    After submitting the form, the Site Manager still needs to confirm or activate this recently added article before it becomes visible in the directory front.

Editing is necessary when there is something in the article information that you want to update.

The Site Manager and the Members can edit an article whether it has been activated or not.

When a Member edits an article which is already paid and activated, its status goes back to Pending. This means that the Site Manager should re-activate it before it appears in the directory front again. Paid articles get pending after a change because the Site Manager still needs to verify the edited content to avoid bad words. Members don’t need to pay again; they just have to wait for a new confirmation.

To edit an article, do the following:

1. In the left navigation panel, click on Articles (under Modules).
2. Click on the icon of the corresponding article that you want to edit.
3. Do Steps 3 to 11 of the procedure that you perform when adding a new article. (Refer to the previous How To)