Articles

Does anyone know how to make it so that members can write articles, or is there any mod out that allows members to publish their own articles and stories?

I don't want to use the blog for that...just doesn't fit well.

I'm interested in this one as well.  i had a mod in d6 for members to write articles, and would love to continue that option with d7.

Carol

Yes thats also what I seek for. 
I had for D6 also a mod, but I think this has to be a standard option, with controlled by admin, set off or on.

Do you consider "articles" to be different to blogs then?

Yes there is different between both. 

Blogs are not intent to have very large stories.
Articles are the place for that. :)

Currently no module exist to allow users to submit articles to your site themselves.  All articles must be inputted via the admin menu.  Current options are limited, you can create an article directing your members to email you their article for you to manual post, but nothing automated.

yes I know that, but that is not the solution. This had to be a basic build in 

Then solution (2 of them)

1.  Write a module that would allow members to submit their own articles.

2.  If you cannot write said module, head over to scriptlance and hire someone who can write it

Ok. I have to ask. Why would you want your members to be able to write articles? What will the administration use then as their private editor that's different than the users? Making articles as an admin only function gives a way for the site to separate it's news from the general populace thereby making it more important and more likely to be read. Also, I don't understand why anyone would think that a blog has to be limited in size? One more question. Why would the members need the article function when they already have 2 different ways to post content, the blogs and the forum? How many different ways do they really need and at what point does the amount of available ways to post a little text become so many that it becomes harder to navigate or search for content making the site less desirable to use?

Ok, that was more than 1 question but it just seems like overkill to me ...

Well we have "News" where Admin can publish everything that he/needs to publish on the site. Why have "NEWS" and "ARTICLES" then?

I want to allow my members to write short stories. The blog is NOT the place for this.  I want to seperate blogs from short stories... It just creates way to much confusion having EVERYTHING classified as a blog! It's stupid. I want it so that when members come to the site, they can look at the "Articles" block and see if there are any new stories. Not have to keep going through a frigin blog!

I don't understand why this isn't a part of Dolphin 7 either.  It's very simple to ad articles in if you have the code already for articles on the admin side.  VBulletin, IPB each have this ability.  What would be nice is a product like vbDynamic, which is an ezine / stories / etc... type of mod for vBulletin.  It would be worth it to look into such an addon.

Well you guys made a pretty good case.  I can totally see why a site that publishes stories would want their members to have the ability to publish articles.   Personally, I would like it if we could set membership level permissions for everything - features like this, but also pages, menu items and blocks.

I've post a function requirement for ebook from D7 Ax stage, similar to articles, but not accepted by developing team.

Very Sad.

An eBook function?  That sounds like a great idea.  Are you saying that Boonex didn't accept it? - where didn't they accept it?

Well, the thing is that user-submitted articles are, in fact, Blogs. Articles are admin-only, which is the main differentiator.

THEY ARE NOT BLOGS - I am sorry but you are incorrect! Sure with Dolphin you have given us no other choice but to make them blogs!

Hopefully a mod will be created to fix this.. its stupid!

 I agree, articles are not Blogs.  Blogs generally are like a journal entry.  However articles tend to have a bit more "researched" info.  I have added some articles, and a member wrote an article with the info on css changes to profiles.  Also scientific info and tech info have been added to articles.  But the forum would be a great area as well.  i might just eliminate Articles and just give the option to post on a Forum so comments can be made and the "articles" discussed.

Carol

Well, in the membership options tables there is the option that you can give your members permission to delete the article that Admin has written and published???does that make any sense to anyone? If you can give permission for a member to delet your article, why not give them permission to add articles?

Make sense!

I would like that feature to. Maybe in the future upgrades they can add that extra little check box in the membership levels and the admin will have the option as to what level can write and publish articles.

Ticket!! Ticket..

I have no idea how to integrate Wordpress MU, but I love it on your site HL...that is exactly it!!!

Looks great!  Love it!

Carol

A simple prewiev, have you ever tried a article of 4x A4 in a blogpost or into a forum?
I don't. This is the Article group for. If a admin wants to write someting he has the news for that. 

So I fact if I need to tell a very long information story about like ADHD  - PDD-NOS or autisme I need static pages, with where I can do every thing I need, like images  and more. Therefore is ARTICLE the place. And why let users write, I have as admin no time to write this sort of articles...

Hopely its clear why I need it.

hello friends..

can any one tell me how to increase the size of content in an article???

thank you.

Do you mean the snipped or the main content?
For the snipped look at the setting in you article module on top
Voor de main content no idea, maby some other

I don't either.  What you saw, was just a quick demo I slopped together.

After I get some more pressing work done, I'm going to look for someone to do the WPMU integration for me.  I don't intend on every single site member having Wordpress publishing permissions.... the intent will be to provide some interesting reading by various authors, that engages members, and keeps them coming back.  Printed media is on its way out, and I want to have a section of the site that has the feel of a magazine.   It will be a section of the site that places an emphasis on quality content, and Wordpress is a great platform to present that content

The delete articles option you see is a relic from the Moderator module from alpha.  When they tore out that module they missed some of the moderator functions (like delete news too).  Moderators used to be able to do all that, hopefully one day they will bring back moderator functions and then you can extend the usability to users.

Exactly!!!  That is what i liked about it...on-line publication type of section, within your site!

Carol

Jec - there are lots of things in that member's module that make no sense.   I really wish they would take a look at that and try to make it more logical.  In addition to features, let us set controls for menu items, pages and blocks.

Any word on available mods or other possibilities for integrating some type of article directory into Dolphin7 sites yet?

Thanks

Our Ultimate Articles mod is being updated for Dolphin 7 and will be released tonight.

I look forward to seeing it in action.

Thanks

The Dolphin 7 version of the Ultimate Articles mod is now available at http://www.boonex.com/unity/extensions/entry/Ultimate_Articles

Thanks modzzzz look good, so I will buy this end of the week.

Couldnt you just make a membership with that ability? I know that i have done it with a mod membership so that my site mods can post. and its free.

Does this mod support paged article, I mean page 1, page 2.... for the long article, like a booklet

and languages other than English?

The mod inherits the Language functionality of your site.

Regarding splitting an Article into segments, this is not a feature.

Does it easy to install?

Just adding a module to listing or need to dig into D7 source files to paste this lines or cut that lines like mods for D6 that driving me nut.

In my case, I want to allow 'some' members to assist me in writing articles, what i actually want is a 'writer' membership level that can add/edit articles. to make the wishlist a bit longer, I also want them to have different profile information to feature them in a different way.

They sound like trusted members. Just make them an admin

They're more than 15 guys, making 15 website admins with full admin rights and zero IT skills could turn out to be my worst nightmare.

The Articles mod found at http://www.boonex.com/unity/extensions/entry/Ultimate_Articles allows admin to control which membership levels have permissions to add Articles so this should suit your purpose

Some of those guys might actually be trying to run Dolphin.