Articles - Adding Content and Linking to Menu Items

Next you will learn how to create content (articles) on your site and link them to menu items. Articles are organized within Sections and Categories, or they are 'uncategorized'. 

The Articles you create can either be designated to "show" on the front page (the page that shows when your site opens) or be linked to menu items (other pages of your site).

The next steps will help you create a category, an article and finally a menu link. You will also learn how to have your article "show" on the front page.

Categories

1. From the control panel in the administration site click on the Category Manager icon. Or from the menu bar, choose: Content < Category Manager.
2. There may be a category already in the Category Manager. You might decide this one category is adequate to start. If so skip to the next section called Articles.
   
3. To create a new Category, click the New button. Type in a tile for the category. Click the save button.

Articles

Now you are ready to add articles (content).

1. From the Control Panel in the administration site click on the Add New Article icon, or from the menu bar choose: Content < Article Manager.
   
2. Type in a Title for the Article.
3. Choose a Category for the Article to go in, or choose Uncategorized.
4. At this point you will choose if you want your article to appear on the front or home page of your site, or if you want your viewers to click on a menu item to access the article. if you want this article to be on the front page of your site, Choose "yes" on the "show on front page" option. If you want this article to be linked to a menu item under the Main Menu, choose "no".
5. Type the content of your article in the text box below the text editing tools. You may also copy/paste content into the text box but be aware that when copy/pasting anything other than plain text - such as tables, lists, or images - from another application such as MS Word, you may experience formatting issues. For this reason we recommend that you produce articles with lists or tables directly in the text box rather than copying them from other sources. Feel free to utilize the Text Editing Tools to enhance your content.
   
6. If you would like to insert an image into your article, see the directions in the section called Inserting Images.
7. Click the save button when you have completed your article.

Menu Links

If you have created an article and not chosen to show it on the front page, you will need to create a menu link so that the article will be accessible on the front end of the site by selecting a menu item.

1. From the Control Panel and the row of menu options across the top, choose Menus < Main Menu (Supported, Managed and Custom sites may choose other menu options to link the article to).
2. Click the New button.
3. Click on the word, Articles then Article Layout

1. Type in a title for your menu link. For referencing purposes it is best to make the title the same as the article name that you are linking it to.
2. In the Parameters - Basic box, click on the Select button.
3. Choose the article you want to link to from the selection.

1. Click the Save button.

You have now created a Category and Article with a link to a menu item. Go to the frontend of your site. Refresh the window and see your addition.

Editing Sections, Categories, Articles and Menu Items.

You may edit the names and/or content of Categories, Articles and Menu Items at any time by going to the administration site and clicking on the appropriate item.