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Title: Article question
Post by: plusev on July 27, 2009, 11:12:29 PM

Not really a support question and wasn't sure where to post this but could someone please explain the functionality of the article / category system. I'm just not quite sure how to take advantage of it. Everything else ... 2 thumbs up.

Thx, +EV

Title: Re: Article question
Post by: ccbtimewiz on July 28, 2009, 01:47:17 AM

You can make articles-- eg, you can specify what posts you want to appear on the frontpage by making them articles.

Likewise, you can give each post its own picture dictated from a category. Eg, you can have all "Site Maintenance"-like posts made into articles under the category "Site Maintenance" with a traffic-cone icon.

Title: Re: Article question
Post by: plusev on July 28, 2009, 01:54:35 AM

Ok, I get it. Lastly, what is the purpose of categories?

Thx

Title: Re: Article question
Post by: 130860 on July 28, 2009, 09:57:39 AM

to have more control over the topics, to have then organized and easy to reach when is necesary,  plus it looks cool  ;)

Title: Re: Article question
Post by: kai920 on July 28, 2009, 10:07:48 AM

Can someone post a sample link of this articles/categories system?

Title: Re: Article question
Post by: [SiNaN] on August 09, 2009, 12:06:06 PM

It isn't much different from Board News block currently, except that you can choose which topics to be displayed exactly, and use category image. We are using article system here.

Hopefully there will be an advanced article system in 2.4 version.