Articles are a perfect way to show long-form posts, such as blogs, guides and of course, actual articles.
*To add an article to a folder, firstly, you must create one. The guide for creating folders can be found here.
Let's start by logging in to your Console, select Content and clicking on the Folders section.
Here you can either select an existing Folder, or create a new one by clicking on the + Add to this Folder button.
Click on the Folder you want to add your article(s) to. Doing this will land you directly on its main view.
Click + Add to this Folder and a pop-out menu will appear giving you the option to select what type of asset you want to have. Let's go ahead and click Article.
Then type in a Title and click Add!
Creating your Article:
You are now taken to the Article creator, allowing you to write out the Article body.
Next, if you tap the Settings button, you will be able to:
- Add an Article thumbnail image.
- Add an Article title and summary.
- Hide the publish date from members.
- Add author details.
- Add end notes to the Article.
- Set your member engagement rules
- You can hide and disable comments for the Article.
- You can hide and disable likes for the Article.
- Set if you want to Monetise your Article and make it only available to paid subscribers or not.
- Schedule its publication for a specific date and time.
Press Save at the end to save your Settings, before pressing Publish to publish your Article and save all of the overall editing you've made to your Article.
Embedding Assets Within your Article:
You can add a variety of assets within your Article. You can choose to do this via the Link Media button allowing you to seamlessly add media, or by utilising the Code Editor button to add in your own HTML and inline CSS.
The Link Media Button:
Tapping the Link Media button will present you with the following pop-out window.
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General: Allows you to add in your source link and set the height and width of your embedded content.
- We automatically set the width to 100%, however, you are able to change this.
- Embed: Gives you the flexibility to insert your own code and add amendments to it.
The Code Editor Button:
If you are a bit more familiar with basic HTML and inline CSS code, then here is where you can crank up your creativity.
Here are some suggestions to get your creative juices flowing:
- To add an image inside of the article's text, place this code within the text:
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<center><img src ="IMAGE URL HERE" width="320"></center>
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- You can use a third party such as ImgBB to host your images and generate a URL from, just make sure it is a direct link that you have chosen. It should look like this:
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<center><img src="https://images.com/myimage.jpg" width="320"></center>
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- To add a hyperlinked email address inside the article's text:
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<a href ="mailto: EMAIL ADDRESS HERE">EMAIL ADDRESS HERE</a>
- It should look like this:
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<a href="mailto:support@disciplemedia.com">support@disciplemedia.com</a>
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- To add a hyperlinked telephone number inside the article's text:
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<a href ="tel: PHONE NUMBER HERE">PHONE NUMBER HERE</a>
- Make sure you add the international "+" country code to the part in the <brackets>, such as +44 for the UK or +1 for USA. It should look like this:
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<a href='tel:+441234123456">01234 123456</a>
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Monetising your Article:
If you have a Freemium Community, you can monetise your individual Article and include it as a part of your paid for subscription offering.
Open the Article and select the Settings button for your Article. As we mentioned earlier, there is a drop-down item specifically for Monetisation.
You can now have the option to make this Article a part of a specific subscription. If you have a multi-tier subscription system , you can set the Article to be available for specific tiers. However, if you have a standard monetisation set-up, select Subscribers Only.
Now if you have a member that doesn't have a paid subscription to your Community, when they interact with the Article, they'll be prompted to subscribe first to gain access.
Don't forget to Save your settings changes and then Publish your Article changes to make them Live!