Articles - -test- http://sonsofsamhorn.net/page/index.html/_/articles/ Tue, 11 Mar 2014 01:52:25 +0000 43200 Articles describing how to use the new Articles module of IP.Content SoSH FAQs http://sonsofsamhorn.net/page/index.html/_/articles/sosh-faqs-r20 What is this place?

We are the Sons of Sam Horn and this is the home of some of the most passionate and knowledgeable Red Sox and baseball fans on the internet. We have forums to discuss the Sox and all of the other MLB teams. We also have forums to discuss the other Boston Pro teams as well as most every other sport under the sun. We even have a forum just to talk about the Yankees and many of our members are fans of the Spawn of Satan as well as other teams. A great way to learn more about us and the Sox is to read the SoSH wiki.

Okay, I'm here. Now what do I do?

If you'd like to post in some of the forums that are open to Lurkers, the first thing you need to do is register. If you don't want to post and just want to look around first, go ahead. Have fun and maybe you'll learn something. You can always come back and register later on. If you do register, you'll be able to post in the MLB forum, the game threads, the Sandbo as well as a few of the other forums. Now before you start posting, make sure you read the next FAQ.

I registered Now what?

I'll be back to work on this some more.

How do I become a member?

Can I stay here as a lurker?

How can I support the site as a lurker?]]> Wed, 21 Jul 2010 00:24:06 +0000 da4fb5c6e93e74d3df8527599fa62642 What Is A Frontpage? http://sonsofsamhorn.net/page/index.html/_/articles/frontpage/what-is-a-frontpage-r11
Firstly, you will now be able to define "frontpage" templates in the ACP for the Articles module. IP.Content 2.0 will ship with 3 defaults:

  • 1x2x2 Layout
    This layout will display articles in a traditional "news" style layout.
  • Blog format
    This format will display articles in a blog-style format.
  • Single column
    This layout will force articles to display in a single column, one per row.

You can use one or more of these frontpage layouts, or you can create your own. Experiment with displaying articles in different formats on your homepage to determine which layout your users like best.

Articles must be set to "Show on front page" in order for them to display on the homepage frontpage.

In addition to the homepage frontpage, each category has it's own frontpage. The category frontpage functions identically to the homepage frontpage, except for two important factors:

  • Only records from within that category (and it's subcategories) will be displayed
  • The "Show on front page" setting is not honored for the category frontpage

You will be able to easily review and manage the articles set to display on the frontpage from a new section of the ACP labeled "Frontpage Manager". We feel that this new area of the articles section will help showcase important articles and increase user interaction with your articles section.]]> Thu, 15 Jul 2010 17:18:27 +0000 698d51a19d8a121ce581499d7b701668 test http://sonsofsamhorn.net/page/index.html/_/articles/test test Thu, 15 Jul 2010 12:52:15 +0000 1f0e3dad99908345f7439f8ffabdffc4 Promoting Posts to Articles http://sonsofsamhorn.net/page/index.html/_/articles/forum/promoting-posts-to-articles-r1
The administrator can configure the specifics of this feature in the ACP under My Apps -> IP.Content -> Promote Article Settings. You can turn the system on and off, control which groups can copy and move posts to the articles section, and specify a few other details for the feature. A new hook is included with IP.Content which adds a button to each post labeled "Promote to Article". This button only shows up if you have permission to use the feature based on the ACP configuration.

When clicked, the button will take you to a new form where you can formalize the details of the new article. You can tweak the text and title, upload an image, and specify other pertinent details. If you are able to both move and copy posts to the articles section, you will also be asked which type of promotion you wish to use. Upon submitting the form, IP.Content handles the rest.

This new feature can be used to showcase important content otherwise hidden in your forums by pushing this content to your frontpage. It is then up to you whether you want a copy made in the articles section (leaving the original post in tact), whether you want to actually move the post to the articles section, and whether you want any cross-linking left in place. With such powerful options, we are sure you will find many uses for this new promotion tool in IP.Content 2.0.]]> Thu, 15 Jul 2010 12:50:50 +0000 6512bd43d9caa6e02c990b0a82652dca What Is A Frontpage? http://sonsofsamhorn.net/page/index.html/_/articles/frontpage/what-is-a-frontpage-r2
Firstly, you will now be able to define "frontpage" templates in the ACP for the Articles module. IP.Content 2.0 will ship with 3 defaults:

  • 1x2x2 Layout
    This layout will display articles in a traditional "news" style layout.
  • Blog format
    This format will display articles in a blog-style format.
  • Single column
    This layout will force articles to display in a single column, one per row.

You can use one or more of these frontpage layouts, or you can create your own. Experiment with displaying articles in different formats on your homepage to determine which layout your users like best.

Articles must be set to "Show on front page" in order for them to display on the homepage frontpage.

In addition to the homepage frontpage, each category has it's own frontpage. The category frontpage functions identically to the homepage frontpage, except for two important factors:

  • Only records from within that category (and it's subcategories) will be displayed
  • The "Show on front page" setting is not honored for the category frontpage

You will be able to easily review and manage the articles set to display on the frontpage from a new section of the ACP labeled "Frontpage Manager". We feel that this new area of the articles section will help showcase important articles and increase user interaction with your articles section.]]> Thu, 15 Jul 2010 12:50:50 +0000 c20ad4d76fe97759aa27a0c99bff6710 Store Comments In Forum http://sonsofsamhorn.net/page/index.html/_/articles/forum/store-comments-in-forum-r6
This new functionality can be enabled at a per-database and per-category level. You can specify separate forums for each category in your article section, for instance, or you can turn off forum commenting for a specific category, while enabling it for all others.

A few additional configuration options, such as allowing you to automatically remove the topic when the record is removed, and specifying a prefix and/or suffix for the topic title so that your users can more easily identify that such topics were stemmed from the articles section help round out the feature, giving you better control over how these automatically posted topics are handled.

These new forum cross-posting capabilities allow the administrator to better tie in articles with the forums, giving you better opportunities to expose your content to a wider audience. Additionally, forum management of comments provides for easier maintenance and stronger managerial options of the comments, utilizing IP.Board's powerful, proven feature set.]]> Thu, 15 Jul 2010 12:50:50 +0000 c74d97b01eae257e44aa9d5bade97baf