The news publisher script allows a website owner to easily add/manage news articles on his/her website.  The information below will help you start utilizing the news publisher script quickly and effectively.

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• Giving members free news article management access

• Charging members to get news article management access

• Changing membership fees (if charging)

• Configuration settings

• Managing articles

• Modifying templates

• Linking the news publisher to your website

Giving members free news article management access

Steps:

1. Login to your master admin at www.<yourdomain>.com/cgi-bin/master/Admin.cgi

2. Go to "Member Config"

3. Update the "Charging method" to "Free"

Note:  If your charging for other modules such as classifieds, then leave the "Charging method" as "Fee Based" and simply enter a "0" price value on the calendar variables.

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Charging members to get news article management access

Steps:

1. Login to your master admin at www.<yourdomain>.com/cgi-bin/master/Admin.cgi

2. Go to "Member Config"

3. Update the "Charging method" to "Fee Based"

4. Change the prices/fees that you want to charge next to the calendar line items

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Changing membership fees (if charging)

Steps:

1. Login to your master admin at www.<yourdomain>.com/cgi-bin/master/Admin.cgi

2. Go to "Member Config"

3. Modify the fees associated with each script module (brochures, etc.)

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Configuration Settings

Steps:

1. Login to your master admin at www.<yourdomain>.com/cgi-bin/master/Admin.cgi

2. Go to "News Publisher" then click on "Configuration Settings"

3. Modify the settings accordingly:

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Managing Articles

There are three different event modes as follows:

• Visible - This mode means that the article is active and your website visitors can view the article information.

• Not Visible - The mode means that the site owner has decided to make it not available to the public for whatever reason.

• Pending - If the site owner has in the configuration settings for all new articles to be in a "Pending" mode, then it will not be shown to the public until the admin manually reviews the article and accepts it by putting it in a "Visible" mode.

Steps:

1. Login to your master admin at www.<yourdomain>.com/cgi-bin/master/Admin.cgi

2. This page shows the listing of all articles currently in the data base and the status

3. To change the status, click on the "modify" link of the article you want to manage.  There is a drop down box next to the "Status" field.

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Modifying Templates

You can customize any template that your website visitor sees.  Click here to view the template customizing information.

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Linking the news publisher to your website

Simply point your news button on your website to the following url:
http://www.<yourdomain>.com/cgi-bin/news/NsVisitor.cgi
Note: This url can also be found under the "Important URL's" link on the main startup page of the master admin.

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