Articles allow you to arrange information for a page into sub-sections of the page for easier reading and navigation. A page can have an unlimited number of articles, and each article can also have an unlimited number of sub-articles, creating a 3 level menu system.

An article will appear as a hover menu when the mouse is positioned over the Menu link, as shown to the left. A user can click on and go directly to each individual article from the menu, or they can click the main page link to view the whole page. 

When a user clicks on the main page, the first article listed for the page will be displayed below the content of the page. All other articles will be listed at the bottom of the page as click-able links. The article with listing order set to 1 will be displayed on the page, if you don’t want an article displayed on the page, start with the listing order set as 2.

To post a new article to a page: Click the Post Article button on the home page or go directly to a menu page, and click the Post Article button on that page in the upper right corner. Just as in creating a menu page, you can select from the similar options when posting an article.

The Custom Content Article form has several fields:

Select Article Page - Use the drop down menu to select which page the article will appear on. Once the article is created you can move it to any page.

Listing Order - Articles will be listed on a page ordered by the listing order, starting with 1 first.

Menu Title - Enter the title of the article that will appear in the hover menu when the mouse is positioned over the menu page link. This is a required field.

Full Page Title - Enter the full-page title that will appear at the top of the article when a user clicks to read the article.

Display Text: The display text option specifies the preview type for the article. Selecting Preview will show a brief text preview of the article on the home page or on any page that the article is posted on. Selecting Full will display the entire article, on the home page or main page, and None will only show the title link of the article.

There are two ways to enter content for the article. The first option is to use the Enter Article Text field. The second option is to upload an external HTML file that contains the article content using the Select Article File to Upload field below the text box. You can use either option or both together for greater control.

Enter Article Text - Use the built-in editor to directly enter in the article content. If the article is a What's New article for the home page, this will be the text that is visible on the home page under the title link of the article. If you are typing in a large amount of text into the editor box, make sure to update the article every half hour to keep your login from timing out and loosing your work.

Select Article File to Upload - Click the browse button to select an HTML or Text file from your computer that contains the article content. The file will be uploaded to the website and displayed when someone clicks to read the article. You can create HTML or Text files using many programs including Microsoft Word.

Select Article Attachment to Upload - You can attach any type of document to an article for users to download. Click the browse button to select the file to attach to the article. The file will be uploaded directly from your computer to the website. Once you post the article to can add an unlimited number of attachments to the article.

Select Caption Image - The caption image will appear in the article with the article content wrapped around the image. If this is a What's New article for the home page, the caption image will appear as a click-able thumbnail below the article title. Click the browse button to select the caption image from your computer. The caption image will be uploaded directly from your computer to the website. You can set the thumbnail preview size for the home page using the height and width fields.

Once you have completed the form, click the Post Article button at the bottom of the form to save the article to the website. If you are posting large attachments or files this may take a few minutes. Make sure to let the page finish processing before leaving in order to ensure proper article creation.

To edit an article, navigate to the article, and then click the Edit Article link just under the article title, to the right of the printable version link.