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General Settings tab

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Overview
Use this tab to configure the general settings and features for Tiki articles.
To Access
From the Articles Admin page, click the General Settings tab.



Option Description Default
Articles Articles can be used for date-specific news and announcements. You can configure articles to automatically publish and expire at specific times or to require that submissions be approved before becoming "live." Disabled
Plugin Article List Display multiple articles Enabled
Plugin Article Display a field of an article Enabled
Title of articles homepage Select the default title for the page that displays all articles.
| Topic | Type | Articles
None
Maximum number of articles on the articles homepage The number of articles to show on each page of the Articles homepage. 10 articles
Submissions Articles can be submitted but need to be approved before they are published. Disabled
Use new articles Use the new CustomSearch-based article lists rather than database information Disabled
Article creator remains article owner Last article editor does not automatically become author (owner). Disabled
Rankings Users can see several charts or rankings about the item. Disabled
User ratings on articles Allow users to rate articles.
Permissions involved: rate_article, ratings_view_results. Also, when configuring articles, "Admin Types > Comment can rate article" needs to be set.
Disabled
Article rating options List of options available for the rating of articles. 0,1,2,3,4,5
Comments on articles Users with permission can post or reply to comments. The comments will appear at the bottom of the page. Disabled
Number per page Set the number of comments per page. 10 comments
Display order Set the display order of comments.
Newest first | Oldest first | Points
Points
Article content templates Predefined content for an article Disabled
Lock Content Templates Enable users to lock content templates and so prevent others from editing them Disabled
Specify notification emails when creating articles Send a notification email when creating an article. Remember that notification emails for article topics can be redefined when the topic is edited after its creation. Disabled
Paginate articles Divide articles into multiple pages with pagebreak markers. Disabled
Custom attributes for article types Enable additional custom fields for article types Enabled
Geolocate articles Provide controls to indicate a geographic location in the article edit form. Disabled
Article title in SEFURL The article title rather than article number can be displayed in the search engine friendly URL. Enabled
Related articles Display a list of related articles at the bottom of an article page Disabled
Tracker for articles Have a tracker to supplement article information Disabled
Tracker ID of tracker for articles A tracker for articles must contain an "Articles" field None
Article copyright Apply copyright management preferences to this feature. Disabled
Article image maximum file size Maximum file size for an article image. Article images are stored in the database so it should remain low. 500000 kilobytes
Default maximum width for custom article images Set the default maximum width of the article image
"0" for no maximum
0 pixels
Default maximum height for custom article images Set the default maximum height of article images
"0" for no maximum
0 pixels
Default maximum width for custom article images in list mode (on View Articles) Sets the default maximum width of custom article images in list mode (on View Articles page)
"0" to default to the view mode maximum
0 pixels
Default maximum height of custom article images in list mode (on View Articles page) Set the default maximum height of custom article images in list mode (on the View Articles page)
"0" to default to the view mode maximum
0 pixels
ShareThis buttons Enable sharing site content via ShareThis
Insert a ShareThis button from http://www.sharethis.com.
Disabled
Your ShareThis publisher identifier (optional) Set to define your ShareThis publisher identifier
record your ShareThis publisher ID
None
First year in the dropdown Enter a year or use +/- N to specify a year relative to the current year -10 years
Last year in the dropdown Enter a year or use +/- N to specify a year relative to the current year +10 years
Option Description Default
Articles Articles can be used for date-specific news and announcements. You can configure articles to automatically publish and expire at specific times or to require that submissions be approved before becoming "live." Disabled
Plugin Article List Display multiple articles Enabled
Plugin Article Display a field of an article Enabled
Title of articles homepage Select the default title for the page that displays all articles.
| Topic | Type | Articles
None
Maximum number of articles on the articles homepage The number of articles to show on each page of the Articles homepage. 10 articles
Submissions Articles can be submitted but need to be approved before they are published. Disabled
Use new articles Use the new CustomSearch-based article lists rather than database information Disabled
Article creator remains article owner Last article editor does not automatically become author (owner). Disabled
Rankings Users can see several charts or rankings about the item. Disabled
User ratings on articles Allow users to rate articles.
Permissions involved: rate_article, ratings_view_results. Also, when configuring articles, "Admin Types > Comment can rate article" needs to be set.
Disabled
Article rating options List of options available for the rating of articles. 0,1,2,3,4,5
Comments on articles Users with permission can post or reply to comments. The comments will appear at the bottom of the page. Disabled
Number per page Set the number of comments per page. 10 comments
Display order Set the display order of comments.
Newest first | Oldest first | Points
Points
Article content templates Predefined content for an article Disabled
Lock Content Templates Enable users to lock content templates and so prevent others from editing them Disabled
Specify notification emails when creating articles Send a notification email when creating an article. Remember that notification emails for article topics can be redefined when the topic is edited after its creation. Disabled
Paginate articles Divide articles into multiple pages with pagebreak markers. Disabled
Custom attributes for article types Enable additional custom fields for article types Enabled
Geolocate articles Provide controls to indicate a geographic location in the article edit form. Disabled
Article title in SEFURL The article title rather than article number can be displayed in the search engine friendly URL. Enabled
Related articles Display a list of related articles at the bottom of an article page Disabled
Tracker for articles Have a tracker to supplement article information Disabled
Tracker ID of tracker for articles A tracker for articles must contain an "Articles" field None
Article copyright Apply copyright management preferences to this feature. Disabled
Article image maximum file size Maximum file size for an article image. Article images are stored in the database so it should remain low. 500000 kilobytes
Default maximum width for custom article images Set the default maximum width of the article image
"0" for no maximum
0 pixels
Default maximum height for custom article images Set the default maximum height of article images
"0" for no maximum
0 pixels
Default maximum width for custom article images in list mode (on View Articles) Sets the default maximum width of custom article images in list mode (on View Articles page)
"0" to default to the view mode maximum
0 pixels
Default maximum height of custom article images in list mode (on View Articles page) Set the default maximum height of custom article images in list mode (on the View Articles page)
"0" to default to the view mode maximum
0 pixels
ShareThis buttons Enable sharing site content via ShareThis
Insert a ShareThis button from http://www.sharethis.com.
Disabled
Your ShareThis publisher identifier (optional) Set to define your ShareThis publisher identifier
record your ShareThis publisher ID
None
First year in the dropdown Enter a year or use +/- N to specify a year relative to the current year -10 years
Last year in the dropdown Enter a year or use +/- N to specify a year relative to the current year +10 years
Option Description Default
Articles Articles can be used for date-specific news and announcements. You can configure articles to automatically publish and expire at specific times or to require that submissions be approved before becoming "live." Disabled
Plugin Article List Display multiple articles Enabled
Plugin Article Display a field of an article Enabled
Title of articles homepage Select the default title for the page that displays all articles.
| Topic | Type | Articles
None
Maximum number of articles on the articles homepage The number of articles to show on each page of the Articles homepage. 10 articles
Submissions Articles can be submitted but need to be approved before they are published. Disabled
Use new articles Use the new CustomSearch-based article lists rather than database information Disabled
Article creator remains article owner Last article editor does not automatically become author (owner). Disabled
Rankings Users can see several charts or rankings about the item. Disabled
User ratings on articles Allow users to rate articles.
Permissions involved: rate_article, ratings_view_results. Also, when configuring articles, "Admin Types > Comment can rate article" needs to be set.
Disabled
Article rating options List of options available for the rating of articles. 0,1,2,3,4,5
Comments on articles Users with permission can post or reply to comments. The comments will appear at the bottom of the page. Disabled
Number per page Set the number of comments per page. 10 comments
Display order Set the display order of comments.
Newest first | Oldest first | Points
Points
Article content templates Predefined content for an article Disabled
Lock Content Templates Enable users to lock content templates and so prevent others from editing them Disabled
Specify notification emails when creating articles Send a notification email when creating an article. Remember that notification emails for article topics can be redefined when the topic is edited after its creation. Disabled
Paginate articles Divide articles into multiple pages with pagebreak markers. Disabled
Custom attributes for article types Enable additional custom fields for article types Enabled
Geolocate articles Provide controls to indicate a geographic location in the article edit form. Disabled
Article title in SEFURL The article title rather than article number can be displayed in the search engine friendly URL. Enabled
Related articles Display a list of related articles at the bottom of an article page Disabled
Tracker for articles Have a tracker to supplement article information Disabled
Tracker ID of tracker for articles A tracker for articles must contain an "Articles" field None
Article copyright Apply copyright management preferences to this feature. Disabled
Article image maximum file size Maximum file size for an article image. Article images are stored in the database so it should remain low. 500000 kilobytes
Default maximum width for custom article images Set the default maximum width of the article image
"0" for no maximum
0 pixels
Default maximum height for custom article images Set the default maximum height of article images
"0" for no maximum
0 pixels
Default maximum width for custom article images in list mode (on View Articles) Sets the default maximum width of custom article images in list mode (on View Articles page)
"0" to default to the view mode maximum
0 pixels
Default maximum height of custom article images in list mode (on View Articles page) Set the default maximum height of custom article images in list mode (on the View Articles page)
"0" to default to the view mode maximum
0 pixels
ShareThis buttons Enable sharing site content via ShareThis
Insert a ShareThis button from http://www.sharethis.com.
Disabled
Your ShareThis publisher identifier (optional) Set to define your ShareThis publisher identifier
record your ShareThis publisher ID
None

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