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 |