Use this tool to create Stories for your Website. There are four different types of Stories, and each one has several variables and optional elements that you can use to control the look of the Story.
Story Types
Article: For standard news stories and features.
Column: For editorials, news analyses and opinion pieces.
Book Review: For reviews. Includes a profile grid to display vital information of the subject being reviewed.
Cover: Very different from the other Story Types, the Cover is more of a section or home page which links to multiple Stories.
Create a Story
1. Click New Story from the left navbar and enter the following information:
Title: The
headline of the Story.
Slug: A one-word identifier used as the Story file’s bottom directory. ##Example?
Story Type: Choose what kind of Story you are creating.
Source: ??description pending
Primary Category: ??still unclear about this.
Priority: Tells users how urgent the Story is.
Cover Date: Select the date and time that will be displayed with the Story (this is not necessarily the publish date, but what appears to viewers to be the publish date).
2. Click Create to submit information.
3. This brings you to the Story Profile page. From this page you will enter data and add any desired elements to help give shape your Story. Be sure to click “Save” at the bottom of the page to save the Story to your Workspace.
Story Profile Data
Notes: Attach editorial notes to the
Story. The Notes will be viewable to
other users when you check the Story in to a Desk, but are separate from the
Story’s text and will not show up when you publish it.
Trail: Lists what Desks the Story has been checked in to (None if it is a new Story).
ID: The Story’s identification number, given automatically.
Story Type:
Article, Column, Book Review or Cover.
URI: The address of the Story on your server, it includes the Category and Slug you selected on the previous page. You can click the URI link to preview the Story.
*Note: preview will appear blank if you haven’t entered in any text yet.
Source: ??description pending
Priority: Tells
users how urgent the Story is.
Title: The headline of the story.
*Note: Priority and Title fields must be filled in order to save.
Description:
??Not completely clear.
Teaser? Only for internal use?
Slug: A one-word identifier used as the Story file’s bottom directory. ##Example?
Cover Date: The date that will be posted
with the Story. (this is not necessarily the publish date, but what appears to
viewers to be the publish date).
Expire Date: The date and time the Story will be taken offline.
This is where you give shape to the Story, by editing its existing Elements and adding new ones. Each different Story type has its own set of Elements -- some are automatically included and some are optional.
*Note: Users with administrative access can adjust the Element sets for each Story type and create new Elements from scratch.
Click the Edit button next to an Element to go to its Element Profile page, where you can insert text and choose attributes. To include a new Element, select one from the pulldown menu and click the Add Element button. You will automatically be sent to the new Element’s Profile page, where you can enter its data.
Reorder: To change the order of the Elements, use the pulldowns to adjust the Position numbers, then click the Reorder button.
Delete: To delete an item, check the box next to it and then click the Delete button. You can delete more than one item at a time.
Categories determine where on the site an item is published. An item can lie in one Category or in several, but only one is designated as the Primary Category. On your first time through, the Story’s only Category will be the one you chose on the New Story page. To add a Category, select one from the pulldown and click Add Category.
Primary: To choose a new Category as the Primary one, click the circle next to it, then click on Save or Save and Stay at the bottom of the page.
Delete: To delete a Category, check the box next to it and then click the Delete button. You can delete more than one Category at a time.
In this section, you provide meta information (information that is embedded in the Story but not displayed), which allows for more accurate searches and automated associations between Stories.
Keywords: Enter any words or phrases relating to the Story’s subject(s) that will help tie it to related Stories and also allow it to be found by archive searches. Click Edit to get to the Edit Keywords page, then type the keywords into the blanks. You do not need to fill in all four spaces, but you can include as many additional spaces as you want by clicking Add More. When done, click Save.
Contributors: Enter the names of the item’s producers, including the writer and any photographer or illustrator whose work is featured with the Story. Click Edit to get to the Contributor Association page. Under Choose Contributors, find the person’s name and click Associate. On the next page, select their role and click Next. When done, click Save.
With this option you can search all Desks for an existing Story.
Simple Search: The default search is very simple: just enter a title, URL or keyword and click Search. For a complete list of Stories, leave the space blank and click Search.
Advanced Search: This search allows you to be more specific about what Stories you’re trying to find. Fill in any or all of the fields and click Search. To restart your search with a fresh page, click Clear Values.
Stories Found: Click Edit next to the desired Story to access its Story Profile page.
Create a New Story: If you can’t find what you need in the existing Stories, why not create a new one? This link will get you to the New Story page.
View a list of all active Stories along with their vital information. Click Edit next to a Story to modify its Story Profile page.