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*How to delete an article
 
*How to delete an article
  
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|| In this tutorial, we will learn about  
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|| In this tutorial, we will learn about '''Article Manager ''' in''' Joomla'''. :
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*'''Article Manager ''' in''' Joomla'''
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We will learn to:
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*Create a new '''article'''
 
*Create a new '''article'''
 
*Edit an existing '''article'''
 
*Edit an existing '''article'''
 
*Make a copy of an '''article''' and
 
*Make a copy of an '''article''' and
 
*Delete an '''article'''
 
*Delete an '''article'''
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|| For this tutorial, we will be using:
 
|| For this tutorial, we will be using:
 
*'''Ubuntu''' 14.04
 
*'''Ubuntu''' 14.04
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*'''Joomla''' 2.5.22
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*'''Joomla''' 3.4.1
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*'''Apache''', '''MySQL''' and '''PHP''' obtained through '''XAMPP''' 1.8.2
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*'''Apache''', '''MySQL''' and '''PHP''' obtained through '''XAMPP''' 5.5.19
  
 
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Prerequisites
 
Prerequisites
  
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|| To follow this tutorial, you need to have '''Joomla 2.5.22''' installed on your system.  
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|| To follow this tutorial, ensure that '''Joomla 3.4.1''' is installed in your system.  
  
 
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|| '''Switch to the browser'''
 
|| '''Switch to the browser'''
 
Type''' http://localhost/joomla/administrator'''
 
Type''' http://localhost/joomla/administrator'''
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|| Let's open '''Joomla''' administrative panel first.  
 
|| Let's open '''Joomla''' administrative panel first.  
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Let's go to the browser and type ''' http://localhost/joomla/administrator'''
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So go to the browser and type ''' http://localhost/joomla/administrator'''
  
 
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|| Enter your '''User Name''' and '''password''' and click on '''Log In''' button.
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|| I will leave the language option as ''' Default.'''
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Click on ''' Log In.'''
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|| We are now on the '''Joomla Control Panel'''.  
 
|| We are now on the '''Joomla Control Panel'''.  
  
 
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|| We can see the '''Control Panel''' menu on the left-hand side of the screen.
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|| Point to ''' Article Manager ''' icon but don't click.
 
|| Point to ''' Article Manager ''' icon but don't click.
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|| Click on ''' Article Manager ''' icon in the ''' Joomla''' ''' Control Panel.'''
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|| Click on ''' Article Manager ''' menu in the ''' Joomla Control Panel.'''
  
 
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|| Click on Content in top menu >> Click on ''' Article Manager'''
 
|| Click on Content in top menu >> Click on ''' Article Manager'''
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|| Click on ''' Content''' in the top menu and then on ''' Article Manager'''
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|| Or click on ''' Content''' in the top menu and then click on ''' Article Manager'''
  
 
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|| Point to the toolbar on the top right.
 
|| Point to the toolbar on the top right.
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|| Notice there are some icons on the upper right toolbar area. You can use these to create, modify and delete articles. You can also '''archive''', '''publish''' and '''unpublish''' them.
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|| Notice there are some buttons on the toolbar.  
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You can use these to create, modify and delete '''articles'''.  
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|| There are 2 ways to create an '''article''' in '''Joomla '''from the '''Article Manager '''page.
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|| There are 2 ways to create an '''article''' in '''Joomla, '''from the '''Article Manager '''page.
  
 
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|| Point to the '''New''' icon but do not click it.
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|| Point to the '''New''' button but do not click it.
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|| Click on the ''' New''' icon on the toolbar of the ''' Article Manager page ''' or
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|| Click on the ''' New''' button on the toolbar of the ''' Article Manager page ''' or
  
 
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|| Click on the '''Add New Article''' in the submenu but do not click it.
 
|| Click on the '''Add New Article''' in the submenu but do not click it.
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|| Click on '''Content''' in the top menu, then '''Article Manager''' and then the submenu '''Add New Article'''.
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|| Or click on '''Content''' in the top menu, then '''Article Manager''' and then the sub-menu '''Add New Article'''.
  
 
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|| Click on '''New '''icon
 
|| Click on '''New '''icon
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|| I will click on the '''New '''icon in the toolbar on the top right.
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|| I will click on the '''New '''button in the toolbar on the top left.
  
 
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|| Point to the toolbar on the top right.
 
|| Point to the toolbar on the top right.
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|| This page has a toolbar at the top right.
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|| This page has few buttons on the toolbar.
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|| Let me move to the left of the page.
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|| Values for a few fields are to be provided in the panel below the page title.
 
|| Values for a few fields are to be provided in the panel below the page title.
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''' Title''', '''Category''' and '''Article Text''' are the mandatory fields while creating an article.
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''' Title''' and '''Category'''are the mandatory fields while creating an '''article'''.
  
 
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|| Point to the red asterix.
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|| Point to the black asterix.
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|| These are indicated by the all too familiar red asterix.
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|| These are indicated by the all too familiar black asterix.
  
 
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|| Title : ''' Sodium'''
 
|| Title : ''' Sodium'''
 
|| Let's create an '''article '''now.
 
|| Let's create an '''article '''now.
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Type '''Sodium''' as the title''' ''' of the '''article'''.
 
  
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Type '''Sodium''' as the title of the '''article'''.
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|| Category:''' Uncategorised'''
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|| Default value of ''' category''' is '''Uncategorised'''.
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|| We will put some text into the text box: '''Article Text'''.  
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You can put any text of your choice here.
 
You can put any text of your choice here.
  
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|| Click on ''' Gedit''' editor in the ''' launcher bar'''.
 
|| Click on ''' Gedit''' editor in the ''' launcher bar'''.
 
Copy the text by doing Ctrl+C >> Go to the browser >> Paste the text by doing Ctrl+V
 
Copy the text by doing Ctrl+C >> Go to the browser >> Paste the text by doing Ctrl+V
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|| I will copy the text that I have in my '''Gedit''' editor and paste it in the '''article text'''.
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|| I will copy the text that I have in my '''Gedit''' text editor and paste it in the '''Article text'''.
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||Click on the Category drop-down.
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||Next, select the category field on the right-hand side of the screen.
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||Default value of the field is '''Uncategorised'''.
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Let's leave it as it is.
  
 
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|| Highlight ''' Featured'''
 
|| Highlight ''' Featured'''
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|| There is a field called ''' Featured''' which is a dropdown with options '''Yes''' and '''No'''.
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|| There is a field called ''' Featured,''' which is a toggle button, with options '''Yes''' and '''No'''.
  
 
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|| A '''featured article''' is one which will be displayed on the '''homepage''' of a website.
  
 
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|| Select ''' Yes''' in the ''' Featured''' menu
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|| I will select '''Yes ''' in the '''Featured''' dropdown.
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|| I will select '''Yes ''' in the '''Featured''' menu.
  
 
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|| Let's now save and close the article.
 
|| Let's now save and close the article.
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Go to the toolbar at the top right corner of the page.
 
  
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Go to the toolbar at the top left corner of the page.
  
 
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|| Click on ''' Save & Close'''
 
|| Click on ''' Save & Close'''
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|| There are various '''save '''options here.
 
|| There are various '''save '''options here.
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Out of the given options, I will click on '''Save & Close.'''  
 
Out of the given options, I will click on '''Save & Close.'''  
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''' Save & Close''' option will save the '''article''' and take us back to the ''' Article Manager'''.
 
''' Save & Close''' option will save the '''article''' and take us back to the ''' Article Manager'''.
  
 
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|| Let's open our webpage and see the '''article''' we have created.
  
 
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||Click on ''' Digital India'''
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|| On the top right on the administrative panel, there is a link ''' View Site'''. Click on it.
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|| On the top right on the administrative panel, there is a link ''' Digital India'''. Click on it.
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||This is the site name that we gave for the website, during installation of '''Joomla'''.
  
 
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||Point to the article on the homepage.
 
||Point to the article on the homepage.
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|| We are on our homepage and you can see the article '''Sodium''' that we created on the homepage.
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|| We are now on our homepage and you can see the article '''Sodium''' that we created on the '''homepage'''.
  
 
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||Let's close the browser window and go back to the administrative panel.
  
 
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||Now let us learn to edit an existing '''article'''.
 
||Now let us learn to edit an existing '''article'''.
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We will edit the '''article''' that we have just created.
 
We will edit the '''article''' that we have just created.
  
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Click on '''Sodium'''
 
Click on '''Sodium'''
 
||Look for the '''article''' in the '''Article Manager''' and click on its title.
 
||Look for the '''article''' in the '''Article Manager''' and click on its title.
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Right now, we have only one '''article'''. So we will click on the ''' article''' '''Sodium'''.
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Right now, we have only one '''article'''.  
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So we will click on the ''' article Sodium'''.
  
 
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|| Type: ''' Sodium is one of the essential minerals required by our body ''' in the ''' Article Text ''' above the text already written there.
 
|| Type: ''' Sodium is one of the essential minerals required by our body ''' in the ''' Article Text ''' above the text already written there.
 
||It opens the page with the title: '''Article Manager: Edit Article. '''
 
||It opens the page with the title: '''Article Manager: Edit Article. '''
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I am going to add a line at the beginning of the text: '''Sodium is one of the essential minerals required by our body.'''
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I am going to add a line at the beginning of the text:  
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'''Sodium is one of the essential minerals required by our body.'''
  
 
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||This time let us choose another option to save the changes in the '''article'''.  
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||This time let us choose another option to save the changes in the article.  
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||Click on ''' Save''' in the top right toolbar.
 
||Click on ''' Save''' in the top right toolbar.
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||Click on '''Save''' in the toolbar. It will save the article and load the page with '''Edit Article'''.
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It will save the '''article''' and load the page with '''Edit Article'''.
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Which indicates that, the '''article''' is still open for editing.
  
 
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||Let's go to the website and verify our changes.
  
 
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||Click on '''Digital India'''.
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||Click on '''Digital India''' link on the top right of the page.
  
 
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||Scroll down and highlight the modification.
 
||Scroll down and highlight the modification.
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||Point to ''' Save as Copy'''.
 
||Point to ''' Save as Copy'''.
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||To make a copy an existing '''article''', there is an option '''Save as Copy ''' in the toolbar.
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Let us try it.  
 
Let us try it.  
  
 
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||Click on ''' Save as Copy'''.
 
||Click on ''' Save as Copy'''.
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||Click on''' Save as Copy''' button.
 
This creates a new '''article,''' which is a copy of our original one, '''Sodium.'''  
 
This creates a new '''article,''' which is a copy of our original one, '''Sodium.'''  
  
 
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||Highlight the ''' Title''' text
 
||Highlight the ''' Title''' text
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||Note that the system has generated a new title, '''Sodium (2),''' for the copied '''article'''.
  
 
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||Type ''' Benefits of Sodium''' in the ''' Title''' text.  
 
||Type ''' Benefits of Sodium''' in the ''' Title''' text.  
 
Click on '''Save & Close''' in the top right toolbar.
 
Click on '''Save & Close''' in the top right toolbar.
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||Point to the title ''' Benefits of Sodium'''.
 
||Point to the title ''' Benefits of Sodium'''.
 
||We are back to the '''Article Manager ''' page.
 
||We are back to the '''Article Manager ''' page.
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See here; we have got a new '''article ''' named '''Benefits of Sodium''' in our list.
 
See here; we have got a new '''article ''' named '''Benefits of Sodium''' in our list.
  
 
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*In the '''Article Manager''' page, open '''Benefits of Sodium''' again.
 
*In the '''Article Manager''' page, open '''Benefits of Sodium''' again.
 
*Verify that, this time the changes were not saved.  
 
*Verify that, this time the changes were not saved.  
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*Close the '''article''' by clicking on '''Close '''again.
  
 
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||Select the article '''Sodium.'''
 
||Select the article '''Sodium.'''
 
||Since we have two '''articles''', ''' Benefits of Sodium''' and '''Sodium,''' let us delete one of them.
 
||Since we have two '''articles''', ''' Benefits of Sodium''' and '''Sodium,''' let us delete one of them.
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First, click on the check box on the left of the '''article Sodium'''.
 
First, click on the check box on the left of the '''article Sodium'''.
  
 
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||Click ''' Trash'''.  
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||Scroll down to show that '''article Sodium''' does not exist in the list.  
 
||Scroll down to show that '''article Sodium''' does not exist in the list.  
 
||In the '''Article Manager''' verify that the '''article Sodium''' is no longer in the list.  
 
||In the '''Article Manager''' verify that the '''article Sodium''' is no longer in the list.  
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The '''article''' has been permanently deleted.  
 
The '''article''' has been permanently deleted.  
  
 
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||Scroll down to see the article.
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(Summary)
 
(Summary)
 
||Let us recap.
 
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In this tutorial, we learnt about  
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*''' Article Manager'''
 
*Create a new '''article'''.
 
*Create a new '''article'''.
 
*Edit an existing '''article'''
 
*Edit an existing '''article'''
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||Here are 2 small assignments for you.  
 
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||'''Slide 8 & 9:'''
 
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*Go to the '''Create New Article''' page by clicking on '''Content ''' then '''Article Manager''' and then the submenu '''Add New Article'''.
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*Go to the '''Create New Article''' page by clicking on '''Content ''' then '''Article Manager''' and then the sub-menu '''Add New Article'''.
 
*Give the title '''Vitamin A ''' to the new '''article.'''
 
*Give the title '''Vitamin A ''' to the new '''article.'''
 
*Select '''Uncategorised''' as the '''category'''.
 
*Select '''Uncategorised''' as the '''category'''.
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||'''Slide 10 & 11:'''
 
||'''Slide 10 & 11:'''
 
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*Give the title '''Iron ''' to the newly obtained '''article'''.
 
*Select '''Uncategorised''' as the '''category'''.
 
*Select '''Uncategorised''' as the '''category'''.
 
*Copy-paste the second block of text from the '''assignment-text''' file provided with this tutorial into the '''Article Text.'''
 
*Copy-paste the second block of text from the '''assignment-text''' file provided with this tutorial into the '''Article Text.'''
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*Do you find '''Iron''' in the '''Article Manager'''?  
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*Do you find '''Iron''' in the '''Article Manager''' now?  
 
*Understand why or why not.  
 
*Understand why or why not.  
  
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Latest revision as of 15:58, 7 May 2015

Visual Cue Narration
Show Slide 1:

Creating Articles in Joomla

Welcome to the Spoken Tutorial on Creating Articles in Joomla.
Show Slide 2

Learning Objectives

  • Article Manager
  • How to create a new article
  • How to edit an article
  • How to make a copy of an article.
  • How to delete an article
In this tutorial, we will learn about
  • Article Manager in Joomla
  • Create a new article
  • Edit an existing article
  • Make a copy of an article and
  • Delete an article
Show Slide 3

Versions and OS

For this tutorial, we will be using:
  • Ubuntu 14.04
  • Joomla 3.4.1
  • Apache, MySQL and PHP obtained through XAMPP 5.5.19
Show Slide 4

Prerequisites

To follow this tutorial, ensure that Joomla 3.4.1 is installed in your system.
Switch to the browser

Type http://localhost/joomla/administrator

Let's open Joomla administrative panel first.

So go to the browser and type http://localhost/joomla/administrator

Enter your User Name and password and click on Log in button.
Type username as admin and password as admin123 I will enter my username as admin and password as admin123.
Click on Log in Click on Log In.
We are now on the Joomla Control Panel.
We can see the Control Panel menu on the left-hand side of the screen.
Let's go to the Article Manager page.
There are 2 ways to reach the Article Manager page.
Point to Article Manager icon but don't click. Click on Article Manager menu in the Joomla Control Panel.
Click on Content in top menu >> Click on Article Manager Or click on Content in the top menu and then click on Article Manager
Point to the toolbar on the top right. Notice there are some buttons on the toolbar.

You can use these to create, modify and delete articles.

You can also archive, publish and unpublish them.

Let us now learn how to create an article.
There are 2 ways to create an article in Joomla, from the Article Manager page.
Point to the New button but do not click it. Click on the New button on the toolbar of the Article Manager page or
Click on the Add New Article in the submenu but do not click it. Or click on Content in the top menu, then Article Manager and then the sub-menu Add New Article.
Click on New icon I will click on the New button in the toolbar on the top left.
Article Creation Page We are now on the new article creation page.
Point to the toolbar on the top right. This page has few buttons on the toolbar.
Highlight Title, Category and Article Text Values for a few fields are to be provided in the panel below the page title.

Title and Categoryare the mandatory fields while creating an article.

Point to the black asterix. These are indicated by the all too familiar black asterix.
Title : Sodium Let's create an article now.

Type Sodium as the title of the article.

We will put some text into the text box: Article Text.

You can put any text of your choice here.

Click on Gedit editor in the launcher bar.

Copy the text by doing Ctrl+C >> Go to the browser >> Paste the text by doing Ctrl+V

I will copy the text that I have in my Gedit text editor and paste it in the Article text.
Click on the Category drop-down. Next, select the category field on the right-hand side of the screen.
Default value of the field is Uncategorised.

Let's leave it as it is.

Highlight Featured There is a field called Featured, which is a toggle button, with options Yes and No.
A featured article is one which will be displayed on the homepage of a website.
Select Yes in the Featured menu I will select Yes in the Featured menu.
Point to the top toolbar


Let's now save and close the article.


Go to the toolbar at the top left corner of the page.

Click on Save & Close


There are various save options here.

Out of the given options, I will click on Save & Close.


Save & Close option will save the article and take us back to the Article Manager.

Let's open our webpage and see the article we have created.
Click on Digital India On the top right on the administrative panel, there is a link Digital India. Click on it.
This is the site name that we gave for the website, during installation of Joomla.
Point to the article on the homepage. We are now on our homepage and you can see the article Sodium that we created on the homepage.
Let's close the browser window and go back to the administrative panel.
Now let us learn to edit an existing article.

We will edit the article that we have just created.

Go to the admin panel.

Click on Sodium

Look for the article in the Article Manager and click on its title.


Right now, we have only one article.

So we will click on the article Sodium.

Type: Sodium is one of the essential minerals required by our body in the Article Text above the text already written there. It opens the page with the title: Article Manager: Edit Article.


I am going to add a line at the beginning of the text:

Sodium is one of the essential minerals required by our body.

This time let us choose another option to save the changes in the article.
Click on Save in the top right toolbar. Click on Save in the toolbar.

It will save the article and load the page with Edit Article.

Which indicates that, the article is still open for editing.

Let's go to the website and verify our changes.
Click on Digital India. Click on Digital India link on the top right of the page.
Scroll down and highlight the modification. Scroll down to see that the article is edited.
Switch to the admin panel. Close the browser window and go back to the administrative panel.
Point to Save as Copy. To make a copy an existing article, there is an option Save as Copy in the toolbar.

Let us try it.

Click on Save as Copy. Click on Save as Copy button.

This creates a new article, which is a copy of our original one, Sodium.

Highlight the Title text Note that the system has generated a new title, Sodium (2), for the copied article.
Let us give the copied article a title of our choice.
Type Benefits of Sodium in the Title text.

Click on Save & Close in the top right toolbar.

In the Title textbox, type Benefits of Sodium.

Now select the status as Published and then click on the Save & Close option in the toolbar.

Point to the title Benefits of Sodium. We are back to the Article Manager page.

See here; we have got a new article named Benefits of Sodium in our list.

Go to the webpage and verify that we have 2 articles on the homepage.
Click on Digital India Click on the Digital India link on the top right.
Scroll down to see 2 articles: Sodium and Benefits of Sodium.
Slide 5 & 6:

Assignment:

  • Click on the title Benefits of Sodium.
  • Append XYZ at the end of the text.
  • This time choose the last icon, Close, from the toolbar.
  • In the Article Manager page, open Benefits of Sodium again.
  • Verify that, this time the changes were not saved.
  • Close the article by clicking on Close again.
Here is a small assignment for you.

Pause this tutorial and do it.

  • Click on the title Benefits of Sodium.
  • Append XYZ at the end of the text.
  • This time choose the last icon, Close, from the toolbar.
  • In the Article Manager page, open Benefits of Sodium again.
  • Verify that, this time the changes were not saved.
  • Close the article by clicking on Close again.
Now go back to the administrative panel.


Switch to the browser We will now see how to delete an article in Joomla.
Select the article Sodium. Since we have two articles, Benefits of Sodium and Sodium, let us delete one of them.


First, click on the check box on the left of the article Sodium.

Click Trash. In the toolbar, click on the button: Trash
Scroll down to show that article Sodium does not exist in the list. In the Article Manager verify that the article Sodium is no longer in the list.


The article has been permanently deleted.

Go to the webpage and verify again if the article is present.
Click on Digital India Click on Digital India on the top right.
Scroll down to see the article. See that we have only 1 article here - Benefits of Sodium.
Show Slide 7:

(Summary)

Let us recap.

In this tutorial, we learnt about

  • Article Manager
  • Create a new article.
  • Edit an existing article
  • Save a copy of an article and
  • Delete an article.
Switch to Slide 8: Here are 2 small assignments for you.

Create two new articles as instructed below.

Slide 8 & 9:
  • Go to the Create New Article page by clicking on Content then Article Manager and then the sub-menu Add New Article.
  • Give the title Vitamin A to the new article.
  • Select Uncategorised as the category.
  • Copy-paste the first block of text from the assignment-text file provided with this tutorial into the Article Text.
  • Click on Save and New option.
  • Observe what happens.
Slide 10 & 11:
  • Give the title Iron to the newly obtained article.
  • Select Uncategorised as the category.
  • Copy-paste the second block of text from the assignment-text file provided with this tutorial into the Article Text.
  • Click on Cancel icon.
  • Do you find Iron in the Article Manager now?
  • Understand why or why not.
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(About Spoken Tutorial Project)

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(About Spoken Tutorial Project)

The Spoken Tutorial Project Team
  • conducts workshops using spoken tutorials and
  • gives certificates on passing online tests.

For more details, please write to us.

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(Acknowledgement)

Spoken Tutorial Project is supported by NMEICT, MHRD, Government of India.
This script has been contributed by Priyanka and this is Ashwini Patil, from IIT Bombay. Thank you for joining.

Contributors and Content Editors

Itspriyanka, Nancyvarkey

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