Moderators instructions for adding an article to this website.

Login with your username and password.
Then create content

Adding Content 1

Next is the Create Content Menu.
Most common option and the one used for this example is Articles.

Having chosen Article in this example, fill in some of the fields from your source material. In this example we are using a report about a Road Closure in Wicklow. The Title field will appear in bold letters in the final result so pick something that states what the article is about. Here for example we need to say that the closure is in Wicklow since this may not be obvious to someone in Cork.

Adding Content 2Categories allows us to "Tag" entries so that entries about the same things can be found easily.
Tagging also known as Categories (or taxonomy) is also used to construct "Views" which are pages of similar material such as how the page about the WAI is constructed.

An article can have more than one Topic, for example an article which referred to holidays and had a lot about insurance could be tagged with
Holiday and Insurance.
Do this using the Ctrl Key.

If you can't find a suitable tag, create the article with the category of "uncategorised" and tell one of the site administrators.

Items tagged with Purpose = "Resource List" will automatically appear in the Resources page accessed from the Resources menu.
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Adding Text

Adding Content 3

To add text you can simply type it in. You can also copy and paste it in. As this will often be the way it is done, here is how to copy text in. Copy the text into the clipboard from whatever source you have (for example an email or a word document) then click the "paste as text button" shown above.

Another window will open allowing you to type text in. It is a good idea at this point to correct any errors in the basic line layout of the text at this point. For example, in this particular example there are extra "returns" or forced line ends at the points marked with a red x. This can simply be deleted. There are also forced line ends after the word ".. visit the site." However in this case the line end is useful because it structures the text as would if laying things out in a word processor.

After Inserting the Body box will have the text you inserted in it. You can then format it further. In the example below the first three words are formatted using the B icon (see 1 on pic). The two diversions mentioned were
formatted using the bullets feature (see 2 on pic). There was also some formatting of the text
using the return key which creates a paragraph end (2 blank lines) or
shift-return which creates a forced line end. (1 blank line)

DON’T
overdo formatting.

There are then a few more options to use before the Article is finished.

Adding Content 5

There are then a few more options to use before the Article is finished.
Adding Content 6
Log message, ( see 4 on pic ) allows you to put a message in about the article. For example it might say "Source of article was Tom Milligan" This is optional.
Publishing options is essential.
Normally you should set this to
Published ? - this makes the page visible on the site, however even if it is visible it can't necessarily be easily found and this can be done by various methods such as adding it to a view page.
Promoted to front page ? Often the intention is to include an item as news. Checking this puts the article on the front page.
Sticky at top of lists would put the Article at the top of whatever list or page it was on. For example it could make it appear permanently at the top of the front page. Use this feature sparingly.
Create new revision is useful when several people are working on a document.
Other points on this page.
1 Insert image or link. Don't use this option.
2 Disable rich-text. Occasionally useful. Allows you to enter text without the graphical user interface.
3 Normally this option is not used when we are using the graphical user interface
To accept the page then click the Submit button.
You will see the page as it will appear. If it doesn't look right, click Edit and correct it.
After you are happy with the text then go and check if it has appeared on the front page. Click Home in top menu.
If it hasn't appeared then you will need to go back and edit - check for settings re Published and Promoted to front page. You can do this immediately after entry by pressing the back button of the browser. In other cases you will need to find the article. One easy way to do this is to click "Recent posts" (Menu on left)

Adding Pictures.

If it is solely a picture for example for the Gallery, use Create Content | Image. To put it into the Monthly Display click on the Image Galleries -> Monthly Display.
Publishing options default to published in this case.

If as is more common the picture is being added as part of an article use the "Camera Icon" at the extreme right (which has the tooltip "Add an existing Drupal image or upload a new one")
What this means is that you can insert a already uploaded picture using the method described above, or you can upload one and then insert it.