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== Purpose ==
  
== PURPOSE ==
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Geeklog provides the ability for multiple users to contribute content to the site.  This page describes the steps for a normal user to contribute a story.  
 
 
GeekLog provides the ability for multiple users to contribute content to the
 
site.  This page describes the steps for a normal user to contribute a story.  
 
  
  
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== Write your story ==
 
== Write your story ==
  
Give your story a title and some text. Choose the appropriate topic from the
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Give your story a title and some text. Choose the appropriate topic from the drop-down list.  The topics have been previously created by the site
drop-down list.  The topics have been previously created by the site
 
 
administrator and you cannot add a topic here.
 
administrator and you cannot add a topic here.
  
 
[[image:contributeform.gif]]
 
[[image:contributeform.gif]]
  
Post Mode is "Plain Old Text" and "HTML Formatted".  So, if you know HTML and
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Post Mode is "Plain Old Text" and "HTML Formatted".  So, if you know HTML and would like to add emphasis such as bold and italics to your text, you may do so.  The list of HTML tags which are allowed is listed in red.  Your site's administrator can add to or subtract tags from this list.
would like to add emphasis such as bold and italics to your text, you may do
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so.  The list of HTML tags which are allowed is listed in red.  Your site's
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<b>TIP:</b> Use an HTML editor to create your story. View the HTML code and copy it into the story. <i>NB: Only copy the code between <body> and </body> HTML tags.</i>
administrator can add to or subtract tags from this list.
 
  
  
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[[image:storysubmitted.gif]]
 
[[image:storysubmitted.gif]]
  
On some GeekLog sites, the site administrator may have allowed all submissions
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On some Geeklog sites, the site administrator may have allowed all submissions to be automatically posted.  In this case, there is no approval step and your story will automatically show up within the topic you selected.  The site administrator may choose the approval mode by modifying a special Geeklog file called config.php.
to be automatically posted.  In this case, there is no approval step and your
 
story will automatically show up within the topic you selected.  The site
 
administrator may choose the approval mode by modifying a special GeekLog file
 
called config.php.
 
  
  
Author: Landon Cox  mindfab.com
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Author: [http://www.mindfab.com/tutorials/geeklog_1.3.htm Landon Cox  mindfab.com]
  
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Latest revision as of 12:54, 5 May 2009

Purpose

Geeklog provides the ability for multiple users to contribute content to the site. This page describes the steps for a normal user to contribute a story.


Select the "Contribute" Link

Identify and select the "Contribute" Link.

Contributelink.gif


Write your story

Give your story a title and some text. Choose the appropriate topic from the drop-down list. The topics have been previously created by the site administrator and you cannot add a topic here.

Contributeform.gif

Post Mode is "Plain Old Text" and "HTML Formatted". So, if you know HTML and would like to add emphasis such as bold and italics to your text, you may do so. The list of HTML tags which are allowed is listed in red. Your site's administrator can add to or subtract tags from this list.

TIP: Use an HTML editor to create your story. View the HTML code and copy it into the story. NB: Only copy the code between <body> and </body> HTML tags.


Preview your story

Select the Preview button and confirm the story is what you want

Storypreview.gif


Submit your story

Select the Submit button

Storysubmitbutton.gif


Submit confirmation

Note confirmation of submit.

Storysubmitted.gif

On some Geeklog sites, the site administrator may have allowed all submissions to be automatically posted. In this case, there is no approval step and your story will automatically show up within the topic you selected. The site administrator may choose the approval mode by modifying a special Geeklog file called config.php.


Author: Landon Cox mindfab.com

Back to User's Documentation