How to implement some articles into my forum

[DigNap15]

Hello
I have a very standard layout forum its going well
I have not yet used the articles types.
I am wanting to see some basic forum layouts using articles
Could you point me to a few?

Also where would you put articles in my forum?

New Zealand Issues Forum

New Zealand Political Forum Discussion Board Community Opinion Polls Family Motoring Technology

nzissues.com

Would you create a new forum node just for articles?
Or would you enable it on several forums?

Who is the person repsonsible for making an article
Is it a moderator, or can any member start an article?

There seems to be so much to learn

 

[beerForo]

Just switch it over and try it. You can always switch is back.

 

[Paul B]

It's really up to you how you implement articles.

Anyone with the ability to create a thread can post an article, if the forum supports that thread type.

 

[beerForo]

It looks like this in Preview mode:

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[Paul B]

Note that layout is only available if the forum only supports the article thread type.

Mixed content type forums have a standard layout.

 

[DigNap15]

It's really up to you how you implement articles.

Anyone with the ability to create a thread can post an article, if the forum supports that thread type.

Thanks
But I was hoping to see some forums using articles in actual use

 

[beerForo]

When dedicated, it is simply a display output of a thread. You can see it on your own forum with one click on an existing forum, try one with lots of images.

 

[JoyFreak]

Thanks
But I was hoping to see some forums using articles in actual use

Here you go..
Gaming Forum (Expanded)
Gaming News (Preview)
Gaming Marketplace (Preview)

 

[beerForo]

Who is the person repsonsible for making an article
Is it a moderator, or can any member start an article?

There seems to be so much to learn

There's not a lot to learn. It's a thread that looks different. If a user can post a thread they can post an article. To control who does in non-dedicated forums you can use an add-on by @Ozzy47.

 

[JoyFreak]

There's not a lot to learn. It's a thread that looks different. If a user can post a thread they can post an article. To control who does in non-dedicated forums you can use an add-on by @Ozzy47.

Unless he made that particular node specific to a user group.

 

[beerForo]

In mixed-content forums you may want Discussions by all and Articles by different groups. This cannot be controlled at the node or group level. The add-on does it:

[OzzModz] Create Article Thread Permissions

This small addon will give you the ability to set which usergroups can create article type threads, This is useful for sites that allow multiple thread types in forums. You can find the permission " Can create article thread" under the "Forum...

xenforo.com

 

[JoyFreak]

In mixed-content forums you may want Discussions by all and Articles by different groups. This cannot be controlled at the node or group level. The add-on does it:

[OzzModz] Create Article Thread Permissions

This small addon will give you the ability to set which usergroups can create article type threads, This is useful for sites that allow multiple thread types in forums. You can find the permission " Can create article thread" under the "Forum...

xenforo.com

Yeah in mixed content type that’s right. There isn’t a permission for that and will need to use an add-on. But if he wanted to use it for news or for specific user group, he can just create a node with article thread type and set the user group permissions.

 

[beerForo]

Yup. That's why I said in non-dedicated.