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[XenCustomize] News Publisher: Home Page, Portal & CMS [Paid] 2.3.12.1
- Thread starter Veer
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Apologies for the delayed response.
Yes, if you have an account on XenCustomize.com, I can grant you access to a demo.
Faust
Well-known member
Cheers, I will have to create an account there then.
Jonathan_Bathrough
Member
Hello,
If by "propose news" you mean allowing users to submit their own news for approval, this feature isn’t currently included. At present, only users with the necessary permissions can create and publish news directly.
We’ve noted your suggestion and will consider it for a future update. The idea would be that users without direct publishing rights could submit news into an approval queue for admins to review, while trusted groups could publish immediately.
To ensure your idea gets proper attention and tracking, we encourage you to post it in our site’s suggestions section.
– Veer
Please see this thread:
This addon, which is a separate purchase for XenCustomize News Publisher, integrates it with the [Audentio] Feeds addon. It allows news stories and comments from News Publisher to be displayed directly in the Latest Activity feed. The addon also adds a "Publish a news story" button to the feed's "Create" menu, making it easy for users to quickly add new content.
XenCustomize News Publisher: [Audentio] Feeds
Key Features
- Latest Activity Feed Integration: News stories and comments now show up in the Latest Activity feed, ensuring your news content is easily discoverable.
- News Story Creation: A "Publish a news story" button is added to the feed, giving users a quick way to create new news posts directly from the feed view.
- Content Filters: Filters for "News story" and "News comment" are added to the feed's filter options, so users can easily refine the feed to see only news-related content.
Screenshots
This screenshot shows the "Publish a news story" button added to the feed's create button section.
Requirements
- XenForo 2.3.0+
- XenCustomize News Publisher 2.3.0+
- [Audentio] Feeds 1.4.0 Patch Level 4+
- PHP 7.4.0+
Support
- Private Support Tickets: Questions & Customer Support
- Support Forums: Support Forum
That's an excellent question, and I'm so glad you're loving the add-on!
The key benefit of having both systems is flexibility. We designed it so you, the admin, can decide exactly how you want users to engage with your news stories.
Think of it this way:
- Native Comments: These are the quick, on-page replies right below the article. They keep the discussion contained and focused directly on the content. They are fast, simple, and great for casual feedback.
- Discussion Thread: This option is for deeper, more significant conversations. It leverages the full power of XenForo's forum system (prefixes, thread tools, detailed moderation, etc.).
- Use only the native comments (and disable discussion threads in the news categories).
- Use only the discussion thread (and disable native comments via permissions).
- Use both.
- Use neither (for an announcement-only article/news).
Veer updated [XenCustomize] News Publisher: Home Page, Portal & CMS with a new update entry:
2.3.11 - New Features & Enhancements
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2.3.11 - New Features & Enhancements
This update introduces several user-requested improvements and visual refinements aimed at enhancing both usability and design consistency.
You can now control how your Latest News widget orders content — by publish date, last update, or even random for variety. On mobile devices, comment action buttons are now neatly grouped into a dropdown, providing a cleaner, more intuitive layout.
We’ve also improved tag editing...
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hakyangler
Active member
Veer updated [XenCustomize] News Publisher: Home Page, Portal & CMS with a new update entry:
2.3.12 - New Features & Enhancements
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2.3.12 - New Features & Enhancements
This update introduces Reading Time for news stories, shown on the news view page and every display mode. A new Words Per Minute option lets you control how reading time is calculated.
We also added automatic reading-time rebuilding for older news stories. After upgrading, simply run Rebuild caches → News Publisher: Rebuild news to apply reading time to all existing content.
We also improved permission...
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Veer updated [XenCustomize] News Publisher: Home Page, Portal & CMS with a new update entry:
2.3.12.1 - Maintenance Update!
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2.3.12.1 - Maintenance Update!
This is a small maintenance update that fixes an undefined variable error when creating news and removes a duplicate title assignment in the Create service. A quick but important patch for smooth publishing.
Bug Fixes
- Fixed an undefined variable issue in the news creation process that prevented reading time from being calculated when publishing new stories...
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mr_Mozorto
New member
Hello
Does News Publisher provide its own RSS feed for published articles (RSS export)?
If yes — what is the exact URL format or route for the RSS feed?
If not — is there a recommended way to enable RSS export for News Publisher items?
Does News Publisher provide its own RSS feed for published articles (RSS export)?
If yes — what is the exact URL format or route for the RSS feed?
If not — is there a recommended way to enable RSS export for News Publisher items?
Hello,
No, it does not currently include that functionality.
If this is a feature you would like to see, please feel free to submit a suggestion in our suggestions forum for future consideration.