Easy DNN News Editing Basics
Navigate to any page where Easy DNN News is used. For example, the Practice Support Resource Library. If you are logged in and have the correct permissions, you should see the editing controls.
2. Most articles will have a link to “edit article” above the item.
3. Click this link to view the edit mode of the item you need to update.
4. The basic items that can be changed are:
Categories
Change categories simply by selecting or unselecting a checkbox.
If you don’t see the category you need, you may need to request access to manage the specific category. Or, if it is a sub-category, click the plus button to the left of a main category to expand the section.
Summary
Edit the summary in this first section.
There might be a specific word count depending on the section you are editing.
Most sections don’t allow for paragraph breaks in summaries so keep as one paragraph.
Don’t copy text from a Word document or webpage. First paste into a notepad program or a web tool like this one: HTML Cleaner - Word To HTML Converter
Body / Details
Most article details sections are similar to the summary but allow for longer text. Paragraph breaks are fine in the body of a resource.
Longer text should include headers, which should follow accessibility best practices.
Please do not bold words in text as this can be confused with hyperlinks.
In some cases the article details might not be text, but a link to a page, document, or most commonly a link to an external website. These are controlled through the radio buttons at the top of the article details. For example, this item links to an external site and there is no details page.
This is done by selecting “none” on “article detail type” and then using the “links” section to add the external link.
Changing Dates
To change the date that displays on a resource, click into the “Publish Date” field. A calendar will open up and allow you to select a new date.
Publishing, Hiding, or Deleting
At the bottom of the page you will see a toggle that is most likely set to “publish.”
If you need to hide your article, simply toggle to the grey which is “unpublished.”
Please do not delete articles; we need to first know what other articles they link to and whether we should instead redirect the item.