Syndication: Quick Links

Manager Settings

Page Content

Coordinators

Panels

Add New Channel

Group Access

Personalization

Add New Item

Item List

Approve/Delete Comments

Delete a Channel

Syndication

The Syndication manager allows you to create and manage content distribution and syndication using RSS feeds, Blogs and Podcasts.

 

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Who has access:

You must have one of the checked permissions to use this manager.

 

Guest

Member

Contributor

Editor

Administrator

 

Syndication Coordinator

Syndication Manager: Settings

1. TITLE: Enter a title for your Syndication manager section. This title will appear on your main menu should you choose to display the link.
2. ADD LINK TO SITE MENU: Select "Yes" from the drop down menu to display the link on your menu. Select "No" from the drop down menu to not display the link on your menu.
3. SEARCH SUMMARY: Enter descriptive information to be used for Search Engine data and Site Search data.
4. SHORTCUT: This allows you to make a shortcut to your Syndication manager page. It will be a one word entry (i.e. news). It can be accessed on the Web by typing in www.yourdomainname/shortcutname. (For example: www.yourdomain.com/news).
5. DESIGN OPTIONS: Click the design option that is currently shown. A window will appear with the other designs you made available in the Additional Designs section of your Designs manager. Select the design you want to apply to this page.
6. Click the Save  icon in the upper right corner of your screen to save your Syndication manager settings.

Syndication Manager: Page Content

1. Add/Edit page contents using the Page Editor. For help with the functionality of the Page Editor, see Using the Editor for more information.
2. Click the Save  icon in the upper right corner of your screen to save your Syndication manager page settings.

Syndication Manager: Coordinators

1. This feature is only applicable to those who have the People manager.
2. Select an appropriate person from the drop down menu. The list of names that appear is populated from your People manager. The person must have an email address entered in your People manager in order to appear.
3. Click the Save icon within the dialog box.
4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 for each Coordinator you want to add.
5. To delete a Coordinator, click the Delete icon to the left of the person's name.

Syndication Manager: Panels

Add/Delete Panels

Update Panel Position and Order

Search Community Content

Syndication Manager: Add New Channel

1. Click the Add New Channel  icon.
2. TITLE: Enter a title for your channel.
3. DOMAIN: When you create an item that includes a link to a file or a link to one of your pages, the domain name you select will be used for those links.
4. CONTACT EMAIL: Enter an email address if you would like to provide visitors the ability to contact you about the channel.
5. SHOW LAST: Select the maximum number of channel items to display at one time on your website.
6. COVER IMAGE: Some RSS Feed readers will display an image within the content of the feed or podcast. Note: Enter the full address of the image you wish to use. For example: http://www.domainname.com/feedimage.jpg.
7. PROMOTE ON HOME PAGE: Select "Yes" to automatically add a link to the channel in the feature (Just For You) section of your home page.
8. CONTENT ACCESS: This allows you to set the minimum security level required to view your channel. For more information on setting access, see the People manager as this option will only appear to those who have the People manager.
    
   • Guest: This allows anyone who visits your site to view your channel.
   • Member: This allows only those who have Site Member access or greater to view your channel.
   • Contributor: This allows only those who have Site Contributor access or greater to view your channel.
   • Editor: This allows only those who have Site Editor access or greater to view your channel.
   • Administrator: This allows only those who have Site Administrator access to view your channel.
9. POSTING: This allows you to set the minimum security level required to post comments to your channel. For more information on setting access, see the People manager as this option will only appear to those who have the People manager.
    
   • Guest: This allows anyone who is a registered user of your site to post comments to your channel. The user must be logged in to post comments.
   • Member: This allows only those who have Site Member access or greater to post comments to your channel. The user must be logged in to post comments.
   • Contributor: This allows only those who have Site Contributor access or greater to post comments to your channel. The user must be logged in to post comments.
   • Editor: This allows only those who have Site Editor access or greater to post comments to your channel. The user must be logged in to post comments.
   • Administrator: This allows only those who have Site Administrator access to post comments to your channel. The user must be logged in to post comments.
10. AUTO-POST: This allows you to set the minimum security level required before a user can automatically post comments to your channel without approval. For more information on setting access, see the People manager as this option will only appear to those who have the People manager.
     
    • Guest: This allows anyone who is a registered user of your site to post comments to your channel without approval. The user must be logged in to post comments.
    • Member: This allows only those who have Site Member access or greater to post comments to your channel without approval. The user must be logged in to post comments.
    • Contributor: This allows only those who have Site Contributor access or greater to post comments to your channel without approval. The user must be logged in to post comments.
    • Editor: This allows only those who have Site Editor access or greater to post comments to your channel without approval. The user must be logged in to post comments.
    • Administrator: This allows only those who have Site Administrator access to post comments to your channel without approval. The user must be logged in to post comments.
11. PUBLISH DATE: Click the calendar icon to the right of the Publish Date field to bring up the interactive calendar and choose the date that your channel will be available to users. Leave the Publish Date field blank to make your channel available immediately. Alternatively, you may click inside the Publish Date field to bring up the interactive calendar.
12. EXPIRATION DATE: Click the calendar icon to the right of the Expiration Date field to bring up the interactive calendar and choose the date that your channel will expire. The channel will appear through the end of the date you select. The end time is determined by your Time Zone selection within the Home Page Settings area. Leave the Expiration Date field blank to make your channel available immediately. Alternatively, you may click inside the Expiration Date field to bring up the interactive calendar.
13. SEARCH SUMMARY: Enter descriptive information to be used for Search Engine data and Site Search data.
14. SHORTCUT: This allows you to make a shortcut to a specific channel. It will be a one word entry (i.e. trainingschedule). It can be accessed on the Web by typing in www.yourdomain.com/news/shortcutname. (For example: www.yourdomain.com/news/trainingschedule). Note: You must create a shortcut in the Manager Settings section of the Syndication manager in order for the shortcut to the specific channel to work!

Syndication Manager: Group Access

This allows you to make a channel viewable only by users in the selected group or groups. The user must be granted Member access or greater within the group to see the channel. For more information on setting access, see the People manager.

1. You must first setup your target groups in the Groups manager.
2. Users must be assigned to the group to be included in the target groups. This can be done by the individual through setting his/her preferences at log in or by changing those preferences from your Web site's home page. You can also do this manually through the People manager.
3. Choose the group you wish to grant access and click the Save icon in the upper right corner of the dialog box.
4. To delete a group, click the Delete icon to the left of the group name.

Syndication Manager: Personalization

This allows you to limit promotion of this channel's content on your Home page to specific groups. You must set Promote on Home Page to "Yes" to promote the channel.

1. You must first setup your target groups in the Groups manager.
2. Users must be assigned to the group to be included in the target groups. This can be done by the individual through setting his/her preferences at log in or by changing those preferences from your Web site's home page. You can also do this manually through the People manager.
3. Choose the group you wish to grant access and click the Save icon in the upper right corner of the dialog box.  
4. To delete a group, click the Delete icon to the left of the group name.

Syndication Manager: Add New Item

1. TITLE: Enter a title for your item.
2. ENCLOSURE/LINK ADDRESS: Enter a link manually, click the My Files button to link to one of your files, or click the My Pages button to link to a page within your site.
3. PUBLISH DATE: Click the calendar icon to the right of the Publish Date field to bring up the interactive calendar and choose the date that your item will be available to users. Leave the Publish Date field blank to make your item available immediately. Alternatively, you may click inside the Publish Date field to bring up the interactive calendar.
4. EXPIRATION DATE: Click the calendar icon to the right of the Expiration Date field to bring up the interactive calendar and choose the date that your item will expire. The item will appear through the end of the date you select. The end time is determined by your Time Zone selection within the Home Page Settings area. Leave the Expiration Date field blank to make your item available immediately.  Alternatively, you may click inside the Expiration Date field to bring up the interactive calendar.

Syndication Manager: Item List

1. To add an additional item, click the Add  icon in the upper right corner of your item list.
2. To delete an item, select the check box to the left of the to the left of the image ID and title and click the Delete icon in the upper right corner of your item list.
3. To change the location where your item appears in the channel, click the up/down arrow or position number and select the appropriate position within the drop-down list. Select the highest number within the drop-down for the item you want to appear first in your list. Select the lowest number within the drop-down for the item you want to appear last in your list. The list will populate according to the number of items you have added.
4. To edit an existing item, click the ID number or item title.

Syndication Manager: Approve/Delete Comments

1. To approve a comment in your Comment List, select the check box in the Approve column.
2. Click the Save  icon in the upper right corner of your Comment List.
3. To delete a comment in your Comment List, select the check box in the Delete column.
4. Click the Save icon in the upper right corner of your Comment List.

Syndication Manager: Delete a Channel

1. Delete an channel or channels by selecting the check box to the left of the Channel ID number.
2. Click the Delete Selected icon. Once a Channel is deleted, there is not a way to retrieve the Channel.
3. Alternatively, you may click the Delete icon within the Channel itself.