Articles question

**bkpie** · 10-06-2007, 09:56 AM

Ok 2 questions in one day..... I have searched but not found the answer yet to this one. In article manager if I create an article it shows up in admin but not on the site. If I create a topic is shows in admin and on the site. SO Embarass me and tell me what I am missing. Thanks.

**MindTwist** · 10-06-2007, 11:25 AM

From what I can remember, I also had some problems first time I created articles.

2 things come to my mind...

First, I think you had to put articles on a sub-category. Otherwise they would show up nowhere if they were on the main/root category.

Second, you had to put an author on the article. If it didn't have an author, I think something strange happened (either it didn't show up, or it did but when you entered the article you saw it blank).

**MindTwist** · 10-06-2007, 11:28 AM

Yeah, that's it.

Articles on TOP seem to show up nowhere. I do not know if it is by dessign, or by flaw.

Articles with no author come out empty. This might actually be a bug, when I did configure this part I didn't think about reporting it since I am the author on all my articles.

**michael_s** · 10-06-2007, 11:35 AM

Both are by design (I didn't make the articles manager, so take it up with the coders of the mod).

You must have articles in a category and all articles must have an author.

**MindTwist** · 10-06-2007, 11:44 AM

I would say that the second one is a bug. With no author, you actually see the article listed, and you can go inside. But there is no information on it, see following example.

Anyway, I guess any admin will notice it when previewing the article they have posted themselves, I didn't bother fixing it...