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Once you are added as a Contributor on the FNS and News, you can add your articles by following these instructions: | Once you are added as a Contributor on the FNS and News, you can add your articles by following these instructions: | ||
* Go to the site required (either FNS or SB118) and login with your credentials. | * Go to the site required (either FNS or SB118) and login with your credentials. | ||
* On the left, go to '''Posts > Add New'''. | * On the left, go to '''Posts > Add New'''. If you're feeling brave, you can use the '''New draft''' option beneath the article title of a similar post. | ||
** This is useful for articles like the ship reports, interview, and poll of the month articles, where categories, tags, and featured image information rarely change. | |||
* Add your article title and the article summary with location tag like so: | * Add your article title and the article summary with location tag like so: | ||
<pre>Adding an article could not be simpler! | <pre>Adding an article could not be simpler! |
Latest revision as of 22:48, 9 November 2021
Adding your article to the FNS and SB118 news platforms could not be simpler. If you have been added as a Contributor, you can add your articles to the sites as drafts for the editors. Here's how to do it. Adding articles to the FNS and SB118 NewsYou can add articles to the FNS and SB118 News by following these steps: Editing the article
Adding the article to the newsOnce you are added as a Contributor on the FNS and News, you can add your articles by following these instructions:
Adding an article could not be simpler! FNS HQ, MARS - A lot can happen in an article, especially when a starship comes through the window.
If you find there are options in the article writer missing, press the cog on the upper right corner, which will open the docked post information. Adding the extras
Featured imagesFeatured images on the FNS need to be either created and good quality, from Star Trek, or from Creative Commons and royalty-free stock images. You can get creative or use images from free stock image websites such as Pixabay or Pexels. Make sure the image is a good size, preferably 1200 x 868 pixels. However, you may not have the privileges to upload the media to the media library for use. Instead, prod one of the facilitators to add this for you when they schedule your article for publishing. |