A Step-by-Step Example

We will assume that you have selected create content and chosen "story" as a content type.

You should be looking at a form with the title "Submit story". From here, it is just a matter of filling in the form and posting it.

  • Title - The title is straightforward enough. Try to be descriptive and catchy.
  • Topic - Next comes the "Topic" menu. This is the section your article will go in-. This list presents all the sections available on the website, with their structure. So, choose the appropriate section or sections for your story and continue down the form to supply the body of your text.
  • Body - The "body" field is where you put the main content of the page. This site uses the TinyMCE WYSIWYG Editor. This allows you to do more advanced formatting without having to learn HTML. See the TinyMCE FAQ for more information. If you've typed this into a word processor or HTML editor, just copy and paste it into this field. Alternately you can just type straight in. For the most basic page, just type and leave a blank line (i.e., hit "enter" twice) at the and of each paragraph.

That wasn't too painful, was it?

Decide where you want the "teaser" (the part of the main text used in links to the article) to end. If you do nothing, Drupal will choose a breaking point for you--but it's better to decide yourself, to make sure the breaking point is appropriate. You do this by clicking the Break button that looks like this: where the teaser is to end. If TinyMCE is not working for you, entering <!--break--> does the same thing.

And you're set! You can preview the page you've prepared by hitting "Preview" (recommended, and sometimes required) or you can bravely or recklessly just go ahead and publish it by hitting "Submit".

After you hit "Submit" your content will go into a "queue" for approval. This prevents inappropriate content from being posted on the Website.