Help with articles

[mrbean17]

Hello,

Perhaps I am dumb (this is more than likely the case), but I am struggling to understand how to properly use articles as a page. I looked over the FAQ and it does not help all that much.

Basically what I want to do is make a stand alone page (to replace an html page) that uses TP around the boarders that is basically a page or combination of pages (articles) and allow users to submit or edit.

I've created a category.
I've created an article in the above category.
All I can get the article to do is display on the bottom of the main page by using preview.

Can anyone get me started in the right direction?

Thanks!

[G6Cad]

What code are you putting in the article ? And what kind of article have you created ?

Please post the code here with codetags so we can see what you are trying to do.

[mrbean17]

What code are you putting in the article ? And what kind of article have you created ?

Please post the code here with codetags so we can see what you are trying to do.

Very very simple stuff ... just plain ol' HTML linking to other sides and other random info. Like I said, I'm really just looking to create an HTML page inside of TP. The articles (if used properly, but I suck) seem to be the ideal route due to being able to add articles on the fly and allowing users to add them.

[mrbean17]

Is there some good documentation or examples out there I could follow? Anything would help ...

[Nokonium]

If you follow the south-gwent-ramblers link in my sig you will go to a website that has a forum, if you get what I mean. All the 'pages' linked to in the menu are articles.

If you want to know how I have done any bits post back and ask.

[mrbean17]

nokonium, yes this is what I'm looking for. The ability to create pages inside the forums that look act and feel like a webpage.

I'd also like the ability to have multiple articles (that users can create/edit) on a specified page, kind've like the homepage here: http://www.therisenguild.net/

The problem I'm having so far is that any article I create, I can only get it to show up on the bottom of the Home page. I want to be able to have these articles show up on their own pages, or be combined in a page. Having the user be able to contribute/modify articles would be a bonus, but not necessary.

Any help would be huge.

Thanks

[Nokonium]

What are your front page settings?

There are the following options:

Only forum-posts
Forum-posts and articles - sorted on date
Only articles
Featured article and front page blocks
Front page blocks
Go directly to forum index

Mine is set to Featured article and front page blocks but I do not have any front page blocks, just a 'featured article (an article can be set to featured in the article manager)

The Site Menu is a Menubox, you create that in the Block Manager and select the block content in the Menu Manager. You need to create the articles first so that you can select them in the menu manager.

Each article has its own set of display options, which includes allowing comments.

[mrbean17]

Just as a quick example of what's happening ... I made a quick little article and whenever I open it, it shows up at the bottom of the page and using all of my homepage stuff.

http://www.importantworkstuff.com/Forum/index.php?page=15 (scroll down). I want self contained pages that don't have any of the Home page info on them. What am I doing wrong?

Thanks

[mrbean17]

My Front Page has Front page Blocks enabled as that is all I use on the front page.

[Nokonium]

I've just had a look, I think you still have some sorting out to do