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 Sitemaker-Journalmaker News Options
Sitemaker gives publishers the tools to send their message without the need to learn esoteric and rapidly changing layout and navigation techniques. There are two easy "news" vehicles. The first is a web log or blog.. The other is a newsletter or news feature more flexibly formatted articles.
Blogs
A web log is an integral option for every site. An increasing proportion of our site begin "life" as blogs. To add a blog to your site, just turn on the tool in the Editing Suite. The general layout is as shown in the adjacent image. Some flexibility is added to the fixed layout if the writer is familiar with BBcode or HTML/CSS.
We've put a preview of this site's blog on this page. Previews of many tools and subsystems can be placed strategically to highlight related content and draw readers to appropriate details. Note that another preview is used on this site's home page, but with different parameter settings altering the content selection and preview length. Because a Sitemaker editor has full access to all components, an advanced editor can easily add detailed controls and features like offsets an borders, just by filling in a design form.
Upgrade to Journalmaker™
To publish a more comprehensive news site, consider our related Journalmaker™ service, which adds tools for management of multiple authors, editions, sections... and a complete member (subscriber) management system.
Individual articles work just like ordinary pages; the difference is that they're grouped by topic and sorted chronologically or as the editor decides. Easily add text, graphics or other content just by typing or uploading. As with other parts of the system, HTML users can expand on the built-in flexibility of Sitemaker to embellish text or position elements of a page.
In Journalmaker, the editor can create "document lists" ("article lists") within pages ( example). These document lists act as a secondary table of contents ( example. Document lists can also be used to publish reports, case studies, biographies, scientific papers... Each page of a "document" or "article" can be manipulated as any other Sitemaker page with multiple text and graphic components, laid out to the user's preference.
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Journalmaker Articles
The following articles are grouped into two categories or "article lists." The article list manager is quite flexible and has many display options. It can be further manipulated with HTML/CSS, as can most block-level components.
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Features, Upgrades
- Version 2.3 Arrives with New Features and Appearance Options
- 21-Jan-2006
- New (horizontal) menu types, expanded CSS controls, automatic image thumbnails on page, blog, biography components, "blog view" on any page, photo upload in blog posts, tighter calendar layout, separate CSS for tools, many under-the-hood improvements.
- Version 2.0 Improves Editing, Adds Features
- 25-Mar-2005
- Multiple themes, CSS let you experiment with alternate looks. Forms: new controls and options. Calendar: Recurrent events, iCalendar structure, easy input. Multiple link formats with graphic options. More...
- CIP Sitemaker™ Designed to Turn Readers into Publishers
- 15-Mar-2005
- Everyone can publish a personal or business web site easily and quickly.
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WWW Miscellany
- Washington State, PayPal Announce Customer Rights Agreement
- 28-Sep-2006
- McKenna announced a $1.7 million agreement with PayPal to protect consumers. PayPal will clearly disclose customer rights and obligations.
- The Myth of 'Free Hosting'
- 01-Jul-2005
- It slices, it dices... Did you ever buy a product at the county fair, only to find that it didn't work as easily as demonstrated and that it was available for less?
- Phony PayPal Mail Contains Spam Scam
- 17-Nov-2003
- PayPal never asks for credit card info in mail. Beware this trick; don't open this email message. Read on...
- 'Fizzer' Affects Access to Networks
- 12-May-2003
- The 'Fizzer' virus has affected servers of other firms in our upstream networks, indirectly affecting Sitemaker.
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Web Log Preview
The following is a built-in Blog Preview that the editor can place on almost any page of the site, with control over title, synopsis length, etc. Each title links to the respective article, or the reader can open the blog in its full page layout.
We've posted some ideas for new bloggers to help new bloggers get started quickly. The tips are a combination of experiences of our users and ourselves.
All Sitemaker and Journalmaker users are encouraged to read our terms and conditions regularly. The last update was November 7. Our agreements call for users to adhere to terms and ... Continues...
The Sign-In and Join (Add Listing) links in the navigation bar of Sitemaker's Directory tool have been repositioned to compensate for a problem in - surprise! - Internet Explorer ... Continues...
Edmonds2030.com is a new site running on the Sitemaker platform. It contains a community planning "conversation" among property owners and citizens regarding redevelopment of the ... Continues...
The ubiquitous blog is approaching your office, coming down the corporate hallway, according to Michael Calore, writing in Monkey Bites, which is, of course, a blog. He describes ... Continues...
Clark Internet Publishing has announced that it will add a Podcast tool to its CIP Sitemaker content management system. The tool will manage audio files and display a list of ... Continues...
Washington State Atty. Genl. Rob McKenna has announced a new agreement with PayPal on clarity in customer rights terms. The agreement provides for better disclosure and clarifies ... Continues...
LETI-DFS.org is on board with CIP Sitemaker. The organization provides research and assistance for students seeking scholarships and financial assistance. It is an chapter of ... Continues...
Sitemaker Directory now has sign in features on the main navigation bar that is found atop all directory pages. The former procedure of signing in from the brochure page of the ... Continues...
We have installed techniques to reduce form spamming in Sitemaker guest books. The GBs also restrict users' ability to post URLs and use objectionable language.
To manage the ... Continues...
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