> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://legacydocs.nexudus.com/platform/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://legacydocs.nexudus.com/platform/day-to-day/community/about-news-articles/creating-and-managing-news-articles.md).

# Creating and managing news articles

How to create and manage news articles.

## Working with articles <a href="#working-with-articles" id="working-with-articles"></a>

You can add, edit and delete news articles. If you have enabled commenting, you can moderate the comments in the dashboard.‌

### To create an article <a href="#to-create-an-article" id="to-create-an-article"></a>

1. If the side menu is not visible, click![](https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/gitbook-28427.appspot.com/o/assets%2F-LZFtxNPXnGfu3w0vzug%2F-LZnHZcwRtI7qlwNULS9%2F-LZnQv0ujZjL-QaAncT0%2Fhamburguer.svg?alt=media\&token=dd00faf3-6ca6-42f1-a90d-12bb2fa27021).
2. In the side menu, click [**Community**](< https://platform.nexudus.com/content>).
3. In the **News** section, click [**News Articles**](https://platform.nexudus.com/content/blogposts).
4. Click **Add news article**.
5. In the **Title** textbox, type the title for your article.
6. In the **Author** textbox, type the name of a user who is the author of the article.
7. **Optional**: If you manage more than one space, select the space for which you want to post the article from the **Post at** drop-down list.
8. In the **Summary** textbox, type a brief description of the article.
9. In the **Full text** section, type the main body of the article. Use [Markdown](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Markdown) or the graphic editor to format your text.
10. Click **Save**.

![Creating news article](https://3743897482-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-Lbh_u87wC7EAH8sHaxc%2F-LiOJhwpsZ5G9XZcbV0P%2F-LiOJkHlTIW_ehtMvXIJ%2Fadd_news_article.png?alt=media\&token=d8c8f2e4-e47e-4162-840e-4bbb2ca69160)

Learn about additional options when creating and publishing articles in the following sections.‌

## Article details, language and website options <a href="#article-details-language-and-website-options" id="article-details-language-and-website-options"></a>

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When you add or edit an article, you can use the following options:

| Option | Description |
| ------ | ----------- |

| **Blog categories** | Assign categories to your articles to help members or contacts filter the articles on the website. Learn more about this feature in [Managing article categories](/platform/day-to-day/community/about-news-articles/managing-article-categories.md). |
| ------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |

| **Large image/Small image** | Add an image to the article by clicking **Upload image** ![](https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/gitbook-28427.appspot.com/o/assets%2F-LZFtxNPXnGfu3w0vzug%2F-LZoD6Zs8IvhMNpVEUFj%2F-LZoDZ4FOn9H0lSn0mjl%2Fupload.svg?alt=media\&token=3469433a-ae44-468f-ac26-4a29fe3d1261). The **Large image** is displayed as a header in the article and on the list of articles in the **BLOG** section on the website. The **Small image** is displayed in the **Title** column of the **News Articles** list on the dashboard. |
| --------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |

| **Language** | <p>Nexudus lets you post content in several languages. Choose the language from this drop-down list.</p><p>If you leave the <strong>Language</strong> section blank, the post is shown in all the language versions that you you have configured for your website. Select a language from the list to publish the article only for that language version of the website.</p> |
| ------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |

| **Publish date & time** | In the **Website** section, you can schedule your article to be published in the future. Specify when and where to publish the article and in the calendar, select the date on which you want your article to be published. |
| ----------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |

| **Feature this article in the home page banner** | Set to **YES** if you want the article to be shown on your website's home page banner. |
| ------------------------------------------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |

| **Feature this article in the home page listings** | Set to **YES** if you want the article to be shown on the home page listings on your website. |
| -------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |

| **Allow users to comment on this article** | Set to **YES** to enable comments. Learn more in [Moderating article comments](/platform/day-to-day/community/about-news-articles/moderating-article-comments.md). |
| ------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |

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You can edit and delete articles that you have already published.‌

### To edit an article <a href="#to-edit-an-article" id="to-edit-an-article"></a>

1. If the side menu is not visible, click![](https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/gitbook-28427.appspot.com/o/assets%2F-LZFtxNPXnGfu3w0vzug%2F-LZnHZcwRtI7qlwNULS9%2F-LZnQv0ujZjL-QaAncT0%2Fhamburguer.svg?alt=media\&token=dd00faf3-6ca6-42f1-a90d-12bb2fa27021).
2. In the side menu, click [**Community**](< https://platform.nexudus.com/content>).
3. In the **News** section, click [**News Articles**](https://platform.nexudus.com/content/blogposts).
4. From the list of articles, click an article to edit.
5. Change any of the details and options. See [Creating and managing news articles](https://app.gitbook.com/@3di/s/nexudus-help-center/managing-your-customer-space-and-communications-1/about-news-articles/creating-and-managing-articles#article-details-language-and-website-options) for details.
6. Click **Save changes**.

![Selecting a news article to edit](https://3743897482-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-Lbh_u87wC7EAH8sHaxc%2F-LiOJhwpsZ5G9XZcbV0P%2F-LiOKDKV6upPGY07nNni%2Fedit_news_article.png?alt=media\&token=4381c54a-7694-477e-a3cd-c2f23ad6067c)

### To delete an article <a href="#to-delete-an-article" id="to-delete-an-article"></a>

1. If the side menu is not visible, click![](https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/gitbook-28427.appspot.com/o/assets%2F-LZFtxNPXnGfu3w0vzug%2F-LZnHZcwRtI7qlwNULS9%2F-LZnQv0ujZjL-QaAncT0%2Fhamburguer.svg?alt=media\&token=dd00faf3-6ca6-42f1-a90d-12bb2fa27021).
2. In the side menu, click [**Community**](< https://platform.nexudus.com/content>).
3. In the **News** section, click [**News Articles**](https://platform.nexudus.com/content/blogposts).
4. From the list of articles, click the article you wish to delete.
5. Click **Delete**.
6. Click **Yes** to confirm.

Alternatively, watch the animation below to use **More options** to delete an article.

![Deleting an article](https://blobscdn.gitbook.com/v0/b/gitbook-28427.appspot.com/o/assets%2F-LZFtxNPXnGfu3w0vzug%2F-LbwL1G-byM97dtzChuM%2F-LbwtZJCdpT_ZhWqjei4%2Fnews_delete_articles_alt2.gif?alt=media\&token=6d853f09-9636-44e6-8cfa-58ac6de5b4da)