The previous article provided the user with an overview of Modules and the web applications the user can build with them. This article will provide the user with a high-level overview of leveraging modules to manage their content.
Step 1 – Creating a module
- Click Modules located in the Workspace section of the Solodev Dashboard.
- Click Add Module.
- The user is taken to a page with a list of modules.
- Click the Install button on the Blog Module to bring up the Module Window.
- Enter the Name of the module and click Browse to set the installation location.
- Solodev recommends installing modules into web files -> managers folder.
- Click Submit.
- The module can be found in the web files -> managers -> Blog Module folder.
Note: The module folder reflects the name of the module.
Step 2 – Adding a module entry
- Open the web files -> managers -> Blog Module folder.
- Click on the Blog Module to open it.
- Click the Add Entry button to bring up the Add Entry Blog Module.
- Enter the Name and choose the Status of the Blog.
- Under the Image Uploads section, select the Image Type and upload the appropriate the Listing Image.
- Enter the title, introductory paragraph and blog content in the Heading Overwrite, Intro/Subtitle and Body Content fields located in the Post Content Section.
- Under the META Data section, enter the Meta Title, Meta Description, and Meta Keywords.
- Under the Advanced section, enter any custom JavaScript
- Enter a Start and End Date for publication.
- Select the predefined categories or create a custom category for the post.
- Select the Groups that can access the entry.
- Click Submit.
Note: To save the blog entry without publishing it to the front end click Draft. To save the changes and make them publicly available on the front end click Publish.
Note: Leaving the End Date blank makes the blog post permanent. Leaving the End Date blank on an event based calendar removes the event 24 hours after the Start Date.
Step 3 – Viewing entry details
- Open the Blog Module folder and click Blog Module to open it.
- Click on the pen and paper icon to open the entry in a new tab.
Step 4 -- Exporting module entries
- Open the Blog Module folder and click Blog Module or the name of the module to open it.
- Click the checkbox to the left of the Status column to select all entries or the checkbox next to each entry to select specific entries.
- Click Export.
- A .csv file with all the entries and their corresponding columns will be downloaded to the user’s machine.
Note: Users can export up to 250 entries at once. Click the select box below all the entries and choose the desired number entries per page before selecting all entries.
Step 5 – Deleting module entries
- Open the Blog Module folder and click Blog Module to open it.
- Select the desired entry.
- Click Delete to bring up the Delete window for the module.
- Review the warning and click Submit.
Step 6 – Modifying a module
- Open the Blog Module folder and click Blog Module to open it.
- Click Modify to bring up the module window.
- Users are given the ability to hide columns from the module schema, define advanced options, modify the table schema, or change the name and type of module.
- After making the desired changes click Submit.
Step 7 – Delete a module
- Open the folder that contains the module.
- Click the checkbox to select the Blog Module.
- Click the Delete to bring up the Delete modal window.
- Click Submit.
