Managing Your Articles
After creating articles, you can manage them through your profile page. This includes editing content, changing status (draft/published), and deleting articles.
Accessing Your Articles
To manage your articles:
- Navigate to your Profile page (accessible from the user menu in the header).
- Click on the "My Articles" tab.
This tab displays a list of all articles you have authored, presented as cards similar to the main news feed.
Understanding Your Article List
Each article card in the "My Articles" list shows:
- Featured Image
- Title (linked to the public article page if published)
- Category
- Status Badges (e.g., "Draft", "Featured")
- Creation Date
- Excerpt
- View Count (if available)
- Management Buttons: "Edit" and "Delete"
Editing an Article
- Find the article you wish to edit in the "My Articles" list.
- Click the "Edit" button on the article card.
- This will take you to the Edit Article form (e.g.,
/news/edit/[article-id]
), which is pre-filled with the article's current details. - The form is identical to the Create Article form, allowing you to modify the title, excerpt, content, category, featured image, publish status, and featured status.
- Make your desired changes.
- Click the "Update Article" button at the bottom right to save your changes.
- You will be redirected back to the public view of the updated article.
Publishing a Draft
If you saved an article as a draft, you can publish it by:
- Editing the article as described above.
- Checking the "Publish" checkbox in the form.
- Clicking "Update Article".
Similarly, you can unpublish an article by editing it and unchecking the "Publish" box.
Deleting an Article
Warning: Deleting an article is permanent and cannot be undone.
- Find the article you wish to delete in the "My Articles" list.
- Click the "Delete" button on the article card.
- A confirmation dialog will appear asking, "Are you sure? This action cannot be undone. This will permanently delete the article...".
- To proceed, click the "Delete" button in the dialog. To cancel, click "Cancel".
Once confirmed and deleted, the article will be removed from the platform entirely.