User Guide. News. Extension Version User Guide Version Magento Editions Compatibility

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1 User Guide News Extension Version User Guide Version Magento Editions Compatibility Community to , to Extension Page :

2 Content Introduction Installation Usage Admin News Configuration General Information Comments Configuration Default Comments Options Facebook Comments Options Google Comments Options Disqus Comments Options Related Settings Related Posts Related Products Display Configuration General Options News Post List Page Options News Post View Page Options Category List Page Options Rss Feed Settings Manage News Posts Add / Edit Post 1

3 General Information Images SEO Tab Related Posts Related Products Manage News Categories Add / Edit Category General Information SEO Tab Manage Comments Front-End News Post List Category Wise Post List Post View Page With Default Comments With Facebook Comments With Google Comments With Disqus Comments With Related Posts and Products Support 2

4 Introduction It is a fact that a getting featured on any newspaper/media can attract visitors to your online store. If your website is get featured on any media then you always want to show it to your customers. News extension by MageArray is a complete news management system that lets you post relevant news for your customer awareness. Create categories and publish articles along with the image. News extension will help you make your store more interactive and will keep your visitors updated with the latest business updates, developments, and achievements. The opportunity to comment on the news, as well as integration with social networks like Google+, Facebook, Twitter. When you enable this extension, it will provide you the functionality to create categories, the article as per your needs. you can create article/blog/news, add an image (photo of newspaper, magazine, screenshot of Digital content), publish date, source information(newspaper name, magazine name, blog/site) which will show on front-end. Installation Backup your web directory and store database Download extension installation package Disable Magento Cache run command " php bin/magento cache:disable " using SSH from your magento root directory Upload contents of the extension installation package to your " app/code/magearray/news " directory Then run commands " php bin/magento setup:upgrade " using SSH from your magento root directory Enable Magento Cache run command " php bin/magento cache:enable " using SSH from your magento root directory 3

5 Admin News Configuration Usage News V To configure the News Extension for Magento, navigate to Stores >> Settings >> Configuration >> MageArray Extensions >> News. 4

6 General Information Enable - Enable/Disable Extension. Show Breadcrumb - Show Breadcrumb on each page of news or not. Post Per Page on List - Number of post to show on first load of page. Post List Sorting - Sorting of post from newest or oldest first order. Date Format - Date format to use on news. Post View Page Layout - Layout of View page from 4 options like, 1 column, 2 columns left, 2 columns right and 3 columns Post List Page Layout - Layout of list page from 4 options mentioned above. Category List Page Layout - Layout of category list page from 4 options mentioned above. Enable Infinite Scroll? - It loads the post and comments automatically on scroll. News List Url - Main news page url to access news. News Url Prefix - Any prefix want to use for news posts. News Url Suffix - Any suffix wants to use for news posts. Category Url Prefix - Prefix to category page url. Add Link into Top Menu - show link or not in header to access the news. Add Link into Footer Links - show link of news in footer or not. Top Menu/Footer Link Title - Label to the links in Header and footer. 5

7 Comments Configuration Default Comments Options Comments - Select from list of comments option like Default, Facebook, Google and Disqus. Login require to comments? - User needs to be logged in to add the comment in the post or not. Auto Approve Comments - Auto approve the comment added by the user or not. Logged in Auto Approve - Auto approve the comment or not if user is logged in. on Comment Post - Send to admin when new comment is added in any post. Template - Select the template for . Admin ID - ID on which admin need to get the s of new comments. Use Google Captcha for Comment? - Use google s captcha for adding comment. Comments Per Page - Number of comments admin wants to show on post page on load. 6

8 Facebook Comments Options Comments - Select from list of comments option like Default, Facebook, Google and Disqus. Number of Comments - Number of comments admin wants to show on post page on load. Facebook App ID - Facebook app id which you get from facebook, if you are not aware about it you can follow the link mentioned below the field. 7

9 Google Comments Options Comments - Select from list of comments option like Default, Facebook, Google and Disqus. Google Site Key - Have to add google site key generated from google s API, if you are not aware about it you can follow the link mentioned below the field. Google Secret Key - Add google secret key which you get along with site key. 8

10 Disqus Comments Options Comments - Select from list of comments option like Default, Facebook, Google and Disqus. Your Disqus Forum Shortname - Short name which you get form Disqus, if you are not aware about it you can follow the link mentioned below the field. 9

11 Related Settings Related Posts Display Related Posts - Want to show related posts on post view page or not. Number of Posts - Number of related post want to show on post view page. Related Products Display Related Products - Want to show related products on post view page or not. Number of Products - Number of related products want to show on post view page. Show Add to Cart - Show add to cart button on related products or not. Show Wishlist Icon - Show Wishlist icon on related products or not. Show Compare Icon - Show Compare icon on related products or not. 10

12 Display Configuration 11

13 General Options Display Views - This enables to display the post view count. Display Tags on Post - Want to show tags on post view page or not. Display Share Buttons - Show/hide share buttons on the product view page. Share Button Above Post Content - Show share buttons above the post content or not. Share Button Below Post Content - Show share buttons below the post content or not. 12

14 News Post List Page Options Show News as - Show news as list view or grid view. Category Tree on Left Sidebar - Show categories list or not on left sidebar of list page. Category Tree on Right Sidebar - Show categories list or not on right sidebar of list page. Popular Posts Widget Left Sidebar - Show popular posts or not on left sidebar of list page. Popular Posts Widget Right Sidebar - Show popular posts or not on right sidebar of list page. Latest Posts Widget Left Sidebar - Show latest posts or not on left sidebar of list page. Latest Posts Widget Right Sidebar - Show latest posts or not on right sidebar of list page. Archive Posts Widget Left Sidebar - Show archive of posts or not on left sidebar of list page. Archive Posts Widget Right Sidebar - Show archive of posts or not on right sidebar of list page. 13

15 News Post View Page Options Category Tree on Left Sidebar - Show categories list or not on left sidebar of view page. Category Tree on Right Sidebar - Show categories list or not on right sidebar of view page. Popular Posts Widget Left Sidebar - Show popular posts or not on left sidebar of view page. Popular Posts Widget Right Sidebar - Show popular posts or not on right sidebar of view page. Latest Posts Widget Left Sidebar - Show latest posts or not on left sidebar of view page. Latest Posts Widget Right Sidebar - Show latest posts or not on right sidebar of view page. Archive Posts Widget Left Sidebar - Show archive of posts or not on left sidebar of view page. Archive Posts Widget Right Sidebar - Show archive of posts or not on right sidebar of view page. 14

16 Category List Page Options Show News as - Show news post on category page as list view or grid view. Category Tree on Left Sidebar - Show categories list or not on left sidebar of category list page. Category Tree on Right Sidebar - Show categories list or not on right sidebar of category list page. Popular Posts Widget Left Sidebar - Show popular posts or not on left sidebar of category list page. Popular Posts Widget Right Sidebar - Show popular posts or not on right sidebar of category list page. Latest Posts Widget Left Sidebar - Show latest posts or not on left sidebar of category list page. Latest Posts Widget Right Sidebar - Show latest posts or not on right sidebar of category list page. Archive Posts Widget Left Sidebar - Show archive of posts or not on left sidebar of category list page. Archive Posts Widget Right Sidebar - Show archive of posts or not on right sidebar of category list page. 15

17 Rss Feed Settings Feed Title - Add title of your RSS feed. Feed Description - Add description of your RSS feed. 16

18 Manage News Posts 17

19 Add / Edit Post General Information 18

20 Post Title - Title of the post. Category - Choose category of post, can select multiple categories. Tags - Add tags related with the post. Short Post Content - Add short content which shows on list page. Post Content - Add full content which shows on view page. Publish Date - Date of publish date of post. Status - Enable or Disable the post. Images Thumbnail Image - Add thumbnail image which shows on the list page of news. Main Image - Add main/featured image of the post which shows on view page and also shows on list page if thumbnail image is not added. 19

21 SEO Tab Store - Choose store in which this post is belongs to. URL Key - Add URL key of the post, it needs to be unique. Meta Title - Add meta title which helps in SEO of the post. Meta Keywords - Add meta keywords which helps the post in search and SEO. Meta Description - Add meta description which helps in SEO. 20

22 Related Posts Admin can select related posts from list of all posts which help in engaging user to check other related posts too. 21

23 Related Products Admin can select products from the list which are related with post or mentioned in the post, which helps customer or user to buy product directly from the post page. 22

24 Manage News Categories 23

25 Add / Edit Category General Information Name - Name of the category. URL Key - Add URL key of the category, it needs to be unique. Status - Enable or Disable the category. Parent Category - make parent category or create child by choosing parent category from existing categories. 24

26 SEO Tab Store - Choose store in which this category is belongs to. Meta Title - Add meta title which helps in SEO of the category. Meta Keywords - Add meta keywords which helps the category in search and SEO. Meta Description - Add meta description of category which helps in SEO. 25

27 Manage Comments Admin can Delete, Approve or Disapprove the comment directly from this grid, also admin can do this operation on multiple comments at a same time using mass select. 26

28 Front-End News Post List 27

29 Category Wise Post List 28

30 Post View Page With Default Comments 29

31 With Facebook Comments 30

32 With Google Comments 31

33 With Disqus Comments 32

34 With Related Posts and Products 33

35 Support We support all our customers through our website or mail us on If you have any questions on Extension or need support with its use please contact us - we're happy to help you.w 34