The News manager is a software plugin that is included in the CMS. This plugin uses a web site content management system specially designed to speed up your activity of adding news, articles, press releases and any other type of news content to your web site. HELIO offers 2 type of news plugins. The first consists of a plugin on any page that you choose. It displays headlines and dynamically adjusts as you add articles. This plugin is rich with social media features. The second integrates into the CMS to take on the look and feel of the CMS. This one is referred to as the embedded News Manager.
Plugin Snapshots (click image for larger view)
Front Page mock up with new manager integrated on right
Landing page of the Admin displaying a list of news articles
Start page of creating a new article
Main Zone page. Zone examples might be front page, technology, world events
Easily generate plugin code to display a zone on a certain page
Add / Modify news creators and editors
Add plugins to enhance your news (page1)
Add plugins to enhance your news (page2)
Preview Main News Page
Editing Articles is very easy (Top of page)
EditingArticles is very easy (more)
EditingArticles is very easy (bottom)
Embedded News Manager
Embedded news on a mocked up front page.
When you click on an article you are taken to a page displaying the article in the CMS
Admin page of the embedded news manager listing articles
Editor to modify and create existing articles (page1)
Editor to modify and create existing articles (page2)
Plugin Information
Current Version: 6.1
Plugin Added: 1/10/2010
Plugin Cost: Included (No Charge)
Plugin Setup Fee: Included (No Charge)
Software Last Updates: 2/1/2010
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(Use this Plugin in conjunction with the following applications)