Drafts
Saved drafts are incomplete articles that are not ready to publish yet. Saved drafts allow multiple users to edit the article without publishing the article in knowledgebase.
Creating an Article Draft
You can create saved drafts of incomplete articles so that you can complete and publish them at a later date. Saved drafts are created from create article page by clicking the Saved Draft button.
Saved Draft Management
In PHPKB Software editor and super users can view all the drafts of knowledgebase but writers can see their own saved drafts. You can view the saved drafts from Saved Drafts option under articles tab of navigation bar.
Manage Saved Draft Interface Explanation: |
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| ID | Serial number assigned to draft in database. |
| Article Type | Click on this to preview the article. Preview display article details to ease you in deciding what action you want to take on this article. |
| Category | Category is place where you have chosen to publish this article. |
| Visible |
Click this to set the visibility of saved draft after it gets published. |
| Created | Month, date and year; when draft was last updated. |
| Actions | Attachments: Click this to add or delete attachments to draft. Edit-Publish Draft: Click this to edit or publish the draft. Discard Draft: Click here to remove the draft. |
Modifying the Saved Draft
Click on the Edit-Publish Draft option from actions row of saved drafts.
An edit article screen will be displayed. Make the necessary changes in the article and click on update article option to make the changes permanent. Remember, article will not get published, only be updated.
Publishing the Saved Draft
Click on the Edit-Publish Draft option from actions row of saved drafts.
An edit article screen will be displayed. Make the necessary changes in the article and click on Preview Article. From the Preview Article screen click on the Publish Article button to make the changes permanent and publish it in knowledgebase.
Deleting the Saved Draft
Click on the Discard Draft from actions row of saved drafts.
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