Description: This tool allows you to manage and moderate all content (articles or posts) submitted to your site by external authors or guest contributors.
What is it for? (Practical examples)
Use it to optimize the publication workflow and maintain editorial control over externally received content.
- Content Moderation: Receive articles from external authors and decide whether to approve, edit, or reject them before they appear on the site.
- Author Management: View the data provided by the author (such as name, age, etc.) and, if necessary, block (ban) the author to prevent unwanted future submissions.
- Editorial Organization: Assign categories, tags, and specific languages to each post to ensure proper indexing and site structure.
Main Features
Guest Post Management
The main screen shows a comprehensive overview of all submitted content, with the ability to filter and sort results based on the following criteria:
- Author: See who submitted the post.
- Post: Title of the content.
- Category and Language: Content organization.
- Submission Date: To track submission history.
- Comments: Number of comments received on the post.
- Status: Indicates if the post is Active (published) or Inactive (awaiting approval).
Content Editing and Approval
When editing a Guest Post, the following options are available:
- Title and Content: Edit the title and body of the article using an advanced editor.
- Slug (URL): Define the unique web address of the post. The system automatically checks that the chosen address is available.
- Publication Status: Use the "Show on site" checkbox to approve and immediately publish the post.
- Attachments: Upload and manage multimedia files (images, documents) associated with the post (up to 20 items can be attached).
- Tags and Category: Assign terms and categories to improve content organization and searchability.
- Language: Set the language in which the post is written.
Moderation and Security Tools
The system offers advanced tools for managing authors and preventing spam:
- Author Data: View data provided by the author (which may include custom fields such as name, email, etc.).
- Ban Author: If an author submits inappropriate or spam content, you can view the IP address from which the post was sent.
- The system indicates the author's Ban Status.
- You can Ban the author (blocking their IP) or Unban the author directly from the post editing screen.
How to configure it (Options per single post)
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| Guestpost Title | The main title of the article. |
| Slug | The unique identifier that will form the URL of the post. |
| Content | The body of the article, editable via visual editor. |
| Show on site | If checked, the post is approved and published. |
| Category | Assigns the post to one or more existing categories in the system. |
| Tag | Adds keywords (tags) for classification. |
| Language | Selects the publication language among those active on the site. |
| Attachments | Area for uploading images or files associated with the content. |
| Author Data | Informative fields about the author who submitted the post. |
Automatic Integrations
The Guest Post module is fully integrated with Framework360's core features:
- Multilanguage Management: The post is automatically handled by the multilingual system, allowing specification of target language.
- Category Structure: Uses category and tag structures already defined in the system to organize contents.
- Media Management: The attachment uploader is linked to the central media library.
- URL Generation: Ensures each post has a unique web address (slug), preventing URL conflicts.
