Pushing stories to Drupal

We have a custom plugin that allows us to push articles and images straight from Content Station to Drupal.

You’ll need an updated WWsettings.xml file to use this.

Video

File:Drupal plugin.mp4

Written instructions

1. Prepare your content.
2. You’ll need an article in Content Station--something from the magazine is perfect--and at least one jpg.
   1. Note that photos that are in the dossier from print are tiff files; these won’t work unless you convert them and upload the new files to the dossier.
3. Select the article and the image(s) you want to post by clicking them while holding the command key.
4. Right-click and select “Send to Drupal.”
   1. If you do not have that as a menu option, you need an updated wwsettings.xml file. This is a quick and easy fix.
5. A new tab will open. This is where you can do most of the work the article needs for publishing to the web.
6. There is currently only one content type: Magazine. This is optimized for print content that’s going on our website. We have the option to add more content types if we need them.
7. The magazine content type has a few layout options. The second one is intended for things like Digestif, where we have a quick bit of copy to go with multiple images. The first and third are for features. Again, we have the option to add more.
8. Only certain users will end up in the published article field. This is an internal distinction that does not appear on the published page.
9. Use the Author box to enter a byline.
10. You can change the title for your web presentation. This will not change the title on the original article.
11. Select an issue, if applicable.
12. The Dominant Tag field will help you position the story on the website.
13. Schedule the article for publishing, if you wish.
14. Cut and paste the content into the order in which you want it to appear, in relation to the photo(s).
    1. Note that the cut, copy, and paste keyboard shortcuts don’t work in Content Station. We are working on a potential solution for that; in the interim, please use the menu or right-click.
15. Once you submit, you will see a success screen confirming that your images uploaded successfully. The links below will take you to the published page (or a preview) or the edit page so you can immediately work on styling it.
16. Clicking the links themselves will open Plate within the limited web browser within Content Station. You may find that you have a better experience if you copy the link and paste it into a real web browser, or you can go to Plate—>Content and get into the story that way.