Within the Authors Control panel, to submit articles or to edit articles, the authors can post their text in the "Content" box. This is really limited, and I was wondering if there was a feature which allowed them to utilize the default editor (Which is JCE for me) when creating their article? Currently there is no option to make bold, underline, or anything even basic to enhance the article once published. This makes for a rather boring and blocking article regardless of content.

The 2nd question is how to get the Media to link to an article. My authors can create and submit their media, but for some reason they are not able to link their media to their articles. I can do that in the back end for them. I am not anxious to provide all my authors the ability to utilize the back end, so I'm wondering if I'm missing a setting that allows them the ability to do that from the front end as being the Author?

Thank you.

    DragAuth
    Hi
    I got your point about the editor and article media.
    Allow me on Monday to check possible option for this feature in the component.
    I will discuss about both and update you.

    Regards

      3 months later

      I share the concerns of the original poster. Whilst it is good to see that the built in editor allows basic formatting like bold and italic it provides very little else. Allowing use of the Joomla default editor is preferable.

      Also, allowing users to upload media on the same page in which they are creating an article is VERY misleading! It gives the impression that any uploaded media will be linked to that article but this is not the case.

      Could these two issues be addressed?

        mikeymike
        Hi
        the core does not have this option. I have taken this request for development team and we will look on this for future updates.

        For allow upload media on same page, can you give me more information with steps how you would like to change it ?

          Hello Pankaj

          If it is not possible to link uploaded media to an article (it should be) then the option to upload media should simply be removed from the article creation page to avoid confusing users. Simply restrict the ability to upload media to the users control panel.

            mikeymike
            Hi
            Can you give me screenshot of your issue ?
            As the upload media option in frontend has the option to upload media content. So it will give clear view how exactly you want to save media.
            Please note this topic is for submit Article via Frontend.

            Regards

              Hello Pankaj.

              In the Submit Article frontend view, the option to 'Submit New Media' is present but unnecessary as Authors cannot link this media to the article they are creating. The button should be removed to avoid confusion - see screenshot. Users should be restricted to submitting media via the Submit Media option in their Control Panel - see screenshot.

              Many thanks,
              Michael


                Hi Pankaj

                I have been to the demo and created two dummy articles. I can upload media which then appears in a list under the article textarea with the option to insert into the intro as either left, right or centre aligned.
                It doesn't work. The image does not insert into the article on the test site nor on my own site.

                  mikeymike
                  Hi
                  If its not working on your site. Kindly open a new thread and submit the site login details with FTP account for staff. with complete description of issue.
                  I will check it on your site.

                  Regards

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