Manage your Online Publication with SPIP
SPIP is free software that enables you to create a professional, high standard website for your news and information. It is particularly suitable for online publications or news sites. It lets you control access to reporting and editing privileges and it’s easy to use, online or offline.
You do not need to have any specialised IT training to learn SPIP. This tutorial provides clear, step-by-step guidelines for new SPIP users, with demonstrations, exercises and quizzes.
A. Overview
00.
Navigate in SPIP
Access the Private Area
10.
Work in the Launch pad window
Understand the main parts of the SPIP private area
20.
Customise the work area
Choose the appearance and language you prefer for the private area
30.
Understand roles in SPIP
Get to differentiate the editors, the administrators and the visitors
40.
Understand articles and news items
Know the sections and functions of articles and news items
50.
Use Personal Messaging
Create or modify personal memo, message or announcement
60.
Work with the Calendar
Use the calendar for appointments and memos
70.
Discuss an article
The interest of article forums
80.
Get Help in SPIP
Find help with questions and problems
90.
Use the Search Engine
Make the most of the search fields in SPIP
B. Editor level
00.
Create an article
Produce an article and submit it for publication
10.
Edit an article
Edit and format an article for publication
20.
Add extra information
Attach a document or recording with an article
30.
Add photos
Attach an image with an article
40.
Link to other sources
Add links and footnotes to an article
50.
Work with news items
Create and edit short articles
60.
Work with keywords
Assign keywords to articles and news items
70.
Use multiple languages
Choose a language and work with translations
C. Administrator Level
00.
Create and edit sections
Add new sections and modify them
10.
Manage authors
Add new authors, change or delete them
20.
Manage articles and news items
Configure, view and move articles and news items
21.
Publish articles and news items
Make articles and news items visible for the visitors of your website
22.
Work with versions
Track changes made to articles
30.
Reference sites and work with syndication
Exchange information with other websites
40.
Work with languages
Manage a multilingual site
50.
Configure forums and visitors registration
Set the parameters for forums and visitors registration
51.
Manage forums: View comments
Get an overall view of the forums
53.
Set-up automated emails and alerts
Prevent possible traps due to simultaneous edition and keep your team informed
54.
Manage Petitions
Configure and start on-line petitions
60.
Manage the cache
Understand what the cache is and how to refresh pages
70.
Read site statistics
Understand the concepts and make the most of SPIP statistics
80.
Manage keywords
Create, configure and modify keywords
81.
Understand the public search engine
Discover indexation and weighting of content in SPIP
D. Webmaster Level
00.
Prepare to install SPIP
Choose the platform for hosting your SPIP site
10.
Install SPIP Online
Learn how to setup your SPIP site in your hosting solution
11.
Install SPIP Offline
Install SPIP on your machine
20.
Work with templates
Understand the use and edit templates
30.
Maintain a SPIP website: maintenance scheduling
Understand, plan and schedule your site maintenance
40.
Maintain a SPIP website: manage the database
Backup the database, restore from backup; repair the database
41.
Maintain a SPIP website: upgrade SPIP
Install a new SPIP version to support your website
50.
Working with plugins
Find and install a plugin
60.
Work with international templates
Work with languages files and multi tags
70.
Get help from the community
Understand the spip community and find help online
