Tips: How to post a news?

by Marjo

With the new Ryzom site come a few new features. One of these is the ability to post your own news on the homepage. This way you can inform other players about a planned event, show your last Ryzom creations, present a new tutorial etc. and benefit from a larger audience than on the boards. I'll explain here how to post a news. :)

1. First, you must be logged in to be able to create a news.
2. Then in the news section (ryzom.com/news), click on the "Submit a News" button to create a news.
3. A draft is created; you now have to enter a pertinent title, a short explanation in plain text (that will appear in the search), and the main text of your news. You can also define a category in the list at the bottom of the page.
4. Once you are satisfied with your news, change its status to "pending" (by clicking on "submit" in the tab at the top-right of the page). Your news is now in our moderation queue.
5. We check your news, edit it if need be, and publish it or contact you if needed.
6. Once validated and published, your news appears on the homepage as an "unofficial player news", visible to any visitor. You can see here what a player's news looks like.

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