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Site Update: New news system implemented
Posted by: MoraX (Admin / Developer) - Saturday 15 December 2007, 01:59	Main >> Site Development

As stated, we have a new newssystem since today. I will explain the features and reasons for implementation below.

The reason
Why do we need a new newssystem? Well, for two reasons actually:
As you may remember from this newspost, we have a French league nowadays. The new newssystem was built for the French league, and to keep options open to start leagues in other languages.
The new system now has it's own categories, and no longer links newsposts to certain leagues or ladders. The new categories are nested, and can be nested as far as we would like, with the "Main" category being the absolute parent.
This new feature enables us to create a category for each language, and nest subcategories for each languages as much and as deep as we would like.

Second, this makes newsposting easier for admins. Normally, you would have to go the the administration page of a certain league or ladder, and post a newspost from that administration to make sure it links to that league or ladder. In the new situation, all news can be posted and controlled from one single interface.

The features
Now what are your benefits of this new newsystem? Well, the most obvious new feature is the newsfilter. With the newsfilter, you can select from which category you want to see the news on the frontpage. That way, you will see only the newsposts you find relevant on the frontpage. You can adjust your own newsfilter here (or click "Menu" -> "Adjust newsfilter").
Also, each newspost has a clickable category, which links to a page where you can view all newsposts posted in that category.

Do keep the following in mind though:

When adjusting your newsfilter, disabling a category affects that category only! Newsposts in parent or child categories of that category are still shown.
When clicking a category link, all newsposts in that category only are shown. Newsposts of both child and parent categories will not be shown.
Also, this page shows you the newsposts in that category, regardless of the state of that category in your newsfilter.
All newsposts posted so far, have been placed in the "Main" category, and will stay there. Future newsposts will be put in other categories.
In the future, newsposters will get the option to show a newspost on the frontpage, wheter you have that category disabled or enabled. This feature will be used when a newspost is very important, and we think you should see it, regardless of your newsfilter. So an occasional newspost of a disabled category might appear on your frontpage, this is all "as intended"
When a new category is added, this category is enabled in your newsfilter by default, so you will notice there is a new one. You can disable it in your newsfilter.