Life (and Updating Articles) Just got Easier

Last week one of our contributors, toralf, found himself in a quandary when he edited one of his articles on Friday and realized that his action had caused it to be unpublished -- until Monday.

He fired me a note asking, "Can the approved version of an article (or tip, or download) stay published on the site until revisions to that article are reviewed and approved?"

I could see toralf's logic but I honestly didn't think we would be able to solve the problem.

I was wrong.

In a Perfect World

The code Gods have smiled upon us and We've just installed new code that does just what was asked for.

Now, when you edit an article on the Juice, the posted article (old version) remains posted while the revisions go to a moderator for review. Once the moderator has seen the edits and approves them, the updated (new version) of the article is posted to the site and the old version falls into place on the revision list.

Two Birds with One Stone

This fix solves another problem users were having when they attempted to edit their articles. The old process (which wasn't very elegant at all) required you to remember the ID of the article you were editing. Once you made edits and pressed the "submit" button the article was changed to an unpublished state and was hidden from view. Only the administrator (or you, if you were quick enough to write down the article ID) was able to access the article and make more edits.

Now, since the old version of the article remains posted after edits are made, you can go back to the article as many times as you wish and edit until your fingers are numb. Links are conveniently placed at the top of your article to show the latest revisions and allow you to add to them.

Finding Your Work

In case you didn't know there are a couple of quick ways you can find articles (and comments) you've posted:

1. my account > track (tab)
2. recent posts > my recent posts (tab)