The purpose of this post is to cover writing elements that are specific to the “Special Report” content type. Before continuing, you should read the General Post Writing post.
A special report consists of a brief description and a number of linked articles. After a special report has run its course, these linked articles are collected in a fancy PDF and made available for download. Special reports are sponsored.
Adding Articles to a Special Report
Adding articles to a special report is very simple. Underneath the Special Report abstract is a large text box. Paste the URL to the relevant article in this text box, as shown here:
Please note that the software stores these articles by the article ID and not the URL, so you don’t need to worry about URLs changing.
Inputting Special Report Sponsor Information
While most advertising on the website is governed by section, Special Reports override this behavior and the Sponsor is associated directly with the Special report. Inputting this information is quite easy, just fill in the fields in the “Sponsor” text box:
Uploading a PDF
The PDF upload box looks like this:
If no file is input and the “Auto-generate PDF” is selected, a PDF will be generated instead. However, it bears noting that the generated PDFs generally will not look as good as the hand-crafted ones.
After a PDF has been attached, it looks like this:
To change the PDF file, check the “delete” box and save the Special Report. You will then be able to upload a new PDF.