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Current Version: ##11.0.0

About the Ghost WriterWriter 

This Widget allows an authorized user to post a question/discussion in a forum as another user without giving that user admin rights.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cR3GY9f0rWdQXRnOLuygq63E18aba4gDDe2XF_c_7aI/edit#

Add

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Installing the Ghost Writer by SE 

  1. Navigate to the relevant group or application where you want the Ghost Writer Widget to appear.

  2. Select the Pencil icon at the top left.

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  3. Select Manage Group Theme.

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  4. Select Edit this Page

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  5. From the Widgets menu, search for the Ghost Writer widget and add it to the page by dragging and dropping the widget onto the page.

Configure the [add widget name] Widget

Note

While configuring the widget, DO NOT click off the white popup box or you will lose your configurations and will need to click the gear to edit and start again.

  1. Select the Gear in the right corner on the widget bar of the widget to edit the widget

  2. CONTINUE….https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cR3GY9f0rWdQXRnOLuygq63E18aba4gDDe2XF_c_7aI/edit

Publish the Page

  • Click the Publish Button in the Management Console Panel to publish your changes

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  • Click the X in the Management Console Panel, to close the Panel

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  • Your page will appear published with your updates

    Import the “Forum - ghostwriter” XML plugin as provided by Social Edge. The widget should appear in the list of widgets in Widget Studio.


    This widget will be added to the page as per Placement and setting the “Forum ghostwriter” widget

    Installing Instance Settings (roles, users, groups) 

    Create a role for users who will be ghostwriters

    1. Click on the “Pencil” icon

    2. Choose “Administration”

    3. Choose “Membership” and “Roles”

    4. Click “Add new role”

    5. Click “Save”.
      If you want you can add additional permission to the role.

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    Add the role to the user who will be a ghostwriter

    1. Click on the “Pencil” icon

    2. Choose “Administration”

    3. Choose “Membership” and “Members”

    4. Find the user, to which you want to add the role

    5. Click on the user’s name and “Edit”

    6. Go to the tab “Roles”

    7. Click “Add role”

    8. Choose the role which you need and click “Add”

    9. Create a group where will be placed the widget Forum ghostwriter

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    Add forums

    1. You can add forums here (one would be enough) 

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    1. Or add application later a forum where will be placed the widget Forum ghostwriter.
      In this case: 

      1. Click on the pencil icon:

      2. Choose Manage Group:

      3. Choose “Applications”

      4. Click “Add Application”

      5. Choose “Forum”

      6. Add “Name”, “Description”.

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    Placement and setting the “Forum ghostwriter” widget

    1. Go to forums

    2. Choose the forum

    3. You will see the “Forums - Ask a Question” widget.
      Typing any text and click the “Ask” button

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    Or you can click on the “New” button:

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    Opened forms will be the same.

    1. Your page will look like this

      1. Click on the “Pencil” Icon

      2. Choose Manage Group Theme

      3. Choose “Edit This Page”

      4. Remove this widget

      5. Find “Forum ghostwriter” in the list of widgets 

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    1. Drag and drop it on the page

    2. Click “Gear icon”

    3. Add a role for users who will have the permission to add the author’s name to a question

    4. Click “Save”

    5. Click “Publish”

    6. Add “Subject”, “Author”(not required, if you don’t add author, publishing user will be the author), “Description”, “Tags” (not required) and click “Post”

    7. My user’s name is spylypenko@.
      Author’s name is admin.

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    1. You cannot change the user’s name after publishing. 

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