Author posting without WP Admin/Dashboard?

  • ccuny

    (@ccuny)


    8 years, 1 month ago

    Hello all,

    I have searched in keywords such as CMS but so far haven’t found a simple answer in the forums, perhaps also because I’m a newbie and do not quite know how to narrow down on what I need. Here itis…

    I have developed a simple site in WP for an author. She will not, at this stage, use WordPress admin, as she does not know anything about it and wants me to be site admin. However, as the featured author on this site, she is the one that will initiate all the main posts on the blog section. So I am looking for a really clear and simple front-end system for posting (

      not as a guest

    , but as the site owner), without ever going through site admin:dashboard.

    I’m sure this is a recurring question for beginner site developers (which I don’t do for a living) and that there are several possible solutions, many requiring plugins or some kind of WP “front-end” allowing the relevant permissions to post author posts, with a clear, simple interface. I thought this would have to be some kind of CMS plugin, but that’s where I get lost.

    Finally, I need her, ultimately, to be able to post from desktop (MAC/PC) or Tablets (Android/IoS), if at all possible.

    Would you please give me your suggestions and comments as to what kind of solution I have to look at and if possible relevant recommendations for plugins or apps?

    Thanks a lot.

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  • assiene

    (@assiene)

    8 years, 1 month ago

    I also face the same issue could we get a simple front-end posting interface without a subscriber to use dasboard admin text editor 🙁
    Thanks

    Moderator bcworkz

    (@bcworkz)

    8 years, 1 month ago

    You could try one of the plugins found in a search. I don’t understand the objection to back end post editing. The author needs to log in in order to create posts. Their capabilities can be adjusted so about all they see in the backend is their posts and their profile.

    We can put up a post edit form on any template with a call to wp_editor(), but that doesn’t get current content or handle the form submit, nor display other post elements like categories, tags, or even a publish button. Then if you also want a post list table more sophisticated than the default index list, there’s even more things that need to be addressed that are already available in the backend. It seems like a lot of effort for little or no gain.

    @assiene – would you please refrain from posting “me too” replies to topics? You can subscribe to topics without replying with the “Subscribe” link in the right hand sidebar. When someone adds any reply to a new topic, the topic is removed from the “No Replies” list that many experts here use to find those still needing assistance. Your reply has the unfortunate side effect of lessening the visibility of the topic to many people in the best position to help. We know that was not your desire and you only have the best of intentions, but that is what happens.

    Naturally, if you have something constructive to contribute, by all means do so. It’s also OK to start your own topic. It often turns out that others topics don’t really align with your own needs anyway. Thanks for understanding.

    Thread Starter ccuny

    (@ccuny)

    8 years, 1 month ago

    Thank you very much. That’s really useful.

    The back end posting objection comes from the fact that I did not advise it, simply because I knew nothing about it. While I’ve got to grips with WP to create a decent site structure, I really have no idea about posting and the blog side in general. Often, it comes down to knowing what things are called: now that I know it’s called back end posting and does not give admin rights to the rest of the site, I can start learning.

    The same goes for your search recommendations. I looked under CMS which overpowered me with irrelevant (for this project) functionality. But now I know what I am looking for is a front end editor.

    So thanks for your patience. I got the answer I needed an a useful lesson in WP terminology in the process.

    Moderator bcworkz

    (@bcworkz)

    8 years, 1 month ago

    No problem at all! Learning proper terminology is indeed the the first step in learning a new system of any sort. Until we agree on what we call that “whatchyamacallit” function, it’s difficult to talk about it in a meaningful manner. As you’ve experienced, even generic searches will fail to be useful until you know the proper terminology to use. Modern search engines can be remarkable in intuiting what we want, but still fail to be useful when we search for that “whatchyamacallit” function 🙂

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