- What is the Article Management Page (Homepage Article)
The Article Management Page (Homepage Article) is a dedicated content control center used to manage all articles appearing on the public-facing website.
This page is not a simple blog editor.
It is a structured content publishing system designed to ensure that every article:
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Is professionally written and designed
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Supports multiple languages (English and Hebrew)
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Includes media (images or videos)
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Is optimized for Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
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Is published and maintained securely
In simple words:
This page determines what content visitors will see on the site, how it will look, and in which language it will appear.
- Why this page exists (Business Goal)
Modern websites rely on fresh, structured, and searchable content to:
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Build trust with visitors
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Improve SEO rankings
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Communicate updates, news, and knowledge
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Support marketing and branding efforts
Managing such content directly in code or databases is risky and inefficient.
This page exists to:
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Give non-technical administrators full control over website articles
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Ensure content consistency across languages
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Centralize the creation, editing, previewing, and deletion of articles
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Protect public content through restricted access
It transforms website content management into a safe and controlled editorial workflow.
- What this page is used for (Real-World Use)
This page is typically used by:
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Website administrators
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Content editors
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Marketing teams
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SEO managers
Daily tasks include:
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Publishing new homepage articles
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Updating existing content
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Replacing images or videos
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Optimizing keywords for SEO
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Previewing articles before public publication
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Removing outdated or incorrect content
Any publicly visible article must pass through this page first.
- Overall Page Experience and Visual Philosophy
The design follows a clean CMS-style layout focusing on clarity and safety.
Key principles:
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Minimum distractions
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Clear action buttons
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Modal-based editing to prevent navigation loss
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Instant feedback after actions
This ensures that content managers can work confidently and efficiently, even without technical knowledge.
- Article List – The Content Control Table
At the heart of the page is a structured data table listing all existing homepage articles.
Each row represents one published article or draft.
From this table, administrators can:
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Quickly identify articles
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Understand their content at a glance
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Act immediately
What the table communicates instantly
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Which articles exist
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What their titles are
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What short description they have
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Whether they include images or videos
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Which keywords they target
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What actions can be taken
This turns content management into a visual and easy-to-manage workflow, instead of a guessing game.
- Creating and Editing Articles – The Editorial Workspace
Clicking Add Article or Edit opens a rich, full-featured modal editor.
This modal is the editorial workspace, where real content creation happens.
Why a modal editor?
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Keeps the user on the same page
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Prevents accidental navigation loss
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Allows for quick open ← edit ← save ← close cycles
- Multilingual Content (English and Hebrew)
One of the most important features of this page is true multilingual support.
Each article contains:
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Title, description, and content in English
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Title, description, and content in Hebrew
This ensures:
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Correct language display on the website
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Appropriate RTL/LTR formatting
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No need to duplicate articles
The editor automatically adjusts:
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English ← LTR (Left-to-Right)
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Hebrew ← RTL (Right-to-Left)
This is critical for bilingual or multilingual websites.
✍️ Rich Text Editing – Professional Content Creation
The long description fields use CKEditor, providing a professional writing experience similar to Word or Google Docs.
Editors can:
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Format text (bold, italic, headings)
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Add images within the content
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Embed YouTube videos
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Add links and lists
This allows articles to be:
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Visually rich
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Easy to read
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Professionally structured
All content is saved as HTML, preserving the formatting exactly as designed.
- Image and Video Support – Visual Storytelling
Each article can include an image or video.
This allows for:
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Visual engagement on the homepage
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Rich article previews
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Multimedia storytelling
How media is managed
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Media files are securely uploaded
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Stored on a central file server
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Previewed before saving
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Automatically removed if the article is deleted
This ensures the website remains clean, fast, and free of unused files.
- Meta Keywords – SEO and Discoverability
Meta keywords allow administrators to define:
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How search engines understand the article
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How content is internally categorized
Keywords are:
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Language-specific
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Managed via tag-style input
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Easy to add, remove, or modify
This gives marketing teams direct control over SEO without developer involvement.
- Article Display – Safe Preview
Before publicly publishing or sharing an article, users can:
1️⃣ In-system preview
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View the full article in a read-only modal
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Check formatting, text, images, and videos
2️⃣ View on the public website
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Open the live article page in a new tab
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See exactly what visitors see
This dual viewing approach prevents:
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Broken layouts
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Language errors
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Publishing mistakes
- Deleting Articles – Clean and Safe Removal
Deleting an article:
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Removes it from the database
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Deletes its image/video file
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Updates the table instantly
A confirmation message ensures:
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No accidental deletions
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Content safety
This keeps the database and file storage clean and organized.
- Pagination – Performance at Scale
As the number of articles grows, pagination ensures:
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Fast page load times
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Smooth navigation
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Clear organization
Only a limited number of articles are loaded simultaneously, making the page scalable and responsive.
- Access Control – Content Protection
This page is restricted to specific administrative users only.
Why this is important:
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Prevents unauthorized content changes
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Protects the integrity of the public website
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Ensures editorial accountability
Only trusted users can:
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Create
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Edit
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Publish
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Delete articles
This makes the page suitable for production environments.<
