• XML/RSS Content Feeds -- Allow visitors to subscribe to a content feed of the latest postings, or use XML/RSS to feature latest content on your home page
  
  
• Search -- Fast keyword searches are performed across the full-text of postings, including the message subject and author name.
  
  
• Closed or Open -- News can be open to all visitors or only available to those with an account in your community. You also control who can sign up for your community.
  
  
• Post Control -- You designate who can post News. [Replies are disallowed; if you want to enable replies and thus create a discussion forum, please view the Willco Forums Module.]
  
  
• Send to a friend -- An option for visitors to email an interesting posting to themselves or a colleague.
  
  
• Moderation -- Administrators have full control over postings, allowing them to Edit or Delete at any time.
  
  
• Categories -- Administrators maintain a list of categories to enable visitors to browse by subject rather than chronology.
  
  
• Digests -- In association with the Lists Module, administrators choose which days of the week to send a digest of the latest postings. Administrators moderate digests before they are circulated.
  
  
• Customisation -- Digest and forum 'headers' can be edited to give special messages and guidance.
  
  
• Access Control -- Sign-ups to News can be controlled so that only existing members or administrator-added members can access the forum. The "auto-login" option means that visitors will only ever have to enter their password once to access News. Also, you can load a list of people who have access to News.
  
  

> Now return to the News Module.