Checklist for editors
Editors should follow this checklist to help articles meet standards before being published.
Formatting
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Ensure the author’s first and last name appears in the preview. If not, follow the instructions here.
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After the introductory paragraph, include the --- Read More --- element. This causes RSS readers to visit the site to view the article.
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Remove any monospace text mixed into paragraphs, such as <tt> elements. Either convert these to italics, or move them into Preformatted blocks in WordPress, fixing surrounding text as necessary.
Style
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Check the article for adherence to the guidelines for writers. This may take a while, so leave yourself sufficient time for this step.
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Set all article and section titles to sentence case.
Usage
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Eliminate use of I, we, us, and our in the article, rewriting where necessary. Articles should not refer to the author if avoidable.
SEO and metadata
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Set an appropriate focus keyword.
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Address any article shortcomings that affect readability. (It may not be possible to turn the readability score to "green" in all cases.)
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Categorize the article. The default "Fedora Project community" category should rarely be used.
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Add tags for article subject matter. Use as many as possible. As you type a new tag, observe the popup help. Try to choose relevant tags, and avoid creating new ones with trivial differences.
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Add an Excerpt in the document details in WordPress. This shows up in the RSS feed shown in start page in Fedora’s web browser defaults.
Featured images
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Make sure the article has an appropriate featured image. This is not the same as an image in the article text itself, and should not appear there. Use the Featured Image box in the document details in WordPress.
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Featured images should be included or submitted to the featured images repo on Pagure. Refer to the documentation on featured images for more information.