Keep Articles Up-to-Date

Some articles must be checked regularly, so that their information stays correct. Set a verification date on these articles. When the date is close, Elium shows the article in the task list of its content owner.

Set a verification date

1. Open the article and click the three dots at the top.

2. Click "Mark as up to date".

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   You can also click the check mark icon at the top of the article.

3. In the "Keep this article up to date" window, choose a period: "One month", "Three months", "Six months" or "One year". To choose a specific day, click "Custom date".

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4. Click "Confirm".

A green badge now shows at the top of the article and on its card. Point to the badge to see who verified the article and until when.

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To remove the date, open the window again and click "Remove verification".

Find the articles to check

Click "Tasks" in the menu on the left. The "Expired" tab lists your articles that must be checked:

• A green date means that the article expires in the next 30 days.

• A red date means that the article has expired.

The number next to "Tasks" shows how many of your articles have expired.

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Update an expired article

When the date has passed, the badge at the top of the article turns red.

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1. Read the article and update it if necessary.

2. Set a new verification date, in the same way as the first time.

Set a default verification date for a space

With this option, every new article published in the space gets a verification date automatically.

1. Open the space and click the three dots next to "Joined".

2. Click "General Settings".

3. Enable "Automatically schedule verification for new contents".

4. Choose "1 month", "3 months", "6 months" or "1 year", then click "Save".

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The option applies only to new articles. Articles that already exist keep their current verification date.

See the expired articles of the platform

1. Click your profile picture in the top right corner, then click "Settings".

2. In the menu on the left, open "Analytics" and click "Contents".

3. Look at the "Verified contents" card. It shows the number of articles with a verification date. The bar shows how many are verified (green) and how many need a verification (red).

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4. Click "See the expired content". A window lists the expired articles, with their owner and the date they expired.

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The "Expired Content Reads" card, on the same page, shows the share of reads on articles that have expired.