Features¶

Complete walkthrough of all Gold Standard Module features.

Overview¶

The Gold Standard Module provides a comprehensive article management system demonstrating XOOPS 2026 best practices.

mindmap
  root((Features))
    Content Management
      Articles
      Categories
      Tags
      Media Library
    User Features
      Comments
      Ratings
      Bookmarks
      Notifications
    Admin Features
      Dashboard
      Bulk Operations
      Import/Export
      Analytics
    Developer Features
      REST API
      Webhooks
      CLI Commands
      Events

Content Management¶

Articles¶

Create and manage articles with rich content:

• Rich Text Editor - Full WYSIWYG editing with TinyMCE or CKEditor
• Markdown Support - Write in Markdown with live preview
• Media Embedding - Embed images, videos, and files
• Versioning - Track changes with automatic version history
• Scheduling - Schedule articles for future publication

Article Workflow¶

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    [*] --> Draft
    Draft --> Review: Submit for Review
    Review --> Draft: Request Changes
    Review --> Published: Approve
    Published --> Archived: Archive
    Archived --> Published: Restore
    Published --> Draft: Unpublish

Categories¶

Organize articles with hierarchical categories:

• Unlimited nesting depth
• Custom category images
• SEO-friendly slugs
• Permission-based access

Tags¶

Flexible tagging system:

• Auto-suggest existing tags
• Tag clouds and popular tags
• Related articles by tag
• Tag-based RSS feeds

Media Library¶

Centralized media management:

User Features¶

Comments¶

Engage readers with comments:

• Threaded discussions
• Reply notifications
• Moderation queue
• Spam protection (Akismet, reCAPTCHA)
• Markdown formatting

Ratings¶

Article rating system:

• 5-star ratings
• Average score display
• Rating-based sorting
• Prevent duplicate votes

Bookmarks¶

Personal article collections:

• Save favorite articles
• Create custom lists
• Share collections
• Export bookmarks

Notifications¶

Stay informed:

Admin Features¶

Dashboard¶

At-a-glance overview:

flowchart TB
    subgraph Dashboard
        A[Article Stats] --> B[Recent Activity]
        C[User Stats] --> D[Quick Actions]
        E[Performance] --> F[Notifications]
    end

Dashboard widgets: - Total articles by status - Recent articles and comments - Top authors and categories - Traffic and engagement metrics

Bulk Operations¶

Manage content efficiently:

• Select multiple articles
• Bulk status changes
• Bulk category assignment
• Bulk delete with confirmation
• Export selected items

Import/Export¶

Data portability:

Analytics¶

Built-in analytics:

• Page views per article
• Popular content reports
• User engagement metrics
• Search term analysis
• Export to CSV/PDF

Developer Features¶

REST API¶

Full-featured API:

# List articles
GET /api/v1/articles

# Get single article
GET /api/v1/articles/{id}

# Create article
POST /api/v1/articles

# Update article
PUT /api/v1/articles/{id}

# Delete article
DELETE /api/v1/articles/{id}

See REST API Documentation for details.

Webhooks¶

Event-driven integrations:

CLI Commands¶

Command-line tools:

# List all commands
php xoops_cli.php goldstandard

# Clear cache
php xoops_cli.php goldstandard:cache:clear

# Generate sitemap
php xoops_cli.php goldstandard:sitemap:generate

# Run maintenance
php xoops_cli.php goldstandard:maintenance

See CLI Commands for full reference.

Events¶

Hook into module events:

// Listen for article publication
$eventDispatcher->listen(
    ArticlePublished::class,
    function (ArticlePublished $event) {
        // Send notifications, update cache, etc.
    }
);

SEO Features¶

URL Management¶

• SEO-friendly slugs
• Canonical URLs
• Redirect management
• Sitemap generation

Meta Tags¶

• Auto-generated descriptions
• Open Graph tags
• Twitter Cards
• JSON-LD structured data

Performance¶

• Lazy loading images
• Responsive images
• Page speed optimization
• Cache control headers

Security Features¶

• CSRF protection on all forms
• XSS prevention
• SQL injection protection
• Rate limiting
• Audit logging

Accessibility¶

• WCAG 2.1 AA compliance
• Keyboard navigation
• Screen reader support
• High contrast mode
• Configurable font sizes

Related Documentation¶

• Getting Started
• Configuration Options
• Managing Permissions
• Technical Architecture

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