What is a Sandbox?  A sandbox is a testing environment for software. In our Sandbox Communities, visitors can experiment with the new features and functionalities of PubPub Platform. We have pre-populated these two Communities with Fields, Types, Stages, and Pubs. The sandbox includes many of the Actions currently available. Feel free to play around...

The move Action allows users to move Pubs to a different Stage.  The move Action has one option for configuration: Destination stage (required): The designated destination stage for the Pub being moved. Via the dropdown menu, all Stages in the Community are listed by Stage Name and available for selection.  A configured move Action  ...

Members are users who are part of a Community, from the administrative team to invited contributors who participate in the publishing process. The Members Dashboard (visible to Administrators) displays a table of all Members of a Community. The Members table can be sorted by any column ascending and descending. The table can also be searched by emai...

Tokens are shorthand variables that users can use to refer to community-specific Fields. When configuring an email Action or configuring paragraphs within Forms, users can use Tokens to display values of specific Pub Fields.  Tokens use a colon character (:) to indicate the start of a Token, followed by one of the Token-values. The system will highl...

Members are users who are part of a Community, from the administrative team to invited contributors who participate in the publishing process. A Member is someone who has permission to manage a part of your Community. Members can be given different permission levels. Members can be given different permission levels, from view-only to full admin acce...

Adding a Field with the Rich Text schema allows users to customize the rich text that appears as part of a Pub. PubPub’s rich text fields support everything from images to tables, citations, videos and more. This content is What You See Is What You Mean (WYSIWYM), which means it may not appear exactly on a site or in other aspects of PubPub Platform...

This site contains documentation to help users understand, use, and reference PubPub’s features, as well as to learn more about how we and others are using the platform. We’ve split documentation into three sections: guides, resources, and videos. Guides are written as walkthroughs intended to help users get started on the platform. Resources are ge...

This FAQ has answers to frequently asked questions about the migration from PubPub Legacy to PubPub Platform. It is organized by options for Communities, as mentioned in PubPub Legacy Community Options .  Migrate your publishing operations from PubPub Legacy to PubPub Platform Why should I migrate? How is Platform different from Legacy? We’re commit...

Visible to Admins, the Fields Dashboard includes a table of all the Fields at use in a given Community. Fields are the bottom-level unit of PubPub Platform. Communities use Fields to define community-specific metadata. Fields can be collected and arranged to create Types, Forms, and Pubs.    A sample Fields Dashboard The table includes the following...

  A Form is a way to collect information to create, edit, and update Pubs. Forms are associated with Pub Types, and are made up of Elements like Fields and Structures. The Forms Dashboard displays a table of all active and archived Forms created in a Community.    A sample Forms Dashboard The table includes: Name: the name of the Form. Upon creation...

Views are where users can observe various activities taking place within a Community.    Views can be found in the sidebar Current Views include: All Pubs, displaying a list of all the Pubs in a Community for which a user has access, sorted by most recently updated. All Workflows, displaying out a top-to-bottom flow of steps that a Pub will move thr...

We’re offering several pathways to accommodate different community needs in this time of transition. Whether you want to expand your publishing operations, migrate existing work, or explore self-hosting, we have resources and support available. Below is an overview of migration options to help you decide on the best approach for your PubPub Communit...

Visible to Admins, the Action Log displays a table of all the actions that have run (as well as those scheduled to run) in a Community. The Action Log can be sorted by any column ascending and descending. A sample Action Log View   The table includes the following headers:   Action: the name of the Action that was run Initiator: the cause for the Ac...

Types, made up of Fields, define the structure of Pubs that may exist in a community. Pubs are assigned Pub Types upon creation. The Types Dashboard displays all Pub Types in a community, as well as the Fields that compose each Pub Type.    A sample Types Dashboard   Types are listed in order of creation, appearing as dropdown menus labeled with the...

Sending Invitations New Members can be added to a Community in several places in PubPub Platform: Via a Pub Details page, to guarantee Pub-level access. Via a Members tab in a Stage's sidebar on the Workflows Dashboard, to guarantee Stage-level access. Via the Members Dashboard, to guarantee Community-level access. Via the MemberSelect Field in a Fo...

The All Workflows View lays out a top-to-bottom flow of steps that a Pub will move through in a Community from submission to publication.  Workflows are made up of Stages, a step in a Community's publishing process, where Pubs can be acted upon.  A sample All Workflows View   Similar to the All Pubs View, the Workflows View displays a list of Pub Ca...

The email Action allows users to send an email one or more users.  An unconfigured email Action   The email Action has three configurations:  Configuring a Pubfield on an email Action Recipient email address (optional): The recipient email address for the email. Users can also select a Pubfield for the recipient email address by selecting the + butt...

As noted in our announcement, Knowledge Futures has been hard at work on PubPub Platform, a centrally hosted tool that allows groups to customize their workflow and their publishing outputs, including various file types and applications. We think this will be a major improvement for communities that want more flexibility, customization, and the abil...

Invited users or visitors filling out public forms will need to complete sign-up by verifying an email address. If redirected to a sign up page, enter the following required information to finish setting up a new account: Enter this information to finish setting up an account First name: The user's first name Last name: The user's last name Email: T...

Actions are activities that can be taken on a Pub. Actions are configured on specific Stages via the Actions tab of the Workflows sidebar. Actions can be triggered manually (by an authorized user on a specific Pub) or automatically (by a Rule on any Pub in that Stage).  A sample Actions tab for a Stage Users can add an Action to a stage by selecting...

Dashboards (visible to Admins) allow users to manage Community processes and settings. Each of these configurations have a Dashboard where users can see useful information, search and organize content, and make changes to settings.  Find each Dashboard in the sidebar   Dashboards listed under Manage include: Workflows, which displays a graph-based v...

Non-logged in users will be redirected to app.pubpub.org/login. The Login page If you forget your password, select the “Forgot Password” link, and enter your email address. A password-reset email will be sent; please check your spam folder if you do not receive the reset email.  If you encounter an error, please contact your Community Administrator ...

The log action is used for tracking errors and performance issues.  Configuring a log Action The log action has two configurations: Debounce time in milliseconds: a whole number for the debounce, or the amount of time for which to register The string to log out in addition to the default parameters: the string to appear in the console log The log Ac...

A Stage Details page provides an overview of a Stage, a list of all Pubs in that Stage, and information for managing the Stage. A sample Stage Details page   In addition to selecting individual Pub Cards, two buttons in the upper-right corner allow users to edit Stage Settings and create Pubs in this Stage. Options to edit Stage Settings and create ...

Pub Details A Pub Details page provides an overview of a Pub, associated Fields and Field Values, and information for managing the Pub. A sample Pub Details page     On the left side of the page, all Fields associated with that pub (visible to the user) will display with Field Values. Fields are listed in the order of the Default Form of the Pub Typ...

The Workflows Dashboard is a graph-based view of the stages and workflows in the Community. Admins can use the Workflows Dashboard to  configure and manage Workflows configure and manage Stages configure and manage Actions at the Stage level configure and manage Pubs at the Stage level A sample Workflows Dashboard   Create a New Stage To create a ne...

The All Pubs View displays a list of all the Pubs in a Community for which a user has access, sorted by most recently updated.  A sample All Pubs View   In addition to selecting individual Pub Cards, two buttons in the upper-right corner allow users to create and further manage Pubs.   The header for the All Pubs View Select the Create button to cre...

The googleDriveImport action allows users to import a Google Doc into a PubPub Platform Community as a Pub. The googleDriveImport Action has two configurations:  Document URL (required): The URL of the Google Doc to import. This can be overwritten by a Pubfield by selecting the plus button. When running this action, the pubfields specified below wil...

After logging in, users are redirected to a Community's main user interface. Users can navigate the main user interface by selecting pages from the left sidebar.  Information about each of these Views and Manage dashboards can be found on their respective pages in the For Admins category.  Views Views are where users can observe various activities t...

The http action allows users to make an arbitrary HTTP request for a Pub. The http action has five configurations:  URL (required): The URL to send the request to Method (required): HTTP method to use. Defaults to GET Bearer token (optional): will put as “Authorization: Bearer <token>”, Response (optional): expected type to return. Can select ...

This is a auto-generated Article of all your definitions within the glossary. Glossary This is a auto-generated Article of all your definitions within the glossary. All A C D E F M P R S T V W Actions Actions are modular applet activities that can be taken on a Pub. Actions are configured on specific Stages, and can be triggered manually (by an Admi...