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[Mzima] User Manual
[Mzima] User Manual
  • [Mzima] Ushahidi Platform User Manual
  • Navigating the Ushahidi Platform User Manual
  • Downloading the User Manual
  • Translating the User Manual
  • About Ushahidi
  • Overview of Ushahidi Platform [Mzima]
    • Technical Specifications
  • 1. Installing Ushahidi Platform
  • 2. Setting up a deployment
  • 3. Configuring your deployment
    • 3.1 Accessing your deployment
    • 3.2 General Settings
    • 3.3 Surveys
    • 3.4 Data Sources
      • 3.4.1 Email
      • 3.4.2 Gmail
      • 3.4.3 Vonage(formerly NextMo)
      • 3.4.4 SMSSync
      • 3.4.5 Twilio
      • 3.4.6 Twitter
      • 3.4.7 Africa's Talking
    • 3.5 Categories
  • 4. Managing People on your deployment
    • 4.1 Roles
    • 4.2 Users
  • 5. Modes for visualizing and managing data on your deployment
    • 5.1 Map View
    • 5.2 Data view
    • 5.3 Activity view
    • 5.4 Data managing functionalities shared among views
  • 6. Managing Data in your deployment
    • 6.1 Viewing Posts
    • 6.2 Filtering and Sorting Posts
    • 6.3 Adding Posts
    • 6.4 Editing Posts
    • 6.5 Translating Posts
    • 6.6 Publishing Posts
    • 6.7 Deleting Posts
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    • 6.8 Importing Data
    • 6.9 Exporting and Tagging Data
      • 6.9.1 Exporting Data
      • 6.9.2 Tagging Data - HDX integration
  • 7. Analysing Data on your deployment
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    • 7.1 Saved Searches
    • 7.2 Collections
  • 8. Additional Links
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  • 6.4.1 Structuring posts
  • 6.4.2 Locked posts
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  1. 6. Managing Data in your deployment

6.4 Editing Posts

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Last updated 1 year ago

The post editing function is only available to admins or registered users with adequate permissions. This means that non registered users cannot edit posts.

This feature is particularly useful when creating posts out of unstructured posts (messages from SMS, Email, Twitter). We'll cover the structuring process in section 6.4.1 below.

To edit a post:

  • Select a post from your data view

  • Click on the Edit Icon. This will load the post editor on the right pane of your page, where you’ll be able to edit any of the content.

  • If you're logged in and have adequate permissions you should also be able to change the status of your post.

  • When done making changes, click on Save.

6.4.1 Structuring posts

Structuring posts: Information for structuring posts go here once added to mzima. For now, refer to v3.0 user documentation about structuring posts.

6.4.2 Locked posts

Locked posts: Information for locked posts go here once added. For now, refer to v3.0 user documentation about locked posts.

Highlighted: Edit Pencil Icon highlighted in the post card.
Highlighted: Lat and Long , Image/ Picture of Incident fields.
Highlighted: Geolocation toggle button field
Highlighted: Add Collection, Publish, Archive Delete under the 3 dotted icon in the post card
Highlighted: Edit Pencil Icon highlighted in the post card.
Highlighted: Lat and Long , Image/ Picture of Incident fields.
Highlighted: Geolocation toggle button field
Highlighted: Add Collection, Publish, Archive Delete under the 3 dotted icon in the post card