Matters Author Toolbox | A must-see for newbies (Updated 2022.03)

This series of guides is designed to help new users become more familiar with the Matters community. This article is a frequently asked question for creators, including issues related to using the editor, managing LikeCoin income, and how to accumulate readers, etc., all here for you!

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Welcome to Matters as a platform to take your writing to the next level! If you are not familiar with Matters, it is strongly recommended to refer to the Matters Newcomer's Customs Clearance Guide written by the user's volunteer grandfather , the all-round teaching battle in the Matters Novice Village written by the user Fengxiang Wanli , and the horses written by the user's pen farming . Special city newcomers, nine strokes memorandum . These three guides will help you get up to speed on Matters.

If you want to get more readers to know you, a good starting point is to write an interesting and wonderful self-introduction, and please add the hashtag #MattersNewcomer to make it easier for more people to notice you.

Basic Editor Features

• How do I publish my first article?

Press the golden "Create" button to enter the draft editing area.

Matters' editor supports multiple formats such as text, images, YouTube video embeds, JSFiddle links, and audio. When typing in the editor, a "+" button will appear on the left. Press it to add the above link.

The Matters editor supports basic text formatting functions. Select the text paragraph to be changed, and the text editing tool will appear.

Include proper tags in your articles to help readers discover your articles.

After finishing the creation, press "Publish Artwork" and wait a few seconds, your article is published successfully!

You can also refer to the novice editor user guide written by User Reading Bigen.

• How do I set the cover photo for my article?

We encourage creators to include suitable images in their articles, the recommended size is 1600 x 900 pixels.

Find "Set Cover" on the right side of the editor, you can choose one of the pictures in the text as the cover, or you can upload another photo and set it as the cover. If you don't include a picture in the article, the cover will display the default picture from Matters after the article is published.

If you want to change the cover, go to "Set Cover" to modify it.

• I want to upload an image in the article, what is the best size?

The pictures in the text can be displayed normally under different devices, and pictures of any size can be uploaded with confidence, but it is recommended that the width is larger than 686px, the rendering effect will be clearer, and the height has no specific ratio.

• I want to set a cover photo, what is the best size?

The ideal size of the cover photo of a single article is 686x375, and the display size of the mobile phone version is a square 375x375.

The best size for the cover photo of the personal homepage is 686x322, and the best size for the mobile version is 686x206.75.

• Can an article be edited after publication?

In the past, articles could not be edited after Matters was published. From November 2020, published articles can be edited! The scope of modification includes content and article management (including cover modification, related works, tag management, and copyright management of works, etc.), and each article can be modified up to four times. Each revision of the text is limited to 50 characters.

The revised new article will generate a new IPFS node; after the revision, the original content will be overwritten on the site, if you need to keep the old version, please back it up. For more instructions, please refer to this announcement: <Matters can revise published works! >

• What is the associated function? How can I use it?

The association function is a function that facilitates authors to cite and link related articles. You can use this feature in the editor or on your work details page to link to your own or others' work. Users can only modify the associations of their own works, but cannot modify the associations of other people's works.

The use of association is very diverse, from extended discussions, series of topics, serialization, columns to special curation, etc., it is a good time to use association. Adding appropriate associations can help expand the topic and help more people discover your articles.

• What is the label? How can I use it?

Tagging is a way of categorizing articles, and we encourage authors to appropriately tag articles and form unique topic clusters.

Tagging is a way of categorizing articles, and we encourage authors to appropriately tag articles and form unique topic clusters.

You can organize your own works through tags to form your special page; you can also use tags to collect the works of other authors on the site to form wonderful curatorial topics. The specific operation method is very simple, you can refer to this guide .

Reference examples: #Matters newcomer punch card , #Matters X LikeCoin 100 ways to play , #Me and the hashtags I created , #MatterCityEncyclopedia , #MakeLoveGenerateProgram , #matties in my heart, etc., are all included Quite a wonderful article.

• What are the fun ways to play with tags?

Each label can be set up as a manager and a collaborator, with a maximum of one manager and four collaborators, who can jointly manage the label. See here for more instructions . If the label does not have a manager, the user can claim the label and become the manager of the label after successful claim.

• What is IPFS and public nodes? What is it used for?

IPFS is a distributed storage technology selected by Matters. Every piece of content published in Matters, including text, pictures, and links, will be uploaded to IPFS, but the comments below the article will not be uploaded. After the article is uploaded to IPFS, the storage is successful.

The public node is the storage address of a work in the IPFS network, which can be regarded as a copy of the article. If readers cannot directly visit the Matters website due to various factors, the author can copy the public node of the article and spread the content. If you want to query the IPFS node of an article, you can click on "Distributed Entry" under the article title, or use the query tool developed by user Deserve .

• Can I delete articles? Can the article be retrieved after being hidden?

Works that have been successfully published on Matters will theoretically be stored on IPFS, and this version cannot be deleted and modified.

But you can decide whether or not this article is to be displayed in Matters. If you want to hide an article, you can choose "Hide on Site", the article will be marked as hidden in your list, and only the author can see it. However, if others know the public node of this article, then he can still see the content through the node.

Please note that the action of hiding is irreversible, and once it is hidden, the article cannot be opened. If you want the content to be visible on the site, you can republish it.

• Will the comments I post on Matters also be saved to IPFS?

The "comments" of a work will not be uploaded to IPFS synchronously, but will only remain on the Matters website. Comments can be deleted and edited, as well as interacting with other users via @.

• Does Matters support markdown functionality?

Matters currently does not support markdown functionality. Some authors have reported this need, and this feature will be given priority when development resources are sufficient in the future.

• Can I bring articles published elsewhere to Matters?

sure! Matters has developed a "one-click moving" function for the majority of creators. As long as the works are stored in HTML format, they can be uploaded to the draft box of the Matters account using the import function. It is especially recommended for Medium users.

If you are a WordPress user, you can also use the plugin LikeCoin – Decentralized Publishing to publish your articles published in WordPress to Matters synchronously.

Manage my creative income

• How do I know how many LikeCoins I have earned?

Matters' personal page will display the LikeCoins you earn for creating. Click on your profile picture --> "Settings" --> find "My Creative Value". If the article is applauded, the author will also receive the daily "Appreciate Citizens Daily Report" in the mailbox.

"My Creation Value" only shows the LikeCoin you get for creating articles on Matters, so it may be different from the value you see on Liker Land.

If you want to view all LikeCoins held by an individual, you can download the Liker Land app , or check directly at https://like.co .

• How much LikeCoin is a clap worth? Why is applauding citizens' hands more valuable?

Please refer to the description of LikeCoin :

The rewards for creators come from two parts: in addition to appreciating citizens' commissioned returns, there are also "creation fund" rewards.
The creation fund comes from the community pool of LikeCoin. The amount refers to the sum of the delegated rewards of the appreciative citizen node. It is divided according to the total number of likes of the appreciative citizens and returned to the creator. The greater the amount entrusted to the Appreciating Citizen Node, the greater the influence on the creation fund. Creation Funds are distributed daily at approximately 12:00 GMT+8.
Free Likers can also earn authors a small amount of creative funding.

• What is a citizen of appreciation?

Appreciate Citizen is a monthly fee system launched by LikeCoin, which has been revised to "Appreciate Citizen Web3" in March 2022. You can obtain Appreciated Citizenship by entrusting at least 5,000 LIKEs to the "Appreciate Citizen" node with a wallet linked to Liker ID. At the same time, applaud citizens for stopping support for credit card payments. To learn more about Appreciating Citizens, see this introduction.

• How do I manage the LikeCoins I earn with Matters?

To withdraw, transfer and pledge LikeCoin, please download the Liker Land app .

• Where can I check the exchange rate of LikeCoin?

You can check the exchange rate and trend of LikeCoin at CoinGecko.

• I want to withdraw the LikeCoin I got, what should I do?

You can withdraw through the exchange. For the withdrawal method, please refer to this description .

Towards the road to creator

• I am a creator and want to accumulate readers and income through Matters, what can I do?

We encourage authors to interact with more users and participate in the comments and discussions below the works. You can use the creative space station as a business card, share your personal profile on your personal social media such as Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and encourage your readers to sign up for Matters to clap for you, allowing you to accumulate more income.

Long-term cultivation is the only way to accumulate readers. Many up-and-coming creators at Matters have spent hours writing and interacting with readers.

• How can I get more people to see my work?

An effective way to get more people to see your articles is to increase your followers. According to Matters statistics, a certain percentage of readers regularly read the creator's articles through the tracking function. Therefore, we suggest that, in addition to encouraging readers to clap for you, tracking is also an important action.

In addition to personal social media, you can also share articles in the following places: Matters' Facebook creator community , Matters Discord (mainly web3 content) , so that articles can reach more readers who don't know you.

• I would like to know my creation data, where can I find it?

Matters provides data services, and will send the author's relevant creation data to your mailbox every week. Authors who want to ask for it can just leave a message in the comment area of the article.

• I want to communicate with other creators instantly, where can I find you?

If you want to start a discussion about Matters, you can post on Matters and @Matty . Discord is also an important hub for Matters users, discussing web3 content. You are welcome to join Discord and participate in discussions .

In addition, you can also join Matters' Facebook creator community and Matters' Telegram group .