Moksha allows a reader to rate submissions on a scale of 1-10, as well automatically mark submissions as recommended or not-recommended based on a threshold. To configure these settings, do the following: Visit your submission type page and click the "Edit" button at the top right. Scroll down to the "Rating system" and click the "[+]" to display the options. The "Use rating system (Scale of 1-10)" turns the rating system on or off for this submission type. When you set this to … [Read more...]
Blocklists
Sometimes it becomes necessary to block users from submitting to your publication. Moksha makes that easy to do. To block a user from submitting to your publication, follow these steps. View your Submission Type and click the "Edit" button at the top right. Scroll down to the "System Messages (Non-Email)" option and click the [+] to expand this option. Enter text in the "Blocklist message" textbox. This text will be displayed when the blocked user tries to submit. Scroll down to … [Read more...]
How to add a publication image
In Moksha, you can add an image to your publication so that when people visit your pages, they see a nice logo. For example: To add an image, first visit your publication page, then click the "Edit" button. Scroll down to the "Publication Image" option and click the [+]. Choose a file to upload (the current image, if available, will be shown here). Note that the file must be a JPG and 728x90 pixels (leaderboard size). Once you have selected the file, click the "Save" button at … [Read more...]
“Quick Reject” Feature
Moksha has the ability to turn on or off the "Quick Reject" button in the submissions list. When viewing the list of submissions, if you have claimed a submission (or if you have the permission to Quick Reject Other's submissions) you will see a dark gray box with the "Reject" text in the last column of the list. Clicking this button will send a form rejection using the default rejection form. Some publishers wish for this feature to be turned off, so that readers can be encouraged to give … [Read more...]
Controlling Workflow in Moksha
Moksha is designed to be as flexible as possible when it comes to your editorial workflow. With this in mind, we have implemented several features which will make managing your slush pile much easier. To control workflow in Moksha, visit your Submission Type and click "Edit." Scroll down to the Workflow section and click the [+] to open the options. These features work as follows: o) New Submission Forwarding - With this feature enabled, new submissions can be automatically forwarded … [Read more...]
Submission period scheduling
Moksha has the ability to schedule submission periods. You can schedule your submission types to automatically open, close, or archive to submissions at a specific date and time. To use this feature, do the following: Visit your submission type settings page by viewing your submission type and clicking the "Edit" button. Scroll down to the "Submission Periods" settings and click the "+" to open. Here you can add or delete a submission period schedule. To add a new schedule, … [Read more...]
How to Control What Filetypes Users Can Submit
Moksha allows you to control what filetypes users are allowed to submit. Currently, Moksha supports the following types of files: Text files (.txt) RTF files (.rtf) Word 97–2003 Documents (.doc) Word Documents (.docx) PDF file types (.pdf) Image file types (.jpeg, .jpg, .png, .bmp, .gif, or .svg) To control what filetypes user can submit, do the following: Go into your submission type settings. Visit your submission type and click "Edit." Scroll down to the setting … [Read more...]
Withdrawing Submissions
Moksha enables authors to withdraw their own submissions, as long as this feature is enabled by the publisher. For authors - how to withdraw Visit the status page you received via email when you submitted your story. Or use the recovery form on the publisher's Moksha site (publisher.moksha.io/submission/status/recover, where "publisher" is the name of the specific Moksha instance.) Click on the "Withdraw submission" button and click on the confirmation button. This cannot be … [Read more...]
Automatic Author Notifications
Moksha now has a feature to automatically notify authors when their submission status changes. This is useful, for example, if you wish to let authors know their submission is under review, e.g. if their status changes to "recommended." To find this feature, edit your submission type. You will find this feature under "Automatic Author Notification": Click "Add Author Notification" to add a new author notification: Choose the status and the form you wish to use. Note that … [Read more...]
Submission Timeout
Moksha has a feature called "submission timeout." With this feature, if a submission remains in the "claimed" status in a reader's queue for too long, it can be returned to the unclaimed queue automatically. This is useful, for example, if a reader claims a submission, but she never acts on it. You may decide that after a specified period of days, e.g. 30, you might return the submission to the unclaimed queue for another reader to claim and review. You can find this feature in the Submission … [Read more...]