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title: "Article: Article Information"
slug: "article-article-information"
updated: 2023-08-15T20:09:05Z
published: 2023-08-15T20:09:05Z
canonical: "support.smarteru.com/article-article-information"
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# Article: Article Information

These article settings are located in the Article Information accordion of the Add/Edit Article workscreen.

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## Settings

Be sure to click **Save** after changing these settings.

### Template

Select the [template](/v1/docs/knowledge-bases-article-templates)[](https://help.smarteru.com/about-article-templates$top_of_page)that the article should use from the list.

### Downloadable

Select whether the article is downloadable.

### Name

Enter an identifying name for the article. The name can contain up to 300 characters.

### Status

Indicates whether the article is viewable by users:

- Active - The article may be viewed by users.
- Inactive - The article may not be viewed by users.

### Add Thumbnail Image

The image used to represent the article in the [learner interface's tile view](/v1/docs/learner-interface-knowledge-base-tile-view) and [list view](/v1/docs/learner-interface-knowledge-base-list-view), and the admin search results.

Refer to [SmarterU File Uploads](https://support.smarteru.com/docs/smarteru-file-uploads-1#article-thumbnail-image) for file specifications.  

To add a thumbnail image, check the Add Thumbnail Image checkbox to upload a new image for the knowledge base article.

If no thumbnail image exists for the article, the [article's main image](/v1/docs/article-image-gallery#adding-images-to-an-article) displays. If the article does not have any images, the placeholder image displays.

### Available for Purchase

This setting is only available when [integrated eCommerce is enabled for the account](/v1/docs/account-integrated-ecommerce#enable-paypal).

If checked, learners may purchase the article.

This setting was added to support upcoming functionality. Enabling this setting currently has no impact on the system.

### Default Price

This setting is only available when the [**Available for Purchase** checkbox](/v1/docs/article-article-information#available-for-purchase) is checked.

The default price for the article.

## Related

- [Account: Integrated eCommerce](/account-integrated-ecommerce.md)
- [Adding an Article](/adding-an-article.md)
- [Editing an Article](/editing-an-article.md)
- [How to Organize and Beautify Your SmarterU Knowledge Base](/how-to-organize-and-beautify-your-smarteru-knowledge-base.md)
- [Knowledge Bases: Article Templates](/knowledge-bases-article-templates.md)
- [Settings: Articles](/settings-articles.md)
- [SmarterU File Uploads](/smarteru-file-uploads-1.md)