Indeed, what's needed for a user to submit a new content item from the frontend, and how he/she should proceed?

First of all the user must have the privileges corresponding to the authorization level of "author" or above.

Then, of course, must be logged in . Obviously, the site admin must allow submission of new items.

Once logged in and selecting the corresponding link - let's say "Add News Item" from the User menu, an author can add his article to the allowed/corresponding section.

Alternatively, on each menu item of Content Table type the user will see a "New" tag below the table of available items. Clicking on it, will open the same editing window, with the corresponding section pre-selected. From here the author can write the new item, tweak it and save it.

Depending on the site settings, the new item will show up on the site immediately or after approval by another site administrator, with corresponding credentials.

From the above it's obvious, what needed to be done on admin side: Just create the link of appropiate type (Table Content Category) for the content sections/categories you want to allow your "author" level users to be able to submit new content items.

The default Add News Item also can be tweaked or new similar items can be created, for each categories the admin want to allow his users to submit articles from the frontend. The recipe it is the same for all the categories - in the "usermenu", create a new menu item: Submit - Content then select the desired section.

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settings to get the new post to show up immediatly
written by poipoi, January 10, 2008

Hi,
I'm using Joomla 1.0.12, and I'd like the frontend user, logged from the front end, to be able to post messages that don't need any reviews. If this is not possible, I would like an email to be sent to the administrators on their email address, and not just on their inbox in joomla. Is it possible?

Settings to get new posts showing up immediately
written by webgobe, January 21, 2008

Humm, this one looks to me as a "shields down" attempt... unless you have another security measures in place.
So to have the goal accomplished you need to do one of following things:
a. Use the hack developed by Ted Tieken, described here: http://forum.joomla.org/index.php/topic,6859.0.html
b. Use a special addon, developed for this purpose, as the JA Submit
c. as give to these users special status, wich fits the job. Just to remember, what level in Joomla access levels corresponds to the permissions you want to grant to the given users:

Author Group:
These Users are given access to submit new content and edit their own content items/pages by logging into the Front-end.

Editor Group:
These Users are given access to submit and edit any content by logging into the Front-end.

Publishers Group:
These Users are given access to submit, edit and publish any content by logging into the Front-end.
Hope, this info helps you to find the ansvers to your questions!

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