News
Regularly adding News stories are a great way to keep your site fresh and users engaged in your content. This guide walks you through the process of adding a new News item.
How to add a News item
To create a new News item, hover over the Add Content Shortcuts Menu and then click "Add News."
Unlike Flexible Pages, the News content type is highly structured and has a limited number of fields, which will be laid out in a pre-determined way on your site. Complete the fields in the form and click save to add a News item.
Each News item will automatically appear on your site's News page in chronological order. If your site is set up with a Recent News section on your homepage, it will also be automatically pulled in there.
Completing the Fields
Title
Generally, most News items use the title of the actual news article. However, you are also welcome to write your own attention-grabbing title.
Publish Date
This is the date your News was published. News items are pulled into your site in chronological order.
Link to External Article
Copy the link to the full article into this field. You'll also want to include descriptive link text in the corresponding field, which is what screen reading software will read to a user.
For example, a link to an article in the Stanford Daily titled, "Climate Collaboration Summit informs local students and residents on climate policy and advocacy" might have a link text that reads, "Read the Climate Collaboration Summit article on the Stanford Daily."
News Image
This is where you have the option to add an image. You can click the "Add Media" button to add a item or select from a list of media already on the site. Be sure to add appropriate Alt Text to your image. Providing image credit is always recommended, but especially so with an image from a News article.
Byline
Type the name of the author of the News item in this field.
Body
This is a great area to add a summary of the article. There are several text formatting options, including Block Quote, which can be used for styling the text that appears on your News item page. Check out our guide on Using the Text Area Editor for more information.
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Categories
Categories is a taxonomy term. You will need to create a category before you can select it on the Create News Item page. See the Manage Taxonomy guide to learn more.
Once Categories have been created, you may select one or more from the list in the News interface.
To select more than one category, hold down the CTRL/Control button as you click additional topics.
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Video Tutorial
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