"Article" pages are a content type used to create knowledge-based content for internal use in the network. These can be displayed in different ways.
They can be added to an entity list where the most recent articles are displayed in chronological by default order with the most recently posted article appearing first. This can be changed via an “Entity Block” content type here. They can also be hyperlinked to relevant pages or displayed as a menu option.
Adding a new Article
- To add a new Article, visit the Content Tab.
- Next, click the "+Add content" button, and then choose the "Article" content type.
- Fill out the page fields as described below:
- TITLE: Add a page Title. This will appear at the top of the page.
- Parent Entity is the parent of the page. This will show in the breadcrumbs of the url. It is a requirement and helpful for site clarity and making sure groups of pages stay related.
- IMAGE: Add an image for the page. Each Article should have an image for site consistency. This can be a new media item or an existing one. For more information about image size and quality, please see below. This is not the same as an excerpt. Excerpts are used to display a thumbnail for a page when it is in a search or entity page.
- We recommend using images that are least 1600 x 800 pixels for best quality and the ability to crop if needed. Images smaller than that may appear blurry or pixelated when they stretch to fill containers, such as banners. Images need to be at least 800 pixels wide to fill page width (up to sidebars).
- TEXT: Add the article content to the text section. This is a rich text section and can include additional images, links, bullets, etc. as needed.
- Once these fields are all filled out, hit the "Save" button at the top of the page to save the page.
- You can also add additional content blocks as needed such as Headers where needed.
Editing an Article
- To find an existing Article to edit, visit the Content Tab.
- Next, search for the page by name in the "Title" search bar, or you can choose "Article" in the Content type filter to narrow your choices. Hit "Filter.
- Once you have found your page, click on the title, and then click Edit.
- Make the changes you want on the page, and then click the green "Save" button at the top.
Removing an Article
In general, Articles should be left up on the website for archive and search purposes. However, should the team wish to remove it from the site, they should "unpublish" the page. To do this, unclick "published" while in the "editing" mode of the page, and then hit save. The page will be removed from the live site when it next updates, but will remain in the backend, should staff wish to reference it for any reason