News 4 - News and Links


News 4 - News and LInks


Description

This section displays news articles along with related links, up to four, provided by the content creator.

See News for instructions for adding News articles.

Fields and Character Limits

*required fields

News Headline*

  • Character Limits: none
  • Help Text: Enter the News Headline. This field renders as an <h2>. See Headers for guidelines and best practices for headlines and sub-headlines.
  • Default Value: Latest News

Featured Articles*

  • Featured articles only
  • All news articles (Default Value)

Filter terms

  • Maximum Number of Terms: 3 or fewer terms recommended
  • Help Text: Enter filter terms as a comma separated list. Filter terms must match an existing tag. The filter terms field is only used if the Featured Articles option, "All news articles," is selected. If the "Featured articles only" option is selected, the filter terms field is hidden and ignored.
  • Default Value: (empty)

All News Link

  • URL
  • Link text
  • Help Text: A valid link requires both URL and Link Text; however, this field is not required. Clear both fields to remove the "All News" link entirely.
  • Default Value:
    • URL: /news
    • Link text: See all news

Related Links*

  • URL
  • Link text
  • Help Text: Enter as few as one, and up to four internal or external links. Provide a URL and link text for each link.
  • Default Value: (one)
    • URL: https://news.ku.edu
    • Link text: KU News

Where Can You Use This Section?

The section is available in the following templates and content types:

Content types

  • Content Page
  • Landing Page
  • Kitchen Sink

Adding to a new Content or Landing Page

  1. Enter the headline text for the News Headline, (a limit of 40 characters or less is recommended.)
  2. Select whether to include Featured articles only or All news articles.
  3. Enter filter terms as a comma separated list.
    • NOTE: Filter terms only apply when the All news articles option is selected, (see step number 2, above.)
  4. If using an All News link, enter the URL and Link text.
  5. Provide at least one, and as many as four, internal or external links. Enter the URL and Link text for each.
    • NOTE: A valid link requires both URL and Link text values, and at least one link is required.

Removing a Section

To permanently remove a section from a page:

  1. Select the vertical ellipsis to the right of the Edit button at the top-right of your section, select Remove
    View ScreenshotSelect the vertical ellipsis to the right of the Edit button at the top-right of your section, select Remove
  2. Select Save at the bottom left of the form