News 5 - Insert News Block
News 5 - Insert News Block
Description
This section allows content creators to use the Featured News and Latest News blocks, which are normally found in pages or in other sections, with other content. There is also a Simple List block, which is a list of five or ten articles, without pagination.
Fields and Character Limits
*required fields
Block Name*
- Featured News
- Latest News
- Simple List
Headline*
- Character Limits: none
- Help Text: Enter the headline text. This field renders as an <h2>. See Headers for guidelines and best practices for headlines and sub-headlines.
- Default Value: (empty)
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
Display Headline*
- Yes (Default Value)
- No
Number of Articles*
- 5 (Default Value)
- 10
All News Link Style*
- Button
- Text
Available Style Options
Display Headline
- Yes
- No
Number of Articles
- 5
- 10
All News Link Style
- Button
- Text
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
- Select a block type, (by Block name.)
- Enter the headline text, (a limit of 40 characters or less is recommended.)
- Select whether to include Featured articles only or All news articles.
- Enter filter terms as a comma separated list.
- NOTE: Filter terms only apply when the All news articles option is selected, (see step number 3, above.)
- If using an All News button, enter the URL and Link text.
- Select Yes or No to display the headline for the section, (defaults to YES.)
- If using the Simple List news block, select the Number of Articles to display.
- Select Button or Text to indicate how the All News link should be displayed, (defaults to BUTTON.)
Removing a Section
To permanently remove a section from a page:
- 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 - Select Save at the bottom left of the form
