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The contents of this section refer to the new News/Blog site theme as part of the Theme 4v1.1 release. Please refer to the legacy-theme news/blog articles for help regarding the legacy theme news modules. |
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Select a folder by hovering over the asset name and clicking on the arrow > that appears to the right. The contents of that folder will display in the main view on the right-hand side.
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Getting Started with Site Configurations
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The masthead contains three main areas:
Logo and Site Name - You can have the option to customize what is presented in above your site name. Include the name of the university or create a hierarchy and list the reporting department or college.
Search - Connected to Google Search results.
Top Navigation - Your primary site navigation.
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There are four templates available in the news/blog theme. Each template includes options to display a full width or two column layout. The home page template is the only option that does not include an option to include add a hero visual element.
Home Page - The home page template includes a dynamic display of featured articles and list of recent article posts. The only options available to configure are layout and listing style.
Yearly Archive - The yearly archive page template is the index page for each yearly folder.
Category Page - The optional category page template is an optional collection of articles within one specific category or collection of categories.
Article Page - The page most likely used for the vast majority of your content presentation needs.
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Each article includes an option to include add a hero visual element in the form of a banner image. The banner image is used in various listing style feeds on sidebars, the home page, yearly archive and category pages.
If you do not choose to include a banner image for a post article, a default image will be used. You can only include one default image per news/blog site.
➡️ See how to change news/blog default image.
Post Categories
Categories are a helpful tool that you can use to organize the presentation of your content in pages and other content feeds. There are a total of seven eight categories available to choose from:
Events
Community
Students
Faculty
Teaching
Research
Service & Outreach
NMSU Life