How to add Article Pages
- Melissa Chavira
Article Pages are the "brick and mortar" of any News/Blog site, containing your most detailed information. The Article Page template is the page most likely used for the vast majority of your content presentation needs.
The contents of this article apply to the new news / blog theme 4v1.0.
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Features of an Article Page
There is only one template for an article page but there are options to create flexibility in layout and presenting a hero visual element.
The design and layouts depicted in the template examples above and in the demo include sample content and present an overview of layout ideas that are to be used as inspiration for your own web presentation needs.
Article Metadata
Every article has standard metadata fields that appear before the article content. This information is presented throughout the news/blog site. They appear in archive pages, feeds on sidebars, category pages, and if applicable, the home page of your site. Article metadata fields include:
Display Name - This is an optional field. If you find yourself needing the article title and title of the article in the CMS to be different, you can use this field. The display name field will override the title field. You can leave this field blank.
Title - This is a required field. The article title also appears in breadcrumbs, the site content asset tree and is visible across the site in listing type feeds on the home page as well as category and archive pages. The Page Title is the most important element on your article page. It is the first thing search engines "read" that tells them what your web page is about.
Summary - This is a required field. The summary will only display on the Image with List listing type feed.
Author - This is not a required field but it is recommended that you include one. Author information is displayed across the site in listing type feeds on the home page as well as category and archive pages.
Start Date - This is a required field. The start date can be thought of as a “publish date” and displayed across the site in listing type feeds on the home page as well as category and archive pages. The start date also determines the order of article placement in feeds.
Category - This is a required field and is displayed across the site in listing type feeds on the home page as well as category and archive pages. You can choose as many categories as you’d like.
Every page on your website should have a different page title because the content of every page of your website is different - or should be. There's no reason to have two or more pages with the same content. This is especially true for news and blog content.
Article Page Primary Visual Element
The primary visual element available on all article, category, and archive pages include a banner image. A banner image is not required. If you do not include a banner image for an article, the default image will be used in listing type feeds.
Banner images will be centered on the page and will scale depending on the device viewport. On desktop viewports the maximum height is 430 pixels so please take caution when using photos that include important visual information near the edges of the photo as this information may not be visible on all viewports.
Feature Article on Home Page
When creating an article, you have the option to feature the article on the home page of your site. If selected, the article will appear in the home page feature collection at the top of the home page. Articles are listed in chronological order by start date.
How to Write an Article
In the Site Content tree on the left, click on the folder name where you wish to create the article.
Look for a red plus sign in the topmost header area of the page, and click on Add Content.
From the Add Content menu, click on Add a Post - New Article.
Include a Page Name. The page name will dictate your URL. You are not permitted to use spaces or special characters. You may use a dash or underscore.
Confirm or select a new placement folder. You can view the path from the text under the placement folder.
Fill out the Title, Summary, and Author information. You do not need to include a display name or keywords.
Select a start date. Keep in mind that the articles are ordered in chronological order in feeds and archive pages.
Include at least one category from the category dropdown menu.
Choose an option for the article to be featured on the home page.
Fill out the rest of the post content and select layout and hero element options.
Click Preview Draft. After previewing the draft, click Submit to save the page to CMS.
The page has been successfully saved to the CMS. You must now Publish your page.