This how-to guide will demonstrate how to create a news article for the news hub and then how to surface the news story across the website
Who can use this feature
The news hub provides a news service across the website for external users and students
- Corporate communications editors
- Student communications editors
Create a new news article
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Video tutorial
Step-by-step guide
- Locate the news folder in site view and click the 3 dots next to the relevant folder
- Select Create new entry in Section drop-down
- Add new entry News Article content type
Top-level tab
Page configuration and general set-up of article
- Add the title of the news article into the Title text field
- Add a brief summary of the news article in the Summary text field
- Select the date in Publication date with the calendar picker
- In Image, upload or select an image for the news article. Anchor image position in Background image config to make sure image works across all viewports
- Add meta description, image and keywords in the Meta component
- Custom tags are for reference use only when importing archived news articles
- Select which audience the news article is for. If external check University news. If for students check Student news. For both audiences check both boxes.
- Select one or more categories the news article is associated with in News categories. Please note for Student news only select the Student category.
- Select existing or create new tags for the news article in News tags. Please note tags are not needed for Student news articles.
- Add any other news articles related to the news article you are building in Related news
Student Filters tab
Apply all the relevant filters to Student news articles ONLY
- Attach or create a category to help filter Student news articles by:
- Audience eg New students, Current students etc
- Level eg Undergraduate, Postgraduate etc
- Category eg Academic, IT etc
- Location eg Canterbury, Medway etc
Main content tab
Tools needed to craft your article's main content
Top tip
Links vs Buttons
As a rule on content pages and news articles there is a clear distinction between the use of buttons and links:
- Links are used when you’re navigating to another place, such as: 'Read more' page, 'Adult Nursing' course page, etc.
- Buttons are used when you are performing an action, such as: 'submit,' 'cancel,' 'apply now,' 'upload,' etc.
Sidebar tab
Add supporting material and additional navigation
- Choose from a list of supporting components:
Order of components
- Always start with a heading 'Return to' followed by either News hub or Student news link
- Then, if needed, Related links with a contextual heading like 'Related links', 'Related pages', etc.
- Add a Profile card next, if required
- Finish with any files for download
Full-width content tab
Add generic information indirectly associated with the article
- Choose from a list of components
Step-by-step guide
- Open News hub [Content type: Page: News landing]
- In Feature article, click on select a news article and add your news article
- Then in Featured image add an image, usually the same main image used in the article. Add Alt text for accessibility
- You can adjust the position of the image using Background image config to make sure the main focal point remains visible across all devices
Step-by-step guide
- Open News hub [Content type: Page: News landing]
- In Feature Row, add articles (max 3)
- Drag to rearrange order
- Once a category or categories have been added to a news article it will display on the News hub landing page
- The latest 3 news articles are automatically added to all the associated category sections
Step-by-step guide
- Open Category [Content type: Page: News listing]
- Locate the category In News category listing section
- Select a news article in the featured article composer
