Article

Articles are generally used for content that is updated more frequently and cross-referenced and categorized (such as news items or announcements). Articles may also be pulled together into an Article Block or Article List Page. The Content admin page will list all the article content on your site.

Create Article

1. Using the admin menu: select Content > Add Content.
2. Choose Article.

Enter Title and Body

1. Title: the article, announcement or blog post’s title.
2. Body: is the content area of the page. Use editing controls to style/format body content.
3. Media: you can add media (image/video) or a blockquote to the section.
   1. Media: Click Add Media
      1. Click Add Media again to go to the media library where you you may add a new file or select content in the media library.
      2. Click Insert Selected.
      3. Article Media Location: Options for media placement. Top/Bottom is good for wide images while Left/Right are good for tall images.
   2. Blockquote: Click Add Blockquote
   3. Article Blockquote Text:
   4. Article Blockquote Icon:
      1. none
      2. quote
      3. exclamation mark
      4. question mark
      5. lightbulb
      6. person
   5. Article Media Location:
4. Add Article Content:

Enter Article Summary

Summaries are teasers, or short summaries of the article. They are displayed on the Article List pages, where articles are aggregated. You don’t have to create a summary but it is definitely a best practice; if there is no summary the system will show the first three lines of text of your article, which in some cases may be too long for an attractive display.

1. Click Summary tab and enter a short summary of the article.
2. Thumbnail: Click Add Media to go to the media library where you you may add a new file or select content in the media library.

Article Categories

Categories are used to group articles into sets of content. You can think of categories as a way to create magazine style article issues.

1. Click on the Categories tab.
2. In the Categories field, enter a comma-separated list of words to describe your content. Categories are general topics for broad grouping of articles.

Article Tags

Tags are used to categorize and cross-reference content. You may use the tag to create a page of same-tagged articles, such as 'news', 'announcements' or 'current'.

1. Click on the Tags tab.
2. In the Tags field, enter a comma-separated list of words to describe your content. Tags describe the specific details of your article.

Article Byline

An article byline will allow you to display by whom the article is written. 

1. Click on the Byline tab.
2. Enter the author's name in the Byline field. 

External Link

You may add a URL to articles that are on another site. Visitors who try to view this article will be automatically redirected.

1. Click on the External Link tab.
2. Enter the URL in the External URL field.

Link to Issue

Add a link to Issues that the article appears in

1. Click on the Link to Issue tab.
2. Enter the name of the issue the article appears in. As you begin typing, the field will auto-populate if the issue already exists. Select the Issue name from the list.

Advanced Style Options

1. Click on the Advanced Style Options tab.

   Article Title Background: This replaces the default title with a full image and a title overlay.

   One media item remaining.

   1. Click Add Media to go to the media library where you you may add a new file or select content in the media library.
2. Article Header Overlay: Add an Image overlay to improve readability of your header. Toggle on or off
3. Article Header Text Color: Set the Header Image's text color to black or white.
4. Header Image Optional Text: Adds an optional line of text beneath the Article date and byline. Useful for adding supplemental Article Header Image information such as an attribution.

Configuration Sidebar: Page Style

1. Expand the Page Style section.
2. Page style: Select from the list of options.
   1. Traditional
   2. Dark Mode
   3. Zebra Striped
3. Date/Time Formatting: Allows for this Article to override the site-wide Date/Time formatting. Leave as None to use site-wide default setting. Site-wide Date/Time format is set in Configuration > CU Boulder site settings. See steps below.

Configuration Sidebar: Scheduling Options

1. Expand the Scheduling Options section.
2. Publish On: Enter a date and time. Leave the date blank for no scheduled publishing.

Configuration Sidebar: Related Articles

1. Expand the Related Articles section.
2. Toggle Related Articles on to enable a section showing related articles. You can configure your Excluded Categories and Tags In Configuration > CU Boulder site settings >Related Articles. See steps below.

Configuration Sidebar: Authoring Information

1. Expand the Authoring Information section.
2. Manually change the Authored On date.

Save

Click Save.

Modify Article Date Display

You may configure the display settings for date formats on all articles on your site.

1. Using the Configuration Menu dropdown, select CU Boulder site settings.
2. Select  Appearance from the list of options.
3. Scroll down to the page to Content Types.
4. In the Article section, use the dropdown to select one of the following options.
   1. Short Date, Medium Date, Long date, Short Date with Time, Medium Date with Time, Long date with Time, None

Enable Related Articles

1. Using the Configuration Menu dropdown, select CU Boulder site settings.
2. Select  Appearance from the list of options.
3. Scroll down to the page to Content Types.
4. In the Article section, toggle Enable related articles by default for new articles to use this feature. You also have the option to exclude categories or tags from this feature.