News Editor
The News Editor is an archive of all the news associated with your School/Site, it allows you to create new content, as-and-when or scheduled, or edit existing news.
Add a News Item
1. Click 'News' under the hamburger menu (top left) 2. 'Add News' (top right) 3. Add your title and content 4. Add a cover image* (optional) 5. Choose 'News Article' as your template 6. Select any other sites your news should be shared with 7. Add a publish date, or leave blank for today* 8. 'Pin' your news, if you wish* 9. Hit 'Publish' to save
*Cover Images
Unlike images added to pages, you can add a cover image directly to the news item. 1. Click the 'Add Media' button or drag & drop the file to upload. 2. Hit 'Publish' to save.
*Schedule News
You can set a specific published date for each news item. Your news won't appear on the website until your specified publish date. You can schedule future news by choosing a publish date in the future. You can also add a news item with a past published date and it will appear in chronological order.
*Pin News
Under 'Content Visibility', you can 'Pin' your news to ensue it will appear on the home page, even after more recent news has been added. Up to 4 pinned news stories will appear on most home page designs.
SEO for News
1. Click 'News' under the hamburger menu (top left). 2. Open (or create) your news article and scroll to the bottom section of the editor. 3. Click 'Add an image'. 4. Either choose from the image gallery or upload a new image directly on this page. When uploading a new image - please enter a short description (Maximum of 125 characters) of the image in the 'Alt' field for users with screen readers. Click on your chosen image. 5. Click on 'Title' line and type out your chosen title. 6. Click on 'Description' line and type out your chosen description. 7. Hit 'Update'
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