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Adding News Stories to the website - where they are used, styling and how fields are output

To add a news item to the website use the 'Press Release' content type:



 Title - Title of News Item

Date released - Date of News Item Release

Intro - Introduction Text for Homepage, Landing Page News and News Listing Page

Main Body - Main Text of News Story for Full Text Version

Abstract Image - ***NO LONGER USED****

Inner Image - Image used for Full Text of News Story

Image Alt text - ***NO LONGER USED****

Homepage Image - Homepage, Landing Page News and News Listing Page Image Size= 280x185px

 Category - Category (which category landing pages News Item appears on) - current options are:



Keywords - Keywords

Styles and how the fields are used

1. University Homepage (and Landing Page News Item using Category field)

Where Used?
  • http://www.marjon.ac.uk/ (if selected as category)
  • Any category selected eg http://www.marjon.ac.uk/courses/courses/education-and-teacher-training/




2. News Listing Page and Search Results

Where Used?
  • http://www.marjon.ac.uk/about-marjon/news-and-events/marjon-news/
  • http://search.marjon.ac.uk/s/search.html?collection=main-website&form=simple&query=investment+in+




3. Full Text View of All News Stories

Where Used?

  • All Full Text Views of News Stories






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