Article

Submitted by ilebolt on 04/21/2017 - 10:42 AM

Description

The article content type is the most used content type for the site. 

The page reference field of the content type is used as a filter to create site pages. Commonly used fields for all pages are provided at the top of the form.

To keep the form from becoming unusable, collapsible field sets are used to contain fields unique to particular pages.

Restrictions

Any staff member may create or edit the article content type; some fields within the content type may be restricted.

Fields

Field Set

Field

Description

 

Title

Story title, required. May or may not be placed on a page. Think newspaper headline)

 

Body

Placement

Contains fields used to determine the placement of the content on the page(s) on which it appears.

 

On Pages

Text field (not taxonomy) dropdown List of pages; used as a filter to build page views

 

Article Weight

Dropdown field containing numbers. Sometimes used to position a story in relation to other stories on a page. The lower the number the higher on a page the story appears.

Media

Contains fields for user to add various media to the content, All media fields are available for all

  Attached file File to be included with content.  Unlmited # allowed
  Image An image field - optional. User may provides an image related to the story. Image is uploaded. Alt tag is required.
  Include Video Video embed field.  User provides URL of video . The video is rendered in a player within the node. Restricted to certain providers
  Niche Acadamey Video URL text field. User provides URL of video, Rewrite inserts player.
  Audio URL Video URL – text field. User provides URL of video, Rewrite inserts player.
  Insert View Type of view field.  Allows for embedding a view within a node.  Restricted access to admin.