Article
Article pages are used to present date-driven information, such as news articles, press releases, speeches, or publications. The publication date on the Article content type will also allow it to display in a chronological feed or archive of Article pages.
The Article content type can also be used to link to pages on your site or external sources such as GW Today.
Creating an Article Page
- Hover over Content > Add Content
- Click on Article
OR
- Use the Article icon in the Create Content section on the top of the Dashboard
A blank content entry page will load. Fill it in as necessary to create your Article page.
Content Fields
- Title: the page title
- Be careful not to use the same title for multiple content items. By default, Drupal uses the content title to create a unique URL for all content items .
- If multiple items share the same title, Drupal appends the default URL with "-x" where x is a sequential number (i.e. -0, -1, -2, etc...) to account for the duplication. This can be overridden but is often missed.
- Summary: this should be a summary of the content in this page (no more than 160 characters), this can be displayed in page previews or search results
- Body: use to enter the text content of your page
- Article Type: used to create type-specific news feeds
- Subtitle: recommended for Article pages, but otherwise best left blank
- Featured Media: use to set a featured image or video for your page
- Be sure to check the alternative text for all media; used to describe the visuals in your image, including any text on the image verbatim
- This will be read aloud to visitors using a screen reader and displayed on devices that cannot load the image. Check out the Accessibility page for more tips on making your website content accessible.
- Be sure to check the alternative text for all media; used to describe the visuals in your image, including any text on the image verbatim
- Featured Media Caption: displays a caption beneath the image on the published page
- Article Date: This field will default to the date the page is published but can also be modified
- Article Author: this will display a byline, this field pulls information from the Person page content type
- If you would like to add an author who does not have a person page on your site use the Add Outside Author checkbox
- Use Left Menu Checkbox: optional but not recommended for articles in most cases
- Related Content: identify other articles in the site related to this one
- Tags: leave collapsed and as is, unless a taxonomy tagging plan for the website was developed
- Offsite Link: allows you to set a 3rd party website as the destination link if the article title is clicked on from an article feed or article archive
- Real-time SEO analyzer: This can give you a preview of how your page may display in search results
- Add any Focus Keywords you think would used to search for this page
- Publishing Dates: Use these fields to schedule when the article is published or unpublished
- Revision Log Message: optional; leave a message associated with this version of the page
- Authoring Information: leave as is
- Meta Tags: use to provide page-specific metadata for search engine optimization
- Menu Settings: always check the "Provide a menu link" checkbox
- Delete the link text to maintain the breadcrumbs, but prevent a link from appearing in the navigation bar, dropdown or sidebar. Recommended for Article and Event pages; and, typically, for Person pages
- URL Alias: leave as is, unless you want or need to customize the page link
- Publishing States:
- Draft (default for new pages) is an unpublished page only accessible to logged in Drupal users
- In Review is used to save an unpublished version of the article to be reviewed
- Published pushes the page live to website visitors and is only accessible to a Content Owner or Site Owner
Once all fields are completed as necessary, click the Save button to commit your changes.
Article Feeds
GW Drupal sites can display automatic feeds of Article pages. To see examples and instructions visit the feeds page.