News Content Type

The editorial groups determine who will have permission to update your news article once you've saved it.

Start typing your Drupal editorial group, usually your department, in the text field. A drop-down list will appear. You must select your group from the list.

You can enter more than one editorial group.

Enter a title that describes your news article into the text field.

The title is used as:

• The page title that shows up in search results.
• The H1 for the article.
• The title for the article on news pages and in news-related components.

Keep the title concise and interesting. Spending time making the title more interesting will result in more people reading the article.

Enter a subtitle in the text field.

The subtitle will appear below the title on the news article itself.

Subtitles don't display with title on news pages or in news-related components.

Enter the name of the author if desired. The author will display next to the published date near the top of the page.

You may wish to if the author is:

• a student, an intern, or other person building a portfolio
• faculty or staff who should be recognized for the article’s authorship
• an alum or member of the public

The field will default to the date you create the News node. Enter or select a different date if that is not appropriate.

The published date displays under the title but above the image in Image Carousel.

For example, you may want to enter an earlier date if the news article was originally published elsewhere (such as a memo or newsletter) and you want to reflect the original publication date.

The published date will appear at the top of the News node under the title.

Publication vs. Authoring Dates

Your News node has two different dates associated with it.

• Drupal uses the publication date, which you can edit, to determine which is the most recent news for news-related components and news pages.
• The authoring date, which you can't edit, reflects when the news item was originally created.

Enter complete sentences in Summary. The field is for plain text only (not bold or italics, for example).

Use the summary in conjunction with the title to:

• Encourage people to click through and read the article, or
• Provide crucial information they should know if they don't click through.

Important!

The summary appears on the news pages and some news-related components as the teaser.

The summary does not appear on the News node itself. Always repeat any critical information in the body field.

The Hero and News Item images work in tandem. 

• The Hero image appears: 
  • At the top of the node after the title, subtitle, date, and author.
  • As a teaser/thumbnail for some news components.
• The News Item image appears: 
  • As the teaser/thumbnail for news pages such as the newsroom, all news, and department news pages.
  • As the teaser/thumbnail for the remaining news components. 

Tips: 

• Use both for the greatest impact. 
• The hero and news item images can be the same, but do not have to be. 
• If you do not have either, the news pages and some components will display a default images with your news. Other components will not show an image at all.

Hero Image

The Hero > Image field works similar to a Carousel: Image Feature component on which it is based.

Use an image that is:

• at least 1200 pixels wide
• about twice as wide as it is tall and looks okay when cropped to be only slightly wider than tall.

To add a hero image:

1. Click Hero, then Image, and then Add Carousel: Image Feature to open the carousel fields.
2. Click Add Image, which you will find under Slides > Image.
3. Upload your image. Do not add captions before talking with Communications and Marketing staff.
   See Images for detailed instructions on how to add a image using the Add Media dialog box.

Although you can add additional images to the carousel, we recommend adding only one. 

When you load your image, use preview and focus tools to make sure it looks good as:

• Carousel: Image Feature
• News: Detail
• News: Feature
• News: Teaser

See Images for more information on how to work with images on the site.

Hero Video

Talk to Communications and Marketing Staff before adding a video. 

For this option, you will need:

• A standard YouTube video (not a "short")
• A backup image that is:
  • at least 1200 pixels wide
  • about twice as wide as it is tall and looks okay when cropped to be only slightly wider than tall

To add a hero video:

1. Click Hero, then Video.
2. Enter your YouTube video URL.
3. Upload a backup image. See Images for detailed instructions on working with images.

News Item Image

You can use the same image you loaded as the Hero; use the existing image to do so. You can load a different image if you choose. 

To add a News Item Image: 

• Choose an image that is:
  • at least 1000 pixels wide
• Click News Item Image, and then Add Image. 
• Upload your new image or select an existing image. 

See Images for detailed instructions on working with images. 

Enter the main content of your article in Body.

The field is a full-featured WYSIWYG.

Add additional components by selecting one from the drop-down list.

The source fields — URL and link title — are no longer used. Please leave them blank.

Enter your department's group tag in the text field.

A drop-down list will appear. Select the correct tag for your area.

Repeat for other areas that want to display the news in a news-related component or are associated with your news.

See “Reusing News on Other Pages” for details on how these tags are used.

Enter the target audience(s) for your article.

Do not use this field unless you are instructed to by Communications and Marketing staff.