News articles, or stories, can be added to your News Categories and are a great way to update your community. Examples we recommend using them for; sharing good news, results from competitions, important updates and other notifications. Blog posts can be added to a Blog Category in the same way as news but will include the name of the person who creates the post.
- Navigate to your website News or Blog Category. This might be called "Latest News", "Head Teacher's Blog" or similar.
- For News Categories, select Article from the Create tab, and for Blogs, select Blog Post. A blank page will appear, ready for you to add your update.
- Overtype the default title for your Article/Post. Don't forget to make it snappy to catch your reader's attention.
Note: you will not be able to save the page until you have amended the title.
- Insert a thumbnail image by clicking the Upload Thumbnail block. A window will appear displaying image files on your machine. If you do not have an image to hand, your website will insert a default placeholder image.
- In this window, navigate to the file you would like to upload. Click on the file and press Open.
- Hover your cursor over the thumbnail image to reveal a pop-up menu in the top right-hand corner.
- Crop- Opens the Crop Thumbnail window.
- Replace Image - Opens the image folder on your machine.
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Remove Image - Deletes the image.
- Click on the crop icon to open the Crop Thumbnail window.
- The thumbnail images for your article may appear in several website areas. Each version of the image could appear in different shapes, such as squares or rectangles.
- Main Thumbnail - The image appears within the article.
- List Thumbnail - Image appears within the main news feed category.
- Home Thumbnail - The image appears in the news feed on the homepage.
- Square Thumbnail - The image appears on the Newsletters (if the Add-on is enabled).
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App Thumbnail - Image appears within the News & Events app (if the Add-on is enabled).
- Move or drag the crop grid in the left window to adjust the thumbnail image for each area of your website. A preview of the cropped image will appear on the right.
- Repeat image cropping for each of the areas of the website where the image is used, by pressing the purple buttons at the top right of the window.
- Click Update to apply the new crop dimensions.
- Type an introduction by replacing the text Please enter an introduction for your news story/blog post here.
- Type the full story content by replacing the text Please enter some content for your news story/blog post here.
- You may wish to include elements from the Editor Ribbon
- If you would like to add an attachment, press the Upload Attachment block.
Click the save button on the Edit Tab and choose the desired save option.
- Save Now
- If you see this option, you are able to save and publish your item immediately to make it live on the website.
- If you have purchased our School News Mobile App, Administrators or Publishers will also be able to tick the option to send a notification to subscribed app users.
- Save Draft
- This will allow you to save your item without publishing it, and return to continue editing via the Drafts button on the Home Tab
- This will allow you to save your item without publishing it, and return to continue editing via the Drafts button on the Home Tab
- Send for Approval
- This option enables you to send an item to be reviewed and approved by either an Administrator or Publisher. Once approved this item will be made live on the site.
