News story - basic

When to use a News Story

You can use this content type to add individual news stories to your website. You will need to have a news feed on your webpages for this content type to work.

Example

The News Story content type should contain -

• Headline
• Release date
• Introduction
• Main story
• Images (please ensure you have the correct permissions for any image you use)
• Tags and categories 

Demo video

Creating a News Story

Components

This content type has two components, and you will need both for your news stories to appear correctly.

• News listing - The feed pulling through your news. You will need the Web team to help you set this up before adding news to your webpages.
• News story - The individual news stories.

If either of these content types are not listed as an option once you have selected '+ Add Content', please contact websupport@qmul.ac.uk. 

Adding the content type to your webpage 

Below are the different fields you will fill in when creating a News Story and what information you should include.

Name 

This is how your content type will be named within the backend of T4 and will not be publicly visible. 

Display name

This is the headline of the news story and will appear on the page.

Date released

This should show the date and time that you publish the news story.

Introduction

This is where you add an introductory sentence summarising the news story. The introduction appears on the news listing.

Main story

This where you add the body of your news story. Remember to use headings to break up the text where possible and ensure all links are formatted accessibly.

Primary image

Add the main image to appear within your story. Make sure the images follow accessibility guidelines and have been adjusted to fit each variant.

Secondary image

Add a secondary image to appear within your story. Make sure the images follow accessibility guidelines and have been adjusted to fit each variant.

Organisational unit

Select from the drop-down list the appropriate faculty, subject or theme (multiple can be selected if appropriate).

Classification and News Tag

State that the content item is a news story.

Research Theme and Research Highway

Select as appropriate from the drop-down list.