Posts

A “post” is one of the content types you can add to your website. In general, it is best used to hold information for bodies of knowledge that are intended to grow or change over time. Posts are intended to work together: each post should cover a singular topic (perhaps links to other relevant posts), and all posts are organized into a searchable collective. New posts can be created and integrated into the collective. Support articles and news stories are a few examples of content best suited to posts.

Posts are different from other content types in DXE in that they can use taxonomy to be categorized, tagged, and have an author identified. When users search your site content, they can filter by categories, tags, and authors. This makes it easier for users to find the exact information they need.

Starting a New Post

1. Click Content in the DXE menu, then click + Add new content.

   

2. Fill out the content fields:
   • Title: Title of the post, appears in the post headline.
   • Post Type: Categorization for the post. Select a category for the post by clicking the dropdown. Setting a post type for your posts allows users to filter post search results based on post type.
   • Thumbnail Image: Thumbnail image will be shown on landing pages and search results pages; as well as the Open Graph Image tag.
     • A minimum width of 600 pixels is recommended according to Open Graph specifications.
     • One file only.
     • 300 KB limit.
     • Allowed types: png gif jpg.
   • Marquee: Title at the top of the post. These fields are optional, you would only fill them out if you want the post title to look different than default behavior.
     • Marquee Headline: Text for the title of the post. If blank, value in Title field is used.
     • Background Image: Use different image for background if desired.
       • One file only.
       • 700 KB limit.
       • Allowed types: png gif jpg jpeg.
     • Featured Image: Focal point of the marquee and displays below the heading. This will be used as the thumbnail and Open Graph images, unless a separate thumbnail image is added.
       • One file only.
       • 500 KB limit.
       • Allowed types: png gif jpg jpeg.
     • General Settings: Define a color, opacity and blend mode for an optional overlay over the background image and behind the text. Default behavior is 100% transparent.
     • Taxonomy: Categories and Tags for the post that can be filtered for in search. An Author can also be set. This can help users find this post by narrowing down results to posts with matching taxonomy.
       • Taxonomy categories and tags can be configured by clicking Structure > Taxonomy in the DXE menu.
     • Show Right Sidebar: Checkbox checked indicates that sidebar column will be shown. The main region of the page will be divided into two columns (70 / 30).
     • Body: Text/HTML body of the post.
     • Layout: Layouts can be added (see below).

Adding Layouts

Adding a layout is a placeholder section for more types of content (including regular body text). You can add a section that is up to six separate columns across. A different component can be added to each column by clicking the + button inside the column itself.

Types of components that can be added into sections:

• Card: Self-contained frame including information and possible CTA.
  • Card title and body is mandatory. Orientation and media (image or video) can be customized. Links can also be added and customized. More links can be added to the same card using the Add Card Link button.
• Text: Simple text box
  • Only the text can be customized.
• Image Gallery: Several images displayed together in a gallery.
  • Gallery caption can be customized. At least one image is mandatory. More images can be added using the Add Image Gallery Item button.
• Slideshow: Collection of images displayed one at a time with slide controls.
  • Navigation arrows, thumbnails, navigation strip, caption position/background color/opacity can be customized. At least one slide is mandatory. Slide description can be added. More slides can be added using the Add Slide button.
• Webform: Set of fields that can be filled out by the user and submitted to send data to a destination.
  • This option is only used to select previously created webforms. Click Structure > Webforms in the DXE menu to administer webforms.
  • Enter the title of an existing web form in the Form field and select from the quick search results.
  • Form status (open, closed, scheduled) and background color can be customized.
  • Submission data must be defined using YAML code.

Editing a Post

Click Content in the DXE menu to see a list of all existing content, including posts.

Click the post in your list that you want to edit. You can use the filters at the top to help find the post if needed.

Once you find the post, click the Edit button next to it.

You’ll have access to edit the existing content or add new sections. See Starting a New Post above for more detail on the available fields.

Other Operations

Clicking the dropdown arrow next to the Edit button on a post reveals other available operations:

• View: View the post as it would look to users.
• Sources: View whether/how each element in your post is dynamically updated. These are advanced settings that are best left unchanged.
• Syndication: For this post record, manage the syndication of data to individual Data Sources. These are advanced settings that are best left unchanged.
• Delete: Delete the post. You will have to confirm this before the post is deleted.
  • Important: After confirming deleting a post, it will be deleted immediately and permanently, so please be sure before proceeding.
• Clone: Clone this post to another new post, retaining all of the content. This can be helpful if you want to maintain a particular format for your posts without having to recreate it.