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Stanford Sites User Guide

News Spotlight Display

The Spotlight display for News is a great way to highlight the impact of the people who make Stanford great. When you select "Spotlight" for a News item, you will have additional fields that are specific the display. The following guide covers how to create and edit a News item with the Spotlight display, as well as links to the guides for creating lists and teasers for Spotlight content.

 

  1. In the administrative toolbar hover over All Content > Add Content > News.

  2. Under Variant, choose Spotlight

  3. Add a Headline / Name (this is a required field).

  4. Add Editorial Content (optional).

  • Quote / Big Text: Quote / Big Text means a part of the Spotlight that is made to stand out a lot, usually by showing a direct quote or an important phrase in a bigger font or with special emphasis. This method is used to make important ideas noticeable, so readers can easily see them.
  • Publishing Date: Include the publishing date. It will also affect how the news article is sorted in lists.
  • Body: This is the main content area for a spotlight. Add your spotlight content. You can include images, videos and more.
  • External Source: This allows you to send a site visitor to another page to see the full content. To learn more, visit our guide to the External Source field.
  1. Add Featured Media (optional). The featured media will appear as a thumbnail on the list page and on the teaser card paragraph. Maximum of one featured media item.
  1. Add Paragraphs (optional).
  • Paragraphs are the flexible building blocks you can use to create much of the content on your website. See our guide to using Paragraphs for additional information.
  1. Add Taxonomy (optional).
  1. Click Save.