Comparing Teaser and Lists
By using Teaser and Lists paragraphs, you can display dynamic Events, News, and People throughout your site with ease.
With a Teaser, you can easily select specific pieces of content to display. With Lists, you can choose a list to display various content items dynamically.
Given their similarities, you may be uncertain about when to use a Teaser or a List. Review the chart below for a few example use cases.
Use cases for Teaser and Lists
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What should I use when I want to show... |
Teaser |
List |
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A specific event, news item, or person on a page For example: I want to display a specific event on a faculty profile page on my site |
✔️ | |
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A combination of specific events, news, and people on a page For example: I want to highlight a news article, an event, and a faculty profile in the same row on a page for a project |
✔️ | |
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All upcoming events, news item, or people on a page For example: On my homepage, I want to display a list of all of the People profiles included on my site |
✔️ | |
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Only events tagged with a specific taxonomy term (e.g. "conference") For example:
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✔️* |
* To accomplish this, remember to add your taxonomy term(s) in the Advanced Options field Arguments. More info at Lists.