Lesson 9: Events, News, and Announcements | Advanced

Lesson overview

Learn how to keep the StFX community engaged using three date-based content types: Events, News, and Announcements. This module covers how to set event details, dates, and locations; create news stories and promote them to central or department landing pages; and publish quick updates to the myCampus hub.

Topics include:

  • Understanding date-based content types: Events, News, and Announcements
  • Creating events with start times, durations, custom locations, and multi-day date ranges
  • Drafting news stories using the WYSIWYG editor
  • Promoting news items to the StFX homepage, myCampus, or department pages
  • Adding quick announcements directly to myCampus
     
Step-by-step

  1. Add an Event

    1. From the admin menu, go to Add content and select Event.

    2. Enter the title, select your department, and upload a cover image.

    3. Choose the Event Type, Faculty association, and Location (select Custom location if your venue isn't listed).

    4. Fill out the event Summary and Body text.

    5. Set the Start date and time and Duration.

      1. For all-day events: Check All day and set an end date.

      2. For multi-day events with gaps: Click Add another item to add additional date ranges.

  2. Add a News Item

    1. Go to Add content and select News.

    2. Enter your title, upload an image, and compose the article text in the WYSIWYG editor.

    3. To share the article broadly, toggle on Promote to homepage or Promote to myCampus.

  3. Feature News on Your Department Page

    1. Navigate to your department homepage and click Department content.

    2. Click Add existing content in the top right corner.

    3. Select Group node news, type the exact title of your created news content, and select it.

    4. Click Save to feature the news item on your department page.

  4. Add Announcements to myCampus

    1. Go to the myCampus landing page and click Add an announcement.

    2. Enter a date, a short headline, and your body text.

    3. Click Save to publish the short update to myCampus.


Test your knowledge

Test your understanding of the material covered in this lesson with the quick quiz below. Completing this knowledge check is entirely optional, but it's a great way to reinforce what you've learned before moving on to the next topic. Simply select your answers for each question and submit the form when you're done.

 

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