What's inside this article:
- Basic information
- Add the main title
- Add an introduction
- Add authors
- Add Categories
- Upload and use images
- Add a Main visual
- Create the article body
- Add a URL slug
- Set up the website teaser
- Preview the page before you publish
- Manage the status and publish
Basic information
This article describes the essential steps for creating article-based content from Pangea CMS. The information applies for the following content types:
- Article | Blog | Feature | News | Transcript
The article-based content types are all standalone pages that have the same look and feel on the public site, as well as almost identical settings in Pangea CMS. Pangea offers separate content types for services that wish to internally distinguish between different types of content. For more information, see the following article:
To get started, select Create > Text in the primary navigation menu. You can then select the type of content you want to create.
Add the main title
Add the main title for the article via Editor > Add title....
The title is displayed at the top of the published content page and is also important for SEO (Search Engine Optimization). For details, see the following article:
Add an introduction
An introduction tells visitors what to expect from the story and might be displayed on a number of public pages. An article with an effective introduction looks more attractive when it is shared and previewed.
If your site displays introductions by default on text content pages, enter the introduction via Editor > Add introduction....
Otherwise, enter the introduction via General > Introduction. To display the introduction on the content page, tick Display introduction.
NOTE: The Display introduction box controls if the introduction will be displayed on the published article page. Even if this option is unticked, the introduction might still be displayed on other public pages.
The introduction is important for SEO (Search Engine Optimization). For details, see the following article:
Add authors
Consistently displaying author names on content pages helps to demonstrate authority and build trust with your audience.
Add one or more author names via Editor > Add authors.
For detailed instructions, see the following article:
You cannot add an author to an article until the author is created and included on the Authors list in Pangea CMS. The author must be created under your site. It is not possible to use authors from other sites. To learn how to create a new author, see the following article:
Add Categories
Every content page must have at least one Category. A Category normally represents a topic, such as 'Politics' or 'Sport'. For each Article, you can add one or more Categories. To get started, go to Editor > Add Categories.
If you add multiple Categories, you need to select one Primary Category. Click the badge for your chosen Primary Category, so that it is marked blue. All other Categories will be added as Secondary Categories (marked gray).
For detailed information about Primary and Secondary Categories, see the following article:
Upload and use images
When creating an article, you might use images as follows:
- Use an image as the Main visual.
- Embed one or more images into the article body.
If the images you want to use are saved on your device, you need to manually upload them to Pangea CMS. For instructions, see the following article:
If you do not have images to upload, you might browse and use the following images:
- Internal: Images that were previously uploaded by other Pangea CMS users.
- External: Images from supported external wire agencies.
You should be able to legally use any image that you find through the image search in Pangea CMS. To avoid copyright issues, the image source (for example, Reuters or AP) will automatically be displayed on the published image. For detailed information and tips on how to search for images in Pangea CMS, see the following article:
Add a Main visual
Add a Main visual via Editor > Add Main visual. The Main visual will be displayed at the top of the published article page.
You might use any of the following items as the Main visual:
- Image
- Dynamic infographics
- Loop video
- Photo gallery
- Slider gallery
- Video
To search for a Main visual, select the relevant tab:
- Content: Search for a content item (such as a Video).
- Image: Search for an image.
After selecting a Main visual, you might perform the following actions:
Add the Main visual caption
Type the caption directly below the Main visual on the Editor subpage. An effective caption provides context for the visual and explains its relevance to the story.
If you select an image as the Main visual, hit the Image detail button to view the internal description and metadata. This information might help you to formulate the caption and is not displayed on the public site.
Crop the Main visual
If you select an image as the Main visual, Pangea automatically crops the image to fit the 16:9 aspect ratio. You can avoid unwanted cropping by selecting an image that already fits the 16:9 aspect ratio. For details, see the following article:
To manually crop the image, hit the Crop the image button. You can change which section of the image is visible, but you cannot change the aspect ratio.
Create the article body
To start creating the article body, click inside the main box on the Editor subpage. While the main box is active, the text editor bar is available. If you click elsewhere on the page, the bar disappears.
You can manually type or paste text from a third-party word processor (such as Microsoft Word). For an overview of the functionality offered by the Pangea the text editor, see the following article:
The article body might include the following types of embedded content:
- Images: Images that were manually uploaded to Pangea CMS or images from supported external agencies.
- External media: Approved external media items (such as Facebook and Telegram posts).
- Directly embedded content: Content items (such as Videos and Snippets) created inside Pangea CMS by your own site.
- See also: Rich links to content pages published on your site or on other Pangea sites under the same entity.
To get started, position the cursor where you want to insert the embedded item. Then, hit the Insert embedded content button.
For detailed instructions, see the following articles:
Add a URL slug
A URL slug is included in the URL for the content page. Creating a URL slug improves usability and SEO (Search Engine Optimization).
Create a URL slug via General > URL slug.
Follow the guidelines below:
- Use the local language for your site.
- Use clear, human-readable language.
- Match the URL slug to the content on the specific page.
- Separate words with hyphens ("new-york" not "newyork").
Try to keep the URL slug concise. This means:
- Include just words that are essential to convey meaning.
- Do not include words with no semantic value (such as "a" and "the").
- Do not include prepositions and linking words (such as "and", "of", and "at")
For detailed information with examples, see the following article:
Set up the website teaser
After you publish the article, it might be shared on various landing pages across your website. A simple preview is shown on each page where the article is shared. On the Pangea platform, this preview is commonly called a teaser. An effective teaser generates interest in the story and encourages audience engagement.
By default, the teaser will be generated using data from the General settings for the story (such as the Main visual). If preferred, you can add special data that is tailored for this purpose in the Website teaser settings. For example, you might add a shorter version of the title to display in the teaser.
For detailed information about Website teaser settings, see the following article:
Preview the page before you publish
Before you publish the article, you can check how it will look for readers when it is published. To open a preview of the published article page, choose your preferred option under Preview in the left panel:
- Desktop: Check how the article will look when viewed on a desktop computer.
- Tablet: Check how the article will look when viewed on a tablet.
- Mobile: Check how the article will look when viewed on a mobile device.
The preview includes unsaved changes. You do not need to save changes before checking them in the preview.
Manage the status and publish
An article might have one of the following publication statuses:
- Draft: The article is not published and it not available on the public site. The article is still in progress and is not yet ready for editorial review.
- Edited: The article is not published and it not available on the public site. The article is ready for editorial review.
- Published: The article is published and is available on the public site.
You can change the status using the selector in the header at the top of the edit page. For example, to change the status from Draft to Edited:
- Select Edited in the selector.
- Hit Save or Save & close.
The article is now saved in Pangea CMS with the Edited status.
When you are ready to publish the article, two options are available:
- Publish immediately.
- Schedule publication for a set time and date in the future.
For detailed information about the options for publishing a new article, see the following article:
