What's inside this article:
- Basic information
- Add titles on Live blog posts
- Get started with highlights
- Configure manual highlights
- Configure auto highlights
- Save highlights
- Add a manual summary
- Change the maximum number of items
Basic information
Highlights provide an at-a-glance summary of Live blog developments with links to key posts. They appear at the side of the page on desktop, or above the most recent post on mobile and tablet.
The following options are available for generating highlights:
- Manual highlights: You manually select the posts to include in highlights. Highlights do not change unless they are manually updated.
- Automated highlights: Highlights include the most recent posts listed chronologically. Highlights update automatically as new posts are published.
When a Live blog is no longer active, you might want to replace highlights with a manual summary. For detailed information, go to the following section:
Add titles on Live blog posts
In highlights, just a title for each post is visible.
The title is generated as follows (if 1 is not filled, the text is taken from 2):
- The post's Custom highlight title
- The post's Blog post title
If neither field is filled, the post cannot be included in highlights.
For detailed information about adding titles on Live blog posts, see the following article:
Get started with highlights
To add highlights on a Live blog page:
- Select Highlights in the left panel.
- Under Highlight type, ensure Highlights is selected.
- Under Highlight title, optionally provide a title to appear above the highlights.
Choose the relevant tab, depending how you want the highlights to be generated:
- Manual highlights: You manually select the posts to include in highlights. Highlights do not change unless they are manually updated.
- Automated highlights: Highlights include the most recent posts listed chronologically. Highlights update automatically as new posts are published.
Configure manual highlights
To configure manual highlights, select the Manual highlights tab.
You can now perform any of the actions below:
Add posts
To add posts to highlights:
- Hit Search blog post (not available if highlights already includes the maximum number of items).
- Hit + Attach (the plus icon) next to each post you want to include in highlights. This option is only available for posts that have a title. If a post does not have a title, you see the message 'No Title added to this post' and you cannot select the post.
- Click Save to confirm the selection.
Display time stamp
If you tick the box next to Display time stamp, the publication time for each post will be visible in highlights.
Create a custom highlight
To create a custom highlight, hit Add custom highlight (not available if highlights already includes the maximum number of items).
Enter the text for the custom highlight. When you're satisfied, hit Save.
Set the order
To change the position of an item, use the drop-down menu on the left side of the box. To display the items in order of publication, enable Display posts chronologically.
Remove a highlight
To remove an item from highlights, hover over the panel and hit the Remove item icon.
Configure auto highlights
To configure auto highlights, select the Automated highlights tab.
You see the five most recent posts that have a title (unless a different number is configured for your site).
If you tick the box next to Display time stamp, the publication time for each post will be visible in highlights.
Save highlights
When you add or edit highlights, the changes are not saved until you hit Save or Save & close in the bottom-right corner.
Add a manual summary
When a Live blog is no longer active, you might want to replace highlights with a manual summary. Follow these steps:
- Select Highlights in the left panel.
- Under Highlight type, select Summary.
- Under Highlight title, optionally provide a title to appear above the summary.
- Under Blog summary, enter the text for the summary.
The changes are not saved until you hit Save or Save & close in the bottom-right corner.
Change the maximum number of items
By default, the maximum number of items you can include in highlights is five. To customize the maximum number for your site, contact Pangea Customer Care.
