What's inside this article:
- Open the audio clip edit screen
- Add categories
- Manage the status
- Schedule publication
- Manage the audio file
- Manage settings
- Add related content
- Preview the audio clip
- Further recommendations
Open the audio clip edit screen
The following options are available:
Upload a new audio clip
To upload a new audio clip, click New > Multimedia > Audio Clip in the top menu.
For detailed instructions, refer to the following article:
Edit an existing audio clip
To edit an existing audio clip:
- Find the audio clip you want to edit using the Pangea CMS Search tool.
- Click the title in the relevant box on the search results page.
Add categories
Categories (previously zones) are used to organize website content by topic. For example, your website might have a 'Politics' category for all content relating to politics.
You cannot save the audio clip until you add at least one category. Follow these steps:
- Click General in the left panel.
- Add one or more categories via the Categories drop-down menu.
For more information, refer to the following article:
Manage the status
You can adjust the status for the audio clip using the drop-down menu at the top of the screen.
The following statuses are available:
- Draft (Selected by default): The audio clip is in draft and is not available on the public website.
- Published: The audio clip is published and is available on the public website. Alternatively, you can schedule publication.
- Edited: The audio clip has been edited and is not available on the public website.
Your chosen status is not applied until you click Save or Save & close.
Schedule publication
You can schedule publication of the audio clip for a specified time in the future. At the time that you specify, the audio clip will be assigned the Published status and will be available on the public website.
Follow these steps:
- Use the drop-down menu at the top of the screen to select the Published status.
- Click General in the left panel.
- Enter the time and date when you want to publish the audio clip in the Publication date & time box.
- Click Save or Save & close to confirm and apply your preferences.
The audio clip is assigned the Scheduled status and will be published at the specified time.
Manage the audio file
To manage the audio file, click Audio in the left panel.
The following options are available:
- (A): Preview: If the audio clip is fully uploaded and encoded, the following options are available:
- Play the audio clip
- Check the length of the audio clip
- Adjust the volume during playback
- (B): Replace: Upload a new file that replaces the original file. The original file is deleted from Pangea CMS.
- (C): Embed: Copy the embed code for the audio clip to your clipboard. This is useful if you want to embed the audio player on an external website.
- (D): Show download link: Tick this box to include a download link on the public website, allowing visitors to download the audio file.
Manage settings
The different settings options are visible under Settings in the left panel.
The following options are available:
- Audio
- General
- Website teaser
- Social media
- Authors, contributors
- Tags
- Comments
- Encoded files
- Miscellaneous
Audio
Manage settings that relate to the audio file.
General
The following options are available:
- Status: Adjust the audio clip status.
- Publication date & time: Adjust the publication date and time that is displayed at the top of the audio clip page. Optionally schedule publication.
- Last update: Specify when the audio clip was last updated.
- Title: Adjust the title that is displayed at the top of the audio clip page.
- Introduction: Enter a brief introductory text that appears below the audio player on the public website.
- URL Slug: Enter a text string that is added to the URL and enhances visibility via search engines.
- Categories: Assign the audio clip to one or more categories.
- Main image: Add an image that appears on the audio clip page.
- Main image caption: Adjust the caption for the main image that is visible to search engines and screen readers.
- Main image description: Review the internal description for the main image. This information is not visible on the public website, but may be useful for editing the Main image caption.
Website teaser
Configure how the audio clip is previewed via widgets on the public website. Configuring these settings is optional unless the audio clip title is longer than 140 characters. In this case, the Teaser title is required.
Social media
Optionally configure how the audio clip is previewed when it is shared via social media. If you do not configure these settings, the Title, Main image, and Introduction from the General settings are used.
Authors, contributors
Optionally add one or more authors that are displayed at the top of the audio clip page on the public website. You can only add someone who is an author in Pangea CMS.
Tags
Optionally add one or more tags. Adding tags has the following benefits:
- You can run a search for all content that is assigned to a particular tag using the Search tool.
- You can configure a Content widget to automatically display content that is assigned to a particular tag.
Tags also influence the search results displayed for visitors on the public website.
Comments
If your service has comments enabled for audio clips, you can manually enable or disable the option for visitors to leave comments on the current audio clip page.
Encoded files
Access the different versions of the audio file. After you upload an audio file, Pangea CMS creates different versions of the file that allow it to be played in different levels of quality.
Miscellaneous
Copy the URL for the audio clip page, or add internal notes that are visible only via the audio clip Settings screen. Notes are not searchable in Pangea CMS and are not visible on the public website.
Add related content
You can add a Related content widget to the audio clip page. A Related content widget provides links to other content published by your own service that visitors may find interesting. The widget is displayed on the right side of the screen on desktop, or below the main content on mobile devices.
Select Related content in the left panel and click Select content. For detailed instructions, refer to the following article:
Preview the audio clip
If the status of the audio clip is Published, you can click Live site in the top-right corner to open the audio clip on the public website. Regardless of the status, you can use the options under Preview in the left panel to preview the page on devices with different screen sizes (desktop, tablet, or mobile).
Further recommendations
The following articles may be helpful: