Creating a Backgrounder

August 26, 2022 update May 24, 2023

What's inside this article:

Basic information
Set the title
Create content
Save and publish the Backgrounder
Schedule publication
Embed the Backgrounder

Basic information

A Backgrounder is intended for use only as embedded content. For example, you might embed a Backgrounder into an Article. A Backgrounder provides background information on a topic that is relevant to the page where it is embedded.

IMPORTANT: A Backgrounder is not intended for use as a standalone content page.

To create a new Backgrounder, go to New > Content > Backgrounder in the top menu.

Set the title

Add the main title for the Backgrounder on the Editor screen.

The title is used as follows:

The title is displayed by default on the embedded Backgrounder. However, editors can create a custom title if preferred.
CMS users can search for the Backgrounder based on keywords in the title.

Create content

Add the content for the Backgrounder in the main box on the Editor screen. The CKEditor bar appears and remains visible while the box is active. If you click elsewhere on the screen, the CKEditor bar is no longer visible.

Review the sections below:

Format text content
Add embedded content

Format text content

The CKEditor bar includes many useful options for formatting text content. For detailed information, see the following article:

Getting started with CKEditor

Add embedded content

A Backgrounder can include the following types of embedded content:

Internal images: Images that have been uploaded to CMS.
External images: Images from the following external agencies:
- AFP (Agence France-Presse)
- AP (Associated Press)
- Reuters
External media: Approved external media items (such as Tweets and Datawrapper visualizations).
Content items: Content items published by your site (such as Videos, Audio clips, and Snippets).
See Also links: Rich links to other content pages published by your site.

To get started, position the cursor where you want to insert the embedded item, and hit the Insert embedded content icon.

For detailed instructions, see the following articles:

Save and publish the Backgrounder

Before saving the Backgrounder, select your preferred option in the Status drop-down menu:

Draft: The Backgrounder will be assigned the Draft status after you save it. It will not be possible to embed the Backgrounder on content pages, but the Backgrounder will be available for further editing in Pangea CMS.
Edited: The Backgrounder will be assigned the Edited status after you save it. It will not be possible to embed the Backgrounder on content pages, but the Backgrounder will be available for further editing in Pangea CMS.
Published: The Backgrounder will be assigned the Published status after you save it. It will be possible to embed the Backgrounder on content pages, and the Backgrounder will be available for further editing in CMS.

Hit Save or Save & close to confirm and apply your preferences.

Schedule publication

You can schedule publication for a specific date and time in the future. While publication is scheduled, you can embed the Backgrounder on content pages. However, the Backgrounder is hidden and will not be visible until after the specified publication time.

To schedule publication for a Backgrounder:

Select General in the left panel.
Select Published in the Status drop-down menu.
Under Publication date & time, enter the time and date when you want to publish the Backgrounder.
Hit Save or Save & close to confirm and apply your preferences.

The Backgrounder is now saved and available in CMS with the Scheduled status.

If the Backgrounder is embedded on a content page, the placeholder in CKEditor will include the Scheduled badge. This indicates that the Backgrounder is not yet visible on the public site.

When you search for a Backgrounder with the Scheduled status, you might need to select All under Publication date. If Last 30 days is selected in the search filters, the results will not include items scheduled for publication on a future day.