What's inside this article:
- Basic information
- Set the main title
- Create content
- Add a main image
- Add authors
- Select Categories
- Add an introduction
- Create a URL slug
- Save and publish the Feature story
- Learn more
Basic information
The Feature story content type is intended for visual storytelling. Feature stories typically include a lot of striking visual content, such as images, videos, and infographics. This article describes the most important settings for creating a Feature story.
To create a new Feature story, go to New > Content > Feature story in the top menu.
Set the main title
Add the main title for the Feature story on the Editor screen.
The main title is visible on the published content page. It is also applied as the meta title for the page, which is visible as the clickable headline when the page is listed via Search Engine Results Pages (SERPs).
Create content
Add the content for the Feature story 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
The CKEditor bar includes many useful options for formatting text content. For detailed information, see the following article:
Add embedded content
The Feature story content type is intended for stories that include a lot of embedded visual content.
A Feature story offers more size options for embeds compared to other text-based content pages. For example, choose from the following size options when you embed an image:
- Small
- Large
- Jumbo
- Full-size
To insert embedded content, hit the Insert embedded content icon.
You 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.
For detailed instructions, see the following articles:
Add a main image
The main image on a Feature story page is full-size, which means it covers the full page width.
You might add the following items as the main image on a Feature story:
- Internal image: An image that has been uploaded to CMS.
- External image: An image from any of the following external agencies:
- AFP (Agence France-Presse)
- AP (Associated Press)
- Reuters
- Loop video: A Loop video that has been uploaded to CMS by your site.
Add a main image by hitting Select content on the Editor screen. For detailed instructions, see the following article:
Add authors
Consistently assigning authors to content pages is recommended to demonstrate authority and build trust with your audience. The names of assigned authors are visible at the top of the published content page.
If Highlight author is enabled in the settings for an individual author, an author highlight box is also visible below the main content.
To add one or more authors, hit Add Author on the Editor screen. For detailed instructions, see the following article:
You can only assign an author who is already created and included on the authors list for your site. For information about creating a new author, see the following article:
Select Categories
Categories (previously Zones) organize content pages on your site by topic. For example, your site might have a Politics Category for all content relating to politics. Categories work like folders on your computer, where the content pages are stored. You cannot save the Feature story until it is added to at least one Category.
To add the Feature story to a Category, hit Select category on the Editor screen.
For detailed information about adding a content page to a Category, see the following article:
Add an introduction
It's recommended to provide an introduction for every content page. The introduction might be visible in various places on the public site and tells visitors what to expect from the page.
If your site displays introductions by default on text-based content pages, enter the introduction in the Add introduction... box on the Editor screen.
Otherwise, enter the introduction via General > Introduction. Tick Display introduction to make the introduction visible on the content page. Untick this option to hide the introduction.
For detailed information about adding introductions on content pages, see the following article:
Create a URL slug
After you prepare the main title, we recommend creating a URL slug. The URL slug is included in the URL for the page and is important for Search Engine Optimization (SEO).
Create the URL slug via General > URL Slug. For detailed information, see the following article:
Save and publish the Feature story
Before saving the Feature story, select your preferred option in the Status drop-down menu:
- Draft: The page will be assigned the Draft status after you save it. It will not be visible on the public site, but it will be available for further editing in CMS.
- Edited: The page will be assigned the Edited status after you save it. It will not be visible on the public site, but it will be available for further editing in CMS.
- Published: The page will be assigned the Published status after you save it. It will be visible on the public site, and it will be available for further editing in CMS.
Hit Save or Save & close to confirm and apply your preferences.
Learn more
This article describes just the most important settings for creating and publishing a Feature story. The following articles might also be helpful:
- Customizing the website preview for a content page
- Customizing the social media preview for a content page
- Distributing text-based content to social media
- Assigning and managing Tags
- Assigning priority
