Article
Add a News Article to the site. An Article can be internal or external. Each internal Article is a standalone section, create section under the News branch (Home » Dallas College » News). Add external Articles to the relevant year section under the News branch e.g., News » 2025.
Content Type Details
- ID: 506
- Name: Dallas - Article
- Minimum user level: Contributor
- Use with page layouts: Full Width
Internal Article
Add an Article content item to a section, and ensure it is the first content item in the section.
Additional content types can be added to expand the content of an Article and pull in between the end of the article content (after the Article body) and the category/s.
Related Articles matching the Category/s are automatically displayed above the Main Footer.
External Article
Add an Article content item to the relevant year section under the News branch e.g., News » 2025. Check the 'Is article external?' element and add the External Article Link. An external article added in this way is included in the News Search and Related Articles but no standalone page is published.
Content Type Elements Details
| Name | Description | Size | Type | Required | Conditionally Shown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | The Name Element | 80 Characters | Plain Text | Yes | No |
| Title | Enter news article title | 255 Characters | Plain Text | Yes | No |
| Featured Article | Check to feature this article in a single article layout for the selected category or keywords. Note, featured images are recommended for all featured articles. Choose from options: Yes | N/A | Check Box (List: Dallas - Yes - unchecked) | No | No |
| Featured Image | Select a suitable image from the Media Library. If left blank a default image is used in listings and related news. | N/A | Media | No | No |
| Featured Image Caption | Add a caption to appear below the Featured Image | 400 Characters | Plain Text | No | No |
| Thumbnail Image | Select a suitable image from the Media Library for the thumbnails on search and related news stories. If left blank, the system will default to Featured Image or a default image is used in listings and related news. | N/A | Media | No | No |
| Summary | Enter brief summary text, this is displayed in the News Search results. | 500 Characters | Plain Text | Yes | No |
| Is article external? | Check if the article is from an external source. This article will show in News Search and Related News, but will link off to the external article, the article itself is not in Terminalfour. Recommend to add external articles to year sections e.g., News > 2025 Choose from options: Yes | N/A | Check Box (List: Dallas - Yes - unchecked) | No | No |
| External Article Link | Enter full URL (including https://) for external link to the Article | 255 Characters | Plain Text | Yes | Yes |
| Contact Name | Enter the associated contact person’s full name | 255 Characters | Plain Text | No | Yes |
| Contact Email | Enter the associated contact person’s email | 255 Characters | Plain Text | No | Yes |
| Article body | Enter the news story . See TinyMCE content options. | 9999999 Characters | HTML | Yes | Yes |
| Category | Choose tag/category associated. These are used to pull in related Articles. Choose from options such as: Academic Calendar, Arts and Culture, Athletics, Board of Trustees, Business Office | N/A | Multi-select List (List: Dallas - Tags) | No | No |
| Publish Date | Select the date to appear on the news story | N/A | Date | No | No |
| For immediate release? | Check this box if this story is meant for immediate release, displays the text "For immediate release" before the Publish Date Choose from options: Yes | N/A | Check Box (List: Dallas - Yes - checked) | No | Yes |
| Keywords | Choose associated keyword(s) Choose from options such as: About Dallas College, Academics, Admissions, Aerospace, African American/Black History Month | N/A | Multi-select List (List: Dallas - Keywords) | No | No |
| ID | The unique number for this article | 80 Characters | Plain Text | No | Yes |
| ExternalLink | Part of migration - this is not used | 255 Characters | Plain Text | No | Yes |
Example
See Article page design.