{"id":36,"date":"2023-10-17T18:54:41","date_gmt":"2023-10-17T18:54:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/webguide\/cells\/?page_id=36"},"modified":"2025-04-14T16:29:56","modified_gmt":"2025-04-14T16:29:56","slug":"news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/webguide\/cells\/syndication\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"News"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class = \"alert alert-info  oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">In addition to the documentation below, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/webguide\/cells\/syndication\/news\/news-syndication-training-videos\/\"><strong>training videos<\/strong><\/a> are available to guide you through a couple scenarios for creating a News syndication Cell.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Creating A News Syndication Cell<\/h2>\n<p>Many fields are self explanatory and will not be addressed in this documentation. This documentation will focus on tips, best practices and explanation of fields that generally need some clarification. This is a list of fields for all four layouts \/ list types. Not all fields are available for every layout.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/webguide\/cells\/general-usage\/pre-asses\/\">Determine where the Cell will be used<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>In the Dashboard, select <strong>Cells<\/strong> in either the top or left-hand navigation.\n<ul>\n<li>If you do not see this option, then the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/webguide\/cells\/general-usage#activate\"><strong>UNCSOM Cells<\/strong> plugin needs to be activated<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Select the <strong>Add New<\/strong> button.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cell Name:<\/strong>\u00a0 be descriptive! Our recommendation is to use a naming convention that is clear as to what the cell is, and where it is likely to be used. This name will not be visible on the front end of the website. It only displays on the Cells page in the Dashboard.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Layout:<\/strong> Syndication<\/li>\n<li>Select the <strong>syndication type<\/strong>:\n<ol>\n<li><strong>This Site Only<\/strong> &#8211; allows you to display the news from your website using the custom styles and layouts in the Cells product.<\/li>\n<li><strong>This Site + Syndication<\/strong> &#8211; allows you to display your site&#8217;s news mixed with that of another site.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Syndication Only<\/strong> &#8211; displays only news from another site.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Post Type:<\/strong> News<\/li>\n<li><strong>List Type:<\/strong> there are 4 different layout styles to chose from. View the example pages for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/webguide\/cells\/syndication\/news\/card-examples\/\">Mult-column<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/webguide\/cells\/syndication\/news\/carousel\/\">Carousel<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/webguide\/cells\/syndication\/news\/ribbon-examples\/\">Ribbon<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/webguide\/cells\/syndication\/news\/vertical-examples\/\">Vertical<\/a> layouts to see which best suits your needs.<\/li>\n<li>View the options specific to each List Type (Multi-column, Carousel, Ribbon &amp; Vertical) below then come back here and finish these steps.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Syndication Site URLs<\/strong>:\n<ol>\n<li>In the \u201cEnter Site Slug or URL\u201d field, enter the slug of the site you wish to pull news posts from then click the <strong>Add Site<\/strong> button. See below for a detailed explanation of what a site slug is.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Include Categories<\/strong> and <strong>Include Tags<\/strong>: this limits the syndication feed to posts assigned specific categories or tags. For example, the Newsroom website has a category for Research related news. You can define that category as a parameter in your Cell so that it only pulls research news from the Newsroom site. See below for a detailed explanation of how to refine the syndication using Categories and\/or Tags.<\/li>\n<li>By default, the Cell uses OR logic within taxonomy types and AND logic between taxonomy types. Detailed explanation can be found below that explains the different logic options that are available.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>Click the <strong>Create Cell<\/strong> button.<\/li>\n<li>If you&#8217;re ready, you can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/webguide\/cells\/general-usage\/using-a-cell\/\">display the Cell<\/a> on your website.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Multi-Column and Carousel Layout Options<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Search<\/strong>: enabling this option will add a search bar that displays just above the news posts and pagination underneath.\u00a0 The <strong>search option is not available on the Carousel list type<\/strong> (layout).\n<figure id=\"attachment_547\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 410px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/webguide\/cells\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1388\/2024\/03\/syndication-news-search.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-547\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/webguide\/cells\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1388\/2024\/03\/syndication-news-search.png\" alt=\"Example screenshot showing syndicated news with the search and pagination.\" width=\"400\" height=\"476\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/webguide\/cells\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1388\/2024\/03\/syndication-news-search.png 874w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/webguide\/cells\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1388\/2024\/03\/syndication-news-search-252x300.png 252w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/webguide\/cells\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1388\/2024\/03\/syndication-news-search-861x1024.png 861w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/webguide\/cells\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1388\/2024\/03\/syndication-news-search-768x914.png 768w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/webguide\/cells\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1388\/2024\/03\/syndication-news-search-600x714.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Click for a larger view.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n<li><strong>Read More Link<\/strong>: enabling this option adds a customizable link under the news posts. Use this when you wish to direct site visitors to additional news. This option is not available when the Search is enabled.\n<ol>\n<li><strong>More Link Text:<\/strong> ensure the link text is meaningful and descriptive. It should accurately describe the link\u2019s destination and\/or purpose (e.g. \u201cSee all research related news\u201c).\u00a0 Avoid uninformative link phrases such as &#8220;Read More.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><strong>More Link URL:\u00a0<\/strong>provide the URL you want the More Link Text to link to.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Amount To Display<\/strong>: defines how many news posts to display. Setting this to 0 will display all posts.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Include Image:<\/strong> choosing &#8216;yes&#8217; for this option will display the <strong>Featured Image<\/strong> associated with the post. If no featured image is assigned, a random placeholder image related to UNC will display instead.\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Image Aspect Ratio:<\/strong> there and four image size options to chose from. Note that image clipping my occur due to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/webguide\/cells\/general-usage\/responsive-design\/\">responsive design<\/a> of Cells.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Include Date<\/strong>: displays the date the post was published.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Title Lines:<\/strong> this option controls the display of news post titles within the Cell. It allows you to limit the amount of the title that is shown. This can be useful if there are posts with lengthy titles.\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Custom Title Lines:<\/strong> If you chose the &#8220;<strong>Custom<\/strong>&#8221; option for <strong>Title Lines<\/strong>, you will need to define how many lines should be dedicated to displaying the title of the post. If a title is longer than the number of lines specified, it will be truncated to fit within the specified number of lines.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Include Excerpt:<\/strong> this option controls whether the post excerpt content will be displayed in the Cell.\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Tip<\/strong>: It is important to provide an excerpt when creating News posts. This ensures that your posts&#8217; key information is presented correctly. If no excerpt is provided, the system will use text from the body of the post but will strip out any images, buttons, lists, and multimedia like videos or iframes. Only plain text will be used to create the description. This can lead to the omission of important details and formatting issues.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Custom Excerpt Lines:<\/strong> if you chose the &#8220;<strong>Custom<\/strong>&#8221; option for<strong> Excerpt Lines<\/strong>, you will need to define how many lines should be dedicated to displaying the excerpt of the post. If an excerpt is longer than the number of lines specified, it will be truncated to fit within the specified number of lines.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Include Categories<\/strong> and <strong>Include Tags<\/strong>: these options display any categories and\/or tags assigned to the news post.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1303\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 610px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/webguide\/cells\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1388\/2024\/05\/news-syndication.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1303\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/webguide\/cells\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1388\/2024\/05\/news-syndication.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"444\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/webguide\/cells\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1388\/2024\/05\/news-syndication.jpg 1073w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/webguide\/cells\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1388\/2024\/05\/news-syndication-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/webguide\/cells\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1388\/2024\/05\/news-syndication-1024x758.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/webguide\/cells\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1388\/2024\/05\/news-syndication-768x568.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/webguide\/cells\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1388\/2024\/05\/news-syndication-600x444.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">This screenshot is an example of the Mult-column layout for syndicated news posts. It highlights the different components that can be displayed within the Cell: image, date, title, excerpt and categories and tags.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>Vertical Options<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Include Image: <\/strong>choosing &#8216;yes&#8217; for this option will display the <strong>Featured Image<\/strong> associated with the post. If no featured image is assigned, a random placeholder image related to UNC will display instead.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Search Enabled:<\/strong> enabling this option will add a search bar that displays just above the news posts and pagination underneath.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Read More Link<\/strong>: enabling this option adds a customizable link under the news posts. Use this when you wish to direct site visitors to additional news. This option is not available when the Search is enabled.\n<ol>\n<li><strong>More Link Text:<\/strong> ensure the link text is meaningful and descriptive. It should accurately describe the link\u2019s destination and\/or purpose (e.g. \u201cSee all research related news\u201c).\u00a0 Avoid uninformative link phrases such as &#8220;Read More.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><strong>More Link URL:\u00a0<\/strong>provide the URL you want the <strong>More Link Text<\/strong> to link to.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Amount To Display<\/strong>: defines how many news posts to display. Setting this to 0 will display all posts.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Ribbon Options<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Background Color:<\/strong> select the background color of the Cell.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Image Size:<\/strong> there are 4 sizes to choose from.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Add Title Accent Underline:<\/strong> show or hide the small yellow accent line that displays under the <strong>Primary Heading<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Primary Heading and Primary Text:<\/strong> the title and paragraph text that displays above the news posts.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Search Enabled:<\/strong> enabling this option will add a search bar across the top of the Cell and pagination bellow it.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Read More Link<\/strong>: enabling this option adds a customizable link under the news posts. Use this when you wish to direct site visitors to additional news. This option is not available when the Search is enabled.\n<ol>\n<li><strong>More Link Text:<\/strong> ensure the link text is meaningful and descriptive. It should accurately describe the link\u2019s destination and\/or purpose (e.g. \u201cSee all research related news\u201c).\u00a0 Avoid uninformative link phrases such as &#8220;Read More.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><strong>More Link URL:\u00a0<\/strong>provide the URL you want the More Link Text to link to.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Amount To Display<\/strong>: defines how many news posts to display. Setting this to 0 will display all posts.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr  style=\"margin:40px 0\"class=\" rule-thin osc-rule\" \/>\n<h2>Syndication Site URLs<\/h2>\n<p>This field tells the Cell which website(s) to pull news posts from. The sites you enter here depend on the syndication type you selected when setting up the Cell (This Site Only, This Site + Syndication, or Syndication Only).<\/p>\n<p>By default, the website you are working on will automatically be listed as the first source site.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1695\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 568px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1695 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/webguide\/cells\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1388\/2025\/04\/cells-syndication-source-site.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"558\" height=\"166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/webguide\/cells\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1388\/2025\/04\/cells-syndication-source-site.png 558w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/webguide\/cells\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1388\/2025\/04\/cells-syndication-source-site-300x89.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 558px) 100vw, 558px\" \/><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">This screenshot shows the Department of Medicine&#8217;s Cardiology website listed as the initial source site for a syndication cell.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Whether content is actually pulled from the site you are working on is dependent on these settings:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1696\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/webguide\/cells\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1388\/2025\/04\/cells-syndication-options.png\" alt=\"This screenshot shows the syndication options to syndicate from this site only, this site + syndication, or syndication only.\" width=\"439\" height=\"36\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/webguide\/cells\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1388\/2025\/04\/cells-syndication-options.png 439w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/webguide\/cells\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1388\/2025\/04\/cells-syndication-options-300x25.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 439px) 100vw, 439px\" \/><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>This Site Only<\/strong> \u2013 the site you\u2019re currently working on is automatically listed as a source. No additional source sites need to be defined.<\/li>\n<li><strong>This Site + Syndication<\/strong> \u2013 your current site is already included. Simply add any additional School of Medicine site(s) you wish to pull news posts from.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Syndication Only<\/strong> \u2013 add the School of Medicine site(s) you wish to pull news posts from. Although your current site is listed as a source, it will be ignored.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>How To Add a Source Site<\/h3>\n<p>Additional sites will be added to the <strong>&#8220;Enter Site Slug or URL<\/strong>&#8221; field.<\/p>\n<h4>Adding a Site by URL<\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li>Navigate to the homepage of the site you want to add.<\/li>\n<li>Copy the <strong>base URL<\/strong> (e.g., https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/cardiology). Copying the URL from the site will ensure you don&#8217;t mis-type it.<\/li>\n<li>Paste it into the field and click the <strong>Add Site<\/strong> button.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Important<\/strong>: Only use the homepage URL. Do not paste a URL from a deeper page (e.g., https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/cardiology\/patient-care\/patient-resources\/)\u2014this will not work.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4>Adding a Site by Slug<\/h4>\n<p>If the site is part of the med.unc.edu domain, you can enter just the slug instead of the full URL. A slug is the part of the URL that immediately follows med.unc.edu\/.<\/p>\n<p>For example, \u201cmed.unc.edu\/medicine\u201d is just \u201cmedicine\u201d and \u201cmed.unc.edu\/medicine\/cardiology\u201d is \u201cmedicine\/cardiology\u201d.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-608\" style=\"margin-top: 6px; margin-bottom: 8px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/webguide\/cells\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1388\/2024\/03\/site-slug-cardiology.png\" alt=\"Screenshot of &quot;medicine\/cardiology&quot; in the &quot;Enter Site Slug or URL&quot; field.\" width=\"400\" height=\"74\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/webguide\/cells\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1388\/2024\/03\/site-slug-cardiology.png 516w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/webguide\/cells\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1388\/2024\/03\/site-slug-cardiology-300x55.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Once the slug is entered, click the <strong>Add Site<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n<h4>Sites with Unique URLs<\/h4>\n<p>Some School of Medicine sites have their own domain names. For these sites, you can enter either the <strong>base URL<\/strong> or the <strong>custom slug<\/strong> that was created for them.<\/p>\n<p>For example, the <a href=\"https:\/\/news.unchealthcare.org\/\">Newsroom<\/a> site is just &#8220;news&#8221; and the <a href=\"https:\/\/unclineberger.org\/\">Linberger<\/a> site is &#8220;lccc&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-609\" style=\"margin-top: 6px; margin-bottom: 8px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/webguide\/cells\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1388\/2024\/03\/site-slug-lccc.png\" alt=\"Screenshot of &quot;lccc&quot; in the &quot;Enter Site Slug or URL&quot; field.\" width=\"400\" height=\"78\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/webguide\/cells\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1388\/2024\/03\/site-slug-lccc.png 529w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/webguide\/cells\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1388\/2024\/03\/site-slug-lccc-300x58.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>To view a complete list of sites with custom slugs, click on the <strong>Help<\/strong> button located under the &#8220;Enter Site Slug or URL&#8221; field.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-611\" style=\"margin-top: 6px; margin-bottom: 8px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/webguide\/cells\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1388\/2024\/03\/site-slug-help.png\" alt=\"Screenshot of the &quot;Enter Site Slug or URL&quot; field with a red arrow pointing to the help button located under it.\" width=\"400\" height=\"79\" \/><\/p>\n<hr  style=\"margin:40px 0\"class=\" rule-thin osc-rule\" \/>\n<h2>Categories and Tags<\/h2>\n<p>You can refine your syndication to only include posts assigned to a specific <strong>category<\/strong> and\/or <strong>tag<\/strong>. For example, if you are working on a lab website, you might choose to display only research-related news from your department&#8217;s website.<\/p>\n<h3>How to View Available Categories and Tags<\/h3>\n<p>After you&#8217;ve added a source site, click the <strong>View Categories<\/strong> or <strong>View Tags<\/strong> link.<\/p>\n<p><a style=\"color: #2a6496; text-decoration-line: underline; outline: 0px;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/webguide\/cells\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1388\/2025\/04\/cells-cat-tags-links.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1704\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/webguide\/cells\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1388\/2025\/04\/cells-cat-tags-links.png\" alt=\"This screenshot highlights where the links in the Cells interface can be found to view a list of categories and tags from a source site.\" width=\"300\" height=\"197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/webguide\/cells\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1388\/2025\/04\/cells-cat-tags-links.png 522w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/webguide\/cells\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1388\/2025\/04\/cells-cat-tags-links-300x197.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A list of available categories or tags will open in a new browser tab. <strong>Note<\/strong>: The format of this data depends on your browser and extensions.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Firefox and Edge: Automatically format the data into a readable layout.<\/li>\n<li>Chrome and Safari: Display the data as raw text (unformatted JSON), which can be hard to read.<br \/>\nTo improve readability, consider installing a JSON viewer extension to your browser:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/chromewebstore.google.com\/detail\/json-formatter\/bcjindcccaagfpapjjmafapmmgkkhgoa\">Chrome extension<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/prettyjson-for-safari\/id1445328303?mt=12\">Safari extension<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>if you don&#8217;t wish to install an extension, documentation is provided below to help you filter the data.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Add a Category\/Tag To The Cell<\/h3>\n<p>On the categories\/tags page, locate the <strong>ID number<\/strong> of the category or tag you wish to use.<\/p>\n<p>Return to the Cell settings and enter that ID into the <strong>Categories<\/strong> or <strong>Tags<\/strong> field.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/webguide\/cells\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1388\/2025\/04\/cells-syndication-category.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1705\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/webguide\/cells\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1388\/2025\/04\/cells-syndication-category.png\" alt=\"Screenshot of the cells settings showing where to add a category ID.\" width=\"300\" height=\"192\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/webguide\/cells\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1388\/2025\/04\/cells-syndication-category.png 520w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/webguide\/cells\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1388\/2025\/04\/cells-syndication-category-300x192.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Pagination for Long Lists of Categories\/Tags<\/h3>\n<p>The category or tag list is limited to 100 results per page. If the site has more than 100 entries:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Add <strong>&amp;page=2<\/strong> to the end of the page URL to view the next set.<\/li>\n<li>Use <strong>&amp;page=3<\/strong>, <strong>&amp;page=4<\/strong>, etc., to continue browsing additional pages as needed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>If You Don\u2019t Want To Install A Browser Extension<\/h3>\n<p>If you\u2019re using Chrome or Safari and don\u2019t wish to install a browser extension to make the list of categories\/tags more legible, here\u2019s how you decipher the information and find the ID:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>The information for each category\/tag is contained within { } brackets.<\/li>\n<li>The name of each category\/tag will be preceded by <strong>&#8220;name&#8221;<\/strong>.\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Tip:<\/strong> if you know the name of the category\/tag you wish to filter for, for example &#8220;research,&#8221; you can hit <strong>Ctrl + F<\/strong> (on windows) or <strong>Cmd + F<\/strong> (on Mac), to bring up a search box. Type in the category\/tag name (in this example that would be &#8220;research&#8221;) to easily find it in the list.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Once you find the category\/tag name of your choice, look for the <strong>&#8220;id&#8221;<\/strong> number contained within the same { } brackets.<\/li>\n<li>That ID number is what goes into the <strong>Categories<\/strong> and <strong>Tags<\/strong> fields.\n<figure id=\"attachment_583\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 1587px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/webguide\/cells\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1388\/2024\/03\/post-category-list.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-583 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/webguide\/cells\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1388\/2024\/03\/post-category-list.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"1577\" height=\"107\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">This is an example list of some of the categories available on the Newsroom website. Notice that all elements of a category are contained within { } brackets.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>AND and OR Logic<\/h3>\n<p>The plugin uses any defined categories and tags along with logic to determine which posts to display. 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