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News Posts & Events

News Posts

  1. Posts vs. Pages – Understand the key differences between posts (time-sensitive content like news) and pages (static content like About or Contact).
  2. Creating News Posts – Instructions for creating news posts.
  3. Publishing States – Learn how to save news posts as drafts (not visible to site visitors), preview changes before publishing, and publish when ready. This guide explains each publishing state and when to use it.
  4. How to Edit News Posts – Instructions for updating content.
  5. Ways to Display News Posts – Explore methods for showcasing news posts on your site.
  6. Cells Syndication – Use the Cells plugin to display news posts from your own site or syndicate them from other School of Medicine sites.
  7. Modular Cards – Use modular cards to display news posts in a styled layout. Note: This feature is being phased out in favor of the Cells Plugin. This documentation remains available for sites that already use modular cards.

Events

  1. Creating Events – Instructions for creating events.
  2. Publishing States – Learn how to save events as drafts (not visible to site visitors), preview changes before publishing, and publish when ready. This guide explains each publishing state and when to use it.
  3. How to Edit Events – Instructions for updating content.
  4. Cells syndication – Use the Cells plugin to display events from your own site or syndicate them from other School of Medicine sites.
  5. Modular Cards – Use modular cards to display events in a styled layout. Note: This feature is being phased out in favor of the Cells Plugin. This documentation remains available for sites that already use modular cards.

Related Training

  1. How to Add Links – Learn how to insert, edit, and manage internal and external links within your content.
  2. How to Style Content – Use built-in tools to format text, create columns, add buttons, and enhance the appearance of content.
  3. How to Add Media – Instructions on how to upload media (images and documents) as well as how to add them to pages, posts, events, etc.
  4. How to Clean Up Text Styles – Ensure consistent formatting by removing unwanted font styles that can often be carried over from content copied from a Word document.
  5. How to Copy Content When Migrating Between Sites – This video demonstrates how to copy and paste content between websites during a site migration. It covers how to properly transfer text, images, and documents—and explains common pitfalls such as broken images and outdated internal links.
  6. Digital Accessibility – There are several laws and policies that require all UNC websites be accessible. This documentation includes best practices, resources, and practical advice about how to ensure all users have equal access to information and functionality on our School of Medicine websites.