Using the Landing: News content type | Scribe

    Using the Landing: News content type

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      The Landing: News content type requires some initial setup to enable all features.

      Enabling the News Banner

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      Navigate to **Structure > Block layout**.
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      Enable the **News Landing Nav** and **Slim News Landing Nav**. In the configuration, make sure to limit the display by content type (Landing: News) to avoid the news banner displaying sitewide. The News navigation will appear as a red banner at the top of your Landing: News page.

      Adding Banner Menu Links

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      Navigate to **Structure > Menu > News Landing**.
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      Create your links and save.

      Enabling the Topics Menu

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      Navigate to **Structure > Menu > Topics**.
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      **NOTE:** The topic URL must be the same as the associated taxonomy URL alias found at **Structure > Taxonomy > Topic**.
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      Create your links and save. The **Explore Topics** menu will appear as a black navigation menu under the **News Banner** on your Landing: News page.

      News Related Views

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      The Drupal version of the RCCL features Views which automatically collect and display content in one place.
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      Navigate to **Structure > Views**.
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      News related content has three associated views that function out of the box: - **In The News** - [[YourDomain.edu/in-the-news]]\ This view displays all Media Mentions content type entries. - **News Archive** - [[YourDomain.edu/news/archive]]\ This view displays all news content entries. - **News Topics** - [[YourDomain.edu/taxonomy/term/ID]]\ Each news topic has an associated views page. The ID portion of the URL represents the numerical topic taxonomy ID. If you need to customize views, please speak with your website administrator or developer.
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      After your Landing: News content type has been setup, you can begin building out your main news page. Visit the [Landing: News demo page](https://rccldemo.rutgers.edu/news) for more information.