Blog articles

The title section contains the following features:

• Breadcrumbs: Select links to go to a location.
• Article title: The title of the article. 

If the blog is part of a space, this area contains the following features:

• Space navigation links: Select links to go to locations at the root of the space.

The blog header contains the following features:

• Channel link: Select to go to the parent channel.
• Follow: Select to subscribe/unsubscribe from email notifications about new articles being added to the parent channel.
• Publish date: Shows the date when the article was published.
• View count: Shows the number of views on the current location.
• Followers: Shows the number of followers. Administrators and users with at least Edit access to the article can select the number of followers to view who is following.
• Actions: Visible to administrators and users who have at least Edit access. See Actions button.
• Author profile image: Hover over for their profile card.
• Author title: Shows who published the article. Select to go to the author's profile page.
• + Add an article: Select to create a new article. Only visible to administrators and users who have at least Write access.
• Add an article dropdown: If Email Content is turned on for the channel, this option is visible to users with at least Write access to the channel. Selecting this brings up a menu with the following options: 
  • Post via email: Select to open up an email in your system's default email application. The To field of the email is pre-populated with the channel's email address. 
  • Download Contact Card: Select to download the VCF file for the channel. 
• Summary: Shows the summary section of an article.
• Labels: Shows any labels applied to the article. Users can select a label to search for other content with that label.

The content section contains the following features:

• • Feature image: Shows the article's feature image if turned on.
  • Body: Displays the article's description.
  • Read Tracking: Select to respond to a Read Tracking prompt if turned on. 
  • Like: Select to like the article. Select the number of likes to view who has liked the article.
  • Follow: Select to subscribe/unsubscribe from instant notifications about comments and edits to the article.
  • Copy link: Select to copy the URL of the article so that it can be pasted elsewhere.
  • Article attachments: Select to open an attached file. 

Users can alternate between these tabs to view and interact with their content. See Comments and Related Content. 

If turned on, users can create tasks on the article, see Tasks.

The Trailer bar contains the following:

• View count: Shows the number of views on the current location.
• Follow: Select to subscribe/unsubscribe from email notifications about new articles being added to the current location and set the frequency of these notifications.
• Email Link: Select to draft an email that contains a link to the current location. 
• Broadcast: If turned on in the workplace, select to broadcast a link to this location to selected workplace groups. See Broadcast.
• Feedback: If turned on in the workplace, select to send a feedback message to workplace administrators. See Feedback.

Enter a name for the article. This name will appear above the article and will also be used to generate a unique URL.

This field is required.

Select which channel you want to publish to. When you start the content creation process from a widget or channel, the Channel field defaults to the channel you selected or were on.

In contrast, creating content using Add Content on the Userbar leaves the Channel field blank. In all cases, you have the option to select a different channel. 

To select a channel:

1. Select the Channel drop-down.
2. Search for a channel by its name or the name of its parent page or space. This search will return up to 100 results. You will only see channels to which you have at least Write access and their parent page or space (regardless of access level).
3. Select a channel from the list by clicking on it.

This field is required.

Select a feature image to be used in blog feeds in the digital workplace.

Image specifications:

• Supported file types include GIF, PNG, and JPG.
• The file size of an image must be less than 3MB.

To add or edit an image: 

1. Select an image box. 
2. On your device, navigate to the desired image and select it. 
3. To edit the image:
   1. (Optional) Select an image to set the focal point by moving the image within the selection window. Once the blog article has been published, you cannot revert any focal point changes and must follow Step 4 below. 
   2. (Optional) Select an image to add image alternative text for accessibility purposes. 
   3. Select Save. 
4. (Optional) Select X to remove the image and upload an image that fits that aspect ratio better.

If an image is not provided, the default feature image will be the first image in the article's body. To use the feature image in the article's body, select Include Feature Image in published article. 

The four image boxes correspond to the four common aspect ratios (width:height) used in the digital workplace. For more information on how these images are displayed in the digital workplace, see Feature image.

Enter an overview of the article. This will be displayed in plain text above the main body of the blog post and can also be displayed in Blog Articles widgets.

Summaries can be a maximum of 2048 characters.

Enter the body of your article. For more information about the available tools, see WYSIWYG Editor.

Drag files from your computer into the attachments field, or select Select files from your computer to browse your computer. Attachments will appear directly below the body of your published article and will be available for download.

When attaching files, a security scan will automatically run to ensure the safety of your content. After the scan is complete, you will see a color-coded text indicating the file's status:

• Green: "The file is safe to upload."
• Yellow: "Scan Failed. File is Encrypted." You can still publish encrypted files.
• Red: "Malicious Content detected." A pop-up will alert you that unscannable files will be removed. Select OK to clear the file.

Please ensure your files are safe and readable before uploading to avoid any issues. For more information, see Attachments.

Select what labels to apply to your article. Depending on how the channel is configured, you may be required to select a label. To add a label, select the Label drop-down and search for the label you want. Once you have found it, select it and apply it to your article. For more information, see Labels.

Search for content to add as related. For more information, see Related content.

Select what groups to broadcast the article to. Which groups you can select, if any, is determined by roles. For more information, see Broadcasting and Roles.

Toggle whether the body of your article is included in subscription notifications. When this option is selected, notifications will only include the article's title, summary, and a link to the content. New content will inherit this setting from the channel. However, you may override this channel setting when drafting your content. For more information, see Disabling blog body content in email notifications.

Schedule your article to be published in the future. For more information, see Scheduled content.

Select an archiving policy for your article. For more information, see Archiving.

Select whether your article has read tracking turned on and customize the text of this button. For more information, see Read Tracking.

Select to change which language version of the article you are looking at. For more information, see Languages and Translation.

The title, summary, and body of the initial language will be translated into the selected language. The language you are currently viewing will change to the one that you translated to.

Translated fields will have a verify checkbox appear under them. Check this box after having read the translated content and verified its accuracy. This can be used as a method of auditing whether the translated text was reviewed.