Blog Articles widget

Enter a description for the widget. The description appears between the title and the widget's contents. You can use this text to provide users with information about the widget.

When entering a description, you do so only for your currently selected language. If your digital workplace supports multiple languages, you should select Translation and enter a description for each supported language.

Select from which blog channel(s) the widget displays content.

Access rules determine what users will see when configuring and viewing the widget: 

• Users configuring this widget will only see channels to which they have at least Read access. However, they can still select blog channels to which they don't have access by selecting groups of blog channels.
• Users who view the published widget will only see content from a blog channel if they have at least Read access to that content.

To add sources:

1. Select add source(s).
2. Search for a blog channel by its name or a portion of its URL. This search will return up to 100 results and include the pages and spaces that contain a blog channel that matches the search query.
3. Select a blog channel from the list of search results. In addition to selecting sources individually, you can select groups of blog channels:
   • Select All blogs to select all blog channels in your digital workplace.
   • Select pages or spaces to select all blog channels below that location.
4. Repeat this process until you have added all your sources, and then select Done.

To remove sources:

1. Select add source(s).
2. Choose the Selected tab, and unselect the source(s) you want to remove.
3. Select Done.

This option is only available if the View is Full.

Select to exclude archived blog articles from displaying in the widget's feed.

Select how the widget displays blog articles. Options include:

• Full: Use when the widget occupies multiple columns on a page. Allows for additional customization options.
• Compact: Use when the widget occupies a narrow side column.

Select how an article's image is displayed in the widget's feed. Display options include:

• None: Display no image. Compact view only.
• Inline: Display the first image in an article, which will be displayed in the feed. Full view only. 
• Beside: Display images next to an article. If an article has a defined feature image, the widget will display it. Otherwise, the first image in an article will be displayed in the feed.
• Above: Display images above an article. If an article has a defined feature image, the widget will display it. Otherwise, the first image in an article will be displayed in the feed.

For more information on how feature images get displayed in different widget configurations, see Feature image.

This option is only available if the View is Full and the Image Position is Beside or Above.

Select how articles are displayed in the widget's feed. Options include:

• Continuous
• Cards

This option is only available if the View is Full and the Image Position is Beside or Above.

Select what to display if an article has no image. Options include:

• Show nothing: Displays no image. 
• Show workplace logo: Displays the digital workplace logo. See 
• Show uploaded default image: Provides the ability to upload a default image to the current widget. The max file size for this image is 1MB, and only the following image types are valid: JPG, PNG, GIF, SVG, and BMP.

To use the default image option when the View is Compact:

1. Choose the following settings:
   • View: Set to Full.
   • Position: Set to Beside or Above.
   • No image available: Set to Show uploaded default image.
2. Upload a default image.  
3. Choose the following settings:
   • View: Set to Compact.
   • Position: Set to Beside or Above.
4. Select Update. 

This option is only available if the Feed style is Card.

Select to display an outline around article cards.

This option is only available if the View is Full and the Image Position is Beside.

Select how an image is displayed relative to its article. Options include:

• Left
• Right
• Alternating

This option is only available if the View is Full, the Image Position is Above, and the Feed Style is Cards.

Select the number of displayed columns. 

The default value is 1. 

This option is only available if the View is Full.

Select to keep pinned content at the top of the widget's feed.

These options are only available if the View is Full.

Select which article metadata to display in the widget. Options include:

• Actions Button
• Author
• Body
• Channel
• Comments
• Date
• Likes
• Summary
• User Photo
• Views

Select the height of the widget. Options include:

• Auto: The leftmost slider position. The widget's height will increase and decrease to contain what it is displaying.
• Fixed: Select a fixed height between 50px and 600px in increments of 50px. A vertical scrollbar will appear on the widget if the content exceeds this fixed value.