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May 26, 2020

Pull Quote Block

Overview Many news posts and stories have memorable quotes and phrases that deserve additional attention. This content can be put into a pull quote so that it receives additional from both readers and skimmers. The Pull Quote block is center aligned and is displayed as a secondary brand color. Quotation marks can optionally be put…

May 26, 2020

Text Links Block

Overview The Text Links block is most often used immediately below a paragraph block, and it provides a way to link out to resources that may have been discussed in the preceding paragraph(s). The block can display links in either one or two columns. It will automatically balance the links between the two columns so…

May 26, 2020

Events Block

Overview This block will display the next three events on your calendar. It can pull data from Localist (the main university calendar) or The Events Calendar plugin. The Events Calendar plugin allows you to import events from Google Calendars and other calendaring platforms. With both Localist and The Events Calendar, you can filter what types…

May 26, 2020

Posts Feed

Overview When building out a page you may want to include timely related news content. The Posts Feed block allows you to display the latest news from a specific set of categories or tags. This functionality also allows you to display content from a specific Newswire collection. The block allows you to choose how many…

May 23, 2020

Floated Spotlight Block

Use Cases The Floated Spotlight block is useful for content creators to point users to another page or story that is relevant to the content they are already viewing. The Floated Spotlight block is a floated block, which allows it to nest nicely into a body of text. With this in mind, it’s recommended to…

May 18, 2020

Fact Row Block

Use Cases The Fact Row Block is a useful tool for providing users with important information about a site while also breaking up paragraphs of text. Intended to catch a user’s eye as they skim a web page, the Fact Row block should contain information that site visitors must see before they navigate elsewhere. Furthermore,…

May 18, 2020

Video Block

The Video block can be used to create a clean video embed on a WordPress site. In addition to embedding the video, the Video block allows for a customizable thumbnail that features a play button icon and a wider styling option. At this time the Video block only supports YouTube videos. When uploading video from…

May 18, 2020

Instagram Feed Block

The Instagram Feed block is a good option for displaying visual content from an Instagram feed, as well as driving users to view and engage with Instagram channel content. This block depends on installation and configuration of the Instagram Feed Pro plugin from Smash Balloon. Feed Settings Source Users may select from one of a…

May 18, 2020

Image Block

Source Images contained within the image block may be sourced from 3 different locations: Uploads from one’s computer (which will be placed in the Media Gallery for reuse) Existing images already uploaded to the Media Gallery URLs from images hosted elsewhere Alignments Several alignment options are available for images displayed in posts, which affects how…

May 18, 2020

Highlight Block

One of the most flexible blocks within NC State Stories, the Highlight block allows an author to link out to related stories, supplemental information and resources, or other online resources such as an event RSVP. Almost all fields within the block are optional other than a heading and URL. Additional fields include a subtitle area…

May 18, 2020

Related Stories Block

The Related Stories block is one of several ways to link out from a news post to other related stories. It is the quickest block for linking to related stories because it doesn’t rely upon images or teaser text. When the block is added, you have the option to display one or two related stories.…

May 18, 2020

List Block

While this is a fairly straightforward block, it can be an important part of your content. When interspersed with paragraph blocks, it can help users more easily skim your content to find a specific piece of information. User research has also shown that online readers are particularly drawn to lists when consuming content, so they…

May 18, 2020

Paragraph Block

There isn’t much to a paragraph block, but it plays an important role nonetheless within your web pages. The bulk of your content will be within paragraph blocks. Basic formatting options are available. Those options include: The text can also be left, center, and right aligned; however, the default of left alignment should almost always…

May 17, 2020

Heading Block

Overview Heading blocks are used on almost all types of pages. Most web users do not read everything on a web page word-for-word. Rather, they skim to try to find the section of content that might answer the question that they have. Well-structured headings help with this navigation process. Web pages have six “levels” of…