Use News List widgets to display and organise your articles. With News widgets, you can present a list of articles and the latest article comments, all with the option to filter and customise your display preferences. The "Personalise News" field in the News List widget helps you to curate lists containing articles written by the logged-in user's favourite groups or groups they're a member of - ideal for a personal touch on a profile page.
News Lists offer versatile display options, such as a slider on your homepage or blocks on a Recent Articles page. You can also opt to create a separate news article display page, ensuring seamless integration with your website. By creating a custom news article display page, your readers will remain within the relevant areas of your MSL website, for example a microsite for Welcome Week or a Staff Intranet. For further information, see How to Change the Article Display Page URL for a News List.
To customise the news articles displayed on the /news/ page, the page type needs to be changed from a system page to a normal page, allowing you to add a News List widget to the page instead. Contact support@ukmsl.com for assistance.
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You can access this feature from your MSL website. Only Content Editors with access to Website Admin can access the Website Pages window. Widgets in the Site Widgets section are displayed only to Content Editors with permission to edit pages applied at the root (https://[domainname]/) of your MSL website.
For further information, see News Admin.
Related Widgets
This table lists and describes the available News widgets.
| Widget Name | Description |
|---|---|
| News | The News widget is post-dated by the News List widget which offers cleaner markup and more sort options. This widget is located in the General Widgets section. For further information, including descriptions of the widget's properties, see News Widget Properties (opens in a new tab). |
| News List | This widget displays News Articles from a selected organisation. You can also include articles from its child organisations. Easily filter the News List widget to display or hide articles from specific organisations, or with certain tags. If you're adding the News List widget to a profile page, you can personalise it to show articles authored by the user's favourite groups or groups they are a member of. Beyond that, you have various customisation choices, including sorting options, image display preferences, and features like pagination and archived article inclusion. This widget is located in the General Widgets section. For further information, including descriptions of the widget's properties, see News List Widget Properties (opens in a new tab). |
| Recent News Comments | This widget displays a list of recent News Article comments from a selected organisation. You can also include Article comments from its child organisations. You can specify the number of comments to display, and a cut-off date so only comments left since the cut-off are listed. This widget is located in the General Widgets section. For further information, including descriptions of the widget's properties, see Recent News Comments Widget Properties (opens in a new tab). |
| Popular News Articles | This widget lists the most popular or highly rated News Articles from a selected organisation. You can also include Articles from its child organisations. You can specify the number of articles to display and the order you'd like them displayed. This widget is located in the Organisation Widgets section. For further information, including descriptions of the widget's properties, see Popular News Articles Widget Properties (opens in a new tab). |
| News Filter | Use this widget alongside a News List widget to enhance article filtering options for your users. Enable users to filter displayed articles by organisation and/or tag. Customise label text, including the Save and Remove Filter buttons. This widget is located in the Site Widgets section. For further information, including descriptions of the widget's properties, see News Filter Widget Properties (opens in a new tab). |