How to Change the Article Display Page URL for a News List

To keep your readers within the relevant areas of your MSL website, like a Staff Intranet or Welcome Week microsite, place a News List widget on a webpage within that set of pages, such as the landing page or an updates page. Create the article display page as a child page of the one with the News List widget, then, on the News List widget, choose your new Article Display Page from the Article Page Override field.

For instance, if you have a staff intranet with the landing page /staff/ with a News List widget listing staff updates:

Creating a news article display page at /staff/article/ ensures that when viewing a news article, readers stay within the intranet on /staff/article/[Article URL] rather than being redirected to the default /news/article/[Article URL] page:

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• How to Create a News Article Display Page
• How to Add a News List Widget to a Page

You can access this feature from your MSL website. Only Content Editors with access to Website Admin can access the Website Pages window.

This is designed for specific situations where you want to maintain the overall page design/template when viewing articles. It isn't necessary to set up a news article display page to display and view news articles on your MSL website.

For further information, see News Widgets.

How to Create a News Article Display Page

1. Log in to your MSL website.
2. From the Admin dropdown, select Website Admin. The Website Admin window is displayed.
3. Click Edit Pages. The Website Pages window with a list of website pages you have permission to edit is displayed.
4. Next to the relevant page, select the checkbox and click Create Child Page. The New Page window is displayed.
5. In the Page Name field, enter a web-address friendly name for your page.
6. In the Page Title field, enter a display name for your page.
7. Deselect the Display Links checkbox.
8. From the Page Type dropdown, select News Article.
9. Click Create Page. The Edit Page window is displayed.

How to Add a News List Widget to a Page

1. Log in to your MSL website.
2. From the Admin dropdown, select Website Admin. The Website Admin window is displayed.
3. Click Edit Pages. The Website Pages window with a list of website pages you have permission to edit is displayed.
4. Next to the relevant page, select the checkbox.
5. Click Edit. The Edit Page window is displayed.
6. Select the Widgets tab. The Widgets section is displayed.
7. In the Add New Widget section, within the General section, select News List. The Widget Editor window is displayed.
8. In the Organisation field, either:
   1. Start typing the Name of your Organisation or the Organisation ID, then select the relevant one from the dropdown that is displayed.
   2. Click the Grouping Tree icon (). The grouping tree is displayed. Click Expand () to display the contents of a node, and click one item to select. The selected item is entered into the Organisation field.
9. From the Article Page Override dropdown, select your article display page.
10. Complete the remaining fields as required and click Save.
11. Click Content, and from the Widgets dropdown, select the widget. The News List widget is entered into the editor. 
12. Select the Save/Exit tab. The Save Options section is displayed.
13. In the Update Notes field, enter any relevant notes, then click Publish. You are returned to the Edit Page window.