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Content Type - Article

What is the Article Content Type in Drupal?

The Article Content Type is designed to author, format or display individual articles on your website. Users can select from three designated article types that will help categorize your content for display taxonomically. These are: Blog Post, News Article, and Press Release.

Specific display settings can be added to Articles, including a featured image, author, and publish date. A SUmmary and Key Word extras can also be applied to help with Search Engine Optimization.

Any published articles created in this way can be searched for using your sites built-in Google Programmable Search Engine, or can be added to a page as a specified feed using a View Card. View Cards can be displayed on a page that has been created utilizing Layouts or Rows & Cards.

How to Use the Article Content Type

Creating an Article

  1. Navigate to Content → Add content → Article.
  2. Select the "Article Type" dropdown to select one of three categories for your article"
    1. Blog Post 
    2. News Article
    3. Press Release
  3. Use the CKEditor to add the content for your article.
  4. Optional: Navigate to the 'Display' tab and add a featured image.
  5. Optional: Navigate to the 'Display' tab to toggle the "Show Author" and "Show Post Date" settings.
  6. Optional: Navigate to the "Search Enhancements" tab to add a "Summary" or "Key Word Extras" for SEO.
  7. Select the desired moderation state (Draft or Published).
  8. Save the Article.

Displaying an Article

  1. Using the Views Card
    1. Navigate to the Rows & Cards tab of a page.
    2. Add a new card: Add Card - View
    3. Select the desired article view from the "View" dropdown (eg. Recent Articles, Article Chain etc.)
    4. Choose your preference from the "Display" dropdown:
      1. Long Block: Longer format display
      2. Short Block: Shorter format display
    5. Save the page.
  2. Using

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