Brightspot Content Types Guide

Section


Sections are a way for content teams to add additional metadata to an asset, and they can be used in two ways:

  • Assets can be assigned to sections.
  • A section can be its own page that lists associated assets.

Sections are often used in navigation menus to direct visitors to content that interest them most.

To create a section:

  1. In the header, click add.
  2. From the Create list, select Section.
  3. Using the following table as a reference, complete the fields as needed.
  4. Complete your site's workflow and publish the section.
  5. As necessary, add associated content to this asset. For details, see Creating associated content.

Section fields

Click each tab below to see a description of the associated fields.

FieldDescription
Display NameEnter a display name. This name is visible to the visitors to your site.
Internal NameEnter an internal name for this asset. Brightspot uses this name internally, such as in the search panel and recent activity widget. This name is not visible to visitors to your site.
DescriptionEnter a description. This description is visible to the visitors to your site.
ParentSelect this section's parent section in the section hierarchy.
Secondary Navigation

Select the navigation for this section, or create a new one. This selection is visible to visitors to your site.

For details, see Creating a navigation.

LeadSelect or configure a lead, typically a page heading. This selection is visible to your visitors.

For more information, see Page heading.
ContentEnter the asset's content by selecting and configuring a module. The module is visible to the visitors to your site.

For more information, see Modules.

FieldDescription
TitleText appearing in the asset's <title> tag. Brightspot automatically populates this field from data on the Main tab, and you can override this as needed by entering a new title.
Suppress SEO Display NameIf toggled on, your site's name will not appear in the <title> tag and subsequently in search results.
DescriptionText appearing in the asset's <meta name="description"> tag. Brightspot automatically populates this field from data on the Main tab, and you can override this as needed by entering a new description.
RobotsText appearing in the item’s <meta name="robots"> tag.

For an explanation of the available options, see Robots Meta Directives.
AMP DisabledToggle on to disable generation of an AMP version of this asset.

For details, see AMP.

Logos & Icons Overrides









FieldDescription
LogoSelect a new image to serve as the logo that displays on this asset. For information about creating a logo, see Image Logo.
News Publisher LogoSelect a new image to serve as the news publisher logo that displays on this asset.

Layout Overrides



FieldDescription
HatSelect one of the options to override the inherited hat.

For details, see Creating a hat.
NavigationSelect one of the options to override the inherited navigation.

For details, see Creating a navigation.
BannerSelect one of the options to override the inherited banner.

For details, see Applying a breaking news banner.
FooterSelect one of the options to override the inherited footer.

For details, see Creating a footer.
AboveSelect one of the options to override the inherited Above layout block.

For details, see Above, Aside, and Below layout blocks.
AsideSelect one of the options to override the inherited Aside layout block.

For details, see Above, Aside, and Below layout blocks.
BelowSelect one of the options to override the inherited Below layout block.

For details, see Above, Aside, and Below layout blocks.

Type Specific Overrides


FieldDescription
Type Specific OverridesConfigures logo, icon, and layout overrides for content types appearing on this page.

Advanced



FieldDescription
Exclude from Dynamic ResultsToggle on to prevent this asset from showing up in dynamic list modules.

For details, see List module.
Exclude from Search ResultsToggle on to prevent this asset from showing up in search results on your site.

Promo Overrides









FieldDescription
Promo TitleEnter text to override this asset's title when used in a promo. Brightspot automatically populates this field from data on the Main tab, and you can override this as needed by entering a new title.
Promo DescriptionEnter text to override this asset's description when used in a promo. Brightspot automatically populates this field from data on the Main tab, and you can override this as needed by entering a new description.
Promo ImageImage appearing in the asset's image when the asset is used as a promo. Brightspot automatically populates this field from data on the Main tab, and you can override this as needed by selecting a new image.
Promo CategoryText appearing in the asset's category when the asset is used as a promo. Brightspot automatically populates this field from data on the Main tab, and you can override this as needed by entering a new category.
Promo Category LinkLink associated with the promo category. This field inherits from the selected promo category, and you can override this as needed.

Share Overrides

FieldDescription
Share TitleText appearing in the asset's title when a visitor shares the asset. automatically populates this field from data on the Main tab, and you can override this as needed by entering a new title.
Share DescriptionText appearing in the asset's description when a visitor shares the asset. automatically populates this field from data on the Main tab, and you can override this as needed by entering a new description.
Share ImageImage appearing in the asset's image when a visitor shares the asset. automatically populates this field from data on the Main tab, and you can override this as needed by selecting a new image.

Site Map



FieldDescription
Change FrequencySelect an option from the list to denote how frequently the page is likely to change. This value provides general information to search engines and may not correlate exactly to how often search engines crawl this asset. See the <changefreq> tag definition in Sitemaps XML format.
PriorityEnter a value to designate this asset's priority over other URLs on your site. Valid values are 0.0 to 1.0. This allows you to relay to search engines which pages you deem most important for crawlers. For more information, see the <priority> tag definition in Sitemaps XML format.

RSS Settings



FieldDescription
Disable FeedToggle on to remove this asset's RSS feed. (A visitor's RSS reader may retain a previously retrieved feed.)
Render Full ContentToggle on to deliver an asset's entire text—not just the title or headline—to the RSS feed as plain text.
Enabled Feed Item TypesSelect the content types to which these settings apply, or leave blank to apply the settings to all content types. For example, if you are publishing a section, you can select Article in this field so that these settings apply only to articles with a section.

Page Heading Styles



FieldDescription
TemplateSelect the template of this module from the list of options. Templates are visual presentation presets that differ depending on the type of module.
PresetSelect one of the following:
  • None—Applies styling from the site's theme.
  • Custom—Opens a form to customize the site's theme for this asset.
  • (Various)—Applies a variant of the site's theme.
For information about configuring a theme's preset, see Creating a theme's preset.
Page Heading SizeSelect the size of the page heading's text.
Page Sub Heading SizeSelect the size of the page sub-heading's text.

Section Page Styles



FieldDescription
PresetSelect one of the following:
  • None—Applies styling from the site's theme.
  • Custom—Opens a form to customize the site's theme for this asset.
  • (Various)—Applies a variant of the site's theme.
For information about configuring a theme's preset, see Creating a theme's preset.
Choose Section Nav AlignmentOverrides the default navigation alignment as specified in your theme's CSS file. You can choose from Left, Center, or Right.
Section Nav Background ColorEnter the hexadecimal value of a background color for the section navigation. For instance, entering #000888 provides a dark blue background.
Section Nav Text ColorEnter the hexadecimal value for the navigation's text color. For instance, entering #000888 provides a dark blue background.
Section Nav Text Hover ColorEnter the hexadecimal value for the text color when a visitor hovers over the navigation's text. For instance, entering #000888 provides a dark blue background.

FieldDescription
LocaleChoose a locale for the translation you want to submit.

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