Listicle
A listicle is an asset that consists of a list, such as a list of recommendations. Listicles are designed for use when a publisher wants to tell a story in list format—a list of top restaurants, or best museums to visit, or great sports teams.
Tip
If necessary, create and upload images you will use in the listicle. For details, see Image.
To create a listicle:
- In the header, click .
- From the Create list, select Listicle.
- Using the following table as a reference, complete the fields as needed.
- Complete your site's workflow and publish the listicle.
Field | Description |
Headline | Enter a headline. This headline is visible to the visitors to your site. |
Subheadline | Enter a subheadline. This subheadline is visible to the visitors to your site. |
URL Slug |
This field, by default, is auto-populated by a Title, Name, or Headline field, and becomes part of the asset's URL. Auto-populated slugs are lowercase, have diacritics removed, and any symbols or spaces are replaced with - .You can modify the URL Slug field if necessary. |
Authors |
Select one or more authors. The authors are visible to visitors to your site. For information about creating an author, see Author. |
Lead |
Add a module that appears after the asset's headline and before its body. This module is visible to visitors to your site. For information about working with modules, see Modules. |
Intro |
Use the rich-text editor to include text, lists, images, and links to other assets. Text in this field is visible to visitors to your site. For information about using the rich-text editor, see Rich-text editor. |
Items | Items are the contents of the listicle. On the front end, each item is separated by a number representing the order of the items in Brightspot . Click , then do the following:
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Section |
Select the sections associated with this asset. This selection is visible to your visitors. For information about creating a section, see Section. |
Tags |
Select the tags associated with this asset. This selection is visible to visitors to your site. For information about creating a tag, see Tag. |
Embargo | Select a date until which Brightspot embargoes the asset, or select Indefinitely to embargo the asset indefinitely. |
Secondary Sections |
Select the secondary sections associated with this asset. This selection is not visible to the visitors to your site. For information about creating a section, see Section. |
Sponsor |
Select the sponsor associated with this asset. This selection is visible to the visitors to your site. For information about creating a sponsor, see Sponsor. |
The following illustration shows how Brightspot renders a listicle.

Rendered listicle
Tip
You can automatically generate tags from assets of this content type. For details, see Auto-generating tags.
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