Understanding dynamic list settings
Dynamic lists populate list items (like assets and landing pages) automatically on your site according to a combination of settings and filters. This topic explains the dynamic list settings available in Brightspot.
Types
Select the pool of content types from which Brightspot pulls to generate the dynamic list.
Sort
Select by what order the dynamic list is sorted. The following options are available:
- Alphabetical - A-Z—Sorts the dynamic list in alphabetical order from A to Z.
- Alphabetical - Z-A—Sorts the dynamic list in reverse alphabetical order from Z to A.
- Newest Publish Date—Sorts the dynamic list by newest publish date.
- Oldest Publish Date—Sorts the dynamic list by oldest publish date.
Note
If you have configured analytics for your site, you can also sort by page views.
Items Per Page
Determines how many list items are displayed in the dynamic list. Brightspot supports 1-30 list items per page.
Filtering Rules
Filtering applies rules that a list item must satisfy to be included in the dynamic list. The following filters are available
| Filter | Description |
| None | No filters are applied to the dynamic list. |
| All Match | List items must match all rules. When scanning for items to include in the list, Brightspot only includes those items that match the all the rules. For example, a visitor is viewing an article that contains this list. The list includes list items that match each of the following rules together:
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Any Match | List items must match at least one rule. When scanning for items to include in the list, Brightspot includes any items that match at least one rule. For example, a visitor is viewing an article that contains this list. The list includes any list items that match either one of the following rules:
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| Authors | List items must be associated with the selected authors. When scanning for items to include in the list, Brightspot includes only those list items that are associated with the selected authors. For example, a visitor is viewing an article that contains this list. This list includes list items that are associated with the following author:
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| Blogs | List items must be associated with the selected blog. When scanning for items to include in the list, Brightspot includes only those list items that are associated with the selected blogs. For example, a visitor is viewing an article that contains this list. This list includes list items that are associated with the following blog:
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| Date Range | List items must match the time period specified in the filter. When scanning for items to include in the list, Brightspot includes only those items published during the specified time period. For example, a visitor is viewing an article that contains this list. The list includes list items that were published in the last 14 days.  |
| None Match | List items must exclude all rules. When scanning for items to include in the list, Brightspot only includes those items that do not match the specified rules. For example, if a visitor is viewing an article that contains this list, the list includes list items that do not match the following rules:
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| Sections | List items must be associated with the sections specified in the filter. For example, a visitor is viewing an article that contains this list. The list includes list items associated with the following sections:
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| Tags | List items must be associated with the tags selected in the filter. When scanning for items to include in this list, Brightspot includes only those items that match the specified tags. For example, a visitor is viewing an article that contains this list. The list includes list items that match the following tags:
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| Include Current toggle | When an editor builds a dynamic list, filters determine what populates the list. Some filters include an Include Current toggle. One such filter is Authors. Below is an example of how this functionality works with the Authors filter. You are an editor, and one of your staff has just written an article. You want the readers of this article to see other articles that the author has written; however, you also want two other things:
The Include Current toggle also exists in the Tags and Sections filters. In both cases, Brightspot checks the tag or section associated to the asset a visitor is currently viewing, then populates the list with other assets that share this tag or section. |
Pinned Items
Allows you to pin the following list items to the top of the dynamic list so that they are always visible:
- Ad Module—Allows you to pin an ad to the top of the dynamic list.
- Dynamic Page Result—Allows you to pin a placeholder among your other pinned list items that defaults to another dynamically generated result. Use this when you want a dynamically generated list item in between other pinned list items.
- Dynamic Promo—Allows you to dynamically inject a promo in the top of the list. For example, you may want to dynamically inject the most viewed article in the top of the list, but leave the rest based on tag.
- HTML Embed Module—Allows you to pin embedded HTML.
- Iframe Embed Module—Allows you to pin an embedded Iframe.
- Promo—Allows you to pin a promo module.
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