Field Description Hide Description Toggle on to hide the description of the asset contained in the list module. For example, toggling on this setting displays the Headline of an article, but hides the Description of an article contained in the list module. Hide Image Toggle on to hide the image included on the asset contained in the module. Hide Publish Date Toggle on to hide the publish date of the assets included in the module. Hide Category Toggle on to hide the category of the asset included in the module. Hide Author Toggle on to hide the author of the asset included in the module.

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Promo module

A promo promotes an asset and appears in a containing page. Promo modules can be used as leads for articles, sections, tags, homepages, and more.

Note

This topic describes how to create a shared promo that you can use in multiple pages. (If you want to create a one-off promo, see Creating a one-off module.)

To create a promo:

In the header, click add.
From the Create list, select Promo module.
Using the following table as a reference, complete the fields as needed.
Complete your site's workflow and publish the page promo.

Promo module fields

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

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Field	Description
Internal Name	Enter 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.
Item	Select one of the following: Internal—Promo links to an asset in Brightspot. No Link—Promo does not contain a link. External—Promo links to a web page outside your site. For Internal and External selections, you can set whether the URL opens in the same window or in a new window.
Title	This field defaults first to the internal asset's Promo Title (if available), and next to the asset's Title or Headline field. This title appears in the shared promo. You can modify the Title if necessary.
Description	This field defaults first to the internal asset's Promo Description (if available), and next to the asset's Description field. You can modify the Description if necessary.
Image Override	This field defaults to the internal asset's Lead image (if any). This image appears in the shared promo. You can select a different image if necessary.
Call To Action Button Text	Enter text appearing on the call-to-action button. This text is visible to the visitors to your site.

Field	Descripton
Category	Enter text to override what appears as the eyebrow text when this promo appears on a page.
Anchor	Modify the anchor to something that would make sense when appearing in an Anchor field's drop-down menu on another asset. This allows you to directly link to this module in another asset. Being specific makes it easier to identify in a list of other anchors.

Page Promo Module Styles

Advanced

Field	Description
Hide Description	Toggle on to hide the description of the asset contained in the list module. For example, toggling on this setting displays the Headline of an article, but hides the Description of an article contained in the list module.
Hide Image	Toggle on to hide the image included on the asset contained in the module.
Hide Publish Date	Toggle on to hide the publish date of the assets included in the module.
Hide Category	Toggle on to hide the category of the asset included in the module.
Hide Author	Toggle on to hide the author of the asset included in the module.

Page Promo Module Styles

Field	Description
Template	Select the template of this module from the list of options. Templates are visual presentation presets that differ depending on the type of module.
Preset	Select 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)—Aside from None or Custom, there may be additional options in this list depending on the value selected in the Template field. If the selected template has presets, then those presets are able to be selected in this list and applied. For information about configuring template presets, see Creating a template preset.
Promo Title Size	Overrides the default text size of the promo title as specified in your theme's CSS file.
Promo Description Size	Overrides the default text size of the promo description as specified in your theme's CSS file.

Field	Description
Locale	Choose a locale for the translation you want to submit.

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