Brightspot Content Types Guide

Topic


Similar to an article, a topic is a building block piece of content that an editor places into a book. After you add a topic to a book, you can arrange the topic in the table of contents so that it is easily accessible to your visitors.

To create a topic:

  1. In the header, click add.
  2. From the Create list, select Topic.
  3. Using the following table as a reference, complete the fields as needed.
  4. Complete your site's workflow and publish the topic.

Topic fields

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

FieldDescription
HeadlineEnter a headline. This headline is visible to the visitors to your site.
SubheadlineEnter a subheadline. This subheadline is visible to the visitors to your site.
URL SlugThis field, by default, is auto-populated by a Title, Name, Display 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.
BodyUse 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.
See AlsoA module containing additional links that is visible to visitors to your site. The See Also module is intended to link visitors to other relevant content.

See Using the See Also module for more information.

EmbargoSelect a date and time before which you cannot publish the asset, or select Indefinitely to prevent publication indefinitely. (You can move the asset through a workflow, and schedule it for publication any time on or after this date.) This field becomes read-only after you publish the asset.
TagsSelect the tags associated with this asset. This selection is visible to visitors to your site.

For information about creating a tag, see Tag.
AttachmentsSelect one of the following:

  • Basic—Creates a list of attachments.
  • Advanced—Creates a list of attachment promos that you can customize.
Click file_download below the Attachments field to upload files, or click add_circle_outline below the Attachments field and use the content picker to select the attachments you want to add to this list. You also have the option to create new attachment from this menu as well. See Attachment File for more information on creating a quote. For information on the relationship between an attachment and an attachment promo, see Understanding the relationship between a promo and its asset.

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.

FieldDescription
Disable Subheading AnchorsToggle on to prevent rendering of internal anchors for a topic's internal headings.
BooksList of books in which this asset appears.

Copyright


FieldDescription
Content CopyrightSelect one of the following:
  • None—No copyright message is visible in the asset.
  • Inherit—The site-level copyright message appears in the asset.
  • Select—From the Copyright list select Inline, and enter copyright information. Entering $YYYY into this field replaces the value of this token with the current year.

Media


FieldDescription
Primary Media TypeSelect the primary media type of this article, either None, Audio, Gallery, Text, Video. This selection determines how the asset is treated when used as a promo. For example, if you select Video, the promo image will have a play arrow overlaid on top of it.

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.
Default Promo ImageImage appearing in the asset's image when the asset is used as a promo. Brightspot automatically populates this image from the site's default promo image, and you can override this as needed by selecting a new image.

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.

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.

The information on this tab presents a graphical or tabular representation of this asset's analytics. For information about configuring analytics ingestion and presentation, see Brightspot Analytics and Google Analytics.

FieldDescription
LocaleSets the content's locale. This setting can also be used to auto-localize content based on the users requested locale.

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