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:
- In the header, click .
- From the Create list, select Topic.
- Using the following table as a reference, complete the fields as needed.
- Complete your site's workflow and publish the topic.
Topic fields
Click each tab below to see a description of the associated fields.
| 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, 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. |
| Body | 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. |
| See Also | A 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. |
| Embargo | Select 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. |
| 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. |
| Attachments | Select one of the following:
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| Field | Description |
| Title | Text 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 Name | If toggled on, your site's name will not appear in the <title> tag and subsequently in search results. |
| Description | Text 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. |
| Robots | Text appearing in the item’s <meta name="robots"> tag. For an explanation of the available options, see Robots Meta Directives. |
| AMP Disabled | Toggle on to disable generation of an AMP version of this asset. For details, see AMP. |
| Field | Description |
| Disable Subheading Anchors | Toggle on to prevent rendering of internal anchors for a topic's internal headings. |
| Books | List of books in which this asset appears. |
Copyright
| Field | Description |
| Content Copyright | Select one of the following:
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Media
| Field | Description |
| Primary Media Type | Select 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
| Field | Description |
| Logo | Select a new image to serve as the logo that displays on this asset. For information about creating a logo, see Image Logo. |
| News Publisher Logo | Select a new image to serve as the news publisher logo that displays on this asset. |
| Default Promo Image | Image 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
| Field | Description |
| Hat | Select one of the options to override the inherited hat. For details, see Creating a hat. |
| Navigation | Select one of the options to override the inherited navigation. For details, see Creating a navigation. |
| Banner | Select one of the options to override the inherited banner. For details, see Applying a breaking news banner. |
| Footer | Select one of the options to override the inherited footer. For details, see Creating a footer. |
| Above | Select one of the options to override the inherited Above layout block. For details, see Above, Aside, and Below layout blocks. |
| Aside | Select one of the options to override the inherited Aside layout block. For details, see Above, Aside, and Below layout blocks. |
| Below | Select one of the options to override the inherited Below layout block. For details, see Above, Aside, and Below layout blocks. |
Advanced
| Field | Description |
| Exclude from Dynamic Results | Toggle on to prevent this asset from showing up in dynamic list modules. For details, see List module. |
| Exclude from Search Results | Toggle on to prevent this asset from showing up in search results on your site. |
Promo Overrides
| Field | Description |
| Promo Title | Enter 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 Description | Enter 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 Image | Image 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 Category | Text 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 Link | Link associated with the promo category. This field inherits from the selected promo category, and you can override this as needed. |
Share Overrides
| Field | Description |
| Share Title | Text 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 Description | Text 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 Image | Image 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
| Field | Description |
| Change Frequency | Select 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. |
| Priority | Enter 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.
| Field | Description |
| Locale | Choose a locale for the translation you want to submit. |
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