There are two primary options for showing stories on your website:

1. Story List block – this shows a list of stories based on tag selections and you can Pin some stories to the top. This is used when you want to show recent stories specific to a building or topic and the user can than view the entire story by selecting a story to read.
2. Story Search block – this shows a searchable list of stories. Users can search by tags, text, and date.  This is used to allow the user to find stories of interest from a large archive.  You do have control on what stories are available in the search as you can configure to not show certain stories based on tags.
   

Story Block

Add a Story Block

Select the Add Block option on the page.  Select the Story Block option.

 The Story Block has configuration options to customize what attributes of the Story show.  This block will always show the Story Title and Story Content.  All other attributes of the story can be configured to be shown or hidden.

1. General - Add a title and also configure what story will show based on tags and if "featured".
   
2. Display - select the attributes to show for the story. 
   

General Settings

1. Title - usually left blank
   

Note: the following options only affect the initial story shown on the page.

1. Featured Only - if checked only a story with the featured option will display.
   
2. Include Archived Stories - check if an archived story can be shown
   
3. Select Tags - Limit what story will show by selected specific tags. (See Story List Block below for complete description). 
   
4. Story Selection - Allows you to show the Most Recent  or a Random story that matches the criteria above. Note: Most Recent is based on the story date.

Display Settings

1. Display - designate the attributes to show for the story.  
   
2. Story Layout - Wrap if the Media/Thumbnail will be to the left or right of the other story information and Stack if the Media/Thumbnail will be above the story information.

 

Story List Block

You can add a Story List Block on any website page. 

Add Story List Block

Select the Add block option on your website page and under the Modules Tab, select Story List.

 The presentation of the Story List can be varied based upon the Page Layout and Section the Story List is displayed. The Story List block has several settings that are used to affect what information is displayed for each story in the list.  If you would like changes to the presentation of your story list, please contact Foxbright Support. 

The Story List configuration is divided into 4 areas:

1. General - Using tags, identify what stores to show in the list and how many
2. Pin Tags - If you need certain stories to be pinned to the top
3. Display - identify what story fields to display in the list, sort order and how many stories per page
4. Advanced - paging and auto rotation options. RSS feed settings.

General Settings

1. Title - This is optional and will show as a title for the List of stories.
2. Featured Only - check this box if you only want featured stories to show in the list
   
3. Select Tags - this is how you limit what stories show in the list based on the tags you select.  This section will show all tag categories and you can expand to select any tag combination.  
   
4. Tag Selection Options - this option will further refine what stories show:
   
1. Any - the story will show if it has 1 or more tags from those selected.
2. Exact - the story will show only if it has exactly the tags selected. A story will not show if it has less or more than the tags selected.
3. All - the story will only show if it has at least "all" of the tags selected. If it has more tags, it will still show.
   
5. Select Recent # - set to the max number of stories that will show. (if left empty, all stories that match will show).
   

Note: Do not select any tags and set Tag Selection Options to ANY if you want all stories to show in list. 

Pin Tags Settings

1. Pin Tags - Select tags from the Tag Categories. Stories that contain the selected tags are pinned to the top of the stories list.  A story is pinned if it is associated with at  least one of the Pin Tags selected.
   
2. Pin Recent #  - number of stories to pin that match any of the Pin Tags selected.

Display Settings

The Display Settings have options that may require additional CSS updates to make use of. These are the Story Layout and List Layout.  Please contact Foxbright Support for assistance.

1. Story Layout - Stack or Wrap.  Stack will typically display the media/thumbnail above the story information whereas Wrap will display the media/thumbnail to the left or right of the story information. See note above if options don't seem to do anything.
2. List Layout - Vertical or Horizontal. Show the story in the list either vertically or horizontally. See note above if options don't seem to do anything.
   
3. Sort By - options on how to sort the list of stories. Date refers to the Story Date and not the Publish Date. Sort Chronologically or most recent first or by the Story Title.
   
4. Items Per Page - how many stories to show per page.  
   
5. Values to Show - what story fields will show in the story list. 
   
6. Link Details - Where to show the entire story when user selects to view the story from the list.  Options are:
   
1. PermaLink - this is a system page that will show the story.
   
2. Same Page - use this option to show the story on the same page.  You will need to add a "Story Block" on the page where the story will show.
   
3. Page URL - show the story on another website page. This is used when showing a list of stories on the district or school home page but want to have the user view the entire story on a specific district or school page.  
   
1.  Link Redirect URL - Select the page where the story will show.  Note that this page must have a story block.
7. Hide Link Text - check to not show any link text
   
1. Default Link Text - set the Link Text here if Hide Link Text is unchecked.

Advanced Settings

1. Pager Buttons - Check boxes to show various paging options.  
   
2. Rotation Options - this will auto rotate through the stories that are shown without the user selecting to page forward. You can adjust the speed in the Rotation Speed box.
   
3. RSS Feed Options - Check the Enable RSS Feed so users can subscribe to this specific story list.  When this option is checked, enter the RSS Feed Name.  Use the RSS Description to provids a more details about the stories in this list.

 

Story Search Block

You can add a Story Search Block on any website page.

Add Story Search Block

Select the Add block option on your website page and under the Modules Tab, select Story Search.

The presentation of the Story Search can be changed using the Story Search options. The story search configuration is divided into 3 tabs:

Add Tag List Block

Select the Add block option on your website page and under the Modules Tab, select Tag List.

1. General - Add a title and also configure what story will show based on tags and if "featured".
   
2. Display - select the attributes to show for the story. 
   

General Settings

1. Title - set the title for the list of tags
   
2. Select Tags - select what tags will show in the list.  Please note the the tags can be from multiple Tag Categories.

Display Settings

1. Display for Category - displays tag category information. Hint: uncheck all items if you don't want the category info to show.
   
2. Display for Tag - displays the tag information.  
   
3. List Layout - will display vertical or horizontal.  Note, specialized styling may need to be added.  Contact Foxbright Support.
   
4. Items Per Page - how many tags should show in the list per page.
   
5. Pager Buttons - set paging options available:
   
1. Show Prev/Next - shows previous page and next page option
   
2. Show First/Last - jump to first page or last page options
   
3. Show Pages - shows list of pages. Note this list may be limited but will increment as needed.
   

Note: When a tag name is added, you have the option to link the tag to a page.  This must be completed for this feature to work.