This article will show you how to direct News Flash items, including item title, image, RSS, and "Read On..." links in News Flash widgets, module screens, and notifications to point to any web address on your site or external web address without users first having to visit the News Flash item.
Important Notes
- This option is default-true.
Instructions
- Sign in to your site
- Navigate to Modules and on the Content tab, select News Flash
- Select the desired category
- Click Add Item or edit an existing item
- Fill out the Link fields
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Web Address: Enter URL, either to your site or to an external web address
Note: This option is item-based, so the link will use the web address on all News Flash widgets and the Alert Bar for this item. - Display Text: Enter display text for the web address. This is the text that users will click on to visit the web address
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Open in new window: Select to open the web address in a new window
- Link item, image, read on, RSS and notifications to this Web Address: Check to redirect to the web address
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Web Address: Enter URL, either to your site or to an external web address
- Complete other fields as needed to Add or Modify an item
- Scroll up and click Save or Save and Publish
- Save: Saves the current changes without publishing them to the front end.
- Save and Publish: Saves the current changes and publishes them to the front-end site.
- Item titles, images, "Read on..." text, and notifications will now link to the web address
Note: Display Text and Image will both link to the Web Address field under the Link section of the News Flash item, but links placed within the editor or anywhere else in the item will not.
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