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All Alumni, Faculty, Newsroom, MBA, Dean, and Press Release articles live under Posts, which is called the Newsroom on the front-end.Example Post (you must first be logged into WordPress to view this private post) :

The following example post shows all the news article components to choose from. You can choose how you prefer to view it:

1. Log into WordPress first, then view the private post at https://business.wisc.edu/news/example
2. View screenshot below

On This Page:

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UPDATE MARCH 2023 - If the main image for the featured story has text, is a collage, or generally doesn't work for the hero block on the News homepage, the web team can upload a different image just to display in the hero spot on this page.

• Minimum photo size: 2400px wide, height can vary (recommended height: 1300px-1600px)
• Web team - Web team - for the Newsroom hero image: check the "override featured image" field and add/upload the new image

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Jumbotron (large photo or photo slideshow)

Guidelines:

• Use this block to showcase 1-10 photos, with or without a caption. If multiple images are added, they will be in a slideshow.

  • The max number of images you can use is 10; beyond this number, the block will not work properly on mobile screens.
• Keep the caption/paragraph copy to 250 characters or fewer and use a similar amount of copy for each photo in a single slideshow
  • The photo caption overlaps the bottom of the photo, so be sure to crop the image in a way that the main details are not at the very bottom. A designer may be able to assist you with adding padding to the bottom of an image if needed.
  • Put the caption in the "Copy" field, under Add/Edit Cards
• Photo size: recommended 2400x1350px 
  • Image width must always be 2400px
  • Image heights can vary, but all images in a slideshow should have the same heights
    • Other image heights that work well: 1050px, 1350px, 1600px
    • Tip: You can start by uploading an image with our standard dimensions – 2400x1600px – and crop the height to 1350px inside the WP media library
      • To crop an image, add it to the Jumbotron block and hover over the image - then click the pencil icon to edit it. 
      • Note: cropping an image in WP will affect all uses of that image; only crop images that you uploaded to WP to be safe
  • Set the image ratio field (under Configuration) to best display your images.
    • Recommended: 16x9 or 21x9
    • Play around with the options or find the ratio below that matches your image dimensions: 
      
      • Image dimensions: 2400x1050px –>  Choose image ratio: 21x9
      • Image dimensions: 2400x1350px –> Image ratio: 16x9
      • Image dimensions: 2400x1600px –> Try 16x9 ratio; if the images are cropped too much, try a different crop of the photos or reach out to a designer or web developer for assistance.
• Because this is a multipurpose block that we use in news stories and across the website, there are many fields you can ignore:
  • Add/Edit cards – ignore title, subtitle, and link
  • Introduction – ignore all fields
  • Footer – ignore all fields
  • Configuration – ignore all fields except "image ratio"

Lazy Load Youtube Video

• Guidelines:
  • Use this block anytime you want to embed a Youtube video in your post.
    • Do not use the "Youtube" block – that block displays videos at a much smaller size and they take longer to load on the page, which could create problems for the user.
  • Photo size for image override: 1176x662px (you can use a larger image size, but if the proportions are different, the image will get cropped)
• How to embed YouTube videos in your article

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