Newsroom Web Part

This article and the accompanying video discuss the use of the Newsroom Web Part to display entries from the Statewide Newsroom Application on Oregon.gov web pages.

Notes

• Using the Newsroom Web Part is a page level activity that requires contribute access to the site being worked in.
• The Newsroom Web Part is configured to display items from the Oregon Statewide Newsroom Application only.

Many web parts are used to display data stored in lists in the local Site Collection.  The Newsroom Application is a little different in that it looks outside of the local site collection to a specific location to get the information it displays.  You do not need a list for news stories in your site collection to use the Newsroom Web Part.

Suggested videos to watch before watching this one

• Gaining Access to the Statewide Newsroom Application
• Using the Statewide Newsroom Application
• Common Authoring Tasks

Video - Using the Newsroom Web Part

Quick Steps

1. Log in to your SharePoint site collection and open the desired page for editing
2. Place the web part on the page
3. Configure the web part to display the desired articles and save
4. Check in and Publish the page

Tutorial

With the desired page open for editing use the Insert tab in the ribbon to open the web part selector.

• Choose the Newsroom Web Part and click, "OK".

Configuration

The web part will appear on the page in it's default form; showing the most recent three news articles published in the Statewide Newsroom Application.

 

• Choose to edit the web part to access the configuration screen.
• Filter by agency: Optional, but recommended - Choose the entity who's news articles should be displayed (Only one entity may be chosen per web part instance). The default is to display news articles from all entities using the Statewide Newsroom Application.
• Filter by category: Optional - Choose the category to be used to filter the stories by (Only one category may be selected per web part instance). The default is to display news articles from all categories.
• Number of articles to show: Optional - Determine the number of articles to be shown at a time on the page.  If the number entered is 'x' then the last 'x' news articles meeting the criteria in the first two options will be displayed.  The default is three articles
• Start/End date: Optional - Choose a date range of articles to be displayed. Set the start date and end date in the webpart properties to display only articles from that date range.
• Heading Level: Set the heading type.  This is required as an improper heading placement negatively impacts the accessibility of the page and will be caught in accessibility scans of your site should they occur.
• When all configurations have been made, click 'OK'.

The web part will display on the page as configured.  To make changes, simply open the web part for editing and modify the configurations as needed.

For help or questions about the Newsroom web part, please contact the Oregon E-Government Service Desk at the link below.

Still have questions?  

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• You can find more articles in the V4.x Article Index
• You can submit a question to the Oregon E-Government Service Desk