What are Related Content Styles?
Related Content Styles are an effective way of providing additional content relating to the main article. Related Content Styles provide the flexibility of including helpful and valuable information, without being confined to only include it within body copy.
When Related Content Styles are utilized, a sidebar of content is made available within the article. The presentation of these styles varies based on site wireframe, presentation mode and how the Article Designer tools are being used.
How to add Manage Related Content Styles
Related Content Styles can be managed within the Editorial Assets Application Settings, beneath the Related Content Styles panel.
How to create a new Related Content Style preset
To create a new Related Content Style, select +New. This will populate the Edit Related Content Style window. Next, complete the following:
Name: Specify a name for the new Content Style.
Type: Specify the type/style you'd like to use. These include:
- Info Box (default)
- Correction
- Update
- Fact Box
- Highlights
- Quote
- Question
- Bio
- Refer
Default Title (not required): If left blank, the Name will be listed, otherwise, what ever is entered here will be used.
Related Content Styles may be edited or removed by utilizing either toolbar option. Please note, when a Related Content Style is removed, it will be removed from ALL assets it has already been applied to.
How to add a Related Content Style to an asset
Within an asset, locate the Content panel within the Related tab. To add a new Related Content Style, select +Add to populate the Edit Content Item panel.
You can see Related Content Styles in action within the following examples:
BLOX TotalCMS
Related Content Styles are supported by TotalCMS, but please be aware that when it comes to creating new styles, site utilizing a TotalCMS appliance must create the new style within both BLOX CMS and BLOX TotalCMS. TotalCMS clients utilizing a virtual appliance are excluded from this requirement.
