Using The News Module

Getting Started

1. Log into humber.ca/hq
2. Go to Web Tools in the top menu bar.
3. Select "News Module" from the side menu.
4. Choose your Faculty/Department feed from the "Name" list to View Categories, Edit or Delete your events. 

Add or Edit a News Article

1. Choose "View Categories" to enter your feed.
2. Choose "View News" from the Category you require.
3. Choose to either "Edit" or "Add News".

Add News

1. Once you have selected "Add News" go through the prompts on the page to ensure you have an understanding of the information required.

Add Image

1. If you would like your news article to have a specific image to go with the story, click the select file button.

2. Once you upload an image the tool will allow you to crop the image to the proper size.

3. Uploading an image is optional. If no image is chosen a Humber default image will go in its place.

Add Descriptions

1. Add a "Short Description" that will show before the article is cut off. This is needed to save the article. 150 characters max
2. Add a "Long Description" if the article has more than 150 characters.
3. If a "Custom Template" is being used to add a link then the long description is not needed as it will not show.

Add Custom Template

1. Choose "Custom" from the template dropdown.
2. Add "Custom Url" to where you want the article to link.
3. Choose type of "Custom Url Button" from the dropdown.
4. A "Custom Template" is only needed if a link is being added to the news article.

Add Date/Time

1. Add a "Start/End Date" if the article ran for specific dates.
2. Add "Start/End Time" if the article ran for a specific period of time.
3. The "Start Date" is needed to save the news article. The "Start Time, End Time and End Date" are all optional. Using the "End Date" will cause the article to be archived after that date.

How to Publish/Unpublish an Article

1. Add a "Publish" date when you would like the article to be published.
2. Add a "Unpublish" date if you want the article unpublished on a certain date. Leave the "Unpublish" box empty if you would like the article to stay up.

How to Add a Category

1. Choose "View Categories" to enter your feed.
2. Choose to either "Add Category" or "Edit Category".

Previewing the News

1. Use Cache Bypass to view the event in the Event Feed as the Humber site can take up to one hour to cache.
   • http://humber.ca/F5-caching/status
2. Ensure that "Bypassed" is selected.

Staging Pages for News

1. News practice pages are located on each of the faculty schools' sites under news. Visit the Faculty of Applied Sciences & Technology news and events feed for an example.