Posts and notices
Posts and notices are the dated side of your website. Both carry a posting date, both list newest first, and both can be sent to your subscribers.
Blog posts
A blog post is an article: an update, a story, a feature. Open Blog posts in the sidebar and press New.
| Field | What it holds |
|---|---|
| Title | Required to publish. |
| Body | Required to publish. See Rich text. |
| Summary | A short version, up to 600 characters, shown in lists and the RSS feed. Suggest summary drafts one with the hub's AI: see AI answers. |
| Tags | Up to twelve words that group posts, each up to 40 characters. |
| Author | The writer's name. |
| Page sections | Blocks above the body. See Sections. |
| Images & documents | The first image also shows when the post is shared. |
| Search & share description | The line search engines and social posts show. |
Posts list at /blog, twenty to a page, with their tags. Each post has its own page at /blog/ followed by its address. Blog joins the site's menu once a post is published.
Notices
A notice is news or a public notice: a public meeting, a planning application, a hearing, a community announcement. Open Notices in the sidebar and press New.
| Field | What it holds |
|---|---|
| Title | Required to publish. |
| Body | Required to publish. |
| Category | Required to publish: Public meeting, Planning, Hearing or Community, or the list your site's template sets. |
| Map | Pins, lines or areas, such as the property a hearing concerns. See Maps. |
| Images & documents | Agendas, plans and photos. |
| Search & share description | The line search engines and social posts show. |
Notices list at /news, under News & Public Notices, twenty to a page, each with its category. Each notice has its own page at /news/ followed by its address.
Dates
- Posting date is set the moment the item is first published, and orders the lists. Later edits leave it where it is. Set a future date to schedule the item.
- Remove from site after takes the item off the site at the date you set, such as the day after a meeting.
See Publishing.
Sending to subscribers
A published post or notice has Notify subscribers in the editor's header. It sends the item to every subscriber, by email and by notification, once you confirm. See Subscribers.