You can add news items to your website via 'News'. Here you can create, view, edit, and delete news items.

News items are created for items that are only relevant for a specific period, so they will only be displayed on the website during the period you set. Outdated news items are automatically moved to the news archive.

Add a news item

In Congressus Manager, go to 'News'. You'll see an overview of all news items. You'll see:

You can also edit a news item by clicking the title or the edit button. You can delete a news item using the red trash can.

In the top right corner, you'll see the blue "Add News Item" button. Click this to create a new news item. You'll then see the following:
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Title

First, give your news item a title. This will be displayed on the website.

Published from and current to

News is designed for items that are only relevant for a specific period. Therefore, you must specify a start and end date. The news item will only be displayed on the website during that period. You can find "older" items in Congressus Manager so you can use them again later.

The news item will automatically be moved to the news archive after the "current to" date.

Reactions allowed

Indicate whether members can reply to your news item. (Checked = yes)

Visibility

Is the news item only for logged-in members or can everyone see it?

Published for

You can also show a news item to only a select group of members. To do this, you can create a simple filter in the membership administration and select it here. Only members who meet that filter will then be able to see the news item.

Description

Type your news item in the text field below.

Then click on the "Add News Item" button.

If you'd like, you can also go to the news item to add a photo.

You can do this by clicking the title or the edit button next to the news item. Then, go to the media tab.
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Click "Add Media" and select the image you want to use from "Media." Note: You must first add your image to the media folder via "Media" in the main menu.
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Under the Comments tab, you can see which comments have been posted on the news item. You can also delete a comment if necessary.

You can also delete the news item using the button at the top right.