Locating the Widget
The event and announcement widgets are precreated on all sites and you can find them under the widgets folder, located under _assets --> widgets
If the widget is not located in the folder, the widgets can also be created.
Navigate to Add Content --> Widgets --> Announcement Listing / Event Listing
The widgets can be edited to change the title or number of listing items.
Placing the widget into the page
Edit the page where you'd like to see the announcement or event widget.
If the widget will be placed in the primary content the page needs to be complex
Change the Content Type to Widget under the Primary Content Item
Click Choose Block
Then navigate to the announcement or even widget by first selecting browse then search for the announcement or event widget. Once located select Choose.
Page can now be published.
Posting New Announcement or Event
- New announcement and event posts must be submitted using the Campus Calendar form
- Announcements and events take up to 24 hours to be posted on a site.
- Although the Campus Calendar form is used there are options to have the post appear in the campus calendar or only on the campus site.
How it will appear on the webpage
