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News

Keep your users informed about your company happenings or press releases with the News Desk.

Keep your users informed about your company happenings or press releases with the News Desk. Complete with categories, the News Desk can be used in multiple locations throughout your website.

# Prerequisites

Have a Solodev CMS.
Have a Website.

Note:

For step-by-step instructions on adding a Module in your CMS, please visit Add a Module.

# Create News

These steps will guide you through the process of installing News Module and adding it to your page.

Download the News package (Coming soon).

Add the module to your CMS.

Add an entry.

Steps coming soon...

# Shortcodes

You will need the following shortcodes to successfully add a News module to your website. Depending on your needs, you might need to use extra shortcodes.

repeater - prints the fields from the news module form.

[repeater id="" limit="0, 4" display_type="news"]

Note:

You need to add the ID number of your slider module to the repeater shortcode within the id="" attribute.

get_asset_file_url - returns the URL path to the specified asset file in the database.

<img alt="Image alt" class="img-fluid" src="[get_asset_file_url id={{news_image}}]" />

print_date - returns the date formatted according to PHP's date function.

<p>[print_date format="F d, Y g:ia" timestamp="{{start_time}}"]</p>

event_title - displays the name of the module's entry.

{{event_title}}

If you need to use other shortcodes or need to learn more about shortcodes, click here.

# Support

Support for News Module is handled directly through Solodev's global help desk. For more information regarding support queries, go to www.solodev.com.