Creating a Press Release Page
- Log in to Sitecore. Once logged in, you will be directed to your Agency website landing page in Preview Mode.
- Navigate to the Press Release section of your website using the Navigation bar.
Example: SDE > Press Room > Press Releases > 2018
- Select the carrot icon next to the Agency Acronym text to display a drop-down of folders.
- Select the appropriate folders until you arrive at the folder you wish to create the Press Release page under.
- Select the Go button.
- You will be taken to the folder displaying a list of all press releases previously entered.
- Select the Insert Page icon to add a Press Release under that folder.
A dialogue box appears with 3 options:
- Press Sub Folder - Creates a subfolder, under the Year folder, to add and organize press release items under.
- Agency Press Release - Generates an SDE Press Release template to add the press release content into.
- Blurb – Creates a link to an external website or document.
- Select the Agency Press Release option. The box appears with a light blue background when selected.
- Modify the Name field by entering the Press Release title.
- Special characters are NOT allowed, but can be inserted once the page is generated.
- The newly created Press Release page will open in Edit mode, already Checked Out, locked, and ready to edit.
1. Modify the Default Press Release Header
- Select the default header image to display the toolbox.
- Select the Choose an Image icon. The Media Library dialoged box will appear.
- Select the Tree view icon to change the view to the content tree view.
- Navigate to the Agency folder in the Media Library and select the image to display.
- Click the Select button to place the image header on the page.
- Select the Save icon.
2. Edit the Date and Time
- Select the date and time text to display the toolbox.
- Select the calendar icon to modify the date and time.
- Note: The time stamp does not appear on the press release, but is there to help establish priority of press releases created on the same day.
- Select the date picker icon. The Calendar box will open.
- Select a new date on the calendar to change the date.
- Select OK.
- Select the Save icon.
3. Edit the Press Release Title
- Select the Press Release Title text.
- Modify the title if needed.
- Select the Save icon.
4. Add the Subtitle (byline)
- Select the [No text in field] text.
- Enter in the subtitle.
- Select the Save icon.
5. Enter in Press Release Content
- Select the [No text in field] text to display the toolbox.
- Select the Editor icon to launch the Rich Text Editor.
- Enter in content.
- Select the Accept button at the bottom of the Rich Text Editor screen.
- Select the Save icon.
6. Enter in Contact Info
- Select the [No text in field] text to display the toolbox.
- Select the Editor icon to launch the Rich Text Editor.
- Enter in contact name, email address, and a phone number (see example below).
Contact Name, Title
Email: john.doe@email.com
Phone: (555) 555-5555
- Select the Accept button at the bottom of the Rich Text Editor screen.
- Select the Save icon.
7. Toggle Social Buttons
- Select the Toggle Social Buttons icon.
- Select the edit icon.
- Check the Show Social Buttons checkbox to display the social media buttons.
- Uncheck the Show Social Buttons checkbox to remove the social media buttons.
- Select the OK button at the bottom of the dialogue box.
- Select the Save icon.
Unlock (Check in) Page and Submit
- Select the Unlock icon in the ribbon on the Home tab.
- Verify the Lock and Edit warning message appears in the yellow message bar.
- Select Submit in the blue message bar for approval.