Teaser

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Implementation Instructions:

Purpose of the
TEASER COMPONENT:

This component is intended to highlight a specific and time-appropriate piece of content with component-level titling, introduction text, and link.

To implement a
TEASER:

  1. Navigate to the desired Home, Campaign, Intermediate or Category Page
    NOTE: This component appears by default on the UMC home page, but can be implemented on other pages via Experience Editor.

    1. Click the right-arrow to expand the Page Template directory
    2. Click the right-arrow to expand the “Page Content” folder
      1. Select the “Teaser” component.
      2. Once the Content Editor loads the component, populate the following fields within the Content section:
        1. Teaser Title – Currently the top-most heading text.
        2. Teaser Content – This is a Rich Text Editor. Simply click “Show Editor”, or double-click the blank text field to launch the window. Enter your desired text, and click “Accept.”
        3. Teaser Image – This is a Media Library Explorer. Click “Browse” to search for your desired image, or choose one using the filters/facets to the left of the window. Choose your image, and click “Select.”
        4. Teaser Link – This link is not currently used by this component.
        5. Teaser Subtitle – The second, and larger, heading text in the component.
      3. Expand the “Teaser” component within the File Tree.
        1. Update Button text and links by selecting the components by clicking “Insert Link.”
          1. Select desired page to link to from the File Tree dialogue.
          2. Update the button text by updating the “Description” field that appears once a link is selected.
      4. Click the “Save” icon (floppy disk) on each component in the upper left corner.
  2. Publish the enclosing page.
    1. If images, aliases or other “items” have been uploaded to a component, select “publish related items” and “publish subitems,” and continue to “Publish.”
    2. If all images, aliases, or other items were uploaded previous to updating the page components, simply select “publish subitems,” and continue to “Publish.”