Overview
This learning path is designed for Administrator or Manager users who are responsible for setting up and maintaining the newsroom. Whether in the onboarding phase, making improvements on a live newsroom, or going through a rebranding. This series can be taken step-by-step, or you can choose what is most relevant to your work in Presspage.
By following this learning path, you will be able to:
- Create a tagging structure
- Set up and brand your newsroom homepage
- Create page templates to ensure consistency
- Build evergreen custom pages for long-term resources
- Organize content with the archive pages
Learning Path
Module 1: Newsroom Tags
Duration: 11 minutes
This module covers how to set up the Newsroom tags. Tags allow to filter content in the modules and archive pages, creating a clear structure in the Newsroom’s content for better visibility for the audience.
- VIDEO Organize the Newsroom with Tags (2:31)
- VIDEO Newsroom Tags Manager (2:25)
- VIDEO Add tags to Newsroom modules and Pages (2:44)
Module 2: Newsroom Homepage
Duration: 9 minutes
This module covers how to organise your newsroom’s homepage so it highlights the latest or most important news, creates easy paths to the other relevant content in or outside the newsroom and/or promotes and increases engagement with the audience.
- VIDEO Newsroom Homepage Overview (6:00)
- VIDEO Page Layout (3:00)
Tip: Review the Newsroom Modules Overview. Frequently used modules on the homepage are:
- Carousel
- Featured article
- Banner
- Headlines
- Content cards
- Contact information
- Multimedia
- Subscriptions
- Form
- Social Media
Module 3: Page Templates
Duration: 4 minutes
Articles and custom pages populate the newsroom. For the preparation of the Newsroom creating templates for articles and custom pages is an important step, because it ensures consistency in the appearance of the pages and helps with operational efficiency for the team.
How to create article pages (video) is a learning path that can be best followed separately.
- VIDEO Create a Page Template (4:00).
Module 4: Custom Pages (Evergreen Content)
Duration: 17 minutes
This module guides you in creating evergreen content with the Custom pages. Custom pages are ideal for hosting content like company background, leadership bios, or media kits.
- VIDEO Introduction Custom Pages (2:49)
- VIDEO Use cases custom pages:
- Evergreen page (5:00)
- Directory page (4:00)
- Theme page (5:00)
Module 5: Archive Pages
Duration: 5 minutes
This module shows you how to structure your content using tags and archive pages. Having clear and searchable archives make it easy for visitors to find past content and explore themes.
- VIDEO Tag archive pages (2:38)
- Change Archive page titles
Module 6: Media Library
Duration: 4 minutes
In this module, you’ll focus on organizing your media assets in the Media Library to ensure easy access to (approved) images, videos, and documents which visitors can view and use.
- VIDEO Introduction Media Library (1:19)
- VIDEO Set up the Media Library (2:46)
Congratulations, you have completed the learning path on how to set up the Newsroom.