The news and event manual block - sidebar content type can be used on all pages with a Sidebar.

The Sidebar is a great way of making content, like news or events stand out. You can add the automated news feed to your content page or you can manually add news or events using a news and event manual block to the sidebar.

Here is a live example

See the left-hand side grey Sidebar to find the live example, under the navigation.

Give it a try

To add content types to a sidebar, the sidebar area must be 'activated'.

1. Create a hidden section (page) called Sidebar (Case sensitive) as a sub-section (child) of the section (page) on which the Sidebar will live. This section must be named Sidebar (case sensitive) and hidden from the navigation in order to work. See below, the grey folder indicates it's hidden from the navigation:

2.  Add a news and events manual block - sidebar content type to the hidden Sidebar section (page). (Find out how to add a content type to a section).

3. Fill in the form:

News and events manual - sidebar fields

Field title	What should I do?	Is it compulsory?
Name*	Name the news or event content and give it a concise description e.g. News piece - Satellite	Yes
Image	This is the image that represent your news article or event	No
Title*	Add a title for your news item or event	Yes
Short description	Add a short description of your news or event (140 characters)	No
Primary Topic	Add a primary topic (16 characters), that describes your news item or event e.g. News	No
Secondary Topic	Add a secondary topic (24 characters), that describes your news item or event e.g. Research	No
Topic Colour*	Choose a colour, this colour will appear on your secondary topic tag	Yes
Internal link	Link to another page within T4 SiteManager OR	Internal, external or Media Library link is required
External link	Paste a URL from an external page link OR	Internal, external or Media Library link is required
Media Library link	Add a document (pdf, Word, Powerpoint etc.,) from the Media Library	Internal, external or Media Library link is required

4. Click Add and Approve to save.

Find out how to add the automated news feed to your content page.