Configure a Blog Spotlight

Use SMT to customize your blog spotlight. You can set the spotlight heading, choose the alignment for the article cards, and determine the number of article cards to include.

In addition, you can determine which type of posts appear in the spotlight by using either the filter fields or search feature. If you use the search feature, then the filter fields (Category, Author, Tags, and Additional Sections) are ignored.

Note:

If you set multiple filter fields, blog posts are only included if they satisfy all requirements. For example, if you set the Category to Interior Design and the Author to Bob Smith, only posts that were written by Bob Smith and set to the Interior Design category qualify for the spotlight. If a post was written by Bob Smith but set to the Architecture category, then the post is not included.

To configure a blog spotlight:

1. While logged in to SMT, navigate to the page that contains the blog spotlight content.

2. In the Blog Spotlight box, click Edit.

   This displays the Blog Spotlight Settings in the side panel.

3. In the Blog Spotlight Settings window, set the listed fields, using the following tables for reference.

   The General tab of Blog Spotlight Settings includes the following standard fields: Name, Visibility, and Tags. For more information on these fields, see Landing Pages.

4. Click Save.

5. Review and publish the changes.

   For more information, see Review and Publish Your Site.

General Fields:

Field	Description
Blog Spotlight Heading	Sets the title for the blog spotlight to appear above the article cards. Basic HTML formatting tags are supported.
Vertical Thumbnail-Text Alignment	If checked, displays the thumbnail above the text in the article card. If cleared, the thumbnail displays to the left of the text in the article card.
Number of Article Cards	Determines the number of blog article cards to include in the list.

Filters:

Field	Description
Category	Sets the blog post category. The posts labeled with the selected category appear in the spotlight.
Author	Sets the blog post author. The posts by the selected author appear in the spotlight.
Tags (separated by commas)	Sets one or more blog post tags, which should be listed separated by commas. The posts with the selected tags appear in the spotlight.
Additional Sections	Sets one or more additional blog sections. The posts included in the selected additional sections appear in the spotlight. The options for this field come from the Pin to Post field options, found when editing a blog post page using Site Management Tools.
OR Search by text	Determines the keywords to search for in the blog post Heading, Excerpt, and Post Tags. The posts containing the keywords appear in the spotlight. If you use this search feature, the Categories, Authors, Tags, and Additional Sections fields are ignored.

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