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Automated News Functionality

News and events pages can now be configured to automatically manage headlines on both the News/Events page and the Homepage. Simply create a section, add the Design Library - News Item content, and the headlines will be generated automatically.

To avail of the automated news content features you will need to use the following content types:

Design Library - News Headline Header
Design Library - News Pagination Output
Design Library - News Item

Recommended News Structure:

The following news structure is recommended to get the most out of the content types.

  • Homepage Section
    • “News” Section
      • “2025” Section
        • News Story/Event Section
        • News Story/Event Section
        • News Story/Event Section
      • “2024” Section
        • News Story/Event Section
        • News Story/Event Section
        • News Story/Event Section
      • “2023” Section
        • News Story/Event Section
        • News Story/Event Section
        • News Story/Event Section

The following table describes which content type should be used on which page when following the recommended structure:

Website Page

Homepage

News

2025

News Story/Event

Content Type Used

Design Library - News Headline Header

Design Library - News Pagination Output

Design Library - News Pagination Output

Design Library - News Item

Site Contact Component

University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.
T: +353 1 716 7777 | E: sample.name@ucd.ie |

This component appears on every page of the site and is located in the section 'contactfooter'. Fields will only appear if populated with content. The 'contactfooter' section also contains separate components for each social media item.