Aurora: Feature content, places, and idea statuses on a page
In many Aurora communities, people who are not admins and therefore have no access to Designer may need to edit featured content and featured places on a particular page. With the Edit items in list widgets permission enabled for their associated role, a member can go right to the page where they want to add featured items and add content, places, or idea statuses using the Edit Featured Content, Edit Featured Places, Edit Featured Idea Statuses, or Edit Featured Guidesbutton. By default, community members with the Group Owner or Group Curator role are granted the Edit items in list widgets permission. An admin must have first added the widget from Designer on a particular page template. From then on, members with the appropriate permissions can edit the featured items as desired at any time on the pages tied to that template. When admins add the widget in Designer, they can preview how it will look within the community using sample content. Because some pages in your community may benefit from different featured content, places, or idea statuses, the sample content added in Designer is not published to the community.You must go to the page in the community where you want to feature content, places, idea statuses, or guides and add them there. Featured content is decided on each individual instance of the widget. Note:Currently, there is no way to draw featured content, places, or idea statuses from a global source. Be sure to update the featured widget on every page where you place it. If you reset the layout of a page with a populated Featured widget or delete a section containing a populated Featured widget, that Featured widget is deleted from all other page templates on which it appears. If you attempt to reset or delete, you will receive a warning that also indicates all other places where the widget is located. Feature content Go to the page in the community where you want to feature content. Locate the Edit Featured Content area and select the button. In the Content field, search for content to add. You can then reorder the content by grabbing it with your cursor and dragging it to the desired location. Select Save to commit your changes and return to the page. Feature places Go to the page in the community where you want to feature places. Locate the Edit Featured Places area and select the button. In the Places field, search for places to add. You can then reorder a place by grabbing it with your cursor and dragging it to the desired location. Select Save to commit your changes and return to the page. Feature idea statuses Go to the Ideas Dashboard page in the community where you want to feature idea statuses. Locate the Edit Featured Idea Statuses area and select the button. Select Add Statusas many times as necessary to add the idea statuses you want to feature. (Optional) Reorder the statuses by grabbing them with your cursor and dragging them to the desired location. Select Save to commit your changes and return to the page. Feature Guides Go to the page in the community where you want to feature guides. Locate the Edit Featured Guides Contentarea and select the button. In the Edit Featured Guides window, search and select the guides you want to feature. Select Save to commit your changes and return to the page. The widget is added to the selected guide. Note: To edit any existing widgets on your community pages, select the pencil icon next to them. For example, see the Featured Guides widget below: Related topics: Configure the Featured Content widget Configure the Featured Places widget Configure the Featured Idea Statuses widget Using Featured Guides widget Permission descriptions About roles and permissionsAurora: Featured Idea Statuses widget configuration
The Featured Idea Statuses widget displays the idea statuses you choose to feature and is available on the Ideas Dashboard page template. If you reset the layout of a page with a populated Featured widget or delete a section containing a populated Featured widget, that Featured widget is deleted from all other page templates on which it appears. If you attempt to reset or delete, you will receive a warning that also indicates all other places where the widget is located. When members access the widget in the community, they can click the status name to view the All ideas page scoped to that status. Layout The Featured Idea Statuses widget includes the List and Card layouts. From the Edit Widget panel, select one of these options to change the layout. List The List layout gives you a simple view of the statuses featured in the widget along with the number of ideas (if chosen to be included) associated with each status. Card The Card layout showcases the idea’s status name in the center of the card with, if chosen to be included, the idea count of each status displayed above the status name. Configuration options List style The options in the List style section for List layouts are the following: Space: Uses whitespace to create space between items. Divide: Adds a horizontal line to divide items. Border: Creates a border that separates items into individual boxes. Widget title Enter a title to appear at the top of the widget. If the Visible only to screen readers toggle is on, the title is relayed only through screen readers. Edit Sample Featured Idea Statuses Click Edit Sample Content to open a window where you can select sample idea statuses to preview how the widget will look in the community. Click Add Status to add statuses you want to feature one by one. You can then reorder the content by grabbing it with your cursor and dragging it to the desired location. Note: The sample statuses you select here are not saved or published to the community. You must add the actual idea statuses you want to feature on the desired page in the community. There is no global source for adding places that would apply it to every instance of the widget. See Feature content, places, and idea statuses on a page. Click Preview to return to editing the widget. List item/Card elements List item elements and Card elements determine what information is included for each item in the widget. Turning off or on the toggles hides or shows the elements. In this case, you can turn on or off the indicator for the number of ideas with the Show idea count toggle. Number of items The Number of items slider enables you to indicate how many idea statuses can be displayed on the widget. More options Additional options are available at the bottom of the Edit Widget panel: Include "Show More" link adds a link to the bottom of the widget to enable visitors to display additional items once the Number of items has been reached. Optimize page-load time uses lazy loading to load images as the member scrolls down the page. Related topics: Feature content, places, and idea statuses on a pageAurora: Featured Places widget configuration
The Featured Places widget displays a list of places (KBs, forums, blogs, ideas boards, and/or event boards) in the community that you choose to feature. You can configure it to focus on top-level boards only or to present sub-places within those communities as nested items. If you reset the layout of a page with a populated Featured widget or delete a section containing a populated Featured widget, that Featured widget is deleted from all other page templates on which it appears. If you attempt to reset or delete, you will receive a warning that also indicates all other places where the widget is located. Layout There are 2 layouts available for the Featured Places widget: List and Card. List style The List layout creates a vertical list of places, enabling members to identify and navigate to parts of your community quickly. Line items can include avatar images as well as descriptions, post totals, and more. There are 3 list styles available in the List layout: The Space list style divides items in the list using a blank space rather than a solid visual divider. The Divide list style adds a solid horizontal line between line items. The Border list style separates items in the list into separate sections. Card The Card layout showcases each place in a card and includes an expansion feature that opens an additional panel with any sub-places under each item. Cards can be configured by their Card Size and Card text alignment: The Card Size setting changes the overall size of the avatar and text so that it takes up more horizontal room in the card. You can choose between Medium and Large content sizes. The Card text alignment setting aligns text within each card. Aligning text to either the Left or Right places the text so that it hugs the side of the card; however, the avatar image (if selected) will center itself above the text. Configuration options Title You can enter a title for the widget to display at the top of the widget. If the Visible only to screen readers toggle is on, the title is relayed only through screen readers. Edit Sample Featured Places Click Edit Sample Content to open a window where you can select sample places to preview how the widget will look in the community. In the Places field, search for a place to add. You can then reorder a place by grabbing it with your cursor and dragging it to the desired location. Note: The sample places you select here will not be saved and published to the community. You must add the actual place you want to feature on the desired page in the community. There is no global source for adding places that would apply it to every instance of the widget. See Feature content, places, and idea statuses on a page. Click Previewto return to editing the widget. List item/Card elements List item elementsand Card elementsdetermine what information is included for each item in the widget. Turning off or on the toggles hides or shows the elements. List item/card element options include: Avatar (Card only): The place’s image. Description: The place’s description. Post count: The total number of posts in the place. Unread post count: The number of unread posts in the place. Most recent activity timestamp: The timestamp of the latest activity (in days) in the place. Lock Icon (Closed, hidden, and read only) (List only) Expand category children (Card only): An expandable section at the bottom of the card so you can view the category children. The Lead with drop-down menu in the List layout sets which element appears first in the widget for each item. The Max lines of description text slider available for both List and Card layouts sets the number of lines of description text to display for each item in the widget. Number of places The Number of places slider sets the number of places that appear in the widget before the Show More link appears. The List layout includes a slider for the Number of category children. If the value of this slider is greater than 0, child places are displayed as nested objects under the parent. More options Additional options are available in the More options section: The Include "Show More" Links toggle turns on the Show More feature if the number of places exceeds the value of the Number of places slider. The Optimize page-load time toggle turns on the lazy loader, which loads images as the member scrolls down the page, shortening the initial page load time. Related topics: Feature content, places, and idea statuses on a pageAurora: Featured Content widget configuration
The Featured Content widget displays posts from blogs, knowledge bases, forums, and/or ideas boards within your community that you choose to feature. If you reset the layout of a page with a populated Featured widget or delete a section containing a populated Featured widget, that Featured widget is deleted from all other page templates on which it appears. If you attempt to reset or delete, you will receive a warning that also indicates all other places where the widget is located. Layout The Featured Content widget includes three layout styles: Detailed List, List, and Card. From the Edit Widget panel, select any of these three options to change the layout. Each layout has its own set of unique options, which are explained in List Item/Card Elements. Detailed List The Detailed List layout features a smaller thumbnail accompanied by the item's title, various elements, and a preview of its content. List The List layout gives you a simple, minimalistic view of the items featured in the widget. You can see the title as well as any elements toggled on in the List Item Elements area of the Edit Widget panel. Card The Card layout showcases the item's image, providing a visually appealing summary of your featured content. Configuration Options List Style There are 3 available options in the List style section for the Detailed List and List layouts: Space: Uses whitespace to create space between items. Divide: Adds a horizontal line to divide items. Border: Creates a border that separates items into individual boxes. Title Enter a title to appear at the top of the widget. If the Visible only to screen readers toggle is on, the title is relayed only through screen readers. Edit Sample Featured Content Click Edit Sample Content to open a window where you can select sample content to preview how the widget will look in the community. In the Content field, search for sample content to add to the preview. You can then reorder the content by grabbing it with your cursor and dragging it to the desired location. Note: The sample content you select here will not be saved and published to the community. You must add the actual content you want to feature on the desired page in the community. There is no global source for adding content that would apply it to every instance of the widget. See Feature content, places, and idea statuses on a page. Click Previewto return to editing the widget. Number of Items The Number of Items slider gives you control over the number of items displayed on the initial page load before the Show More option appears. List Item/Card Elements List item elementsandCard elementsdetermine what information is included for each item in the widget. Turning off or on the toggles hides or shows the elements. These elements include: Author: The author's name. Author Rank: The rank of the author. Body preview/teaser: Preview text for the content. Media Preview: A preview of any media included in the content. Like/Vote Count: A total number of likes or votes the content has received. Reply Count: The number of replies to the content. Tags: Any tag(s) associated with the content. Timestamp: The time and date the content was published. Place:The category or board of the content. View count: The total number of views the content has received. Solved Badge (Discussions only): A badge indicating whether the content has been marked solved. Time to Read (Blogs only): An indicator of the length of time the average person will take to read the content. Unread Messages Indicator: (DetailedList) The total number of unread posts or comments on the content (for example, "1 unread"). Centered Card Content: (Card) Center text on the card. The Lead with drop-down menu lets you display the item author's Avatar, discussion style Icon, or None, along with the item in the widget. More options Additional options are available at the bottom of the Edit Widget panel: Include "Show More" Link adds a link to the bottom of the widget to enable visitors to display additional items once the Number of items has been reached. Optimize page-load time uses lazy loading to load images as the member scrolls down the page. Related topics: Feature content, places, and idea statuses on a pageAbout Aurora Page Templates
Designer provides many page templates you can use and customize to fit the needs of your community. Many of these fall into similar categories and therefore have similar widgets and out-of-the-box designs. Some are a bit more complex and apply to the community globally. Below is an index and description of these categories and individual page templates. While there are many page templates and widgets to choose from, much of the functionality is repeated throughout Designer. For more information on this functionality, see the following articles: Using Page Templates Create and arrange sections in a Page Template Getting Started with Widgets Community Home template The Community Home page template applies only to the homepage of your community. On this template, you can add any widgets you want members to see on the very first page they land on in the community. Commonly added widgets are: Recent Content Places Top Contributors Top Content Header & Footer template The global Header & Footer template is unique in that it applies across your entire community. It contains the site header—composed of the navigation bar, the breadcrumb trail, and the banner—and the site footer. For more information, see Header & Footer Configuration. Container Dashboard templates Container dashboard templates define how higher-level place landing pages appear to members of the community. The following dashboard templates fall into this category: Category Dashboard Group Dashboard These templates enable you to provide a look into what’s available to members of that container to read, follow, and comment on. Commonly added widgets are: Recent Content Category Information or Group Information Members Top Contributors Top Content Content Type Dashboard templates Content type dashboard templates define how content type landing pages appear to members of the community. The following dashboard templates fall into this category: Forum Dashboard Blog Dashboard Knowledge Base Dashboard Ideas Dashboard Event Dashboard These templates enable you to provide a look at what’s going on in a board (forum, blog, knowledge base, events board, ideas board). Commonly added widgets are: Recent Discussions or Recent Content Forum Information, Blog Information, Knowledge Base Information, Event Board Information, or Ideas Board Information Top Content Top Contributors Content type-specific widgets are not available on a different content type’s dashboard template. For instance, you cannot add a Recent Discussions widget to a Knowledge Base Dashboard or an Ideas widget to a Blog Dashboard. Content post templates Content post templates define how a particular piece of content looks to members. The following templates fall into this category: Forum Discussion Blog Post Knowledge Base Article Idea Event These page templates come out of the box with widgets that cannot be deleted because they contain the body of a top-level discussion, post, article, or idea or because they contain a space for commenting on a discussion, post, article, or idea. However, you can add other widgets to these templates. Commonly added widgets are: Featured Content Related Content Recent Discussions Content type-specific widgets are not available on a different content type’s post template. For instance, you cannot add a Recent Discussions widget to a Knowledge Base Article template. Member Profile template The Member Profile page template applies only to the Member Profile, which is what members see when they click another member’s username in the community. On this template, you can add any widgets you want that give information about the member being highlighted. This template comes out of the box with a member information widget that cannot be deleted. This widget contains the member’s username, rank, email address, join date, number of contributions, and number of likes. You can add other widgets to this template. Commonly added widgets are: Contributions Top Contributions Groups Featured Content Related topics: About Community site structure About Categories About Groups About Blogs About Forums About Knowledge Bases About Ideas About Events Refer to the Build Khoros Communities course for training on site design.Aurora: Group Information widget configuration
The Group Information widget displays basic information about the Group. It is available on the Group Dashboard page template. Widget Text Alignment The Widget Text Alignment area of the widget's settings menu enables you to set the alignment of content inside the widget to either the left, center or right side of the widget. Widget Elements The widget includes a series of elements that showcase different information about the Group. You can switch these individual elements on or off using the following toggle controls: Widget Title: The title of the widget. This appears at the top. Avatar: The group's designated avatar. Description: A short description of the group as defined in the group's settings. Owners: A count and listing of group members with ownership permissions for the group. Creation Date: The period of time that has passed since the creation of the group. Latest Activity Date: A display of the time since the last activity on any messages within the group. Membership Type: The current type of membership the person has with the group. Join Action (Open Groups only): A call-to-action button that enables members to join the group directly. Member Count: A total number of people who are members of the group. Max lines of description text Use the slider to set up to 20 lines of text for the group’s description. More Options The More Options section of the widget settings features a toggle that enables you to optimize page-load time using lazy loading so that image loading occurs as the user scrolls, creating a shorter time for the initial page load.Aurora: Event Board Information widget configuration
The Event Board Information widget displays basic information about the event board. It is available in the Event Dashboard page template. Widget Text Alignment The Widget Text Alignment area of the widget's settings menu enables you to set the alignment of content inside the widget to either the left, center, or right side of the widget. Widget Elements The widget includes a series of elements that showcase different information about the event board. You can switch these individual elements on or off using the following toggles: Widget Title: The title that appears at the top of the widget. Avatar: The event board’s designated image or default icon. Description: A short description of the event board as defined in the board's settings. Event Count: The number of events currently published in the board. Latest Activity Date: A display of the time since the last activity on any events within the board. Follow Action: A call-to-action button that enables visitors to follow the board directly. Follower Count: A total number of members subscribed to the board. Max lines of description text Use the slider to set up to 20 lines of text for the event board’s description. More Options The More Options section features a toggle that enables you to optimize page-load time via lazy loading. With this option turned on, loading occurs as the community member scrolls down the page, creating a shorter time for the initial page load.Aurora: Ideas Board Information widget configuration
The Ideas Board Information widget displays basic information about the related ideas board. It is available on the Ideas Board and Idea page templates. Widget Text Alignment The Widget Text Alignment area of the widget’s settings menu enables you to set the alignment of content inside the widget to the left, center, or right side of the widget. Widget Elements The widget includes a series of elements that showcase different information about the Ideas board. You can turn on or off these individual elements using the following toggles: Widget Title: The title that appears at the top of the widget. Avatar:The Ideas board's designated image or default icon. Description: A short description of the Ideas board as defined in the board’s settings. Post Count: The number of ideas currently published on the board, including completed ideas. Latest Activity Date: The amount of time since the last activity on any ideas within the board. Follow Action:call-to-action button that enables members to follow the Ideas board directly. Follower Count: A total number of members subscribed to the Ideas board (as long as it is greater than zero). Max lines of description text Use the slider to set up to 20 lines of text for the idea board’s description. More Options The More Options section of the widget settings provides an option that optimizes page-load time by using lazy loading so that image loading occurs as the user scrolls.Aurora: KB Information widget configuration
The KB Information widget provides basic information about the knowledge base (KB) related to where it is displayed. It is available on the Knowledge Base Dashboard and Knowledge Base Article page templates. Widget Text Alignment The Widget Text Alignment area of the widget's settings menu enables you to set the alignment of content inside the widget to either the left, center or right side of the widget. Widget Elements The widget includes a series of elements that showcase different information about the KB. You can switch these individual elements on or off using the following toggles: Widget Title: The title that appears at the top of the widget. Avatar: The KB's designated image or default icon. Description: A short description of the KB as defined in the KB's settings. Post Count: The number of articles currently published in the KB. Latest Activity Date: A display of the time since the last activity on any articles within the KB Follow Action: A call-to-action button that enables people to follow the KB directly. Follower Count: A total number of members subscribed to the KB. Max lines of description text Use the slider to set up to 20 lines of text for the knowledge base’s description. More Options TheMore Optionssection features a toggle that enables you to optimize page-load time via lazy loading. With this option turned on, loading occurs as the community member scrolls down the page, creating a shorter time for the initial page load.Aurora: Blog Information widget configuration
The Blog Information widget displays basic information about the blog. It is available in the Blog Dashboard and Blog Post page templates. Widget Text Alignment The Widget Text Alignment area of the widget's settings menu enables you to set the alignment of content inside the widget to either the left, center or right side of the widget. Widget Elements The widget includes a series of elements that showcase different information about the blog. You can switch these individual elements on or off using the following toggle controls: Widget Title: The title that appears at the top of the widget. Avatar: The blog's designated image or default icon. Description: A short description of the blog as defined in the blog's settings. Post Count: The number of posts currently published in the blog. Latest Activity Date: A display of the time since the last activity on any posts within the blog. Follow Action: A call-to-action button that enables people to follow the blog directly. Follower Count: A total number of members subscribed to the blog. Max lines of description text Use the slider to set up to 20 lines of text for the blog’s description. More Options TheMore Optionssection features a toggle that enables you to optimize page-load time via lazy loading. With this option turned on, loading occurs as the community member scrolls down the page, creating a shorter time for the initial page load.
