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About Blog Post List +

With Blog Post List+, you can display larger blog icons in list view or display one content item in grid mode with an image on top to spotlight a user or video. This is helpful if you have a landing page and need to provide users with highlighted blog posts. 

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Key Features: 

1. Can display as many blogs as you would like

2. Include images in the blog list + list  

3. Offers several filters and sorting options to customize what blog posts are displayed

Setup and Configuration

Add the Widget

The Blog List Post + Widget requires one place in Verint to set up:

Add a new widget to the page 

• Navigate to the group, space or project

• Click on the pencil icon ()> Manage group theme > edit this page 

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• Search for the Blog Post List+ Widget 

• Hold down the mouse on the widget name and drag it out onto the page where you want to display it 

Configuring the Widget 

Before You Start 

Now that you are in the configuration panel of the Blog Post List + Widget you need to navigate to the configuration of the widget. To do so navigate to the widget you want (edit the page) and click on the cog in the corner of the widget. 

Widget Title 

Choose a title for your widget and type it in under the widget title. This is fully customizable and you can call the widget whatever you would like. Pictured below is the widget with the widget title displaying and how to get it to display. 

How to Display Group Name 

• Click on the pencil icon in the top left of the screen → click Manage site theme → click edit this page 

Navigate to the configuration panel of the widget and click on the format icon → click top border and header 

View Detail 

There are two view types to choose from: list and detailed. Pictured below are those two view types. 

Layout 

There are two different layout options: list and grid view. 

Filter Posts 

You can choose to filter the posts using two different filters: all posts and featured posts. Featured posts will only filter and display posts that have been marked as featured. 

Groups/ Content to Pull From 

You can either pull blog posts from a specific blog or you can pull all blog posts from all blogs within a group (pull from a group). 

If you have subgroups within a group and want to display ALL of those blog posts make sure to check off the box labeled Include blogs in selected groups subgroups 

Sort Posts by

You can sort posts by most recent, most viewed, or most comments. 

User Query Type

There are three different types of user query: 

All - It will pull in ALL blog posts from EVERY site user

The Logged in User - It will pull in blog posts based on the logged in users level of access (for example if they are not a part of a sales group they will not see those blog posts. Whereas other users who are logged in and have access to the sales group will see those blog posts as well) 

The Current User - It will pull in blog posts from any non logged in users 

Excerpt Size

You want to enter the maximum number of characters to display for post excerpts. It is recommended to keep the excerpt around 250 characters so as to not make the preview text too lengthy to read. 

Number of Posts to Display 

Choose how any groups do display within the widget. For list view the recommended amount is 10 whereas for grid view its suggested to have 5 as it fills in and aligns in the widget. 

Enable Paging & Filtering  

If you choose to only show 5 groups (items) then there will be arrows to page over to the next set of groups (items). Filtering enables filters visible to users in which they can sort based on date, by view count, or by comment count. The other filter allows users to choose between descending and ascending. An example is pictured below: 

Publish Page

1. Navigate to the widget configuration 

2. Press save  

1.  Navigate back to the side menu (where the pencil icon is) and click Publish 

Support

Need support or want to talk to us?  Please send an email to:

contact@socialedgeconsulting.com