Incorporating articles into your church website boosts engagement and provides varied media resources like news, podcasts, and downloads, enriching the experiences of both visitors and active members. The Ministry Content Article Elements allow you to add Articles from your Amplify Website module to your Cloud Website. These elements are styled to match your selected theme and can be reused, restyled, removed, and re-added to pages throughout your site.
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In order to use this Ministry Content widget, you must first create and configure its content within your Amplify Websites CMS. Check out the articles below for information on setting up your article.
Articles Overview
Add an Article
Article Series, Categories and Authors
Overview of Elements
The following elements are available for your Cloud website:
- Articles Layout - displays a grid list of article with pagination and filtering capabilities
- Article List - displays a single grid list of articles with optional pagination (no filtering)
- Article Featured - displays a single article
- Article Detail - displays a full article (to be used in conjunction with the article layout, list or featured element)
Within the element, you can customize the display by selecting the top right, gray arrow of the element (which will display on hover). You can also click directly on the components of the element (image, titles, text, buttons) for more granular settings of each item. See additional details below regarding each element.
Note: In order for the full article to show dynamically on click, you will need to connect your Article Layout, List or Featured element to a page using the Article Detail element.
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Article Layout
This is an archive of all the articles available on your Amplify Website module, which can be filtered based on your preferences. You can customize the filters and number of articles displayed per page. Additionally, you can choose which parts of the article are shown, providing varying levels of information. This element is commonly used for serving opportunities and news/announcements.
Element Settings:
- Columns: the layout element will default to 9 items and 3 columns, but you can adjust the number under this tab
- Display: this is where you can enable/disable content within the element (ie: images, title, date, category, etc.)
- Page: connect your element to the Article Detail element under this tab. See details here.
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Filter: this tab controls the filter bar display and labels. The "parent category" can be used to segment out a specific set of articles and set a specific category list by a parent category.
- For example, if you have a category list for "News" and a separate category list for "Volunteer", selecting the parent category of "Volunteer" will only show the volunteer categories in the filter dropdown, as well as only show articles with the "Volunteer" category assigned.
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Advanced: with this tab, you can add additional category filters
Article List
This grid list showcases all available Articles from your Amplify Website module. In the element settings, you can use the Series, Category and/or Group dropdown to specify which set of articles to show, as well as control the number of Articles displayed per page. You can also select which parts of the Article to show, providing flexibility in the information displayed.
This element is commonly used for ministry pages or missions articles.
Article Featured
This is a single Article listing that displays the details of a specific Article. You can link to a Page using the Article Detail element, which dynamically showcases the current Article. Under the element setting, you can select to show either the latest article or the most recent featured/non featured article from a specific category, group or series.
This element is commonly used to feature a video or downloadable resource on a ministry page.
Article Detail
This is a unique Article listing that displays the details of the current Article. You can link an Article Layout, Article List, and Article Featured element to a page using the Article Detail element, which dynamically showcases the current Article.
Note: Each theme includes a page called "Article Detail" that utilizes the Article Detail element. If this page is not available on your theme, please see the steps below to manually add the element.
Add an Article Element to a Page
- Create a new page or open an existing page where you'd like to add an article element. You will need to add a block to the page where you'd like the element added.
- Click the Element Panel on the left side and and search for "Article" from the list.
- Drag your chosen Article element to the block on your page.
Connect Your Article Detail Element
For articles, link the Article Layout, Featured, or List element to a page with the Article Detail element. This ensures that clicking an article title directs the user to its detail page.
To connect the widget, follow these instructions:
- Once an article element is added to a page, hover over the element and click the arrow at the top right
- Select the first option that appears in the menu bar and click "Page".
- In the dropdown, select "Pages" and start typing the title of the "Article Detail" page. Once you see it populate in the field, select the page.
Note: If your website already includes an Article page with the article layout element, the detail page will already be connected for you. Otherwise, the Article Detail page will need to be created with the Article Detail element added.
Article Layouts and Blocks for your Theme
The Block Library includes pre-saved layouts and blocks with our Staff Elements for your Amplify Cloud Website. The blocks will be styled to match your theme, and you can easily add these layouts or blocks to any page on your site.
When adding a new block, you will see the block library display for your specific theme, and you can choose the Staff Layout or Staff Detail widget block from the list.
Under the Layouts tab, choose the Amplify Templates option in the sidebar and select your theme from the grid provided. All the saved layouts for your theme will display, and you can select to "Import" the Staff Layout option from the list.
Now that a copy of the chosen Article layout or block has been added to your page, you can click the gray arrow at the top right to edit the element .
Common Use Case
- Serve Opportunities: Use Parent and Child categories to set up a listing of Serve Opportunities at church, in the community, or even globally with the Article Layout element.
- Feature by Topic: Add an Article with an interview or your pastor or ministry team leaders to the Staff Page using the Article Featured element.
- List by Category: Add Missionary Articles with video and newsletter updates to your Missions page using the Article List element.
If your "Articles | Detail" page ever gets deleted, you can simply follow these instructions:
- Create a New Page
- Add a new block (section) to a page
- Select the Article pre-made block from the Block Library
- Save your page > Proceed with the rest of the Article Ministry Content article
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