Managing Space News

Space News enable Space Admins to configure and manage news updates within their space. It ensures important announcements are structured, visible, and effectively delivered to members.

📌 Example: A Space Admin wants to highlight company-wide updates in a dedicated Announcements space using a customized News Block.

💡 By default, the News block is pre-configured on the homepage of spaces created using the Announcement template. For more details on space templates, refer to Space Templates.

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Configuring the News Block

Accessing News Block Settings

1. As a Space Administrator, go to the homepage of your space.

2. Hover over the News block to reveal the settings (⚙️) icon.

3. Click the settings icon to open the News Block Settings panel.

💡 if the block has never been configured, an Open Settings will appear instead

News Block Settings

1️⃣ News Block Title

• You can rename the block (e.g., Product News, Announcements).

• Titles support multiple languages.

2️⃣ News Source (Target Selection)

• Choose the News Target that determines which articles will be displayed in the block.

• Only one news source can be selected per block.

• By default, each space has its own dedicated target

• If needed, a new News Target can be created directly from this screen

3️⃣ Display Template

• Choose from various display templates using a dropdown with live previews:

  • Slider

  • Headlines

  • Alert

  • List

  • Mosaic

  • Stories

  • Cards

The same block displayed in various news display templates

Additional Display Options

• Adjust the number of articles displayed

• Show or hide the block header.

• Enable a "See All" button with a custom URL to direct users to a complete news archive.

• Customize article options:

  • Show or hide article title.

  • Show or hide article summary.

  • Show or hide cover image.

  • Show or hide author name.

  • Show or hide publication date.

  • Show or hide space name.

  • Show or hide number of reactions.

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Related Documentation

🔗 Sharing News in Spaces – Learn how users create and publish news. 🔗 Exploring the News Center – Locate published and drafted news articles. 🔗 Managing News Targets – How to configure news publication across multiple spaces. 🔗 Space Templates – Learn more about different space templates and their configurations.