Author List module

This topic describes how to create an author list module.

For a wire frame example of what this content type can look like on your site, see Author List module design.

To create an author list module:

1. In the header, click .
2. From the Create list, select Author List Module.
3. Using the following table as a reference, complete the fields as needed.
4. Complete your site's workflow and publish the author list module.

Author List fields

Click each tab below to see a description of the associated fields.

Main

Field	Description
Internal Name	Enter an internal name for this asset. Brightspot uses this name internally, such as in the search panel and recent activity widget. This name is not visible to visitors to your site.
Title	Enter a title for this asset. This title is visible to the visitors to your site.
Description	Enter a description. This description is not visible to visitors to your site.
Items	Select one of the following: Basic—Adds authors to the list. A rendered basic list includes promos of the underlying authors, and you cannot override the promos' text or image. (Changes to the authors' promos appear in the rendered basic list.) Advanced—Adds authors' promos to the list. You can customize the promos' text and image. Your customizations remain even if an author's promo changes. See Author for information on creating a new author.
Call To Action	Select None, Internal or External. None—No call to action button is displayed. Internal—A call to action button is displayed that links to an internal asset. External—A call to action button is displayed that links to an external URL. When setting up an internal or external call to action, you have the option to set how the link will behave. Select either Internal or External, then specify a target or, for internal links only, an anchor to which you link visitors. Each option also allows you to define Name and Value attributes, the latter of which appends an additional parameter to the URL (for example, if you input Brightspot Home Page. into the Value field, appends Title="Brightspot Home Page" to the URL of the external link specified in the call to action).
Call to Action Button Text	Enter text appearing on the call-to-action button. This text is visible to the visitors to your site.

The following illustration shows just one example of how Brightspot renders an author list module.

Overrides

Field	Description
Anchor	Modify the anchor to something that would make sense when appearing in an Anchor field's drop-down menu on another asset. This allows you to directly link to this module in another asset. Being specific makes it easier to identify in a list of other anchors.

Styles

Advanced

Field	Description
Hide Job Titles	Toggle on to suppress the display of the job titles of the individuals included in the list module.
Hide Images	Toggle on to hide the images included on the assets contained in the list module.

Author List Styles

Field	Description
Template	Select the template of this module from the list of options. Templates are visual presentation presets that differ depending on the type of module.
Preset	Select one of the following: None—Applies styling from the site's theme. Custom—Opens a form to customize the site's theme for this asset. (Various)—Aside from None or Custom, there may be additional options in this list depending on the value selected in the Template field. If the selected template has presets, then those presets are able to be selected in this list and applied. For information about configuring template presets, see Creating a template preset.
List Title Size	Overrides the default text size of the list's Title as specified in your theme's CSS file.
List Description Size	Overrides the default text size of the list's Description as specified in your theme's CSS file.
Header Text Alignment	Overrides the default alignment of the header as specified in your theme's CSS file. You can choose from Left, Center, or Right.
Item Author Name Alignment	Overrides the default alignment of the Name for each author on the asset, as specified in your theme's CSS file. Your choices are Left, Center, and Right, and determines where the author's name is displayed.
Item Job Title Alignment	Overrides the default alignment of the Job Title for each individual on the asset, as specified in your theme's CSS file. Your choices are Left, Center, and Right, and determines where the individual's Job Title is displayed.
Item Display Style	Overrides the default display style of the items included in your list as specified in your theme's CSS file.
Choose an Item Background Color	Open the color picker to override the default background color for the items included on the asset.
Item Background Image	Overrides the default background image for each item included on the asset. You can open the content selector to choose a background image or create a new one if needed.
Item Text Color	Open the color picker to override the default text color for the items included on the asset.
Module Padding Top	Overrides the default padding at the top of the module as specified in your theme's CSS file. You can choose from None, Small, Medium, or Large.
Module Padding Bottom	Overrides the default padding at the bottom of the module as specified in your theme's CSS file. You can choose from None, Small, Medium, or Large.
Item Image Aspect Ratio	Overrides the default size and shape of the image next to the items in the asset as specified in your theme's CSS file.

Translations

Field	Description
Locale	Sets the content's locale. This setting can also be used to auto-localize content based on the users requested locale.

See also:

• Author