Key dates widget

About



Need to display important dates or deadlines? The Key Dates widget is perfect for organizing a series of dates in a linear display. Links can also be added to each date to direct site visitors to additional resources. 


contentTypeWidgetNOTE: This is a reusable content type widget, which means it is dependent upon content you've first created as a content type from the dashboard menu.

Design


Key dates example

How to


Create a key date

Go to the Content tab in the dashboard and select Key Dates

 

Key dates

 

Click Create a Key Dates Deck. This is basically a folder for a group of key dates

 

Create a key dates deck

 

Provide a title for the deck and publish

 

Provide a deck title for key dates

 

Click Key Dates and select the option to Create a key Date

 

Click create a key date button

 

Provide a title, date, sort order, and description.

 

Key dates - provide title date sort order and description

 

If you need to add a link, add the link information to the Link text fields 

 

Key dates - add link information

Publish


 

Use the widget

Drag and drop the Key Dates widget on to the page. All of the dates will appear.

 

Drag and drop key dates widget on a page

 

Select Edit and choose the dates you would like to display under the Content tab

 

choose what key dates to display in the content tab

 

Click the List Settings tab to choose how you would like to limit, sort your key dates and display your key dates

 

Key Dates List Settings

 

If you would like to apply title to your key dates, click List Options on the same tab and enter your title

 

Key Dates - Title settings

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