What are Elements?
Elements are the fundamental building blocks of your Composer pages. Learn more about how elements work in the article, "Understanding elements" and read about each of the 5 tabs in the element library: Standard, Module, Layout, Social, and Shared.
The basic building block of the Posts page is the Post element. The Post element is the public-facing side of Finalsite Posts making it possible for you to display posts from one or multiple Boards and/or a Collection on a Composer page.
In this Article
Navigate to the Element Library > Module elements tab to insert a Post element onto a Composer page.
Post elements on homepage
Your homepage may have Post elements already in place with very fixed settings that should only be adjusted according to your Site Instructions.
Important Note
Follow your Site Instructions for guidance on any settings that can be adjusted on homepage Post Elements. It is possible you may be limited to only certain settings.
Post elements on interior pages
Post elements can be placed onto interior pages and customized with a wide variety of different settings to display images just the way you would like them! You can even change the format of your Post elements, but only on interior pages.
Choose a format
Each Post element has four different formats which provide variety in layout and functionality for you to display posts on your Composer pages: List, Grid, Slideshow, and Single.
Important Note
Any Post elements on your homepage or in custom elements or BPAs have very fixed formats. Do not change the format unless specified in your Site Instructions that this is an option.
Best Practice: Rename your Post elements!
To avoid any confusion in the below linking together of a Post element with a Post Tools element, it is a best practice to rename the Post element something unique and easily identifiable. Then when expanding out the Choose Element dropdown under the Link To settings, you can be assured that you are connecting the right elements together.
Post element settings
In addition to the common element settings, the Post element includes the following configuration options.
List Format settings
List > Content Filters
- Display posts from Collection: Select a Collection from the dropdown menu. Only one Collection can be displayed in a Post element at a time.
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Display posts from Boards: Use Select Board to choose one or more boards from Posts to display.
- Display additional Board(s): If needed, choose one or more boards to apply a different set of filtering rules to.
- Ignore Role/Group Display Settings: With this option selected, posts will be displayed for all users regardless of the Role/Group Display settings chosen for the post within Posts.
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That also belong to: Select whether to display posts with All Tags, or only ones with Specific Tags. To choose tags, type the tag name in the Search box and then click on the tag name in the results below.
Important Note
It’s only possible to filter by tags, not categories. Categories are board-specific and meant only for back-end organization, while tags can be used on any board.
List > Content Details
Display any of the following elements of posts on the main element.
- Post Title
- Author
- Publish Date
- Publish Time
- Updated Date
- Updated Time
- Expire Date
- Expire Time
- Categories
- Summary
- Body
- Sharing Buttons
- Thumbnail
- Tags
- Link titles to post details
- [Read More] link
List > Pop-up Details
If details are linked in the Content details and “Link To Popup” is selected, display any of the following elements of posts in the popup.
- Post Title
- Author
- Publish Date
- Publish Time
- Updated Date
- Updated Time
- Expire Date
- Expire Time
- Categories
- Summary
- Body
- Thumbnail
- Tags
- Comments: Choose from several formats to display a commenter’s name and whether to display their avatar.
List > Controls
- Display option to [Load More]: Allow user to load more stories than initially displayed.
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Display alert icons: If RSS feeds and/or Subscriptions are enabled for the Board, display icons for the applicable option(s).
List > Formatting
Display [choose #] items from:
- Most recent: Display the most recent posts.
- Current Month/Current Week: Use these settings to restrict the element to only showing posts from the current month or week. The element display will refresh on the first of the month, or on Sunday, respectively.
- Within a Date Range: Set an absolute span of dates for the element to cover, using the calendar picker controls.
- Within a Day Range: Set the number of days in the past and the number of days into the future the element will cover, relative to the current date.
Date Format: Set the format for displaying dates.
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Date Separator: Configure the character used to separate day, month, and year digits when dates are displayed numerically.
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Time Format: Set the format for displaying the start time of each event.
Order by Date/Alphabetical Title: Toggle whether to display posts in the order they were posted, or in alphabetical order by title.
- Date Descending/Date Ascending: If ordering by date above, choose to order posts in descending or ascending order.
Post Thumbnail: Select where to display the post’s thumbnail on the page, with options for:
- size
- shape
- alignment
Popup Thumbnail: If “Link To Popup” is selected, select where to display the post’s thumbnail in the popup, with various options for:
- size
- shape
- alignment
List > Advanced
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Ignore URL Parameters: If this option is selected, the posts displayed in the element by default will remain even if user-selected criteria would normally override it.
List > Link To
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If the “Link titles to post details” and/or “[Read More] link” settings are enabled, post details can be opened in the following locations.
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Popup
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Page: Select a page from the site tree that has a Single Post element on it.
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Element: Place a Single Post element on the same page and choose it from the dropdown list.
Grid Format settings
Grid > Content Filters
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Display posts from Collection: Select a Collection from the dropdown menu. Only one Collection can be displayed in a Post element at a time.
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Display posts from Boards: Use Select Board to choose one or more boards from Posts to display.
- Display additional Board(s): If needed, choose one or more boards to apply a different set of filtering rules to.
- Ignore Role/Group Display Settings: With this option selected, posts will be displayed for all users regardless of the Role/Group Display settings chosen for the post within Posts.
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That also belong to: Select whether to display posts with All Tags, or only ones with Specific Tags. To choose tags, type the tag name in the Search box and then click on the tag name in the results below.
Important Note
It’s only possible to filter by tags, not categories. Categories are board-specific and meant only for back-end organization, while tags can be used on any board.
Grid > Content Details
Display any of the following elements of posts on the main element.
- Post Title
- Author
- Publish Date
- Publish Time
- Updated Date
- Updated Time
- Expire Date
- Expire Time
- Categories
- Summary
- Body
- Sharing Buttons
- Thumbnail
- Tags
- Link titles to post details
- [Read More] link
Grid > Pop-up Details
If details are linked in the Content details and “Link To Popup” is selected, display any of the following elements of posts in the popup.
- Post Title
- Author
- Publish Date
- Publish Time
- Updated Date
- Updated Time
- Expire Date
- Expire Time
- Categories
- Summary
- Body
- Thumbnail
- Tags
- Comments: Choose from several formats to display a commenter’s name and whether to display their avatar.
Grid > Controls
- Display option to [Load More]: Allow user to load more stories than initially displayed.
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Display alert icons: If RSS feeds and/or Subscriptions are enabled for the Board, display icons for the applicable option(s).
Grid > Formatting
- Show [choose #] columns wide: Select how many columns will be included in the grid, up to 5.
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Display [choose #] items from:
- Most recent: Display the most recent posts.
- Current Month/Current Week: Use these settings to restrict the element to only showing posts from the current month or week. The element display will refresh on the first of the month, or on Sunday, respectively.
- Within a Date Range: Set an absolute span of dates for the element to cover, using the calendar picker controls.
- Within a Day Range: Set the number of days in the past and the number of days into the future the element will cover, relative to the current date.
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Date Format: Set the format for displaying dates.
- Date Separator: Configure the character used to separate day, month, and year digits when dates are displayed numerically.
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Time Format: Set the format for displaying the start time of each event.
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Order by Date/Alphabetical Title: Toggle whether to display posts in the order they were posted, or in alphabetical order by title.
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Date Descending/Date Ascending: If ordering by date above, choose to order posts in descending or ascending order.
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Post Thumbnail: Select where to display the post’s thumbnail on the page, with options for:
- size
- shape
- alignment
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Popup Thumbnail: If “Link To Popup” is selected, select where to display the post’s thumbnail in the popup, with various options for:
- size
- shape
- alignment
Grid > Advanced
Ignore URL Parameters: If this option is selected, the posts displayed in the element by default will remain even if user-selected criteria would normally override it.
Grid > Link To
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If the “Link titles to post details” and/or “[Read More] link” settings are enabled, post details can be opened in the following locations.
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Popup
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Page: Select a page from the site tree that has a Single Post element on it.
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Element: Place a Single Post element on the same page and choose it from the dropdown list.
Slideshow Format settings
Slideshow > Content Filters
- Display posts from Collection: Select a Collection from the dropdown menu. Only one Collection can be displayed in a Post element at a time.
- Display posts from Boards: Use Select Board to choose one or more boards from Posts to display.
- Display additional Board(s): If needed, choose one or more boards to apply a different set of filtering rules to.
- Ignore Role/Group Display Settings: With this option selected, posts will be displayed for all users regardless of the Role/Group Display settings chosen for the post within Posts.
- That also belong to: Select whether to display posts with All Tags, or only ones with Specific Tags. To choose tags, type the tag name in the Search box and then click on the tag name in the results below.
Important Note
It’s only possible to filter by tags, not categories. Categories are board-specific and meant only for back-end organization, while tags can be used on any board.
Slideshow > Content Details
Display any of the following elements of posts on the main element.
- Post Title
- Author
- Publish Date
- Publish Time
- Updated Date
- Updated Time
- Expire Date
- Expire Time
- Categories
- Summary
- Body
- Sharing Buttons
- Thumbnail
- Tags
- Link titles to post details
- [Read More] link
Slideshow > Pop-up Details
If details are linked in the Content details and “Link To Popup” is selected, display any of the following elements of posts in the popup.
- Post Title
- Author
- Publish Date
- Publish Time
- Updated Date
- Updated Time
- Expire Date
- Expire Time
- Categories
- Summary
- Body
- Thumbnail
- Tags
- Comments: Choose from several formats to display a commenter’s name and whether to display their avatar.
Slideshow > Controls
- Scrolling: Select either a horizontal or vertical orientation for this slideshow.
- User Control Type: Use the dropdown to choose how end users can manually advance the slides. You can choose to overlay a series of clickable dots along the bottom of the slideshow, left and right arrows on the edges, both control types, or neither (meaning users will not be able to manually advance/repeat slides at all).
- Autoplay: Select whether or not the slideshow should automatically cycle through posts, and if so, how long each post should remain on the screen.
- Show [choose #] items per slide: Set how many posts are displayed at a time in the slideshow.
- Transition effect: Choose how the slide transitions are animated - posts can either “slide” or “fade” into one another.
- Display alert icons: If RSS feeds and/or Subscriptions are enabled for the Board, display icons for the applicable option(s).
Slideshow > Formatting
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Display [choose #] items from:
- Most recent: Display the most recent posts.
- Current Month/Current Week: Use these settings to restrict the element to only showing posts from the current month or week. The element display will refresh on the first of the month, or on Sunday, respectively.
- Within a Date Range: Set an absolute span of dates for the element to cover, using the calendar picker controls.
- Within a Day Range: Set the number of days in the past and the number of days into the future the element will cover, relative to the current date.
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Date Format: Set the format for displaying dates.
- Date Separator: Configure the character used to separate day, month, and year digits when dates are displayed numerically.
- Time Format: Set the format for displaying the start time of each event.
-
Order by Date/Alphabetical Title: Toggle whether to display posts in the order they were posted, or in alphabetical order by title.
- Date Descending/Date Ascending: If ordering by date above, choose to order posts in descending or ascending order.
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Post Thumbnail: Select where to display the post’s thumbnail on the page, with options for:
- size
- shape
- alignment
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Popup Thumbnail: If “Link To Popup” is selected, select where to display the post’s thumbnail in the popup, with various options for:
- size
- shape
- alignment
Slideshow > Advanced
Ignore URL Parameters: If this option is selected, the posts displayed in the element by default will remain even if user-selected criteria would normally override it.
Slideshow > Link To
- If the “Link titles to post details” and/or “[Read More] link” settings are enabled, post details can be opened in the following locations.
- Popup
- Page: Select a page from the site tree that has a Single Post element on it.
- Element: Place a Single Post element on the same page and choose it from the dropdown list.
Single Post Format settings
Single Post Format > Content Filters
- Display posts from Collection: Select a Collection from the dropdown menu. Only one Collection can be displayed in a Post element at a time.
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Display posts from Boards: Use Select Board to choose one or more boards from Posts to display.
- Ignore Role/Group Display Settings: With this option selected, posts will be displayed for all users regardless of the Role/Group Display settings chosen for the post within Posts.
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Display additional Board(s): If needed, choose one or more boards to apply a different set of filtering rules to.
- That also belong to: Select whether to display posts with All Tags, or only ones with Specific Tags. To choose tags, type the tag name in the Search box and then click on the tag name in the results below.
- Ignore Role/Group Display Settings: With this option selected, posts will be displayed for all users regardless of the Role/Group Display settings chosen for the post within Posts.
Important Note
It’s only possible to filter by tags, not categories. Categories are board-specific and meant only for back-end organization, while tags can be used on any board.
- Display specific post: Display a specific post from any board. Click Select Post and then filter by title to find the post and select it from the list.
Important Note
If you choose to Display specific post, make sure there is no board selected as well!
Single Post Format > Content Details
Display any of the following elements of posts on the main element.
- Post Title
- Author
- Publish Date
- Publish Time
- Updated Date
- Updated Time
- Expire Date
- Expire Time
- Categories
- Summary
- Body
- Sharing Buttons
- Thumbnail
- Tags
- Link titles to post details
- [Read More] link
Single Post Format > Controls
- Display alert icons: If RSS feeds and/or Subscriptions are enabled for the Board, display icons for the applicable option(s).
Single Post Format > Formatting
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Date Format: Set the format for displaying dates.
- Date Separator: Configure the character used to separate day, month, and year digits when dates are displayed numerically.
- Time Format: Set the format for displaying the start time of each event.
- Override Page Title and SEO Metadata: This option will display the title of the post in the title bar of the browser, instead of the page name.
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Single Post Thumbnail: Select where to display the post’s thumbnail on the page, with options for:
- location
- size
- shape
- alignment
Single Post Format > Advanced
Ignore URL Parameters: If this option is selected, the posts displayed in the element by default will remain even if user-selected criteria would normally override it.
Single Post Format > Link To
- Page: Select a page from the site tree that has a Single Post element on it.
- Element: Place a Single Post element on the same page and choose it from the dropdown list.
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