Beyond simple formatted text, menu items (structured content fields) may also include embedded media objects and other styled layout elements unavailable in the Platform's standard rich-text editor.
Currently, the following objects support structured content:
- Release menu items
- Page titles
To begin adding elements to a structured content field, click the button labeled "Add Block," then select a block type from the menu.
Block Types
Heading
The Heading block represents a line of text, styled as a heading. Three heading styles, representing different text sizes, are available to choose from.
Button
Button blocks enable a clickable button that link custom text with a URL. The size as well can be adjusted. Note: the "link url" field also accepts relative URLs (beginning with a "/" character) if you are linking to a location inside the existing release.
Divider
Dividers create more space between elements when building Page titles.
You can set both the divider style and the margin.
You can choose from three styles – hairline, double line or margin.
Click anywhere in the Style dropdown to select one.
You can also choose from three Margin sizes – small, medium and large.
Click anywhere in the Margin dropdown to select one.
Here are examples of each of the three Styles, all appearing with a Medium margin.
Hairline
Double line
Whitespace
Text
The Text block represents a free-form text field with basic formatting options.
Dynamic Text
The Dynamic Text block is a special type of text block that brings in the content from a field on an existing object. Its "source" property determines what text is ultimately displayed, which in some cases is context-sensitive:
- When the block is used in a Release menu item, source values labeled "Current Item" refer to fields on the currently-active Title or Media object within that Release. This allows you to include text that updates dynamically based in which item the end user is currently viewing.
- When the block is used in a Page Title, source values labeled "Current Item" refer to fields on the Page Title itself. This allows, for example, the ability to display the Page's "long description" text within the body of the Page, without inputting the same text in two or more separate fields.
Once a source is chosen, you are then able to decide which information to bring in and how it is displayed via the 'Field' and 'Style' drop downs.
Embed
The Embed block displays an iframe embed code entered within the 'Embed Code' box. You can choose to display the content for 'All content in this release' or click 'Specific content only' to choose where you wish this block to show.
Currently this content block only supports iframe embed codes. JavaScript is not supported. Some companies provide one or the other for their embeds. If you don't know how to tell the difference, simply contact the company that is providing the code and ask them: 'Is this an iframe or a javascript embed?'
Credits
The Credits block displays credits associated with the currently-active Title or Media object. If the "Include Sub-Items" option is selected, credits will be source from the active item within the current Title, where applicable.
Related Links
The Related Links block displays links associated with the currently-active Title or Media object. If the "Include Sub-Items" option is selected, links will be source from the active item within the current Title, where applicable.
Publication Dates
The Publication Dates block displays the published and/or updated dates for the current release. The block can be configured to display either or both dates, with customizable label text and a choice of date formatting options.
Media
The Media block represents an embedded Media object (image, video, or audio). You can adjust what description text shows (if any), include credits, link the item to an external URL as well as change the size at which it displays. Note: the "link url" field also accepts relative URLs (beginning with a "/" character) if you are linking to a location inside the existing release.
Media items can be set to be Ambient Videos, which are short, silent, videos that autoplay.
To read more about how to add an Ambient Video to a Page Title, see this document: Ambient Videos for Page Titles
Playlist
The Playlist block allows you to bring in a Playlist Title you have created. You can choose to display the content for 'All content in this release' or click 'Specific content only' to choose where you wish this block to show.
Image Grid
The Image Grid block displays thumbnail-sized images in a grid layout. Optionally, each image may be hyperlinked to a specified URL, and may include a text label. Note: the "link url" field also accepts relative URLs (beginning with a "/" character) if you are linking to a location inside the existing release.