Spotlight Wrapper and Spotlight Item

1. From the content in this section select the green add content button
2. Select the spotlight wrapper content type from the list or alternatively you can type 'spotlight wrapper' into the filter search box
3. Click on the name of the spotlight wrapper content type to add it into the section
4. Enter a name for the spotlight wrapper. This will not be displayed on the published page 
5. From the drop-down list choose a background colour for your spotlights. By default we recommend using Lincoln Navy #002147. Please be mindful of other content types that are adjacent to spotlight items to avoid a clash of colours on your web page
6. Add section link to where the spotlight items are located in the content management system. This is usually the section that you are currently working in.
7. Tick the box to use default link text
8. Tick the box to retrieve spotlight
9. Optional step: Enter a spotlight keyword. This is required if you intend to use more than one spotlight in the same section/page. For example, Research Spotlights, Spotlight 1, Spotlight 2 are suitable names. Clear naming will help you to differentiate between the spotlights more easily in the CMS
10. Once you have completed all of the required fields, click the save changes button to save your content type as a draft.

1. Make sure you are viewing the content tab
2. From the content in this section select the green add content button
3. Select the spotlight Item content type. Alternatively you can type 'spotlight item' into the filter search box
4. Click on the spotlight item content type to add it into the section
5. Enter a name for the spotlight item. This will not be displayed on the published page. If you are using keywords, it is a good idea to also include this in the spotlight name for quick reference in the future 
6. Select an Image for your spotlight item from the media library using the blue select media button. This image needs to be 700x560 pixels to display correctly  
7. Enter a title for your spotlight. The title will be visible to all website visitors 
8. Enter text for the spotlight. Be aware there is a 350 character length limit
9. If you are using the spotlight as link be sure to tick the is spotlight a Link check box
10. Next you will need to set the appropriate link option.  This can be set to internal, file or external 
11. Tick use default link text. However, if you are not using links, then you do not need to tick this check box 
12. If you are using an internal link, you can do so using the green add section link button
13. If you are linking to a file, then be sure to set the internal file link field by selecting a file from the media library
14. If you are using an external link, you must include the full URL in the external link field. For example, https://www.lincoln.ac.uk/abouttheuniversity/
15. Enter the desired button text into the button text field
16. Always make sure to tick the retrieve spotlight check box
17. Optional: Enter a spotlight keyword to identify your spotlight items  
18. Proceed to fill in all of the fields in the content type. The * next to an element identifies that the element is required
19. Once you have completed all of the required fields click the save changes button to save your content type as a draft
20. When you are ready to publish your section and content types make sure you ‘save and approve’ any changes. You can also approve a content type using the blue actions drop-down button and then clicking approve.

If you are unable to see or add a specific content type it may need to be enabled in your branch / section. Please email webteam@lincoln.ac.uk for support. 

For spotlight groups that make use of the 'Spotlight Keyword' field, the spotlights are sorted by spotlight item 'Name' value. Please be aware that you may experience unintended ordering of the spotlights.  One way to bypass this is to put a number at the start of the 'Name' field e.g. 0.1 - <name>; 2 - <name> etc.