Activity stream, article- and event-template

Layouts

Overview

Detailed description of the operation of the activity streams

Tile layout

The tile layout is a visually prominent format to display several articles with images of one activity stream at once.��This layout offers the most possibilities of the various settings.

Tile layout

Thumbnail layout

The thumbnail layout presents articles in a list with small decorative images.��Use this layout if you want to display many articles and do not want to do without a decorative image. Optimally used with section, title and tags, without infoline in narrow grids.

Thumbnail layout

Feature layout

The feature layout is a stage-like format including carousel functionality for multiple articles.��It is well suited for lead stories.��

For showing one entry or a small number of entries of an activity stream, the��Featured layout style��is used to show it generously and prominently.
Preferably enable either tags or caption

Feature layout

Grid layout

This layout is quite similar to Thumbmail-layout. But the listing is in two columns in normal view.��Use this layout if you want to display many articles and do not want to do without a decorative image.

Grid layout

Insights layout

Use this layout if you want to display the articles with images and a focus on the article titles.

Insights layout

Minimal layout

This layout is ideal for narrow grids.

Minimal layout

News layout

This layout is a space-saving format that presents articles’ headlines in a list that fits best in a narrow grid.

News layout

Layout decision support

Which activity-stream layout best suits your needs

Technical possibilities per layout

Layout	Layout	Image	Image	Highlight first entry	Highlight first entry	Keyline	Keyline	Infoline	Hiding Infoline	Hiding Infoline	Group by month	Group by month	Date	Date	Hiding date	Hiding date	Caption	Caption	Author	Author	Reading time	Reading time	Showing Media types	Showing Media types	Allow search	Allow search	Allows article on a fixed position	Allows article on a fixed position	Details
Layout	Tile	Tile	Image		Highlight first entry		Keyline	Infoline		Hiding Infoline		Group by month	��	Date		Hiding date		Caption		Author		Reading time		Showing Media types		Allow search		Allows article on a fixed position	Details
Layout	Thumbnail	Thumbnail	Image		Highlight first entry		Keyline	Infoline		Hiding Infoline		Group by month	��	Date		Hiding date		Caption		Author		Reading time		Showing Media types		Allow search		Allows article on a fixed position	Details
Layout	Featured	Featured	Image		Highlight first entry	��	Keyline	Infoline		Hiding Infoline	��	Group by month	��	Date	��	Hiding date	��	Caption	��	Author	��	Reading time	��	Showing Media types		Allow search	��	Allows article on a fixed position	Details
Layout	Grid	Grid	Image		Highlight first entry	��	Keyline	Infoline	��	Hiding Infoline	��	Group by month	��	Date		Hiding date	��	Caption	��	Author	��	Reading time		Showing Media types		Allow search		Allows article on a fixed position	Details
Layout	Insights	Insights	Image		Highlight first entry		Keyline	Infoline		Hiding Infoline		Group by month	��	Date		Hiding date	��	Caption	��	Author	��	Reading time		Showing Media types		Allow search		Allows article on a fixed position	Details
Layout	Minimal	Minimal	Image	��	Highlight first entry	��	Keyline	Infoline		Hiding Infoline		Group by month		Date		Hiding date		Caption	��	Author	��	Reading time		Showing Media types	��	Allow search		Allows article on a fixed position	Details
Layout	News	News	Image	��	Highlight first entry	��	Keyline	Infoline		Hiding Infoline		Group by month		Date		Hiding date		Caption		Author	��	Reading time		Showing Media types		Allow search		Allows article on a fixed position	Details

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Brief recommendation

Use tile layout...

... if you want to have a visually eye-catching format to display multiple articles. This layout offers the most options among the various settings.

Use minimal layout...

... if you want a space-saving format that displays article headings in a list and no images should be displayed.

Use featured layout...

... if you want a stage-like format with carousel function for multiple items.

Article

Article template

The article template is designed to support content marketing initiatives that apply our diverse and high-quality content to attract traffic and shape our brand.

Article template