Create a new file in _post
named YYYY-MM-DD-title-for-url.md
and copy the following template:
---
layout: post
shortnews: true
icon: newspaper-o
---
Put Markdown formatted news content here
Replace icon
with an appropriate selection from the table below
News Item | Icon |
---|---|
Mention in newspaper, blog, etc. | newspaper-o |
Mention on / Link to Twitter | twitter |
Announcement of an Event | calendar |
Link to Video Platform | film |
Graduation, Defense or related | graduation-cap |
I.e. A post linking to YouTube should have: icon: film
Short news should have the following traits
-
Short, concise and positive
- Ideally less than 200 characters, and no more than 500
- Primary goal is linking out to other sites. Explanatory detail should be avoided.
-
Follow CMU Brand Guidelines
To announce an up-coming talk use the following template:
---
layout: talk
icon: put_icon_here
title: talk_title
when: August 2nd at 4:00 PM EST
zoom:
id: put_zoom_meeting_id_here
link: zoom link
passcode: put_zoom_passcode_here
---
Please join us for John's talk on {{ page.when }} via [Zoom] on the "*{{ page. title }}*"
[Zoom]: {{ page.zoom.link }}
If no passcode is required, omit the
passcode
entry
If the talk is in person, use the following front matter instead
---
layout: talk
icon: put_icon_here
title: talk_title
when: July 19th, 2021, from 2 to 4:30 pm EST
where: location of talk
---
If a available of the talk is available, please append a link to the recording.