What's New

Purpose

On the website home/index page there is an area set aside for announcements, coming soon notices, and what's new information. The What's New Utility module is used to facilitate this action.

Overview

The information displayed in the What's New area on the home/index page is displayed in three different categories: Announcements, Coming Soon, and What's New. An information heading is displayed within each category for the specific subject. Multiple items in any one heading can be set. A start and stop date for each item must be set (i.e., I hate to see an announcement for an event on March 20 displayed on March 21).

Usage

As shown in the image below, the What's New module includes five input fields for data to include in the 'whatsnew' table. All are required fields

The What's New module includes 5 fields as follows:

1. Announcement Heading - Enter the text heading for the category.
2. Type - Select the type of What's New category: Announcement, Coming Soon, or What's New
3. Start Date - Use the calendar dropdown to select the start date of the category item.
4. End Date - Use the calendar dropdown to select the end date of the category item.
5. Text for Announcement - Enter the text for the category item.