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 |
Podcast/Audio-Only Recording | podcast |
I.e. A post linking to YouTube should have: icon: film
Nothing quite fits? Pick a free FontAwesome v5 icon and add it to the list above. Please confirm that the icon is correctly rendered locally before merging to the main branch.
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.