How Do I Work with Microcontent: Link Collection Lists?

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Purpose

The Link Collection List microcontent type allows you to create curated lists of external links that complement your website's content. It's ideal for situations where automatic generation isn't suitable or you need more control over the order and presentation of links.

When to Use

Use Link Collection Lists for:

• Non-Automatic Lists: Use this module when you want to manually add and manage a specific list of links that can't be automatically generated through other means.
• Custom Order: If you need to control the order in which links appear in the list, this module provides manual sorting options.
• Contextual Links: Link collections are designed to be embedded within other pages like topic pages or landing pages, providing relevant external resources to users.
• Partner Links: Showcase links to partner organizations or related websites.
• Further Reading: Provide users with additional resources to explore a topic in more depth.

Elements of

• Title: title of collection, limited to 75 characters (option to hide title)
• Description: brief description
• Link URL: url
• Link Text: limited to 50 characters
• Link Description: content limited to 120 characters
• Enter no more than 20 links, at least 2 links are required. Provide a valid URL and label for each link. Optionally, provide a link description in plain language to give more context to users, up to 120 characters.
• Option to sort links alphabetically

Example of a link collection:

Note that new links may be dragged up or down in order to confirm placement.

Difference Between Link Collection and the Linkit tool:

Link Collections are best to use if:

• For easier link update since any changes made to a link collection it updates site wide
• Highlighting important links that you want to stand out more for users in a basic page or landing page

The Linkit Tool is best used if:

• You have one link that doesn't need to be updated
• The link doesn't need any images or special attention brought to it by use of a card or image

When creating each link, put in the title, of the existing "major content type" to which you wish to link.

If a link is specified as "off platform" there will be an external link indicator.

If a link is specified as "on platform" there will be an internal link indicator.

Link collection lists may be displayed in "card" format as well as in "list" format.
One individual link collection list, may be placed throughout the site, such as on different landing pages.

Example of Link Collection Cards:

Example of Link Collection List: