Microcontent is a generic term for all the "smaller" pieces of content that may be "placed" onto a more robust content type.

Microcontent is NOT searchable as its own page and is only visible/viewable when it is embedded into another page like a basic page. So you would never get a Google search result directly to an individual micro content piece.

Microcontent includes promos, visual link collection lists, link collection lists, statistics, and accordions.

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Familiarize yourself with available Microcontent

Microcontent comes in many formats and can be placed throughout the site.

Review the different types of Microcontent and determine which makes sense for your purposes.

2

Learn about the different types of Lists

Lists can come as Listing Pages, Automatic Lists, or "static" Visual Link Collections or Link Collection Lists.

You have many options from which to choose.

Learn about Lists on the DX Platform: Which Type of List? Flowchart

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Log in to your site

Everyone who writes things on this website has a special title. These titles give them certain abilities, like who can edit, review and publish what. You can ask for a different title or take one away from someone using the user manager.

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Navigate to /admin/content/micro

This Admin view displays all micro-content on the site and allows authors to sort & filter the list. Authors can edit micro-content types from this view.

Microcontent filter

Microcontent is constrained to items that are typically "placed" elsewhere. For example: microcontent such as accordions, promos, link collections and visual link collections, and statistics are created and then may be utilized throughout the site.

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Create the microcontent of your choice

Microcontent may be collected in the microcontent library, then placed where you desire.

When sorting through different types of microcontent, understand that the same piece of microcontent, may be used throughout your website: for example, a promo may be placed on unlimited Basic Pages, and the same promo may be placed on unlimited Landing Pages. When the original promo is edited, its display will be updated across all places. 

A spelling change, link change, or image change will perpetuate everywhere that promo is in use.

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Place the microcontent into a Basic Page or a Landing Page

Now that there is microcontent that has its place inside the /admin/content/microcontent menu, you may take that content and place it throughout the site.

As an example, common placements include:

Microcontent Placement
Type of MicrocontentLanding PageBasic Page
PromoCan be placedCan be placed
Video PromoCan be placedN/A
AccordionN/ACan be placed
Link Collection ListCan be placedCan be placed
Visual Link CollectionCan be placedN/A
StatisticCan be placedCan be placed
Automatic ListCan be placedCan be placed
ContactN/ACan be placed
DocumentN/ACan be placed
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Confirm your knowledge

If you need visual guidance that shows the step-by-step process of creating things for your website make sure to go to our Video Training Page!