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.
As a note, microcontent is now available to be scheduled so that an individual microcontent can be set to auto-publish or auto-archive on a desired date.
Microcontent includes promos, visual link collection lists, link collection lists, statistics, and accordions.
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.
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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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.
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.
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:
| Type of Microcontent | Landing Page | Basic Page |
|---|---|---|
| Promo | Can be placed | Can be placed |
| Video Promo | Can be placed | N/A |
| Accordion | N/A | Can be placed |
| Link Collection List | Can be placed | Can be placed |
| Visual Link Collection | Can be placed | N/A |
| Statistic | Can be placed | Can be placed |
| Automatic List | Can be placed | Can be placed |
| Contact | N/A | Can be placed |
| Document | N/A | Can be placed |
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