The Stories module was created to better exemplify what Appalachian State University is doing not only within the university’s community but the Boone community and beyond. The Stories module was designed to encourage departments to share their exciting and important events and news with the university, community and beyond
What is it?
Stories is a publishing and content sharing module for Canopy, Appalachian’s website [editing?] framework for all web site.
When to use Stories?
Use the stories module when you want to preserve an event or story so that others may go back and view it at a later date. If the topic does not warrant a static page and has an expiration date, create a story. Please see below for examples of story posts:
Events
Testimonials
News
How does it work?
The Stories module works similarly to a blog. Posts appear in descending order, from newest to oldest. You may also set a featured story that remains in the “Featured” section of your email until. Visit our How to Use Stories page for more.
Why use it?
Using the Stories module to feature events and highlight stories allows others to learn more about your department and its mission. In addition to this, your web site will no longer become cluttered and full of lost pages with information you need.
Features:
Image embedding
Add images from your computer to your story
Image formatting
Change the justification of your image or add multiple images to a grid
Image and video captioning
Add a caption that displays under your image and can be used as alternative text
Video embedding
Upload the link of a Youtube, Vimeo, Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram video to add the video
Social media post-embedding
Add a social media post to your story
Text formatting
Edit text indentations; format text with different headings, styles, and unordered or ordered lists; or highlight information with link integration
Display formatting
Change your webpage's orientation
Content view
View all of your content in one place
Thumbnail view
View items by thumbnail for easy identification
Tagging
Tag your images and posts with relevant keywords
Note: You must tag according to the tagging guidelines