Announcements (aka News)

Announcements (aka News)

What is an Announcement?

Announcements (aka News) provide a way to call out important information you need to relay to app users. Announcements appear as a banner at the top of your Home Screen buttons and will be featured under the News button that you can add to your Home Screen and/or Side Menu.

What Does an Announcement Look Like in the App?

    

​Where Can an Announcement (aka News) be accessed in the app?

When creating an Announcement you have the option to "feature" it as a banner at the top of your Home Screen buttons. If you choose not to "feature" it the Announcement will live under the News button. You can add the News button to your Home Screen or Side Menu. The News button lives under the Content Items list in the Home Screen section of your App Manager. 

Creating An Announcement

  1. Click Announcements on the Quick Start screen in the App Manager

  2. Click Create

  3. Add the following information on the Edit News Item screen
    1. Select Image - Upload an Image by clicking Upload Image
      1. Image dimensions are 16:9 ratio or 1500 x 844 px. Acceptable formats are jpg and png.
    2. Title - Add the Title of your Announcement (ex. Welcome to the Wyse Brewing App or Sucker Punch Sour has been Unleashed!)
    3. Body - Add the content of your Announcement including text, images, & emoji's
    4. Date Range - Add the Active On date and the Expires On date
      1. If you do not want the Announcement to expire leave the Expires On field empty
    5. Feature - having this toggle ON (green) shows the Announcement as a banner at the top of your Home Screen buttons. Turning the toggle OFF (grey) will house the Announcement under the News button.

  4. Once you have filled in the Edit New Item screen, click Save.


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