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Pinning messages at the top of pages

By:
Patrick Schmalstig
Added:
30th Apr 2024
Edited:
18th Nov 2025
Difficulty:
Novice
Tutorial type:
Core documentation
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How to pin messages at the top of site pages for critical information communication.

Configure the News Display in Composr

By:
Steve Jarvis, Sponsored by Arvixe hosting
Added:
30th Nov 2013
Edited:
18th Nov 2025
Difficulty:
Novice
Tutorial type:
Auxillary
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This tutorial explains how the main_news block can be configured to show different formulations of news.

Advanced news

By:
Chris Graham
Added:
31st Jul 2008
Edited:
18th Nov 2025
Difficulty:
Regular
Tutorial type:
Core documentation
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Details on some of the more complex features available for news, including blogging and syndication.

Authors

By:
Chris Graham
Added:
31st Jul 2008
Edited:
18th Nov 2025
Difficulty:
Novice
Tutorial type:
Core documentation
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Find out how authors are different to members, and the tools available to you to create and manage them.

Releasing news & running a Blog

By:
Allen Ellis
Added:
31st Jul 2008
Edited:
18th Nov 2025
Difficulty:
Novice
Tutorial type:
Core documentation
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How to use the news system for website news, press releases, blogs, or any other kind of article.

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