Web Content Lists

The ENPS Client lets sites publish stories to the Web and/or mobile sites. To organize the stories that you will publish online you will use a special type of Rundown called a Content List.

It is recommended that you create a separate Content List for each category of news that you will publish online such as Top Headlines, Sports, Entertainment and so on. Each Content List can then create a separate page on your website or mobile site.

The ENPS Client is designed to work with a number of third-party applications for output to your Website Content Management System (CMS). The workflow for publishing Stories will vary from one site to another. Contact your site's System Administrator to determine the correct workflow for your site.

Create a Web Content List

To create a Web Content List, begin by creating a Rundown:

  • Create a Rundown in the Home Folder by selecting File Menu > New > Rundown.

  • To create a new Rundown right-click on a folder icon on the NavBar and select New Rundown.

Configure the properties of the Web Content List just as you would for Rundown Properties. If your site has an existing Rundown Template for Web Content Lists, you should use it.

Web Content Lists should include the columns below to their layout. If you specified a Web Content List template in Rundown properties then these columns may already be included in your layout. Some of the settings below may not be available depending on the CMS your station is using.

Web Slug

Name of the Story as it will appear on your website.

If this field is blank the Story Slug/Segment combination from the Content List will be used.

Web Headline

Short summary of the Story to be displayed on your website along with the Web Slug.

If this field is blank the beginning of the Story text will be used instead. The amount of Story text that will be used is configured by your System Administrator.

Mobile Slug

Slug of the Story as it appears on your mobile site.

This is typically shorter than the Web Slug but if this field is blank the value of Web Slug will be used instead. If both Mobile Slug and Web Slug are blank the Story Slug/Segment combination from the Content List will be used as the Story name.

Mobile Headline

Short summary of the Story to be displayed on your mobile site along with the Story slug.

If this field is blank the Web Headline will be used instead. If both Mobile Headline and Web Headline are blank the beginning of the Story text will be used. The amount of Story text that will be used is configured by your System Administrator.

Publishing Approved

Depending on your CMS you may need to select this column for a Story to be displayed on your website or mobile site. Editing an approved story in the ENPS Client and re-saving it automatically de-selects this field. If an earlier version of the Story was approved that version will remain online until the edited version is approved. The approved version will then replace the older version.

If the Story contains an Object Placeholder for a media clip and the media is saved to the media server, the ENPS Client will update media in the online versions of the Story. Once this change takes place the flag in the Final Appr column will be cleared.

Publishing Hold

Stop a Story from appearing on your website even if the Story has been approved.

Publishing Start / Publishing End

Set release or expiration times for a Story.

For example, an approved Story with a Publishing Start time of 1/29/13 3:00 PM will not appear on your website prior to 3:00 PM on January 29, 2013. Once that time is reached, the Story will be included on your website or mobile site. Similarly, an approved story with a Publishing End time of 1/31/13 3:00 PM will automatically disappear from your website or mobile site at 3:00 PM on January 29, 2013.

Web Caption

Caption for each media item in your Story.

This is not a default column and must be set up by your System Administrator.

Preview URL

View a preview of how the current Story page will look on your website before it is published.

Previewing a Story page includes all of the Stories that are currently active. It does not include Stories that are floated or below the black line. Unapproved Stories will be displayed on the preview page but not on the published section page.

Clicking links while previewing either a Story or a Story page will take you to the preview version of the linked content, not the published version.

All preview content will be watermarked with the word "preview" throughout the page to make it clear that it is not published material.

Story Metrics

Display basic usage statistics for each approved Story.

Create a Web Version of a Story

If a Story has already been created for another output channel, for example broadcast, you can create a separate version of it for the Web. The Web version is separate from the broadcast version of the Story and may include different content. You can add supplemental links, media, and information for your online audience.

To create an online Story version, first open the Story. Select File Menu > New > New Story Copy.

In the Select Location pane on the left, navigate to a folder and specify the Web Content List where you want to add the story.

In the Title field, enter a name for the online Story.

Select Remove Production Commands to remove any production commands from the online version of the Story.

If your story is in all upper case or all lower case you can select the Convert to Proper Case checkbox to convert the first letter of each sentence to a capital letter and the rest of the letters to lower case. If your Story contains words that should be capitalized, such as proper names, you will need to modify them manually.

If you have a template for online Stories you can select it in the Use Template box.

Publish a Story

Once you have finished creating your Stories, you must indicate that the Story is ready for output.

The method of initiating publishing will depend largely on how on your site's Content Management System (CMS) is configured to work with the ENPS Client. Some systems, for example, will require you to click the Story's Final Appr checkbox or Publish Approved checkbox in the Web Content List to publish to your site's website and/or mobile site.

See your System Administrator for instructions.