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How does one configure a block to display on mobile only?

Kathy Kolb 7 years ago in BLOX CMS updated by Christine Masters 7 years ago 1

How does one configure a block to display on mobile only? I want to add a block that will only show on a mobile device. 

Answer
Christine Masters 7 years ago

Hi Kathy! It is easy! We use Bootstrap visibility classes. Check out this doc:


https://help.bloxcms.com/knowledge-base/applications/design/blocks/block-library/flex/article_2f9477c8-1456-11e5-a457-2bb4bc70118d.html


So in this case, you would add visible-xs (for just smartphones, mostly) to the "CSS class" area of the block.

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Animated GIFs used to work

Aidian 7 years ago in BLOX CMS updated 7 years ago 2

I used to be able to run animated GIFs in stories, and on section fronts/homepages IIRC.  But trying to do one Friday and another today and they're not displaying.


Did something change, or am I finally going crazy?

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I have no Associated Press selection in channel manager settings.

Jeff Sebestyen 7 years ago in BLOX CMS updated 7 years ago 2

I am attempting to follow the instructions from How Do I Set Up an Associated Press Syndication Channel? but when I create a channel, I do not have an AP option.  Only CNN, Blox, RSS, and YouTube. 

Answer
Christine Masters 7 years ago

Hi Jeff!


You'll need to send a ticket to our Customer Support team, and ask that you have the "entitlement" for Associated Press installed. They will send it through our permission system and it will add this software to your site. AP has asked that we keep track of who is using their software in this way.


Once installed, you'll need your AP username and password, and then it will provide you with the feeds to which your account is authorized.


Hope this helps! Thanks! =)

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Email Reach Stocks widget

Kevin M. Cox 7 years ago in BLOX CMS 0

Has anyone built a Stocks widget for the Flex Email Reach similar to the Email Reach | Email: Weather forecast block?

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Feature suggestion: Content blocks should not count as paragraphs for in-story ad purposes

Brendan 7 years ago in BLOX CMS 0

Hello, 


This is a suggestion to change some terms for the in-story ads. I know that the first one is supposed to show up after 3 paragraphs, but when you include a content block – a mugshot, or a link to a related article, for example – it counts those as a paragraph, often leading to blank space above the first ad block. An example of this can be found here.


If those did not count as paragraphs for ad spacing purposes, it would be better for spacing purposes.


Thanks,

Brendan Hartsell

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Creating an event from the user dashboard should have the same fields and options as creating an event from BLOX.

Jason 7 years ago in BLOX CMS 0

When I create a new Sale Event within BLOX for an advertiser, I am prompted to enter a “Business” and a “Venue”. This works great for our needs because our Sale Events are cattle sales and the actual sale will often take place away from the ranch that is presenting the sale. Both the ranch and sale facility receive exposure. We want our readers/advertisers to be able to submit their own Sale Events from their user dashboard. But currently, they are not prompted to enter a “Business” and a “Venue”.


These two Sale Event creation methods should match.

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Feature Request for Ad Owl: Include the Order Approved email in the Email Templates

Preston Gibson 7 years ago in BLOX CMS updated by Phil Pracht (Product Manager) 7 years ago 3

For ad orders of print+online packages with Ad Runs defined by a Weeks (vs. Days) schedule, the system-generated email constructs a message which communicates a start date which aligns with the initial print edition date.  This messaging is inconsistent with our service delivery standard (online ads are published asap, in advance of print publication).  This errant messaging either fosters customer dissatisfaction or adds an administrative burden.  We can manually overwrite the message, but desire an automated solution.  We could construct a satisfactory email message, if this email were accessible via Email Templates.

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Under review

Live "blogging" article updates

Robert Armstrong 7 years ago in BLOX CMS updated by Christine Masters 7 years ago 3

We're interested in doing "Live" blogging or article updates. Previously we've just relied on Live Twitter Feeds in articles, but something more substantial would be better for the direction we're wanting to go.


Does anyone have a service that works well with BLOX? Any limitations or potential issues, such as the ~5 minute cache?


Are there any plans for implimenting a Live Blog/Article service in BLOX? Would be fantastic for stories about council meetings, elections, sports games to name a few. Possibly tying it closer to the mobile version of the back end would mean our reporters could do updates on-the-fly and on the field.

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Geotargeting doesn't seem to be accurate

Nick 7 years ago in BLOX CMS updated by Christine Masters 7 years ago 1

From time to time we have some national brands that want to advertise on our website. Many of those are only interested in certain zip codes. The problem is that I look up my IP online and some websites show I'm in the correct city but others show me in a different state entirely. BLOX seems to be the former in this instance and therefore I don't see the ads. This cuts out a lot of our ad impressions. I've even gone so far as to set a radius 100 miles from my zip code and still get nothing.


So is there anything that can be done to more accurately pinpoint where our users are located? Does anyone else ever experience this?

Answer
Christine Masters 7 years ago

Hi Nick!


On the desktop, we use IP address and, as you have experienced, it is really sketchy. You may be going through a VPN and that will also make things really crazy. On mobile, we use the device location, which is a lot better.


That being said, if you are looking at doing more advanced advertising techniques, I would recommend Google DFP. We have built-in integration with it, and everything is relatively easy to set up. And they have a free version! :)

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Remove Google Street View from Featured Marketplace Business.

Jeff Sebestyen 7 years ago in BLOX CMS updated by Christine Masters 7 years ago 4

All my business that are featured default to a Google Street View.  I do not see an option to remove the Google Street View.  There should be a Custom Property, or even an application setting for completely disable this.  

  • Some businesses use a home address, so the guys house is on the masthead.  
  • Some street views simply are of the back of the business, or have an incorrect image, or has an inappropriate image.  
  • Other times, this simply ruins the style of the page.


Why is there a Custom Property for everything but this?  Why is this being forced upon me? Please humble me, and show me there is a simple checkbox that I am missing.  


There is a Default Masthead Image that will appear which will generate a Street View of the business. This can be over-ridden by uploading a Masthead Image.

Answer
Christine Masters 7 years ago

Hi Jeff, 


This can be disabled entirely by navigating to URL Page Properties for your business directory URL.  Under the Business settings you'll find the setting "Streetview Masthead" with the option to turn it off. 




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Auto schedule Ad reports export to email? Can it be done on Flex?

Kathy Kolb 7 years ago in BLOX CMS updated by Christine Masters 7 years ago 2

I'm not seeing where to do it. Thanks!

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Under review

Google AMP: Inconsistent Fonts for Lists in AMP Articles

Robert Dundon 7 years ago in BLOX CMS updated by Christine Masters 7 years ago 1

Note: I made a support ticket for this, but thought I'd share in case others are having the same problem.

While dealing with AMP pages, an internal "client" pointed out inconsistent fonts for lists in article (see attached screenshot)

I found this CSS in the macro amp_stylesheet() in macros/module.amp.css.utl in the Core TN component "AMP":


.asset-body p {

     color: #444;

     font-size: 16px;

     line-height: 27px;

    margin-bottom: 24px;

}


I accounts for paragraphs, but not lists. To fix that, I added the
following CSS to the macro "amp_customCssOverwrites" for now:

.asset-content ul li {

    color: #444

    font-size: 16px;

    line-height: 27px;

     margin-bottom: 24px;

}

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Is Google Chrome Credit Card auto-fill disabled for everyone?

Jeff Sebestyen 7 years ago in BLOX CMS updated by Christine Masters 7 years ago 1

I use Google Chrome.  I can autofill credit card information when I click on a Credit Card field on 99% of sites.  But when I'm in a form made in Blox, auto-fill works on everything BUT Credit Card.  Is this disabled across all TownNews sites?  For what reason? 

Answer
Christine Masters 7 years ago

Hi Jeff!

We are using Spreedly iFrame model, and they do not allow Chrome auto fill of credit card information for PCI compliance reasons.


https://support.spreedly.com/hc/en-us/community/posts/115006369733-Autofill-support

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Limit in-story ads based on length of the article

Nick 8 years ago in BLOX CMS updated by Christine Masters 7 years ago 32

Can we somehow limit ads on short stories? It just looks REALLY bad to break a couple of sentences up like this.


Image 199

Answer
Christine Masters 7 years ago



The new automatic ad placement provides what we spoke about in this ticket... it has automatic ads but also has a better layout for short stories. Let me know what you think!


https://help.bloxcms.com/knowledge-base/releases/software_releases/article_cbd40150-fb0e-52bc-aa8b-0caf7cd183bf.html

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Is it possible to sort calendar search results by priority?

Brad Bautista 7 years ago in BLOX CMS updated 7 years ago 2

Hi all,


Publisher would like a handful of large, tentpole events to appear at the top of relevant calendar search results, the thought being that more popular events should be displayed above less popular events.


My initial thought on implementing this was to assign those events a higher priority within the calendar, then sort search results by priority.


I tested this by changing the Calendar URL field in the Featured Search block to read "/calendar/?s=priority" (sans quotes) but, running the search, found my high-priority test item third out of four results.


Is the result we're after possible this way? If so, what am I doing wrong?


Thanks,


Brad Bautista