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Feature request: Search by geolocation tag
We use geolocation tags with assets to identify and display content by city. Without a search query by geolocation tag, I'm limited to what I can display to one page — I can't send users farther into our archives for more content about and related to the geolocation he or she is interested in. So, similar to asset type, keyword tag or offset queries, I'm looking for a geolocation tag query.
If anyone else is looking for the same feature, a vote helps get it done or at least added to a to-do list.
Hi Erica!
We do have a few search options related to geo tags. We have a block query rule in the Block Editor, so you can build blocks based on geo tags.
Since you mentioned offset parameters though, I suspect you mean search parameters in the front-end search. The good news is, we have this too! The parameter is simply "g."
For example:
http://www.flex-showcase.bloxcms.com/search/?g=united_states%2Fiowa
Will search for the geo tag united_states/iowa
Note that geo tags are hierarchical, and you need to include the whole hierarchy in the search. So in my example above, I have a tag called united_states, and then INSIDE that, another tag called iowa. So, in order to search for iowa geo tags, I also have to include the path for united_states.
ad blocker detection under design > page customizations > advertising
Can anybody fill me in on how the ad blocker detection / messaging works in BLOX.
There's a toggle under "advertising", but I'm not sure it even works or what the message says.
Can we control the text in the message or the frequency? How does it work?
Webinar | What’s new in BLOX Total CMS
At our October BLOX Total CMS webinar, Jon Winters, product architect for BLOX Total CMS, will show off the system’s latest enhancements, including:
- New Article Designer makes it easier to tell stylish mobile-friendly stories with drag-and-drop formatting and alignment.
- Expanded batch upload capabilities simplify adding related assets and creating collections.
- Improved syndication tool enables importing of CNN “wire” feeds and GeoRSS tags.
- Enhanced AP support adds keyword visibility, and improved handling of underscores and headlines.
- Updated Page Tracker restores support for automated purging of assets and assignments.
- . . . and much more!
Using the same calendar on multiple sites
Hello,
This year, we bought two southern West Virginia newspapers. I would like to add a Blox calendar to the sites. (For our main site, we use CitySpark, so I am not familiar at all with the Blox calendar.)
The two new papers have their own Blox websites. Because they are only 30 minutes apart from each other, I would like to create just one calendar for both sites, as they will have many events in common.
Has anyone using one calendar on multiple sites, or is it not possible?
Thanks!
Adding "Editor's Picks" in Google News
We're trying to impliment the "Editor's Picks" feature of Google News. When I submit the rss feed, it is giving the error "Feed Errors: We could not crawl your feed; the URL may be blocked by robots.txt"
The URL we're using is: https://www.westerngazette.ca/search/?f=rss&sd=desc&l=25&t=article&nsa=eedition&fl=featured&altf=google_newsstand
... which I think is the correct way for Google News. Anything glaringly wrong with what I'm doing?
Google News "Editor's Picks" Documentation: https://support.google.com/news/publisher/answer/1407682
Edit: Googlebot-News is allowed in my robots.txt settings.
Reporting the number of obituaries published, by funeral home, within a date range. Can it be done?
Accepting suggestions. / assistance
I am trying to generate a report of the obits published by funeral home within a certain date range. The purpose is to validate billing per obit for the funeral home. In other words, "We published ____ obits for ______ funeral home between ____ and ____, and here's a list of them."
All of our funeral homes are assigned as businesses within our business directory, and the business is attached to each obit asset when published. Example: http://www.richlandsource.com/obituaries/andy-scubby-scodova/article_baca4860-ad27-11e7-ba01-cbc8df811bd7.html
When viewing within Marketplace>Businesses, the individual articles are shown as child assets of the funeral home.
I tried to run a report out of analytics in BLOX.
Businesses>Related assets summary
It returned a "backend fetch failed"
How do I add an e-mail as a link to a web ad?
I thought that typing "mailto:" and then entering the e-mail address would do the trick, but it didn't work. Any suggestions on how to do it without making the ad an HTML5 ad?
Thanks,
Webinar | How to cover breaking news with BLOX CMS
Join us on October 5th @ 10:30 AM CDT
Natural disasters, protests, shootings or viral stories—when big news breaks, you want to be ready. At our October customer webinar, we’ll share best practices, practical tips, and customer success stories to help you become a go-to source for breaking news.
- Learn what you can do today to prepare your site.
- Get the story quickly with BLOX Go and other integrated BLOX CMS tools.
- Spread the word using BLOX Email Reach, specialty flags and site designs.
- Make the most of increased traffic when your story does go viral.
- . . . and lots more!
Will you be ready when big news breaks? Join us on October 5th at 10:30 AM CDT to learn more.
Want to take in the webinar on your own time? Register now and we’ll send you a link to the webinar recording once it’s ready.
You have unsaved drafts of one or more assets
I am getting this dialogue box each time I log into BLOX/CMS Editorial/Assets. It includes three documents that I know I have saved. How can I make this go away?
Hi David!
Just highlight them and click dismiss. =)
More information: https://help.bloxcms.com/knowledge-base/releases/software_releases/article_42e07c24-ff4c-5f16-985d-b7d6cfe7709a.html
Training request: Timelines
I would like to request a training seminar for two Town News users on building slideshows to see what capabilities we might be missing.
Hi Katie,
To request a session with our training team, please complete the training request form on our help site. They'll be able to help you out.
Thanks!
Aaron Gillette
Marketing Director
TownNews.com
Allow an editor to enable ads for both sliding and vertical galleries OR either sliding or vertical galleries
We would prefer to be able to enable ads for the vertical photo galleries only rather than for the sliding and vertical galleries. We find the sliding galleries are cumbersome and slow when ads are enabled, creating a frustrated user experience, however we do not have the same negative experience with the vertical photo galleries. We would enable this feature across the site if it were available to monetize with ads without having to include ads in the sliding galleries.
Bug?: Unable to close photo after viewing photo on live Flex site.
I have a story with no presentation mode. The single photo is simply a Child Asset to a Flex story. In both Internet Explorer and Chrome, I can not close the photo after viewing it. There is no X, and I can't click off of it. I have to refresh the page. I can recreate this issue on multiple stories. I have looked on a sister site and they have an X. I have also tried clicking where an X would be.
The problem is that your header/nav is covering the close button. The close button is there. It's just roughly on the page under the Sign Up and Log in buttons.
If you use the developer tools, look at the style:
#site-navbar-container {
position: fixed;
top: 0!important;
width: 100%;
z-index: 9999;
}
Turn off the position:fixed value and you'll see the close button.
One possible way to get around this is to set the z-index on the class .modal.fullscreen.
.modal.fullscreen {
z-index: 10000;
}
I don't know if that will mess up something somewhere else on your site, but it would make the image overlay appear on top of the menu, and that would allow for the close button to be seen.
Feature request: Locking content blocks when someone has it open
It would be super helpful if blocks, like assets, would lock when someone already has one open.
We run into situations, especially in breaking news, where 2 people might have our homepage top stories block open. Both are pinning and re-arranging stories -- but they're accidentally saving over each other's work without knowing it.
Feature Request : Amazon Payment Handler
Our Publisher for NUVO.net would like to request the ability to use Amazon as a payment handler. Reasoning Outlined Below:
1) What problem(s) does this idea solve?
Frictionless payment without releasing data or filling out forms. Universal, unlike Apple Wallet, etc…2) Why do you need this idea implemented? Provide as many problems or use cases as possible.
When we ask for money to read an article the user already only has an 8 second attention span and they don’t like to part with their money. Make it safe and easy.
3) How often would you use this feature?
Permanently
4) How many people in your organization would use this feature?
Everyone and all readers
Thank you,
Caitlin
Consider lengthening revision history in BLOX?
Right now, BLOX only stores versions of the 10 most recent revisions made, correct? Is there anyway to expand that to 30 or even more? We change assets so often now that we lose the ability to track story versions to serve as teaching points for reporters/editors and for gathering versions for contest entries. Is this something that's technically possible to accomplish?
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