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How the news feature work (Page with /news/ slug and blog page set in Settings > reading )

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How feature news work (3 last news by default, but can be overridden using the sticky feature)

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Your news page highlights your top 3 recent news (posts) in a new grid format. The featured images are pulled from each news post and prominently displayed. If a news post doesn't include a featured image, a default graphic will be displayed instead. The remaining news posts are shown below in a list format and displayed chronologically.

See screenshot:

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Using the new sticky post feature

You can actively display older news posts in your news grid using the sticky post feature. These are the steps to make a post sticky.

1 - Go to your "All News" page.

2 - Click on the "Quick Edit" link of the post you would like to make sticky.

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3 - Click on the "Make this post sticky" checkbox. 

4 - Click "Update" to Save

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5 - Your sticky post now displays in the first new grid position like this:

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Note: You can make up to 3(-6) news posts sticky and override the most recent news posts.

How to display featured news in the sidebar using Featured News widget

1 - In your site Dashboard, mouse over "Appearance" and click on "Widgets".

2 - Drag and drop the "Featured News" widget into your Main Sidebar area.

3 - Give your widget a Title. The widget will automatically save.

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4- Your Featured News widget will display in your website's sidebar like this:

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How to display featured news on your homepage (or any other pages) using the shortcode

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Coming soon...