Introduction

This guide is for administrators and editors of Digital Commons Journals that use the Modern Journal Design. The modern interface includes an easy-to-manage, customizable homepage that seamlessly displays content from your DC classic journal.

You can edit several aspects of how homepage sections appear to visitors. In addition, you can edit navigation menus and create custom pages to share information about the journal.

The homepage and any custom information pages you create will display the Modern Journal Design during this early design phase, with article pages to follow soon. In the meantime, links lead to article and issue pages in the DC classic journal.

How to Reach Your Homepage

Once your homepage goes live and replaces your classic landing page, you can reach it at the regular URL for the journal.

Prior to the redirect from your classic journal, you can reach the Modern Journal homepage at the URL provided by your consultant or by including “/fe-journals” in the URL of your DC classic journal, as shown in this example:

A profile avatar will display in the navigation bar if you are currently logged in, and you can begin using the homepage settings described below. If a Log In link appears in the navigation bar instead, click that link to go to the DC classic login page; you will be returned to the homepage after you log in.

Homepage Sections

The sections of your journal homepage allow you to: 

• Turn each section on or off.
• Change section titles.
• Add introductory text.
• Add a cover image in the Current Issue section.
• Curate content cards and images in the Featured Content section.

Below are descriptions of each homepage section and the available settings for that section.

Introductory Text and Current Issue

The top of the homepage contains current issue information and any introductory text that you have added. If intro text is present, it will display to the left of the current issue.

The Current Issue section provides a View issue link that goes to the homepage of the DC classic journal where the current issue appears. An optional cover image will display if you upload one in the section settings described below.

To edit the Introductory Text and/or the Current Issue:

1. Click Admin in the top navigation bar while logged in to reach the Page listing screen.
2. On the Page listing screen, find the page marked with a “Homepage” tag and click either the page title or the Edit draft link.
   
3. Use the Intro Text editor to add or change the journal's introductory text. By default, the text will be pulled from the current issue's introductory text, if present in the classic journal. Text formatting options include headings, lists, and links.
   
4. Scroll down to make any changes to the Current Issue section.
   
   • The Section subheading will read “Current Issue” by default. Enter new text in the field if you wish to customize the subheading.
   • Click Update cover to add/replace current issue cover art with a file from your computer. Maximum dimensions: 200px (width) and 300px (height).
5. To hide or show the Current Issue section, click the Hide section toggle button at the top right.
6. Click Publish if you're ready to display the changes. To view the changes first, click Save draft, then Preview. 

Featured Content

This section displays article cards for the four most recently published articles by default. You can customize which articles appear here and add images to the cards, if desired. Visitors can click the article titles to view the article pages in the DC classic journal.

Default display with article cards:

Populated with images and custom article choices:

To edit the Featured Content section:

1. Click Admin in the top navigation bar while logged in to reach the Page listing screen.
2. Find the page marked with a “Homepage” tag and click the page title.
   
3. Scroll down to the Featured Content options. If the section is hidden, click the Hide section button to toggle it off.
   
4. You can make changes to any of the following options:
   • Hide or show the section: Click the Hide section toggle button at the top right to move it to the desired position.
   • Section heading text: The heading for the section will read “Featured Content” by default. Enter text in the Section header field if you wish to customize it.
   • Add images: The section will show only cards (no images) by default. Select “Card + image” in the drop-down menu if you wish to include images. Then click Attach thumbnail for each article to upload an image. Maximum dimensions are 400 x 400 pixels.
   • Customize articles in cards: Change the article shown in a card by clicking Remove for that article and typing or pasting a different article’s URL from your journal. Click Validate to confirm the article is successfully linked.
5. Click Publish if you're ready to display the changes. To view the changes first, click Save draft, then Preview. 

Current Articles

The Current Articles section displays the most recent articles from your DC classic journal, including two lines of the abstract if available. Visitors can click article titles to go to the classic article page. Articles can appear as a single list or grouped by document type in vertical tabs, if document types have been set up by Consulting Services.

Single list display:

Document types display with vertical tabs:

To edit the Current Articles section:

1. Click Admin in the top navigation bar while logged in to reach the Page listing screen.
2. Find the page marked with a “Homepage” tag and click the page title.
3. Scroll down to the Current Articles section to make changes to the options listed below.
   
   • Hide or show the section: Click the Hide section toggle button at the top right to move it to the desired position.
   • Section heading: The heading will read “Current Articles” by default. Enter text in the Section header field to customize it.
   • Pull articles from: Choose either the Latest issue or All issues. Any empty open issues are ignored.
   • Sort by: Defaults to Old – New. Change to New – Old to reverse the order. Articles sort first by publication date, then by article number when dates are the same (such as an issue published all at once).
   • Display as: Choose Single list or Grouped by Document Type. The single list setting will display up to 10 articles. When grouped by document type, visitors can click vertical tabs to view articles within each document type.
   • The Document types included option lets you select which document types to display. Drag handles also appear so you can reorder document types.
      
4. Click Publish to save and display the changes. To view the changes first, click Save draft, then Preview.

Most Popular Articles

The Most Popular Articles section displays a card grid with the top six most downloaded articles in the journal, based on all-time total downloads. Cards include two lines of the abstract if available. Visitors can click the article titles to view the articles in the DC classic journal.

To edit the Most Popular Articles section:

1. Click Admin in the top navigation bar while logged in to reach the Page listing screen.
2. Find the page marked with a “Homepage” tag and click the page title.
3. Scroll down to the Most Popular Articles section to make changes to the options listed below.
   
   • Hide or show the section: Click the Hide section toggle button at the top right to move it to the desired position.
   • Section heading: The heading will read “Most Popular Articles” by default. Enter text in the Section header field to customize it.
4. Click Publish to save and display the changes. To view the changes first, click Save draft, then Preview.

Readership Activity Map

A readership map can appear at the bottom of the homepage, with pin drops showing where journal downloads are occurring.

To access map settings and change heading text or map visibility:

1. When logged in, click the Admin link in the navigation bar.
   
2. On the Page listing screen, find the page marked with a “Homepage” tag and click either the page title or the Edit draft link.
   
3. Scroll down in the homepage settings to the map settings section.
    
   • To customize the heading, which reads “Readership Activity” by default, edit the Section main header field.
   • To show the map, ensure the Hide section toggle is switched off to the left; switch it to the right to hide the map. When hidden, the map preview below the toggle will be grayed out. 
4. Scroll up and click Publish to display map changes on the homepage.

Next Steps

Once you've made any changes to your homepage, see the instructions for how to customize your journal's navigation bar and information pages.

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact Consulting Services.