The Announcement feature will enable you to post and manage announcements that you would like to publish on your site. You might want to post an announcement about recent developments in projects that you're affiliated with, awards, course-related updates, new book or article releases, associated news items, etc. The Announcements feature, like other features, can be set as private or public giving you control over how and to whom they are displayed.

Creating Announcements

To add an announcement post from your site, browse to your site and click the "Announcement" link in your primary menu. Next click on the link that says "+ Add Announcement" and begin entering contents of your announcement.

You have the ability to create "Tags" or categories for every announcement. You can also use existing tags that you had created previously for other content.  Visitors can also find specific announcements by browsing the categories that you have selected for it. You also have the ability associate images or files with any announcement.

Viewing Announcements

All of your announcements can be viewed by clicking on "Announcements" in the primary menu of your site. You can also view and manage announcements by navigating to the Control Panel and clicking on the "Content" button . On the left column you will see a "Announcement" link that will display a list of your announcements. Visitors can find specific announcements by browsing the category that you have selected for it.