This guide walks through creating and publishing a YSPH-specific internal news article in Beatrix using the new T5 News interface. The instructions reflect the block-based article editor and updated Article Placement section, which differ from the previous experience.

Getting Started

1. Log in to Beatrix:
   Go to Beatrix and log in with your NetID and password.

2. Navigate to News:
   From the left-hand menu, click News → Your Articles.

3. Create a New Article:
   Click the blue + Add New button in the upper-right corner.
   This opens the article editor.

Article Info

In the Article Info section:

• Article Institution: Select Yale School of Public Health.

• Article Type: Choose Internal (for YSPH-authored content).

• Title: Enter the article title. The system will warn you if a similar title exists.

• Subtitle: Optional, a short secondary line to provide context.

• Author(s):

  • Click Add New to find and add Yale employees.

  • For non-Yale contributors, type the full name and click Add.

• Slug: Enter an SEO-friendly slug (URL path).

• Date & Time: Choose the article date.

• Thumbnail: Optional but recommended, especially for sharing on social media. Click Media Library to Browse or upload a relevant image.

  • For more advice on adding and cropping thumbnails, see News Thumbnails and Hero Images: Uploading and CroppingArchivedPreview .

• Summary: A short description of the article, which is required.

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Selecting YSPH when creating a new article

Article Content

YSPH uses the block-based editor introduced in T5. This differs from the previous implementation where all content was added to one large block.

Add Body Content Blocks

1. Locate the Body Content section in the editor of your article.

2. Click the Add New Section button to insert a new content block.

3. Choose the block type.

Block Types

Text

For paragraphs, headings, lists, and links.

1. Text is the standard content section type

2. You must have at least one Text section per article

3. Images can no longer be inserted in text sections. To add media to your article, add an Individual Media or Media Gallery section.

Quote

For adding extra emphasis to quotes that appear in the article.

1. Enter quote text

2. Max 500 characters per quote.

3. Select attribution: Yale Person, External Person, or None.

Table

For tabular data.

• A Table Heading is required for accessibility.

• The Table Heading can appear in the article above the table, or you can toggle it off to hide it with the Display Table Heading toggle.

• A table will appear in the field by default. The top row is a header row to ensure accessibility, and will have slightly different formatting.

• Use the Insert row above and similar options to add new rows or columns to your table

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The options for adding new rows or columns to your table

• Ensure all table cells have data

  • Blank table cells and merged table cells are always accessibility issues

• These fields appear similarly to Text sections, but only support tables

• Only enter one table per Table section

• Validation will ensure the table is accessible and other content is not entered outside the table

Individual Media

For images, videos, or audio.

1. Enter or upload your content in the selected block.

2. Repeat as needed to build out the article body.

Media Gallery

For multiple images and/or video.

1. Select all images and/or video you want to appear in the gallery from the Media Library, or upload new ones.

2. Add the gallery section to your article.

3. The gallery will appear as an infinitely scrolling gallery with a progress indicator for readers to know how many items there are in the gallery.

4. Note that audio is not permitted in galleries.

Managing Content Blocks

• Reordering

• Drag and drop blocks to change their order.

• You must republish for the order to update on the website.

Article Outro

In the new T5 News interface, Public Tags have been moved into the Article Outro section (near the end of the article content editor) and are now treated as part of what readers see on the live page.

Public Tags

• Display at the bottom of the published article.

• Are clickable, linking readers to a filtered list of articles with the same tag.

• Help users explore related stories and improve site navigation.

• Should be selected carefully for relevance and consistency.

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Related Content

The Explore More section has been updated in T5, but functions similarly to what YSPH editors are used to, with some additional options:

Optional CTA

• Add a headline, button text, and link to guide readers to a next action (e.g., register, donate, learn more).

  • Appears visually distinct on the article page.

Tag People

• Type a name to add Yale faculty/staff.

• Tagged people will have the article automatically appear on their profile page.

• Their associated organizations will also be auto-suggested in the News Feeds section.

Related Links

Function the same way as before , add URLs to relevant content.

Related Organizations

Works like related links but uses organization records already stored in Beatrix, meaning the link will automatically update if that organization’s URL changes.

Related Events

Link to upcoming events relevant to the article.

Preview & Publishing

Preview Changes in T5

Unlike the old system, previews are no longer generated automatically. You now have to explicitly publish to Preview to see how the article will look in the staging environment.

Publish to Preview:
Saves your article to the preview site so you can see how the article will look, how it will appear in listings on your preview site, and share with others (who have Yale NetID credentials) who might need to see the article before it’s published live.

Publish to Live:
Pushes your article to the live, publicly viewable site.