View source for Menu Item: List News Feeds in a Category/en

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==Description==
The '''List News Feeds in a Category''' menu item type is used to show a list of all RSS News Feeds in a Category. Depending on the selected options for this layout, you can include subcategories of a News Feed category.

==How To Access==
To create a new '''List News Feeds in a Category''' menu item:
* Select {{rarr|Menus,[name of the menu]}} from the Administrator menu (for example, {{rarr|Menus,Main Menu}}). Then...
** Select the '''New''' button in the Toolbar. Then...
** Select the Menu Item Type Select button. [[Image:Help-4x-Menu-Item-Type-Select-Button-en.png]]
** In the modal dialog select the News Feeds item to open a list and then select the '''List News Feeds in a Category''' item.
To edit an existing List News Feeds in a Category menu item:
* Select its Title in the Menus: Items list.

==Screenshot==
[[Image:Help-4x-Menus-Menu-Item-News-Feed-Category-screen-en.png|800px]]

==Form Fields==
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===Details Tab===
'''Left Panel'''
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{{:Chunk4x:Help screen column header Select a Category/en}} This layout requires a category selection. Select the desired top-level category. All child categories can be shown in the selected category if sub categories are selected to be shown in the 'Category Options' Tab.
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'''Right Panel'''
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{{Chunk4x:Help screen column header Status/en}}
{{Chunk4x:Help screen column header Start Publishing/en}}
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===Category Tab===
[[Image:Help-4x-Menus-Menu-Item-News-Feeds-Categories-category-options-parameters-en.png|600px]]
{{:Chunk4x:Help screen column header Category Title/en}}
{{:Chunk4x:Help screen column header Category Description/en}}
{{:Chunk4x:Help screen column header Category Image/en}}

*'''Subcategory Levels.''' (Use Global/All/1-5) The number of levels of subcategories to show in the layout. Select ''All'' to show all levels in the subcategory hierarchy.
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*'''Feeds in Category.''' (Use Global/Hide/Show) Show or hide the number of News Feeds in a Category.

===List Layout Tab===
[[Image:Help-4x-Menus-Menu-Item-News-Feeds-Categories-list-layout-options-parameters-en.png|600px]]
*'''Filter Field:''' (Use Global/Hide/Show) Whether to show a Filter field for the list. Select Hide to hide the filer field
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*'''# Articles.''' (Use Global/Hide/Show) Show or hide the number of Articles in each News Feed. Other options are available to set this value in each individual News Feed.
*'''Feed Links.''' (Use Global/Hide/Show) Show or hide the feed links URLs.
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===Feed Display Options Tab===
[[Image:Help-4x-Menus-Menu-Item-News-Feeds-Category-feed-display-options-parameters-en.png|600px]]
{{:Chunk4x:Help screen column header Feed Image/en}}
{{:Chunk4x:Help screen column header Feed Description/en}}
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*'''Characters count.''' Number of characters to show if Feed Content from News Feeds is set to show.
*'''Feed display order.''' (Use Global/Most recent first/Oldest first) Select the feed display order, most recent first, oldest first, or Global, the setting in News Feeds Options.

===Common Options===
See [[Help4.x:Menu_Item:_New_Item/en|Menus: Edit/New Item]] for help on fields common to all Menu Item types located in the following Tabs:
*'''Link Type'''
*'''Page Display'''
*'''Metadata'''
*'''Associations'''
*'''Module Assignment'''

==Toolbar==

At the top of the page you will see the toolbar shown in the Screenshot above. The functions are:

*'''Save.''' Saves the menu item and stays in the current screen.

*'''Save & Close'''. Saves the menu item and closes the current screen.

*'''Save & New'''. Saves the menu item and keeps the editing screen open and ready to create another menu item.

*'''Save as Copy'''. Saves your changes to a copy of the current menu item.  Does not affect the current menu item.  This toolbar icon is not shown if you are creating a new menu item.

*'''Cancel'''. Closes the current screen and returns to the previous screen without saving any modifications you may have made. Or

*'''Close'''. Closes the current screen and returns to the previous screen without saving any modifications you may have made.

*'''Help'''. Opens this help screen.

==Quick Tips==
* Categories can be "nested" into levels, similar to folders on a disk drive. In theory there is no absolute limit on the number of levels you can have. However, as a practical matter it is recommended to keep the levels to a minimum. The Show All Categories layout may not work correctly if the number of levels shown is greater than five.
* If you set up category titles as linkable, the user can drill down on the category. If there is a pre-existing menu item for this category (for example, a Category List menu item), then that menu item will show in the drill down and the options set for that menu item will control the page display. Otherwise, the options set for the current Show All Categories menu item will control the page display.
* You can set the option to drill down to a list in two places.
** In [[Help4.x:News_Feed:_Options/en|News Feeds Manager Options]] you can set the default value for all categories.
** In [[Help4.x:News_Feeds:_New_or_Edit_Category/en|Category Manager: Edit A Newsfeeds Category]] you can set a value for a specific category. If this is set, it overrides the default value.

==Related Information==
* Categories are created using [[Help4.x:News_Feeds:_New_or_Edit_Category/en|Category Manager: Edit A Newsfeeds Category]].
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