How to create and edit an article page at aalto.fi

Create a new article

Start by logging in to the system by clicking on the button in the top navigation.
Then, hover your mouse over "Content" in the upper left-hand corner and select "Add content" from the drop-down menu, then "Article".

Fill out the basic information

• Content owner*: Content is the person responsible for this content. Click "Select profiles" and search for that person by their name. There can only be one content owner per content. Only aalto.fi editors can see the name (in the tab Content owner).
• Language*: Choose the primary language (editing language) for the article (English / Finnish / Swedish). You can create other language versions later.
• Title*: Give a headline for the article/page. Start with the most important keywords and summarize the content. Since nowadays many links are shared online without people reading the actual article, make sure to catch the readers eye immediately in the title.

• Summary*: Write a short introduction about the article (this will be shown when the article is lifted up somewhere across the aalto.fi site). The summary should complement the headline – tell the most important points in the beginning. Avoid jargon and difficult terminology. The recommended maximum length is 140 characters.

• Lead text*: The lead text is an introduction to complement the headline, the most important content in the beginning and the necessary background information towards the end. Avoid jargon and difficult terminology, explain if needed (e.g. all abbreviations need to be explained when mentioned for the first time on your page). Please don't copy to the lead text the exact same text as you have in the summary. This will have a negative impact on search engine optimisation and thus to the findability of your content. Lead text can be 1–4 sentences, or a short paragraph.

• Main image: Add an appealing main image for the article (don't use a picture that includes text, for example, an infographic). Choose a picture that supports the article content and makes it more enticing. File size of 1 MB is sufficient, as the image quality (in pixels) is what counts. Always use horizontal images as the main image.

Find the revision you want to go back to in the list (you can view old revisions by clicking the time stamp in blue on the left) and then click the button that says Revert on the right side. Once you do, a new page will appear asking if you to confirm the reverting. Here you can also choose to check the box to “Revert content shared among translations” if you wish.

Even after reverting the page to the earlier edition, later revisions still exist in the list.