Content-publishing

Advanced Smart Blocks 5 min read Overview Advanced Smart Blocks (ASB) is for content that repeats with the same shape but different data — a list of after-school clubs, a staff directory, a set of facilities. You create a collection, describe its layout... Content shortcodes 15 min read Overview Shortcodes are short codes in square brackets, such as [sa_accordion], that you type into a page or post. When someone views the page, the website swaps each shortcode for the finished content — an accordion, a... Google Drive Integration 9 min read Overview These tools help schools that use Google Workspace put Google Drive files on their website without downloading and re-uploading them. There are three: G Drive Selector — a Google button in the page and post edit... Image Widget 3 min read Overview Image Widget puts one picture into a widget area — a sidebar, the footer or another area your theme provides — and can make it a link. Schools use it for things like an award badge in the footer or a banner in t... OneDrive Settings 8 min read Overview Smart OneDrive Files lets you show files or folders from a Microsoft OneDrive account on your website, using a shortcode. A folder can be shown as a list of files, or — for a folder of photos, such as a school t... Post Reminder 4 min read Overview School websites need fresh content, but it is easy to publish something and forget about it. Post Reminder lets you set a reminder directly from a post or page's editor: choose how long to wait — from one hour t... Smart Approvals 4 min read Overview A Contributor account can write a post but cannot publish it — when they submit it, WordPress simply marks it Pending Review and waits for someone else to look at it. On its own, WordPress does not tell anyone t... Smart Blocks 4 min read Overview Smart Blocks adds a row of clickable tiles below the page header — for example "Term Dates", "Parent Portal" and "School News" on your homepage. Each of the eight available blocks has its own title, description,... Smart Content Slider 3 min read Overview Smart Content Slider turns a set of titled slides into a carousel that visitors click or swipe through. There's no settings screen — you build the carousel directly in the page or post content using two shortcod... Smart Countdown Timer 3 min read Overview Smart Countdown Timer shows a live, ticking countdown — days, hours, minutes, seconds — to a date and time you set. Use it for exam countdowns, event openings, application deadlines, or the last day of term. The... Smart FAQ 11 min read Overview Smart FAQ is a chat widget for the public website. A visitor types a question, and it searches your own published pages, posts, policy PDFs and contact details for the best match, then answers with a short passa... Smart Infinite Slider 4 min read Overview Smart Infinite Slider shows several content blocks side by side in a carousel. The current block sits in the centre, and after the last block it carries straight on to the first again. Visitors move through it w... Smart Menus 3 min read Overview Smart Menus swaps the main navigation menu depending on who is signed in. Staff, pupils, governors, Ofsted accounts and observers can each see a menu built for them, instead of the same public menu everyone else... Smart Notices 4 min read Overview Smart Notices creates short, eye-catching notices — like sticky notes on a board — and displays them automatically on your homepage, or on any page or category archive you choose to switch them on for. They suit... Smart Panel 4 min read Overview Smart Panel is the bar across the top of every page of your school website that connects it to SmartLogin, your school's single sign-on: Visitors who are not signed in see a Login button. People who are signed i... Smart Popup 3 min read Overview Smart Popup shows a modal window over your school website with a title, a message, and an optional button linking to more information. It is a good fit for a one-off announcement that needs more space, or more a... Smart Post Expiry 4 min read Overview Smart Post Expiry takes a post or page off your website on a date you choose. It is useful for anything that stops being true, such as an event that has happened, a closing date for applications or a letter abou... Smart Stats 4 min read Overview Smart Stats displays a row of doughnut charts for statistics you type in yourself — exam results, attendance, or any other figure worth highlighting. Each chart has a large figure and a label underneath it. Ther...