Editions

The word edition is used in multiple ways in Prepress.

  1. There is a taxonomy called Editions within the Edition post type that is used to tag articles.
  2. There is a post type called an Edition that is similar to a landing page except it can be associated with a Publication.
  3. There is a page template called an Edition Homepage Template that is used as a blank wrapper for Edition posts.

These three things all work together to create an issue of CFA Magazine.

Creating an Issue of CFA Magazine

  1. Create an Edition term for the issue you are working on.
    1. In the backend of WordPress, go to Editions > Editions.
    2. Create an Edition term for the issue, for example Fall 2022. Be sure to make it a child term of Magazine.
    3. As you add articles that belong to this issue, tag them with the Fall 2022 Edition term.
  2. Create an Edition post to serve as the landing page for the issue.
    1. In the backend of WordPress, go to CFA Magazine > Editions.
    2. Create an Edition post with the name of the issue, Fall 2022.
    3. Add all the components to the page that you would like displayed; Banner, Current Issue component, Collections component, Small Promos component, Social Media component, etc.
    4. In the Publication meta box, be sure CFA Magazine is selected.
    5. Save as a draft, schedule for a future date, or publish the post immediately.
    6. Once the Edition post is live, the Publication Homepage will automatically update to display the newest Edition post for the publication.
  3. Create an Edition Homepage Template for the issue.
    1. In the backend of WordPress, go to Pages > Add New.
    2. Create a page with the name of the issue, Fall 2022.
    3. Under Page Template, choose Edition Homepage Template.
    4. Under Placement in Navigation, select Move Page and move the page so it is a child page of the Issues Archive page in the Navigation.
    5. Under Featured Image, attach the cover image of the issue. The image must be 575×697 pixels.
    6. Under Publication, select Magazine.
    7. Save the page as a draft.
    8. Once the page is saved, you should see a Publish Edition meta box.
    9. From the dropdown, select the Edition post you would like to pull into the page, Fall 2022.
    10. You can add a short description for the issue if there is one.
    11. If this issue of the magazine lives outside of this website, you can add a link to the external site under the “Edition Static URL” field.
    12. You can also add a link to a PDF of the issue if there is one.
    13. Save as a draft, schedule for a future date, or publish the page immediately.