Site Builder 3.0 Blog Asset Update

May 5, 2011

It time for another Blog update. This time the Blog update is on the Site Builder 3.0. People have really liked the Blog Showcase. So we decided to give people the option of using that view within their Site Builder 3.0 websites. Here's some examples:

Image of blog posts showing images in the Showcase view format, 4 columns wide.
Showcase View Extra wide

This extra wide view can only be sen when the left navigation has been removed.


Image of blog posts showing images in the Showcase view format, 3 columns wide.
Showcase View Full Page Width

This is the normal full page size.

Image of blog posts showing images in the Showcase view format, 2 columns wide.
Showcase View 2 columns wide

 

For pages with multiple columns the Showcase view adjusts it's number of columns accordingly.

 

Image of blog posts showing images in the Showcase view format, 1 column.
Showcase View Single Column



As you can see the Showcase view scales very well to almost any space you need to put it into. The width scaling and tiling is automatic depending on the width of the column on your Site Builder 3.0 Page.

 

Image of Spotlight Stories View
Spotlight Stories View



Selecting Spotlight Stories view or Showcase view is simple. Edit your Blog Asset and select the appropriate "Display Style" from the drop down list. Here's a couple examples.

Image of selection from Blog Asset in Site Builder 3.0 for selecting the Showcase View.
Selecting the Showcase View

 

Image of selection from Blog Asset in Site Builder 3.0 for selecting the Spotlight Stories View.
Selecting Spotlight Stories

The other Blog Asset settings apply (when applicable) so you can adjust how many posts are shown, how much text to display (Spotlight Stories View), and so on.

This concludes today's update! Stay tuned for more updates to come!