The display preferences allow you to specify locations where you do not want links to the article to appear. Suppressing links in certain locations allows you to downplay and article that may not be appropriate for promotion in certain sections of your site. Suppressing links in all of these areas will prevent the article from being promoted in any area of your website.
You can tell Big Medium not to build links...
On homepage. This option prevents links from appearing in either the homepage spotlight or in the main body of long- and short-format homepage links. Note that it's possible that some links may still appear on the homepage as top news (if your homepage includes the ++HOMEPAGENEWS++ widget) or as a quick teaser (if your homepage includes ++QUICKTEASE:slug++ widgets) unless you suppress those types of links as well.
In homepage spotlight. This option prevents links from appearing in the homepage spotlight position while allowing them to appear elsewhere in the main body of long- and short-format homepage links.
In top news listing. This option prevents links from appearing in the top news section on any page whose template uses the ++TOPNEWS++ or ++HOMEPAGENEWS++ widget. (Only pages assigned to the section designated as the top news section are candidates for listing in the top news section.
In quick teasers. This option prevents links from appearing in the quick teaser for the article's section(s). Quick teasers are listings of the latest articles for any section and are generated on any pages whose template uses the ++QUICKTEASE:slug++ widget.
In main section pages. This option prevents links from appearing in either the spotlight area or the main body of long- and short-format links on any main section page. Note that it's possible that some links may still appear on a main section page via top news (if the page template includes the ++TOPNEWS++ or ++HOMEPAGENEWS++ widget) or a quick teaser (if the template includes ++QUICKTEASE:slug++ widgets) unless you suppress those types of links as well.
In main section spotlight. This option prevents links from appearing in the spotlight position on main section pages while allowing them to appear elsewhere in the long- and short-format links for the main section page.
In subsection pages. This option prevents links from appearing in the pages listing all the articles in a subsection of the site. Note that it's possible that some links may still appear on a subsection section page via top news (if the page template includes the ++TOPNEWS++ or ++HOMEPAGENEWS++ widget) or a quick teaser (if the template includes ++QUICKTEASE:slug++ widgets) unless you suppress those types of links as well.
Why would I suppress links?
There are a variety of reasons you might choose not to include links in certain sections of your site. Here are just a few:
- It's just not important enough. Not all articles are created equal, and you may not want every article showing up on your homepage or main section pages. If you have a frequently asked questions section, for example, and you're adding a new item, you probably don't want that displaying as the featured spotlight article on your homepage (and perhaps not on any page except subsection pages).
- You reserve your homepage for certain content only. Catalog sites prefer to use their homepages for special offers. Marketing sites prefer to use theirs for new products but not for press releases. You get the idea. Choosing the "Don't Build Link" option gives you control over your content and image.
- Multi-page articles. Some sites prefer to post articles over multiple webpages. In that case, some "articles" will just be page two, three, four, etc., of a larger article. In those cases, you may choose only to display page one in any sections and "hide" links to the other articles.
- About Us pages. This falls somewhat into the "just not important enough" category. Most sites have an "About Us" section but typically don't display "About Us" articles on the homepage or in quick teasers.
Need more help?
For further assistance and documentation, visit the website of Global Moxie, the developer behind Big Medium.