ℹ️ This article controls which news stories appear on your homepage news block. It does not control the homepage itself (page layout, widgets, etc.) — for that, see What can I edit on my homepage?
Learn how to control which news articles appear on your school's homepage, how to reorder stories, and how to use the homepage divider line in your Edlio CMS admin dashboard.
Accessing Your News Category
To manage which articles display on your school's homepage, open your News & Alerts workspace:
Navigate to News & Alerts from your main admin dashboard (or via Announce > News & Alerts).
In the Category dropdown menu, ensure your primary news category (such as "News & Announcements" or "What's New") is selected. Each category has its own independent story list, public URL, and display rules.
Understanding Homepage News Indicators
Above and within your news articles table, several visual cues show you exactly what is featured on your homepage:
"Top N articles display on the homepage" label: A summary note above the table displays how many active stories your theme displays on the homepage (for example, "Top 5 articles display on the homepage"). Hover the info icon
(i)for site-specific details.Green "Homepage" Badge: Articles currently positioned to appear on your main school landing page display a green badge with a house icon (
⌂ Homepage)."End of Homepage" Divider Line: In categories configured for manual drag-and-drop ordering, a distinct green horizontal divider line marks the exact cutoff point. Stories positioned above the line appear on your homepage; stories below the line remain archived in your full news catalog and on your category page, but do not show on the homepage.
Adjusting Homepage Story Order
Depending on how your news category is configured, articles are ordered in one of two ways:
Option 1: Manual Ordering (Drag and Drop)
If you see a grey ⇅ Drag and Drop badge and six-dot drag handles (⋮⋮) beside each article row, your category uses manual ordering.
To feature an article on the homepage:
Click and hold the six-dot drag handle on the left of the article row.
Drag the article upward and drop it above the green "End of Homepage" divider line.
Verify that the green Homepage badge appears on the story.
To remove an article from the homepage without deleting it:
Click and hold the drag handle of the article you want to remove.
Drag it downward and drop it below the green "End of Homepage" divider line.
The article remains live on your public category page (e.g.
/apps/news/), but will no longer show in the homepage news block.
Option 2: Automatic Ordering (By Publish Date)
If you do not see drag handles, your category orders stories automatically by publish date (most recent first).
To change article order or pin a story:
Click the story title to edit it.
Update the Publish Date field in the article settings (setting it to the current time moves it to the top of the list).
Click Save to republish.
💡 How to switch between Manual and Automatic ordering: Manual vs. automatic ordering is configured per news category under Site Management > Settings > News. If your site permissions restrict this setting, open a ticket via the Eddy AI assistant to have Technical Support adjust your category ordering mode.
Troubleshooting Homepage Display
My story isn't showing on the homepage
If a published article is not appearing on your homepage, check the following checklist:
Is the story published? Draft, scheduled future posts, and unpublished stories do not show. Click View unpublished news to check status.
Is the story in the homepage category? Only the specific category mapped to your homepage news block feeds the front page. A story published under an unlinked department or athletics category will only display on that section's page.
Is it above the homepage divider line? In manual ordering, check that the article has been dragged above the green "End of Homepage" divider.
Has your homepage story limit been reached? If your theme displays 3 or 5 stories, dragging a new story above the line may push older stories below the cutoff.
Browser cache: If you recently adjusted the order, open your school homepage in a private/incognito window to verify the live layout without local caching.
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