Mercury Dokumentation

Editor field description for the Decoy

A decoy can be used in lists to create links to arbitrary web pages, also on other servers.

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Tab "Decoy"

Intro
(Text input)
Optional
A short intro text displayed before the title.
Title
(Text input)
The title / headline for this content.
A value has to be entered in this field.
Date
(Date / time selection)
Optional
The date for this content.
The date format must be valid and include the time, e.g. '10/01/2024 01:00 PM'.
Preface
(Text area)
The preface / description for this content.
Image
Optional
The image for this content.
Image Path
(Image gallery)
The image path in OpenCms.
Title
(Text input)
Optional
The title of the image.
Optional copyright information for the image.
Decorative only
(Check box)
Optional

Specifies whether the image will be read aloud by screen readers for people with visual impairments.

If the image shows something that is already described in the surrounding text or is not essential for understanding the content, it should be marked as decorative.

Infographics, diagrams, or images that are important for understanding the content should be provided with a meaningful title. In this case, the image content should be described as precisely and briefly as possible (approx. 80 characters). More characters cannot be interpreted by screen readers.

Note: The description supplements the text; it does not repeat it.

Text
(Text input)
The display text for the link.
The link target.

Please note: External links should always include a prefix, such as https://.

If checked, the link is opened in a new browser window.

Tab "Availability"

Categories
(Category selection)
Doku Kategorien
Assigns categories to this content.
Release / expiration date
Optional
The time period where this content is available.
Release date
(Date / time selection)
Optional
This content will be available online starting from this date.
The date format must be valid and include the time, e.g. '10/01/2024 01:00 PM'.
Expiration date
(Date / time selection)
Optional
This content will not be available online after this date.
The date format must be valid and include the time, e.g. '10/01/2024 01:00 PM'.
Confidential
(Access restriction)
Only authorized users
Optional
If outside the release / expiration date, this content is visible offline only for a responsible group which is set by the administration.
Sort order number
(Text input)
Optional
Used for sorting entries when displayed in a list. Not shown on the page.

Not displayed on the output page.

The sort order number must be a natural number.
Gallery title
(Text input)
Only Workplace users
Optional
Used to identify this content in the OpenCms internal gallery. Not shown in the output page.