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Everyday tasks

Add or edit a news post

News posts are CMS items. You fill in a form, publish the item, and the post appears on the news pages and the home page by itself.

  • WhereWebflow CMS → News Posts
  • TimeAbout 10 minutes

Before you start

Steps

  1. Open CMS → News Posts → New item. To edit a post, click it in the list instead.
    News Posts in the CMS view, with New item at the top right.
  2. Fill in Name (the title). Webflow fills in the Slug for you.
  3. Pick a Category (for example PTSA News or School News) and the Article date. Both are required.
  4. Write 1–2 sentences in Post Summary. This shows on the news cards.
  5. Add a Main Image and describe it in Featured image alt.
  6. Write the Post Body. Use headings and bullet lists from the toolbar; paste plain text, not Word formatting.
    Screenshot: an open News Post item, with the Category, Article date, Post Summary and Main Image fields labelled.
  7. Optional, for the Chatter: a shorter Newsletter Title, Newsletter Summary or Newsletter Image.
  8. Click Publish on the item. It appears on /all-news, its category page and the home page.

Good to know

TBD whether the 611 older posts from WordPress, now drafts, get published.

Webflow's own guide, for the general idea: Collection items overview. It is not about this site, so where it differs, follow this page.

Updated Oct 28, 2026. If a screen looks different from these steps, trust the screen and tell the site manager so the handbook can be fixed.