Add publication (News, Event, Banner, Covid Info)

• You are an Administrator
• You are a Location manager

You are an Administrator

1. In the "Publications" tab of the menu, click on "Add a publication".
   
   
2. Fill the "Internal name" field : the internal name is only used in BRIDGE back-office, it allows you to easily identify your publications.
3. Choose the type of publication that you want to create:
   
   
   
   • News: a title, a text and an image will be displayed
   • Event: a title, a text, an image and the event dates will be displayed
   • Banner: an image will be displayed- not compatible with Hot Content on publishers
   • Covid Info (Hot content only available for GMB) : only a text will be displayed. This type is available only if you have a GMB account (cf. Google posts dedicated to Covid-19)
     
     N.B : The publication types are defined when your store locator is initialized. You may not have all these types.
     
     
4. Fill in the different elements of your publication: 
   • Title: news or event title visible on line (145 characters maximum)
   • Content: if you want to display text explaining the news or event (1150 characters maximum)
   • External link: to add a link to another page (200 characters maximum)
   • Attachment: if you want to give web users access to a file (e.g. a pdf) - not compatible with Hot Content on publishers
   • Event dates: event dates displayed on line
     
     
5. Click on "Next step"
   
   
6. Choose the zones where your publication is to be displayed on the different pages:
   
   
   
   

If you have a Store locator :

• Home page: your store locator home page
• Results page: the page that displays the locations resulting from a search
• Local page: the location pages

If you have the publications module activated :

• Publishers : compatible publishers with publications broadcast 

For the Info Covid publication, no zone can be selected as the post will be only published on Google My Business. 

1. Load the images that will illustrate your publication. During this step, you can crop your images.
   
   N.B: According to the configuration of your store locator, you will have to supply one or several images.
   
   
2. Click on "Next step"
   
   
3. Assign the locations for this publication (only if you have chosen a publication zone on the local pages). 
   
   
   
   You can choose to broadcast your publication on all the locations or on a selection of locations.
   
   
4. Choose the dates your publication is to be broadcast
   
   
5. Choose your publication’s status
   • Active (default): your publication will go out immediately during the broadcasting dates
   • Inactive: your publication will be saved as a draft
6. Complete the creation of your publication by clicking on "Create this publication".

You are a Location Manager

1. In the "Publications" tab of the menu, click on "Add a publication".
   
   
2. Fill the "Internal name" field : the internal name is only used in BRIDGE back-office, it allows you to easily identify your publications.
   
   
3. Choose the type of publication that you want to create:
   
   
   
   • News: a title, a text and an image will be displayed
   • Event: a title, a text, an image and the event dates will be displayed
   • Banner: an image will be displayed
   • Covid Info (Hot content only available for GMB) : only a text will be displayed. This type is available only if you have a GMB account (cf. Google posts dedicated to Covid-19)
     
     N.B : The publication types are defined when your store locator is initialised. You may not have all these types.
4. Fill in the different elements of your publication: 
   • Title: news or event title visible on line
   • Content: if you want to display text explaining the news or event
   • External link: to add a link to another page
   • Attached file: if you want to give web users access to a file (e.g. a pdf)
   • Event dates: event dates displayed on line
5. Choose the zone for your publication’s broadcast (if there is a choice of zones). - Missing step for the Info Covid publication 
   
   
   
   
6. Load the images that will illustrate your publication. During this step, you can crop your images. - Missing step for the Info Covid publication 
   
   N.B: According to the configuration of your store locator, you will have to supply one or several images.
   
   
7. Choose the dates your publication is to be broadcast
   
   
8. Choose your publication’s status
   • Active (default): your publication will go out immediately during the broadcasting dates
   • Inactive: your publication will be saved as a draft
9. Complete the creation of your publication by clicking on "Create publication".