Make stories dynamic with placeholder text and links.
This feature is available on some plans only. Contact us if you'd like access.
Dynamic Text
Select a portion of text in a story and from the formatting menu select the placeholder database icon.
A new view appears for adding dynamic text. Input a value for the placeholder.
Click the ‘Add Dynamic Text’ button to complete inserting the dynamic text and you the view will be closed. Now in the story you will see the value you have set formatted in a way to indicate that is dynamic text.
When the story is previewed or published the value will be output with two left curly brackets ‘{{’ and two right curly brackets ‘}}’ on either side. Use a post processing replacement mechanism to replace the placeholder text with appropriate data and make story text dynamic.
Dynamic Link
Select a portion of text in a story and from the selection menu click the ‘Add Link’ icon.
The Add a Link view will be displayed. Select ‘Dynamic URL’ from the dropdown list and input a value.
Click the ‘Update Link’ button to confirm. Now in the story link will be seen and hovering over it reveals that it is a dynamic link.
When the story is previewed or published the href value in the a tag has the inputted value with two left curly brackets ‘{{’ and two right curly brackets ‘}}’ on either side.
Use a post processing replacement mechanism to replace the placeholder link with appropriate data and make the story link dynamic.