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Example article: the plain editorial page pattern

PLACEHOLDER

This is the template for an ordinary article. Copy this page, replace the prose, and set category, refs.author, author_key, date_published and the SEO meta. It then appears on the homepage, on its category page and on its author's page with no further edits.

Open with the answer, not the preamble. A reader who stops after this paragraph should still leave with the point.

A section heading

Body copy sits in a 820px reading column (.container--narrow). Use strong for emphasis that carries meaning, and link out with a normal external link which gets no tracking parameters unless its domain is whitelisted in this page's meta.utm.

  • Square-bullet list, for criteria or requirements
  • Second item
  • Third item

Another section heading

Available list styles are .criteria (square bullets), .arrowlist (triangles), .numlist (numbered chips), .steps (numbered blocks with headings) and .recap (ruled summary lines). They live in the review stylesheet and work on any page.

  1. Step-style block

    Use this when order matters and each item needs a sentence or two.

  2. Second step

    Delete what you do not need: nothing here is required.

Callout. For an aside, a caveat or a note the reader should not miss.