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Section breakdown: Article

Section breakdown: Miscellaneous

Section breakdown: Required Reading

Here's a full list of the Default Text Strings available in the Required Reading Knowledge Base Section, with accompanying screenshots to show how they're used:

Default Text StringDescriptionAdditional notes/descriptionScreenshot References
Required ReadingRequired reading articles list headingThis is the heading for the Required Reading articles list where it is displayed. This article list is not automatically added to new knowledge bases.Homepage screenshots, #1
Required ReadingRequired reading page titleThis is the title of the Required Reading page displayed at /{root}/required-reading in your knowledge base (this page also opens when the "See more" link is opened from the Required Reading articles list.)Required Reading screenshots, #1
RequiredRequired description in legend at top of required reading pageThis is the description of the required icon displayed in the legend at the top of the Required Reading page.Required Reading screenshots, #2
AcknowledgedAcknowledged description in legend at top of required reading pageThis is the description of the acknowledged icon displayed in the legend at the top of the Required Reading page.Required Reading screenshots, #3
This article is required to readArticle required reading top of page calloutThis is the text displayed by the Required Reading flag merge code when a required article has not yet been confirmed as read. You can add this merge code anywhere in your article template.Article screenshots, #1
This article is required reading. Please click to confirm that you have read and understood it.Article required reading checkbox textThis is the text displayed by the Required Reading acknowledgement merge code when a required article has not yet been confirmed as read. You can add this merge code anywhere in your article template.Article screenshots, #2
AcknowledgedRequired reading flag with acknowledgementThis is the text displayed by the Required Reading flag merge code when a required article has been confirmed as read.Article screenshots, #3
Thank you for reading the article and confirming that you completed it.Article required reading checkbox text for acknowledged articleThis is the text displayed by the Required Reading acknowledgement merge code when a required article has been confirmed as read.Article screenshots, #4
No results found.Required reading page message if no required reading foundThis message is displayed on the Required Reading page if there are no articles marked as requiredRequired Reading screenshots, #4
See more...Required reading article list see moreThis is the "See more..." link displayed in the Required Reading articles list when it contains more articles than can be displayed.Homepage screenshots, #2
NoneRequired reading article list empty textThe text that is displayed if the Required Reading article list is shown but has no articles within it.Homepage screenshots, #3

Homepage screenshots

If you add the Required Reading article list to your homepage (or another page), these text fields are the ones we'll display:

Required Reading article list with articles

Required Reading article list without articles

Required Reading screenshots

The Required Reading page can be accessed:

  • by navigating to /{root}/required-reading
  • by clicking the "See more..." link in the Required Reading article list

Sample Required Reading page with several articles

Sample Required Reading page with no articles

To customize the text in the pagination controls of this page, see Section breakdown: Article Lists for the default text strings for the pagination controls.

Article screenshots

The screenshots below only apply when:

  • Required Reading has been enabled
  • Merge codes for the flag and acknowledgement are in the Article Custom HTML template
  • Someone is viewing an article marked as "Required".

The exact placement of these sections depends on where you've put them:

Flag and acknowledgement text displayed when a required article has not been acknowledged as read

Flag and acknowledgement text displayed when a required article has been acknowledged as read

Section breakdown: Article Lists

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