Setting Up a Print Archive

Want to showcase your program’s print editions online? Whether you’re uploading a few recent issues or building a full print archive, there are several ways to set up a print archive on your site. 

Option 1a: Use SNO PDF Flipbooks (available with the Site Booster bundle)

You can now add all Flipbooks or a Flipbook category to your menu in the menu editor! This will create an automatically generated flipbook category page, similar to your story category pages. It will show the first page of the flipbook as a preview with the headline, then readers can click on each flipbook to view it in a separate tab.

1. Go to the edit navigation menu area. (Hover over Appearance -> Menus)
2. Choose the menu to add your flipbooks from the "Select a menu to edit:" dropdown at the top, then click the Select button.
3. On the left side, Click on Flipbook Category (to add a flipbook category) or All Flipbooks (to add all flipbooks) to expand it.
4. Check the box in front of the flipbook category to add or All Flipbooks, then click the Add to Menu button. 
5. This will add the item to the bottom of your menu on the right side of the page. Drag and drop it to where you'd like it to appear in your menu.
6. Click the Save Menu button.

Check out our SNO PDF Flipbooks support article to learn how to create flipbooks and flipbook categories.

Check out our Navigation Menus support article for more help editing your menus.

Option 1b: Use SNO PDF Flipbooks (available with the Site Booster bundle) 

How To:

1. Set up a new category for print (and add it to your menu, if desired).

2. Upload a PDF of your print issue(s) via the SNO PDF Flipbooks tab in your dashboard.

3. Publish the PDF flipbook.

4. Create a new story.* 

5. Click the Add SNO Story Element button.

6. Select “PDF Flipbook” and insert your published flipbook.

7. Assign the story to your new print category from Step 1. 

8. Publish the story.

Example: 

UMass Media PDF Archive 

Option 2: Upload PDFs to Media Library & Use Redirect Links

How To:

1. Set up a new category for print (and add it to your menu, if desired).

2. Navigate to SNO Design Options → Links and check the box to Enable Custom Links. Make sure to click on "Save All Design Options" when finished. 

3. Upload your PDF to the site’s Media Library. Copy the file URL.

4. Create a new story.* 

5. Paste the PDF’s URL into the “Redirect Story Page to Different URL” field.

6. Assign the story to your new print category from Step 1.

7. Publish the story.

Example: 

Current Sauce E-Edition

Option 3: Create a Page with Links 

1. Create a new page for print (and add it to your menu, if desired).

2. Follow steps 1–2 from Option 2 above to upload your print PDF and copy its link from the Media Library. 

3. Back on your new page, list the name of your print issue (e.g., "Fall 2024 Issue"). Use the hyperlink tool to link the text to its corresponding PDF in the Media Library, or insert an image of the cover and hyperlink the image to the PDF file. 

4. Update the page.

Example: 

Panther Prints Print Issues

Option 4: Link or Embed from a Third-Party Service 

1. Set up a new category for print (and add it to your menu, if desired).

2. Get the embed code from the third-party service you’re using.

3. Create a new story.*

4. Switch to the "Code" tab in the Story Body field and paste your embed code (or paste the embed code in the Video/Embed field of the story). 

5. Assign the story to your new print category from Step 1. 

6. Publish the story.

Example:

The Communicator Print Edition 

*We recommend using your print cover as the featured image and setting it to "Do Not Display on Story Page."