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Adding a New Op-ed

Similar to adding a new Working Paper, adding a new Op-ed requires copying the Op-ed template and filling in the Page Properties.

However, since the page redirects users directly to the Op-ed article, there's no need to fill out the content on the page itself (i.e. authors, link, embed, etc.)

Copy Op-ed template

In AEM, navigate to the Publications & Multimedia page and copy the Op-ed template.

  1. Go to the Publications & Multimedia page in AEM's WMC
  2. Right click on the Op-ed Template (2026) and select Copy.]
  3. Click Paste to paste the template. Change the Copy name to this structure: op-ed-xx-short-title where xx is the number of the Op-ed and short-title is a 3-6 word keywords of the title (e.g., op-ed-10-gemany-canada-lng-purchase).
  4. The new page will show up at the end of the list of pages. You may have to go to the next page to see it.

Fill in Page Properties

Here we add the following information into the Page Properties of the new Op-ed page:

Content to be added Type of content Where it goes
Title The first portion of the Op-ed title, before the colon (if applicable) Basic -> Title
Tags The keywords associated with the Op-ed Basic -> Tags/Keywords
Date The date the Op-ed was published (both short 09/13/2026 and long formats September 13, 2026) Basic -> Date and Advanced -> Custom Properties -> custom-publication-date
Subtitle (if applicable) The second portion of the Op-ed title, after the colon (if applicable) Basic -> More Titles and Description -> Subtitle
Overview A brief layman's summary of the Op-ed's content (max. 50 words) Basic -> More Titles and Description -> Description
Op-ed URL The URL link to the Op-ed Advanced -> Redirect
Publication Type & Number The type (Op-ed) and number assigned to the Op-ed Advanced -> Custom Properties -> custom-publication-type
Image (if applicable) The cover image of the Op-ed as a 3:2 (Carousel) aspect ratio Image
  1. Open up the page.
  2. Select Page Properties from the Page menu.
  3. Go through the three tabs in the Page Properties dialog and fill in the information above. If you don't have a cover image, you can leave the image field blank.

Filling in this information in Page Properties will automatically populate the Op-ed page with that information.

Adding Tags

Tags are used to filter Op-eds by topic on the Publications & Multimedia page and Agrivoltaics page and to connect news items.

You must include the following tags for the Op-ed in the following order to appear in the correct places:

Type of tag Why Tag Name
Topic To identify the topic of the Working Paper See a list of topics here.
Publication Number The number assigned to the Op-ed X
where X is the number of the Op-ed (e.g. 21)
Publication Medium To identify it as a Op-ed; already on the template Op-ed
op_ed

Topic tag must come first

Due to AEM restrictions, the topic tag must be the first tag in the list. If it is not, the Op-ed will not show the topic throughout the site.

Filling in Page Properties for an op-ed [coming soon]

Activate

If everything looks good and the op-ed is ready to be added to the site, Activate the page to save your changes and publish it.