Try ShortPoint nowThis article shows you how to add an expiration date to the news on your SharePoint site. This is helpful when you want to set a time frame for how long a particular news item is displayed on your SharePoint site.
NOTEAfter accomplishing the steps in this article, proceed to How to Showcase News by Department Using ShortPoint Connect to learn how to apply the time frame you’ve set.
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Prerequisites
- You must already have existing news on your SharePoint site.
Step-by-step Tutorial
Follow the steps to learn how to set expiration dates for news:
Step 1: Open Site Pages
Click the [1] cogwheel icon and select [2] Site Contents:
Scroll down and click Site Pages:
In Site pages, you’ll see all the pages on your site, including all the news you have:
TIPTo easily identify all news pages, show the Promoted State column. All news pages have 2 as their promoted state value. To show this column, you can check out Step 2 of How to Filter News by Department in SharePoint.
Step 2: Add an Expiration Date Column
You must create an expiration date column to control how long news pages remain visible on your sites. This column determines when each news page will automatically stop appearing. Click Add Column:
Select [1] Date and time and click [2] Next:
Write [1] Expiration Date in the Name field and click [2] Save:
Step 3: Assign an Expiration Date to Each News
Click Edit in grid view:
Under the expiration date column, assign a date to all pages with ‘2’ as a promoted state value:
Click Exit Grid Mode:
Step 4: Set-up Expiration Date Filter
Click the [1] view drop-down and select [2] Edit current view:
Go to the Filter section and add the following details:
- [1] Show items only when the following is true
- [2] Expiration Date
- [3] is greater than
- [4] [TODAY]
Then, click OK to apply your changes:
NOTERepeat step 4 for all the views that you want to set up the expiration date for. Simply select the view, edit it, add the details, and save:
Congratulations! You’ve successfully set an expiration date for your SharePoint news. You can now proceed to How to Showcase News by Department Using ShortPoint Connect to learn how to apply the time frame you’ve set.
Related articles:
- Part 1: How to Create a Central News Page in SharePoint
- Part 2: How to Filter News by Department in SharePoint
- Part 3: How to Set Up Expiration Dates For SharePoint News
- Part 4: How to Showcase News by Department Using ShortPoint Connect
