Text-Only Page

Depending on your goals and users’ needs, a text-only page may be the best choice for your content. We’ve crafted this example to demonstrate how YaleSites Blocks shine, whether you have multimedia assets or not.

The Text Block

The Text Block uses a What You See Is What You Get (WYSIWYG) editor that allows you to enter and edit your text in a visual, user-friendly way. The WYSIWYG text editor behaves like word processing software. It will display your text as it appears on the website, so you can see what the formatting will look like as you work. You can easily bold and italicize your text, add headings, select text to create links, insert ordered and unordered lists, and insert a table.

Help your users with headings

Use headings to organize your content. This makes it easier for the reader to understand and navigate the information you share. To use headings effectively, consider your content’s overall structure and hierarchy, and then divide it into sections and sub-sections using headings and nested subheadings.

Highlight a primary call to action

The Button Link Block is an excellent choice when you need to emphasize the importance of a link on your page. Their visual nature grabs the attention of your audience, allowing them to determine how and where they can take action.

However, this helpful visual distinction can quickly turn into visual noise when overused. Multiple, conflicting calls to action may leave your audience overwhelmed and confused.

  • Reserve the Button Link Block for your most important calls to action
  • Keep your text short, clear, and actionable
  • Your calls to action should be related in some way when using paired Button Links
  • Avoid vague link text like ‘click here’ or ‘learn more’
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The Accordion Block

The Accordion Block can make information processing and discovery more effective by allowing users to engage with content in a progressive manner. Accordions work best when your content falls into natural groupings that only some users will need to access. Since accordions are collapsed by default, it is essential to consider situations where users may not expand accordions or realize the information they need is contained within an accordion item. Use the Text Block and clear, descriptive headings when in doubt.