# Article Guidelines

## Fields
*Required fields are marked with an asterisk

### Title *
title of the article.
> Example: `Launch of the Beyond Kickboxing website`

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### Slug *
a unique name in link form that contains readable words instead of technical abbreviations or database IDs.

**Important**: use the "Regenerate" function to generate the slug.
> Example: `launch-of-the-beyond-kickboxing-website`

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### Cover *
article cover image.

format: `.webp` | aspect ratio: `16:9` | resolution: `1280x720` pixel

**Important:** upload the file to the `Article` folder, the file name should correspond to the name of the article.
> Example: `launch-of-the-beyond-kickboxing-website.webp`

*to resize and save the image in the correct format you can use https://pixlr.com/x/
(If you need help please contact Yod) [see example here](https://gfycat.com/impishharmfulicterinewarbler)*

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### Category *
category of the article.

> Choices: `News` | `Interview` | `Opinion`

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### Excerpt *
a short extract from the content.

> Example: `After 5 months of development the Beyond Kickboxing website has now been released.`

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### Content *
rich text content of the article.

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### SEO Component *
**Important:** the information in the SEO component directly affects our ranking in search engines and should be maintained extremely conscientiously!

#### metaTitle *
will be displayed as the title on: search engine results pages, when sharing in social networks and in the browser tab.

*should be the `Title` of the `Article`*
> Example: `Launch of the Beyond Kickboxing website`

#### metaDescription *
is of equal importance than the title. The meta description is the snippet that displays underneath.

*should be the `Excerpt` of the `Article`*
> Example: `After 5 months of development the Beyond Kickboxing website has now been released.`

#### metaImage *
will be displayed as image in social networks etc.

*should be the same picture as the `Cover`*

#### Other Fields
*all other fields of the component are optional.*