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Add ability to edit image Alt Text within Composer

When a user adds an image into Composer, they have the ability to edit the Caption. It would be very helpful to have the ability to edit the Alt Text field right within Composer as well so the user doesn't have to go back to Photo Center to update...

Created 15 Mar 21:53 by Trey

Composer / Metadata / Photos & Galleries

2 Future consideration
20 Vote

Improvements to barely-there geolocation (latitude & longitude)

We want to start doing a lot more stuff with regard to locations in our stories. Specifically, we want to be able to geotag specific stories so we could theoretically do things like placing them on a map. We're doing a lot of exciting things with ...

Created 16 Dec 22:53 by Britton Peele

Composer / Metadata

1 Future consideration
17 Vote

Fill description field with subhead

We would like the description field in the planning tab of Composer to be autofilled from the subhead field and visa versa and the ability to disable this with a radio button (so that description can be extended if needed). With current set up bot...

Created 31 Jan 14:04 by Paddy Logue

Composer / Create/Edit Story / Metadata

2 Future consideration
23 Vote

Provide clients with the ability to customize alternate headline settings in Composer

Options would include: Ability to display the alternate headline fields in an expanded state by default and/or so that newsrooms can quickly validate that all necessary fields are populated with the desired copy Ability to make certain headline fi...

Created 27 Jan 22:01 by Guest

Composer / Compose Tab Editor / Metadata

3 Future consideration
7 Vote

Allow 'Description' Field To Be Available/Presented on Compose Tab

Hi there, As Arc continues to look for ways to improve the Composer service, we're looking to see if the "Description" field can be an option to add to the Compose tab, rather than only being available under the Planning or Meta tabs. If this idea...

Created 23 Mar 12:55 by Troy Blevins

Composer / Create/Edit Story / Metadata

0 Future consideration
14 Vote

Ability to edit entries in "SEO Keywords" field

We use the SEO Keywords field to generate a URL. When there is a mistake or something needs to be added, we have to retype the entire string. Please make entries in the SEO Keyword field editable so fixes and additions are easier to make.

Created 18 Jun 15:39 by T.J. Furman

Composer / Metadata / URL

0 Future consideration
16 Vote

Add option to exclude individual stories from Google AMP and/or Facebook Instant Articles

There are many times when iframes and other non-AMP/FBIA friendly embed elements are included in stories. When a story is focused largely on the content of these embedded elements and those elements do not display in those platforms, we aren't giv...

Created 31 Aug 14:42 by Amanda Baker

Composer / Metadata

1 Future consideration
12 Vote

Tags field - search by name instead by slug

The current tags field in composer does search by slug. This is generating issues in our newsroom to find common terms which is impacting the number and accuracy of keywords in these assets.

Created 10 Mar 15:09 by Guest

Composer / Metadata

0 Future consideration
13 Vote

Make "internal memo notes" left in Websked visible in Composer

When you leave a note in the "internal memo notes" field in Websked, it does not display anywhere when you open the story in Composer. Internal memo notes left in Composer do display in Websked, and this is very helpful. An internal memo note atta...

Created 27 Sep 17:52 by Emily Babay

Composer / Metadata / Workflow & Publish

0 Future consideration
11 Vote

Make line/word/inch measurements in Ellipsis match those values in Websked

As a writer or editor, I'd like to know the accurate length of a story, whether I'm looking in Ellipsis or Websked. Right now the values in those two apps differ. Thanks Ken

Created 28 Jan 17:23 by Ken Carriere

Composer / Metadata / Workflow & Publish

0 Planned