Legal content types & layouts

We have 2 primary “standard” layouts - one for content that is included in a Guide and one for content that is not.

Guide layout

This layout applies to the Guide itself and any Learn more, Take Action, and Associated forms associated with the Guide.

Main content area

• Content format icon

• Title

• Body of content

• Last full review by a subject matter expert [date]

• Last revised by staff [date]

• About our legal information (links to our site faq)

Sidebar

These are the minimal components on a piece of legal content. See the various formats for specific layouts.

• Get legal help application block

• Sponsored by block(s), when the content is tagged to a sponsored library section

• Learn more block

• Take Action block

• Forms block

Note

Updates to the Forms block and Take Action blocks to match the description below are in development. Forms is in Sprint 176 and Take Action will be in Sprint 177.

Learn More block

The learn more block is populated in one of three ways depending on the page:

• If the page is a Guide, it uses the Learn more articles specific to that Guide

• If the content is in the Learn more or Take Action of a single Guide, it uses the Learn more articles specific to that Guide

• If the content is in the Learn more or Take Action of a single Guide, it uses all the Learn more articles in all of those Guides, with no duplication

Forms block

The forms in the forms block are based on the associated forms block in Guides:

• If the content is a Guide, it shows the associated forms for that Guide

• If the content is in the Learn more or Take Action of a single Guide, it shows the associated forms from that Guide

• If the content is in the Learn more or Take Action of multiple Guides, it uses all the associated forms from all Guides, with no duplication

Take Action block

The Take Action blocks shows content from the Take Action field in Guides:

• If the content is a Guide, it shows the Take Action for that Guide

• If the content is in the Learn more or Take Action of a single Guide, it shows the Take Action from that Guide

• If the content is in the Learn more or Take Action of more than one Guide, it uses all the associated forms from all Guides, with no duplication

Above footer region

• Contact us block

• Survey block

Non-Guide Content

Main content area

• Content format icon

• Title

• Body of content

• Last full review by a subject matter expert [date]

• Last revised by staff [date]

• About our legal information (links to our site faq)

Sidebar

These are the minimal components on a piece of legal content. See the various formats for specific layouts.

• Get legal help application block

• Sponsored by block(s), when the content is tagged to a sponsored library section

• Learn more block. The learn more block is populated by the recommendations field

Note

The last case is the only case in which the recommendations field is used.

Specific content formats

See the Authoring legal content by type in the authoring guide for layout specifics for each content format.