What does a feature box look like?

A feature box has a coloured bar at its top. There are two kinds of web parts used to feature content:

• a content editor web part – used to display short amounts of text (such as contact information), a title for a list of links following it, a button or a photo
  
• a summary links web part – used to display a list of links

If you want to highlight short, important content related to the topic, use a feature box. You will need to add a web part, and then populate it with content. 

The kinds of content that work best in feature boxes are:

• Very short bits of content
• Contact information, clinic or office open hours
• "Calls to action" such as links to forms to fill out and submit 
• Links to related documents
• Links to internal pages or related external websites

To follow PHSA style for feature boxes:

• Keep the number of feature boxes to three per page; the sidebar should not be longer on the screen than the main page content. 
• Put lists of related documents and links in a link list format in the sidebar. You can add a short description above the links if needed.
• Give feature boxes of links a heading (use Heading 5 style)
• In a basic plus template page (a page with three tabs) the sidebar is visible regardless of which tab is open.
• If you have more than one link, use the Summary links web part to create a links list
• If you have an action associated with a feature box, such as visiting another website or page, use a link or a button. Use a button instead of a link list if there is only one action and it is a primary action on the page.
• If you need to include text in the feature box, keep it quite short.