# News

In **Support > News** you post updates for players: a server update, maintenance, the
start of a season. The same post can show on the store, on the launcher and in the
server chat.

![The news list, with the author, the title and the status of each post](shots/community-news.webp)

## Publish a post

1. In **Support > News**, click **New Post**.
2. Fill in **Title**, **Author Nick** and **Content**. The nick shows the player's head
   next to the post.
3. Upload the **Post Banner**: 1200x600 px, up to 5 MB. It is optional.
4. Pick where it shows under **Post Settings** (see below).
5. Click **Save Post**.

![The news form: banner and options on the left, text on the right](shots/community-news-form.webp)

```text Example post
Title: The Winter Season has started
Author Nick: Lucas
Content: The new season is live. New map, ranking reset and a welcome kit for
anyone who joins by Sunday.
```

## The post options

| Option | What it does |
| --- | --- |
| **Publish Immediately?** | On, players see it. Off, it stays as a draft |
| **Show as Modal?** | Opens the post in a popup when the player enters the store |
| **Show on the store** | Appears on the storefront and the store site |
| **Show on the launcher** | Appears on the launcher home screen. The text shows without formatting and the full article opens in the browser. Only available if your plan includes the launcher |
| **Announce on the server** | When saving, players online see the post title in the chat with the link to read it |
| **Also as a title on screen** | Besides the chat, shows the big title on the screen of players online |

> [!TIP]
> Save the modal for what everyone needs to see, like maintenance or a new season. A
> popup on every post wears players out.

> [!NOTE]
> **Announce on the server** only exists in Minecraft and Hytale stores, and needs the
> plugin installed and the post published. Anyone without the **Send notice to the server**
> permission does not see this option. See [In-game announcements](/en/plugins/announcements/).

## Publish from Discord or the store

Players with a team role that has the **Publish News** permission can also publish from
the store itself and with the bot's `/news` command. See
[Player roles](/en/products/players/) and [Bot messages](/en/discord/messages/).

## Edit or delete

In the list, the buttons to the right of each post edit or delete it. Deleting cannot be
undone. To take a post down and keep the text, edit it and turn off **Publish
Immediately?**.