Federation of
American Scientists

Base scope A–D

Block library

Every new component is a WordPress block that FAS staff insert and edit in the standard editor, styled to the existing fas.org design language and tested on mobile and with a screen reader.

  • A

    Carousel

    Pick publications or images; set autoplay off by default; keyboard and screen-reader controls built in.

  • A

    Image grid

    2, 3 or 4 columns, captions and credits, lightbox optional. Crops are set per image so faces aren’t cut.

  • A

    Video

    Click-to-load YouTube or Vimeo with poster image, captions and transcript link.

  • A

    Featured data visualization

    Datawrapper, Tableau or a native chart, always with a text description and a data table.

  • B

    Social content

    Automated Instagram feed plus staff-pinned LinkedIn and X posts; placed on homepage, bio and publication templates.

  • C

    Microsite header

    Microsite name, its own navigation and a persistent “Part of FAS” bar linking the family of sites.

  • Optional

    Sidenote

    Margin notes on wide screens, inline toggles on phones.

  • D

    Topic tags

    Visible tags on every publication, linking to tag archives.

How staff use them

Sample screen