Updated News Publishing Instructions

This section provides an overview of common site update features. The instructions are composed in a "book" format. At the bottom of this section you will see links to other pages which go into more detail on each topic.  We have included some screenshots and quick links to allow you to do the following steps.

 

1. Log into your site and you will find the Dashboard

2. On Dashboard, to right, there is a block of quick links. You will look for the item that says  "Add News Article"



 

 

 

An Article is used to create time-sensitive content like announcements , press releases,  or quick posts.  

A Basic Page is used to create content that seldom changes, or occasionally needs minor edits like directions to your local, or a list officers or resources .

Pages that share a common section of the site are called Book Pages.



At the bottom of each book page, site visitors may click from one page to the next. Below is a view of how this looks on mobile device. 

Any page or article may be edited or updated when an administrator is logged in. Just navigate to the page while logged in, then click the Edit tab. Make any changes directly in the body of the text, to the title, etc. 

Below is a screenshot of this page in the edit mode :

 

 

One of the most powerful ways to use the editor is to link members to key resources on your site or other sites,  such as  ibew.org

Basically the process is to highlight the text, then use the Link editor button (the chain in the middle of the top buttons) as displayed below. If you link to a page on your own site, you do not need the whole url, just everything from the slash forward.

(If linking to another site, such as ibew.org, we will use the entire url, i.e. https://ibew.org)

This is shown below. First, note how the word "Dashboard" is highlighted and linked. 

 

 

Now, let's look closer at how we create that link :

 

 

 

To create the link, to the Dashboard, we go to the Dashboard and copy the link. Again, since this link is on the same site, we only copy  everything from the slash forward.

 

 

 

After you have copied the link, use the link editor button and insert the hyperlink, as shown below :

 

 

 

 

Once you insert the copied link, the system adjusts the "protocol" for the link automatically (as shown above)

When copying and highlighting links from any other site, we copy the whole link, i.e. https://ibew.org etc.







An example is shown below : 

 

 

 

Once the link is added and changes are made, go to the bottom of the page and click "save" (or "preview" to see what it will look like first)





 

 

 

 

 

Any article, page, image gallery or other content posted to the site may be designated "members only" if it contains information not meant for the general public.  For example, this page is set to be visible to administrators only. Check the "View/Edit Permissions" to ensure that you have the correct settings before submitting. Only those with the necessary permissions will receive the link once posted.



If you want the page restricted to "members only," just select "registered member" under view/edit permissions while in edit. Make sure "anonymous user" and "authenticated user" are unchecked : 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

From the Dashboard, Use the "Add Event" link

 

 

System will open a new event :

 

 

Make sure the deafult role selected is "Attendee." This is required field.

 

 

The system will walk you through the necessary fields to input the event start time and location,. When an event is added, it shows 1) on the home page under the calendar block and 2) under the Events and Meetings Menu Tabs (if event type = Meeting).







For any time-sensitive event you may wish to create a news article that provides a link to the event.

Note : the system will allow members to register for events, trainings, etc. To do this click the onlin registration tab (within the event), then 2) enable "Online Registration." (allows logged in members to register by submitting event form with a single click.)

For more details on adding events, please see Adding Event and Meeting Listings Instructions, below.

For images from particular events, these can go into a gallery, which can be members only. This will  allow you to add multiple images to the site at once. For more details, click on "Adding Multiple Images" link or in the section below.

To Update Signatory Contractors :

The roster of signatory contractors is located in CiviCRM

To access CiviCRM, use the link from the main dashboard

 

 

Once in civicrm, click Search > Find Contacts

Select "Signatory Contractors" from "Groups" :



 

 

 

From here you can Edit Contractor Information (click "Edit") or Remove them from the Roster.

To remove multiple contractors, first accesss the Signatory Contractor list as per above. Then, click in box next to the name, at left.

 

 

Checking the box activates the "Actions" Drop Down. From there, look for or start typing, "group remove." The system will walk you through.

 

To view the contractors list, click  here

 

 

For more tips and instructions on contractor updates , please see the "Adding and Updating Signatory Contractors" section below or  click the link here!