Website How Tos

Instructions and tips for working with the Social Science Department websites running on Plone.

How to Publish a Draft for Content Moderators from Email

 

  1. If you are not already logged into the department website, click the "Log In" button at the bottom of the website and log in using your CAS ID
 

 

2. Once you receive an email stating that a staff member's profile is ready for review (shown above), click on the profile link in the email 

 

 

3. Review the content and click "Publish Now" which is located in the yellow box 

 

 

How to Add an Event on a SiteFarm Website

  1. Login. Click on the Shortcuts » Add content  tabs in the admin panel. The Admin Panel is located at the top of the website.
     
     
  2.  Select Event from the content list.
     
     
  3. Enter the date and time of event.
     
     
  4. Enter the location of the event.
     
     
  5. Use the Body field to enter any additional information in regards to the event.

How to Embed Videos on a page on a Sitefarm website

1. Login and navigate to the page you want to edit.

2. Click the Edit tab.

3. In the Body field, go to the area you want to embed the video and click the URL icon.

4. Paste in the embed URL provided by the Service, for example Youtube or Vimeo. On Youtube you get the URL of the video by clicking the "Share" tab under/next to the video.

5. Click Embed and the video will appear in the body field.

6. Next save the page and test your video.

Example Youtube: