Transcript How to add your own pages to the Barton and Tredworth

How to add your own pages to the
website
A Step by Step Guide
www.bartonandtredworth.org.uk
Step 1: Register
In order to create
content for the
Barton and
Tredworth site, you
first need to
register as a
Contributor. Scroll
down the screen
until you see this
‘Register now’
button, and click on
it!
Fill in the details
to the left of the
screen.
You will need to
create a
memorable
username and
password, and
provide a valid
email address.
Finally, enter the
word verification
characters and
then click
‘Register.’
Congratulations –
you are now
registered as a
Contributor!
You will now see
this screen,
asking what you
would like to do
next.
If you are ready
to add a page,
simply click on
‘Add your words
and photos.’
Also, remember to check your email – you will have received a message
containing your username and password details.
Step 2: Adding a page
This page is what will
appear if you click
‘Add your words and
photos.’
Here, you can give
your page a title and
sub-title, and add
your name as the
author. This will
already be filled in,
but can be edited if
you wish.
Once you are happy,
click ‘Next.’
This is the ‘Add
words’ tab. Notice
the different tabs
along the top of the
screen. Every time
you click ‘Next,’ you
are jumping along to
the next tab.
Before you click
‘Next,’ though, add
some words of your
own by clicking in the
text box and typing!
Once you are happy, click ‘Next.’
Notice the ‘Hints &
tips’ box. It gives
helpful advice that
can improve your
page.
This is the ‘Add
photos’ tab.
Click ‘Browse...’ to
select a photo stored
on your computer
and then click
‘Upload this image’
to upload it.
Notice how the
image you selected
has appeared on the
right hand side of the
screen. Click on the
image to change it’s
caption or credit, or
even delete it from
your page.
Once you’ve entered the information, click ‘Done’ to go
back to the main ‘Add photos’ tab, where you can add more
or click ‘Next’ to preview your page.
The ‘Preview’ tab
allows you to see
what your page will
look like once it is up
on the site.
It allows you to
change the format of
your page using the
numbered options at
the top right of the
screen.
Click each numbered
button to see how it
changes the layout of
your page.
When you have found a layout you like, click ‘Next’ to save your page.
Once you get to the
‘Save’ tab, you will be
asked what you would
like to do next with
your page.
You can save it and
continue editing it later,
save a draft for later, or
save the page and
submit it to a site editor
for approval.
You can check the upload status of your page by looking at
the ‘What’s New’ section at the bottom of the Barton and
Tredworth Community Heritage homepage.
Once submitted for
approval, it will be
looked over by an
editor and then
uploaded.
Adding multimedia
The Barton and Tredworth Community Heritage website also
has the ability to display multimedia elements on its pages
(video and sound recordings).
In order to upload multimedia, a Contributor must first be given
Editor status. If you would like to be able to do this, you should
contact the Editorial staff via email at
[email protected]
The following slides will give information on how to add multimedia to your page
The first thing you will
notice as an Editor is that
you have a few more
tabs across the top of the
page.
These are ‘Add
documents,’ ‘Add map,’
‘Add multimedia,’ and
‘Publish.’
‘Add documents’ allows
you to add a document
(such as a PDF or Word
document), while ‘Add
map’ allows you to search
Google Maps and embed
the map on your page.
Click on ‘Add multimedia.’
This is the ‘Add multimedia’
tab. Here, you may add
audio clips stored on your
computer by clicking on
‘Browse...’
And then selecting the clip
you wish to upload, before
clicking on the ‘Upload this
clip’ button.
Once it has uploaded, you
will notice that your sound
clip has appeared on the
right hand side of the
screen. It will need some
details adding to it, so click
on the word ‘Edit’ in
brackets.
Here, you can give your clip
a name and also a short
description of what it is.
Further down the page, you
can add a transcript if you
wish, and if you have more
than one clip, re-arrange
them so that they appear
on your finished page in a
different order.
Clicking on ‘Done’ at the
bottom of the page will take
you back to the ‘Add
multimedia’ main page
where you can add more
clips, or a video.
To add a video clip to your
page, you need to find the
‘embedding code’ that is
usually available below the
clip on the hosting site. It
needs to be copied into this
box, and then click the ‘Add
this code’ button.
Please note that only clips that are hosted on a video
sharing site can be uploaded – you cannot upload videos
that are stored on your computer at present.
This screen shows the
location of the ‘embedding
code’ on Youtube, but other
sites (such as Vimeo and
Dailymotion) may vary. To
show the code, just click on
the ‘share’ button, and then
‘embed.’ The code in the
box is what needs to copied
into the box on the Barton
and Tredworth site.
Once you’ve added the
code, you can preview
your page by clicking on
the ‘Preview’ tab. You
can also alter the layout
with the drop down box
on the right. Once you
are happy, you can move
on to the ‘Publish’ tab.
In the ‘Publish’ tab, you
can select where on the
site you wish to place
your new page...
If it shows up on the
‘What’s new’ list...
Which types of adverts
will display alongside
your page...
And finally, this button allows you
to publish the page to the site so
that everyone can view it!
We hope that this presentation has given you the skills to start
creating new contributions for your Community Heritage site. Any
questions regarding anything you have seen in this presentation
should be forwarded to
[email protected]
Thank you!