Atwater Library and Computer Centre

1. Login
If you have not done so, log into your website.

  If you have your own domain goto www.yourdomain.com/user
  If you do not have a domain goto www.atwaterlibrary.ca/yourdirectory/user

2. Click "Create Content" -> "story"

3. Type in a title for the story.

4. Select the category for the story.

5. Type in the content for the story.

6. Click submit. 

1. Login
If you have not done so, log into your website.

If you have your own domain goto www.yourdomain.com/user
If you do not have a domain goto www.atwaterlibrary.ca/yourdirectory/user

2. Browse to the item (story) that requires a change.

3. Click the title of the story.

4. Click the Edit tab.

5. Make any changes you wish.

6. Click submit.

1. Login
If you have not done so, log into your website.

   If you have your own domain goto www.yourdomain.com/user
   If you do not have a domain goto www.atwaterlibrary.ca/yourdirectory/user

2. Find a story that you wish to create a translation for.

3. Click the Translation tab (beside the Edit tab)

4. Click Create Translation beside that language that is missing the translation.

5. Correct the title to that which should appear for the new language.

6. Select the appropriate category.

6. Leave the body in the original language and click Submit.

7. Go to your front page, select the language that the translation should appear under and find to where the story is.

8. Edit the newly translated story, making your changes in the body of the story.

And you are done!

The "newest" stories are at the top. To order your stories, the eastiest thing to do is write the list of titles down by hand in the order you want with a date beside them. Then after handwriting the list edit the individual stories to reflect the correct order.

If you want an item to always be at the top. Place a checkmark beside "sticky at top of lists".

The format needs to stay the same (YYYY-MM-DD), so just click in an change the part MM-DD that you need to change, leaving the rest untouched.

1. Login
If you have not done so, log into your website.

  If you have your own domain goto www.yourdomain.com/user
  If you do not have a domain goto www.atwaterlibrary.ca/yourdirectory/user

2. Make sure that the file you are going to add has a unique name (suggestion: use todays date, such as daniel_jan012007.jpg)
3. Click "Create Content" -> "image"
4. Type in a title for the image.
5. Use the browse button to find the image.
6. Optionally type in a description.
7. Click Submit

1. Login
If you have not done so, log into your website.

If you have your own domain goto www.yourdomain.com/user
If you do not have a domain goto www.atwaterlibrary.ca/yourdirectory/user

2. Click "Create Content" -> "story" or find an existing story to add an image to and click edit
3. Type a title for your story.
4. Type in your content, when you are at the part where you want your image to be click the Image Assit that appears in the bottom left of the content editor.

 

 

 

 

5. A new window opens, Click the image from the list of available images.

or

Choose Upload to add a new image.

What is it?

1. Providing web space to community groups (www.yourdomain.com or www.atwaterlibrary.ca/youroganziation/).
2. Requires limited computer skills to keep updated.
3. You can choose from a variety of web-page "designs" which we can apply your own graphics to (so that the website has your look).

Features:

1. WYSIWYG: A word-processor like interface accessible directly through the website. The only program you need to keep your website up-to-date is your web-browser (Internet Explorer or Firefox).
2. Share news automatically with other community organizations.
3. Photo Album
4. File Attachments

Why is the Atwater Library doing this?

There are essentially three groups of community organizations:

1. Community groups that have tech-savvy volunteers or staff that can keep their websites up-to-date.
2. Community groups that have a website but lack tech-savvy volunteers or staff.
3. Community groups that do not have a website and do not have tech-savvy volunteers or staff.

This really does come down to bridging the technological divide. We are providing sustainable websites to community groups, such as those under 2 & 3. Though, we at the library have technologically savvy staff and volunteers, we still choose to use a content management system. If you are tech-savvy and want to host your own web-site check out Drupal.

What is different than just getting someone to make you a website?

No HTML. Much lower computer skills required to keep your website up-to-date! If you can use Hotmail and MS Word, then you have the required skill set.

How about some geek speak?

We are providing a drupal CMS that is trimmed down to meet the expanding needs of non-profit groups. Complete with RSS, photo galleries, WYSISWG. You can read all about drupal at www.drupal.org.

Is there an example?

Well, this site you are looking at right now is using the system. We will have a test site where you can login to to try out the ability to change content on the fly. In the mean time the picture below shows how content is changed:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

So what are the catches?

1. To participate in our project you need to host your website with us. The software to run a content management (for the server) is free, so your current host (if you have a website) may be able to install it for you. Two finer points though: (1) we provide a simplified content management system, so you may find a full content management system difficult, and (2) the content management software needs continual security updates.
2. The content that you can easily add to your website, must be relatively straight forward. The document that your are looking at currently is an excellent example of what can easily be down. We have text, and image, and some lists. There are no fancy tables etc.
3. Not free. The expected fee is about $10 per month.

Questions?

Contact Jun Xu at the Atwater Library with any questions: jxu@atwaterlibrary.ca (514) 935 - 7344

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