Content Manager - Sections

Last Modified on 22/09/2016 11:32 am AEST

The below information explains different sections whilst editing your website.

Firstly, scroll down to the bottom of your website and click 'Site Editor'. You will then be shown the Website Editor Control Panel.

If you aren't able to access the website editor function for your Club website (either the previous editor is no longer at the Club, or the site hasn't had an editor before), then please click here. Alternatively , if your website already has a website editor, this person can authorise you as an additional website editor themselves. If you are a club, you must contact your Association for access.

Content Manager - Overview

1. Click on Content Manager.

The Content Manager area displays a visual structure of what your website looks like at the front end. The Content Manager allows you to arrange the structure of your site by: Creating sub-menus Easily adding new sections

From the Content Manager you can right click on any section to edit and add content to your website. See The Right Click Menu for further detail.

Contact Details

This section allows for only one entry and is specifically designed for the organisation to enter their contact details – contact person, postal address, phone number, fax number, email address and notes.

Enter the contact information in the required fields and click Save.

Full Page

A full page allows you to create a single page of text, html, images, hyperlinks and documents. The three icons at the top of the screen allow you to edit the content of the page, delete the page, or add/remove images and files.

Creating a New Full Page

1. When you edit a Full Page section from the Content Manager you will see blank fields for adding a new entry. Within the Article Text box, insert the information (text, tables, hyperlinks and images to create your page). Format your text using the ‘What You See Is What You Get’ (WYSIWYG) editor. For example, you can create bold, underlined, or italic text, modify font size, style and colour, or add bullet lists.

2. When finished, click Save. If you want to add images and photos separately, choose which side you want your image to appear under ‘Image on Which Side’ and click on Insert File/Images from Gallery. The next section explains how to add images and files.

Adding Photos and Files

Images can be added to a full page through the ‘Media Gallery’ option.

To add Files and Photos:

1. When adding your Full Page, go to the ‘Image on Which Side’ option at the bottom of the page. This allows you to select where you want to position your image/s by clicking on the drop down box and selecting left or right.

2. Click on Insert File/Images from Gallery. A screen will open which allows you to select an image. When you have found the image you want in the media gallery click "OK".

3. Alternately, you can upload a photo or file directly by clicking on BrowseYou will be taken to a screen which allows you to browse your computer for the image or file you wish to upload. Click on the Browse button to locate the file/image, and click on Open. Files can be no larger than 3mb and images no larger than 600kb.

4. To add a caption or a description to the image click on Edit in the top right corner of the image preview. A new screen will open allowing you to edit this information. Click Update when you are done.

5. Repeat this process for other images or files you wish to upload.

Editing and Deleting a Full Page

1. Click on the Edit icon to go to the main editing screen. Here you can make changes to your Full Page.

2. To delete all content on a Full Page, click on the Delete icon at the top of the screen.

Links

This section allows you to provide multiple links to other websites. The box at the top of the screen displays your list of active links.

Add a New Link

1. When you edit a Links section from the Content Manager you will see a screen with blank fields for adding a new link.

2. Enter the link name, eg. 'SportingPulse' (compulsory field).

3. Enter the web address, eg. http://www.sportingpulse.com (compulsory field).

4. Enter web link text, eg. ‘The leading provider of sports technology solutions’.

5. If you wish to include an image, select whether you want the image to be displayed to the left or right of the text.

6. Click on Save.

Add an Image to a Link

To add an image to a link, follow the instructions in the Media Library

News

This section allows you to add multiple news items. The box at the top of the screen displays your list of active news items. As with editing a Full Page, there are several options available – Edit an Item, Photo/File Admin and Delete an Item. The new option is 'Add New Item’, because you can create multiple items (ie. news articles) to a news section.

1. Add a News Item When you edit a News section from the Content Manager you will see blank fields for adding a new entry. You can add a new news item at any time by clicking on the Add New Item icon.

2. Enter the article title (compulsory field).

3.Enter a short article description of up to 400 characters. On your website, this will be displayed in the list of news items on the main news page.

4. Enter the article content. Here you can enter text, tables, images, bullet lists, hyperlinks, and format text using the WYSIWYG Editor.

5. If you wish, the article can both appear and be removed from the news display after a certain date. To set an activation or expiry date, enter the date in the fields provided. After the expiry date the article will be moved to the archives folder.

6. If you intend to include images separately, select whether you want images to display on the left or right of the article.

7. If you are finished, click on Save. Repeat this process for each news item.

8. If you wish to upload an image or attach a file to the news item, click on Save and Edit Images/ Attachments.

Adding an Image or File

1. For instructions on adding files and images see the Media Library

2. To remove existing images and files click on ‘Delete Image’ or ‘Delete File’ above the thumbnail of the image/file.

Edit a News Item

To make changes to an existing news item:

1. Highlight the news item you wish to edit by clicking on it. Click on ‘Edit Item’.

2. The existing article information and content will be displayed. Make the desired changes to the news item.

3. When finished modifying the news item, click on ‘Save’, or ‘Save and Edit Images/Attachments’ to add new or remove existing images and files.

Delete a News Item

1. Highlight the news item you wish to delete. Click on the ‘Delete Item’ icon.

2. A message will appear saying ‘Are you sure you wish to delete this entry?’ Click on ‘yes’. This will permanently delete the news item.

View archives

News items that have been given an expiry date will be moved into the archives folder once they reach their expiry date (when setting an expiry date it must be at least a day into the future). This means that the item is not deleted but stored for future reference or access. To view archived items:

1. Under the box displaying the list of news items, next to ‘Showing’, there is a drop down menu.

2. Click on the drop down menu and select ‘Archives’. Click on ‘Filter’. All archived items will be displayed. They can then be viewed, edited, deleted, or re-activated by changing the expiry date.

For options regarding sorting the date display, article list display and order of appearance of news items, go to Configure Sections.

Disabling News Article Comments

1. Click 'Content Manger'.

2. Right click on 'News' and click 'Configure'.

3. Scroll to the bottom, tick the 'Hide Comments' box and click save.

Newsletter

This section type allows you to create newsletters that in turn are made up of multiple articles. Creating an article works in the same way as creating a news item in the news section.

To create a newsletter:

When you edit a Newsletter section from the Content Manager you will see a screen with blank fields for adding a new newsletter. You can also click on the Add New Item icon at any time when the List of Newsletter Entries is showing to create a new newsletter.
Enter the issue number and date (compulsory). This is what will appear in the drop down list of newsletters on your website’s main newsletter page.
Enter the newsletter name (compulsory).
Click on Submit Newsletter.
Repeat this process to continue adding new newsletters.

Add and Manage Newsletter Articles

Highlight the newsletter in the list of entries that you want to add an article to (or edit) and click on the Edit Item icon.
Click on Manage Newsletter Articles.
Enter the article title (compulsory field).
Enter a short article description. On your website, this will be displayed in the list of article items on the page for that particular newsletter.
Enter the article content. Here you can enter text, tables, images, bullet lists, hyperlinks, and format text using the WYSIWYG Editor.
If you are including images separately, select whether you want images to display on the left or right of the article.
Follow the instructions in the Media Library to add images or files.
Click on Save.

Profile

A Profile section works similarly to the News section, only that instead of entering multiple article entries, you enter multiple profiles. Profile information is entered into up to 16 fields of your choice. For information on changing the names of each field, click here. You can upload one image per item (usually a photo of the person).

Add a New Profile

1. When you edit a Profile section from the Content Manager you will see blank fields for adding a new entry. You can add a new item at any time by clicking on the Add New Item icon.

2. Enter the person’s name in the ‘Name’ field (compulsory).

3. Enter text in the ‘Information’ field which can be formatted using the WYSIWYG Editor.

4.If you intend to include an image, select whether you want the image to display on the left or right hand side and then follow the instructions in the Media Library to add the image.

5. If you are finished, click on Save. Repeat this process to add multiple profiles.

Remote Content

This function displays news content from external websites. You can choose to display information from more than one source.

1. Edit the Remote Content section from the Content Manager.

2. Click on Choose/ Change Source.

3. Click on Browse.

4. Scroll through the list of remote sources to select the source you want to use. Click on the link to that source to select it.

5. Select the maximum number of articles you want to be displayed from the source (default is set to 10).

6. Click on Save.

7. The selected remote content source will now be displayed in the list of entries at the top of the screen.

8. Repeat this process if you wish to include other remote content sources.

9. You can manage remote content sources in your list by moving them up and down the order, deleting them, or by clicking on the Edit Item icon to change a source.

Event Calendar

This section allows you to list multiple events into a calendar. Each entry must have a date, title, brief description and event information. You can add other non-compulsory information such as email address, phone number and web address, and insert one image and one document for each event.

Add a New Event

1. When you edit an Events Calendar section from the Content Manager you will see a screen with blank fields for adding a new event. You can also click on the Add New Item icon at any time when the List of Event Entries is showing to create a new event.

2. Enter the event date (compulsory) and an end date (optional) if the event goes for more than one day.

3. Enter the event name and a brief description of the event in the fields provided (compulsory).

4. Enter detailed event information using the WYSIWYG Editor.

5. Enter email address, contact phone number, web address, activation date and expiry date (all optional)

6. If you wish to include an image, select whether you want the image to be displayed to the left or right of the text.

7. Click on Save.

Add an Image or File to an Event Entry

1. Follow the instructions in the Media Library to add an image or a file to an event entry.

Sponsor Information

This section allows multiple entries for sponsor information. One image (eg. Photo or sponsor logo) can be uploaded per entry. Each individual sponsor entry will display in a list on the sponsor page of your website, in a similar manner to a news page.

Add a new Sponsor Entry

1. When you edit a Sponsor Information section from the Content Manager you will see a screen with blank fields for adding a new sponsor.

2. Enter the Sponsor Name in the field provided (compulsory), their website address (optional) and any other information in the ‘Sponsor Information’ box. Similarly to a Full Page, this can be text, html, tables, photos, etc. and can be fully formatted in the WYSIWYG Editor.

3. If you wish to include an image separately, select whether you want the image to be displayed to the left or right of the text.

4. If you wish to upload an image for a sponsor, click on Save and Edit Images/ Attachments (go to the next section).

5. If you do not want to upload an image, click on Submit Sponsor Information. Repeat this process to add multiple sponsor entries.

Adding an Image/ Logo

Follow the instructions in the Media Library to add an image or logo. Website This section allows for one entry and is specifically designed for an organisation to enter details about their other website, should they have one. This is often used by associations who use another website as their main site, and link to their Sportzware Website to display uploaded competition information (fixtures, results and ladders) from Sportzware Central.

1. From the Content Manager, edit a 'Website' section.

2. In the first field, enter information on the other website.

3. In the second field, enter the website address.

4. Click on Submit Information.

Set the default (home) page

The default section is your home page (the page that opens when your website is first viewed).

1. Click Content Manager.

2. To set the default section, right click on the section that you want to make the default section and select ‘Default’. A hash (#) symbol denotes which section is the current default section.