Have you ever wonder why there are yellow or red borders to the left of the content or component you’re working on? These colored borders indicate a missing, erroneous, or incomplete data. Red borders indicate a “high” priority issue. Some of these include: Missing “alt” text for images Improperly selected items or criteria Unexpected HTML or …
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UMNEWS BASICS
Logging In Visit https://admin.resourceumc.org/sitecore/login. Login with your username and password. Contact an onsite Sitecore admin if you don’t have login credentials. Launchpad Once you login, you’ll be redirected to your Sitecore “Launchpad.” Different users will have access to different areas of the Launchpad. Here’s a quick overview of each area. 1. Experience Optimization – Marketing …
RESOURCE BASICS
Logging In Visit https://admin.resourceumc.org/sitecore/login. Login with your username and password. Contact an onsite Sitecore admin if you don’t have login credentials. Launchpad Once you login, you’ll be redirected to your Sitecore “Launchpad.” Different users will have access to different areas of the Launchpad. Here’s a quick overview of each area. 1. Experience Optimization – Marketing …
UMC.ORG BASICS
Logging In Visit https://admin.umc.org/sitecore (Production) or https://stagingadmin.umc.org/sitecore (Staging/testing only). Login with your username and password. Contact an onsite Sitecore admin if you don’t have login credentials. Desktop -> Start Menu Once you login, you’ll be redirected to your Sitecore Desktop. Click on the red Sitecore logo/start button in the lower left to begin. Different users will …
Creating “Agency Page Content” – TEMPORARY SOLUTION – 2/6/19
PURPOSE OF TUTORIAL: To equip contributors to ResourceUMC.org with the necessary training to create content which is affiliated with a specific United Methodist Church Agency. This solution is a temporary process while a more user-friendly option is programmed. NOTES: This tutorial demonstrates how to create Agency Content pages for the United Methodist Communications agency (Communications, …
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MEDIA LIBRARY
Media Library/Uploading Images This section will change. The media library can be accessed from the “Sitecore Launchpad” or from the File Tree within the Content Editor. To upload images, audio, documents, etc., click on Media Library icon in the File Tree, and make sure the UMC Media folder is highlighted (Image 1). To upload media, …
MEDIA LIBRARY
Media Library/Uploading Images This section will change. The media library can be accessed from the “Sitecore Launchpad” or from the File Tree within the Content Editor. To upload images, audio, documents, etc., click on Media Library icon in the File Tree, and make sure the UMC Media folder is highlighted (Image 1). (Note: You no …
MEDIA LIBRARY
Media Library/Uploading Images This section will change. The media library can be accessed from the “Sitecore Launchpad” or from the File Tree within the Content Editor. To upload images, audio, documents, etc., click on Media Library icon in the File Tree, and make sure the UMC Media folder is highlighted (Image 1). To upload media, …
CREATING AN ARTICLE
Content Once you’ve uploaded images for your new article, either click “Content Editor” from the dashboard, or click the Content Editor tab in the lower left corner. 1. Site files are displayed in a tall, narrow frame (the File Tree) on the left of the Content Editor. Users can explore the contents of the site and restrict …
PAGE TEMPLATES
Overview ResourceUMC.org features a large variety of content and content types. As the site launches, content will be organized into the following sections (reflected in the main navigation): Topics Roles Season (Seasonal) Agencies Church Bodies Each area of the site, including the home page, will display content based on configurations made both to the section …