Announcements are by far the quickest and easiest way to add information to your home page. Use this module to quickly link to another page on the site, a newsletter, PDF, chapter notes, etc.
- Go to your actual home page by clicking the "Preview" link on your Site Dashboard.
- Anybody that has administrative access to your site will see a small "Add" link in the upper right corner of the Announcements module (if you don't see it, make sure you are logged in and contact HQ if you still do not see it so we can set you up with the correct permissions).
- A small form will appear for you to enter the information for your announcement. Once you've entered the necessary info, click Save and it will appear on the site.
- Enter as many announcements as you'd like. The default number to display is 5 on the home page, but this can be adjusted if needed. As you add new announcements, older ones will be rotated off the page.
The home page is now ready to go. You may notice that we did not edit the "Welcome" content item or the "Recent Member Blogs" content item. If you'd like to change the welcome message, you can by opening the Welcome content item and editing just as we did the Custom Content Module and the Member Spotlight, but it is intended to be ready to go with the initial site setup from HQ.
The "Recent Member Blogs" are updated automatically. However, you will need to let your members know how to correctly label their blog so that it appears on your site. An easy way to do this would be to write your own blog message explaining the process. Here's what you do:
- Go to your profile page and click the "Blogs" tab along the top.
- Click the "New Blog" link (there is a large green plus sign next to it.)
- Type your blog as you would normally but, also, at the bottom, use the "Associate this blog with a community" menu to select your chapter.
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