Landscape Institute Introducing the new Branch Websites Features Edit the website directly, no software required Use any pc, you only need an internet connection Websites look exactly the same as the current ones Simple control panel editor Link projects to Case Studies on LI main site New URL – easier to remember

All branches are accessible from the same page on the LI site as before

Note your website’s new URL Now (i.e.) http://www.landscapeinstitute.org/london/ Was http://www.libranches.org/branches/london/ Old address will redirect to new address

Existing Branch sites unchanged Your existing data has been copied over to the new site location so you have nothing to do until you next wish to edit your site The following slides show you how to edit your site No programming skills are necessary

How to Edit your website Amend this URL to include your respective branch: www.landscapeinstitute.org/branchname i.e www.landscapeinstitute.org/london Once you have accessed this link, you will see the following page

Login to your branch site Enter your username and password as advised via email. Each branch has their own login details. There is also a link to follow should you ever forget your password.

This is your ‘Control Panel’ from where you do all of your editing Ignore the word ‘Test’ – you will just see the name of your branch. London is merely used for purpose of example Look around this page to familiarise yourself with the available options

This is your ‘Control Panel’ from where you do all of your editing From here you can edit all of your pages. The next slides look at each page in turn… Click on either of the Home Page content links. You can also use the navigation bar across the top

Home Page The Home Page of each branch site allows for the inclusion of text and a slideshow. Click on ‘Edit this’

Edit the Home page You can now add, delete or amend text directly on your site using this box. Standard formatting option boxes are included, as well as being able to create links. There is also a graphic ‘line’ button to help separate sections of your page. It is also possible to edit using HTML but there is no requirement to and care should be taken if you are not used to HTML. Click ‘Cancel’ to quit without saving any changes (a good escape if you make a mistake) Click on ‘Update’ once you have made all your changes

Edit the Home Page slideshow To edit the Home Page slideshow, click either of these links. The slideshow is the only way you can include an image on the Home Page.

Edit the Home Page slideshow This page includes all the help you need to setup your slideshow and is self explanatory.

How to edit the Branch details page Click either of the Branch details links

Editing Branch details This page allows you to enter or replace the region map and enter or amend branch contact details. If your branch uses social media such as Twitter and Facebook, those links can also be added here. If anything needs to be added or changed, click on ‘Edit these details’

Entering or amending branch details Information can either be typed or copied from external applications such as Word or from an email into the boxes and formatted in the usual manner. All other information relating to your branch can be edited as per the next slides.

How to edit About this Branch details Click either of the ‘About this Branch’ links

Editing About this Branch details This page is quite involved, as from here you can amend the main ‘About Us’ details and also your Committee Members page as well as the Branch Action Plan page. There is also an option to upload Meeting Minutes if required. You can also create new pages in this section.

Editing About this Branch details You can edit the three pages from the links beside them in this table. Read the note on page order if you want to rearrange the list. WARNING: In Contribute, you could ‘roll back’ an accidentally deleted page. You can’t do that here, so if you click on Delete, its gone. Click on ‘Edit’ beside ‘About Us’

About Us page Please read carefully the notes on adding images to this page. Text is entered and amended in the normal way. Note that this page is always the top page in this section, therefore you cannot reorder its position number (1). The Committee members and Branch Action Plan pages work in exactly the same way. However, they can be reordered if required.

Adding new pages It is possible to add new pages to the ‘About this Branch’ section. Click on ‘Add a new page’

Entering new page data Enter your new page name in ‘Title’ Enter its position in ‘Order’ i.e if it is to appear after Committee Members (10) then make it 11. You can save the page for later by clicking ‘No’ beside ‘Show on site?’ Click here once your page is complete

Meeting Minutes Click on ‘Meeting Minutes’

Meeting Minutes admin page Any previously added Meeting Minutes will appear here in a table. You can view already uploaded files by clicking ‘Document’ and next to it are options for editing or deleting existing documents

Editing Meeting Minutes To edit the details or upload an amended meeting document, click on the ‘Edit’ link beside the document you wish to change

Editing Meeting Minutes All details relating to your Meeting document can be added or amended here, including the option to upload a replacement document

Add new Meeting Minutes To add a new Meeting Minutes document, click on ‘Add new minutes’

Adding a Meeting Minutes document Add all necessary details relating to your Meeting document here, and upload the document to your site. Please note that only PDF or MS Word (.DOC) files are permitted.

News and Events To enter, amend or delete ‘News & Events’ items, click either one of these links

News and Events admin page This screen allows you to view the detail of an existing item, add a new item, edit an existing item or delete an item

Add a News and Events item To add a ‘News & Events’ item, click one of the ‘Add a new item’ links

Entering a News and Events item Enter all required information about the news item or event. Pay particular attention to the guidelines on uploading images. The option boxes give you enough detail on what to enter. Click ‘ Add news item’ once you are finished

Adding new Projects Click either of the ‘Projects’ links

Projects Administration You now have the option to not only add a Project to your branch site, but it can also be added to the main LI site in the ‘Case Studies’ section. The table here shows you each item has been setup. Editing and deleting are self explanatory, so we’ll look at Adding a new project

Adding a new Project Click the ‘Add a new project’ link

Entering the Project detail This is quite a long form but it allows a great deal of flexibility. Again, the form is pretty much self explanatory but take time to familiarise yourselves with how it works and the options available.

Entering the Project detail At the bottom of the form you can upload an image and a thumbnail image of the project if required.

Adding links to your site Your existing Links page has also been copied over, and this shows you how to administer that page Click on ‘Links’

Links administration Click on ‘Add a new link’ In the same way that the other pages work, you will see a table which gives the options for adding, editing or deleting a link. You also get the option to put the links in whatever order you choose.

Adding a new link You can add as much or as little information as you like for each link from this page. The box worth looking at is ‘Order’ where you can enter a number to help you put the links on your page in your preferred order, if required. Enter the full website address beside http:// For example, www.landscapeinstitute.org

Landscape Institute Introducing the new Branch Websites You should now be able to edit your branch website Take some time to get used to the new system If you have any problems or queries please contact: Jim Riches on 0207 685 2650 email jimr@landscapeinstitute.org or Claire Jeffs on 0207 685 2644 email clairej@landscapeinstitute.org