Training Instructions
Before you begin, make sure to download the “Content1” document,
“Training Instructions” and at least 2 images.
Chrome is the preferred browser.
Exercise 1 – Create a page
1. Log in to your Dashboard by typing edit.lsuagcenter.com.
Then type your AgCenter ID & password and click “Log in.”
2. In the top right corner of the Dashboard, click “Create.”
3. Select the “Default Page” layout.
4. Type or copy & paste the name of the article under Article Title in the box that says “Article Name.”
Article Name: Designing a beautiful yard requires proper planning
5. Add one of the images you downloaded to the Image Module by clicking “Upload Image” and selecting one of the images. Or another option is to click on the “Media Gallery” and upload all your images.
6. In the Content module, copy and paste the “Content for creating a page” which is the text located in the “Content1” document you downloaded.
7. Listing Details is located on the right side of the Page Editor. Add an image by clicking the purple edit button and click “Upload File(s)” and select an image. After it has uploaded, click to highlight the image and then click “item(s) Selected.”
Also, type or copy and paste the “Article Description.”
Article Description: A key to creating a successful and beautiful landscape design is relying on a commonsense planning process.
8. Under People, notice your name is automatically selected as the Owner, POC and Author. Select another user by typing their last name and select from the menu. Check the boxes of their designated roles such as Owner, POC or Author.
· Owner is the person responsible for creating the page or post.
· Point of Contact is the person who will receive the public comments and is responsible for answering any questions concerning the content of the page or post.
· Author - All individuals that write or contribute to the content of the page or post in any way.
9. Tags are important keywords used for searching and creating custom pages. Start typing a keyword and select from the menu.
10. Under “Tags” you will find a tree of folders. These were called channels in the old CMS. Click the expansion arrows to navigate down the tree to the location or locations you want your article to go on the website.
For training purposes, we are going to list this article under “CMS Sandbox” because we do not want these articles showing up on the website for the public to see. The navigation to finding “CMS Sandbox” is as follows: Our Offices > Departments > Information Technology > CMS Sandbox
Click on the box next to “CMS Sandbox.”
NOTE: This replaces the connected pages in the old CMS. If your article is supposed to be in more than one location, also check off the second location here.
11. The Sunrise and Sunset dates are located at the top left of the Page Editor. The Sunrise date is the date the article appears on the website and the Sunset date is the date the article expires or disappears from the website. Change these dates by clicking in the box and changing the dates or clicking on the calendar and selecting the dates. The default expiration date for an article is one year. If you want your page to expire before or after a year, you will have to change it.
12. In the top center of the Page Editor shows the status of your posting: Draft, Moderator, Editor, Design and Complete. The status is automatically generated and does not require any input from you in this section.
NOTE: When you click “Submit” to send an article to the Moderator for approval, if you click back on the article to look at it or make changes to it, it removes it from the workflow. This puts it back into Draft mode and then your posting does not go to the live website. If you do this, you must “Submit” it again whether you make any changes or not.
13. At the top right of the Page Editor are the “Preview,” “Save” and “Submit” buttons. When you have finished creating your page, you will need to click “Save” and then “Preview” to view your page and make sure it looks the way it’s supposed to. After you have completely finished creating your page, click “Submit” to send it to the Moderator for publishing. It is very help when you type a quick comment describing if it’s a new posting or what changes or updates you have made to the page before clicking the last “Submit” button. The moderators see your comments and it is helpful to us.
Exercise 2 – Edit an existing page.
In this exercise, we are going to replace the single image at the top of the page with 2 images.
1. Look to the top right of the Page Editor and click Dashboard.
Find the article you just created under “MY CONTENT” and click the purple “Edit” button.
2. Remove the Single image and add back a two-column row with 2 image modules.
Click the small x in the top left corner to remove the row and the module. When you see a pop up that asks if you want to delete the row and the module, click “Ok.”
NOTE: If you wanted to replace the Single image with a different module, all you would have to do is click the trash can in the top right corner and replace it with a different module. However, since we are adding back two images, we’re going to change the row from a one-column row to a two-column row.
3. Click “+Add Row to Top” and select the two-column layout. Since we are replacing the single image at the top of our page with two images, we have to select the two-column layout and will need to add a module for each column.
4. Click “+Add Modules” in the left column and select the Image module. Repeat the same thing in the right column.
5. Click “Upload Image” for each Image module and select an image for each one.
6. After you have finished making your changes, click “Save” and then “Preview.” If your page looks the way it’s supposed to, click “Submit” to send it to the Moderator for approval.