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News Items appear on the Home page as a title with, underneath, a maximum of 50 charaters to describe the main message.  When you click on the title line, the full news item is displayed. The item is also accessible from other parts of the menu structure. In order to create a news item, you have to log in to the back end (though you can edit them from the front end).
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News Items appear on the Home page as a title with, underneath, a maximum of 50 characters to describe the main message.  When you click on the title line, the full news item is displayed. The item is also accessible from other parts of the menu structure. In order to create a news item, you have to log in to the back end (though you can edit them from the front end).
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News items can be a '''Noticesheet, Newsletter, News Bulletin, Sermon Topic''' or '''Sermon Download'''.  
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News items can be a '''Noticesheet, Newsletter, News Bulletin''' or '''Sermon Download'''.  
  
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To add a '''Noticesheet'''.
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== Add Notice Sheet (Updated for 3.0) ==
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##First make sure the Noticesheet is saved somewhere on the PC on which you're working.  
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<div class="warning">If you are using Internet Explorer 9, please make sure that the [http://windows.microsoft.com/is-IS/windows7/How-to-use-Compatibility-View-in-Internet-Explorer-9 Compatibility View] is disabled.</div>
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##Select '''Content>Article Manager>Add New Article'''
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To add a '''Notice Sheet''':
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##Under ''Title'', write the date of the Noticesheet, in standard format eg '13 November 2011'.
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#First make sure the Notice Sheet is saved somewhere on the PC on which you're working in PDF format.
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##In the Category box select '-Noticesheets'  
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#Log in to the back end of the website. [https://www.christchurchchislehurst.org/administrator/index.php https://www.christchurchchislehurst.org/administrator/index.php]
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##In the white area under 'Article text' first type either what you think is the theme of the Sunday, eg 'Remembrance Sunday', or else the main message of the week from the notice sheet (no more than 50 characters). Go to the bottom of the white box and click the 'Read more' button. This will create a blue line, and what's above the line will show as a summary on the Home Page.  Below the blue line type 'Noticesheets'. Highlight this and click the Link icon above (which is a link of a chain with a green plus sign).
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#Select ''Content>Article Manager>Add New Article''
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##A pop up box appears.  First, make sure the Link type box says 'URL' and the protocol box says 'other'. Then click 'Browse Server' and then the 'noticesheets' directory.
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#Under ''Title'', write the date of the Notice Sheet, in standard format eg ''13 September 2015''.
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##Click 'Browse' and select, in our example, the 13 November 2011 noticesheet from your PC.  It will then appear in the URL box. Click 'Send it to the server'. It will appear in the File Browser pop up box. Click the file and it will show as the URL in the Link box.   
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#In the Category box select ''---Notice Sheets''
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##Still in the Link box, click the Advanced tab and in the 'stylesheet classes' box type 'redirect'. Click OK. 
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#In the ''Tag'' box, select ''All news and media/All notice sheets''.
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##Back in the 'Article Manager: Add New Article' screen, in the 'Publishing Options' section, click 'Select User' and enter your name.
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#In the white area under ''Article text'', remove the default text and enter either what you think is the theme of the Sunday or summarises the most important announcements, e.g. ''SIXPM starting again, Emotionally Health Spirituality course info ...'' (no more than 70 characters).
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##Enter today's date in the 'Created Date' and 'Start Publishing' boxes.  Enter a date '''two months''' hence in the 'Finish Publishing' box. Note: it may drop off the 'Recent News' box on the Home page before this date, depending on the number of items in the box. But it will be available under the Resources menu drop down until the 'Finish Publication' date.  
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# Remove the default text under the separator.<br/>[[File:Enter-notice-sheet-info.png]]
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##Press 'Save&Close'
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# SAVE the article
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#To upload the PDF file:
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##Go back into the article
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##Go to the ''PDF'' tab and click on Select next to the ''PDF file'' field. '''If you can't see the 'PDF' tab, click 'Save' and it should appear.'''<br/>[[File:Go-to-notice-sheet-tab.png]]
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##Navigate to ''/noticesheets/2015'' or whatever year it is, in the ''Upload file'' section, click ''Choose File'', locate the audio file and select ''OK'' (or ''Open'') then click ''Start Upload''.
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##After the file has been uploaded, you need to locate it in the folder, select it and then click on ''Insert''.<br/>[[File:Upload-notice-sheet.png]]
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#In the ''Publishing'' section:
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##Enter a date '''two months''' hence in the ''Finish Publishing'' box. Note: it may drop off the Home page before this date, depending on the number of items in the box. But it will be available under the Resources menu drop down until the ''Finish Publication'' date.
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##<div class="warning">Please set ''Robot field'' to ''No index, no follow'' to make sure that search engines will not index the notice sheet.</div><br/>[[File:Enter-notice-sheet-publishing-info.png]]
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#Press ''Save&Close''.
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<div class="warning">Verify that the notice sheet appears correctly.</div>
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# Go to the [https://www.christchurchchislehurst.org/noticesheets website in the Notice Sheets section].
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# Click on the notice sheet and make sure that you can both view and download the notice sheet.<br/>[[File:Check-notice-sheets-page.png]]
  
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== Add Newsletter (updated for 3.0) ==
  
 
To add a '''Newsletter'''
 
To add a '''Newsletter'''
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##First make sure the Newsletter is saved somewhere on the PC on which you're working.  
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#<div class="warning">If you are using Internet Explorer 9, please make sure that the [http://windows.microsoft.com/is-IS/windows7/How-to-use-Compatibility-View-in-Internet-Explorer-9 Compatibility View] is disabled.</div>
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##Select '''Content>Article Manager>Add New Article'''
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#First make sure the Newsletter is saved somewhere on the PC on which you're working.
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##Under ''Title'', write the date of the Newsletter, in standard format eg 'November 2011'.
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#Log in to the [http://www.christchurchchislehurst.org/administrator/index.php back end of the website].
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##In the Category box select '-Newsletters'  
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#Select 'Content>Article Manager>Add New Article'
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##In the white area under 'Article text' first type what you think is the lead story of the month eg 'Launching our new Alpha course' (no more than 50 characters). Go to the bottom of the white box and click the 'Read more' button. This will create a blue line, and what's above the line will show as a summary on the Home Page.  Below the blue line type 'Newletters'. Highlight this and click the Link icon above (which is a link of a chain with a green plus sign).
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#Under ''Title'', write the date of the Newsletter, in standard format eg ''November 2015''.
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##A pop up box appears.  First, make sure the Link type box says 'URL' and the protocol box says 'other'. Then click 'Browse Server' and then the 'newsletters' directory.
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#In the Category box select ''---Newsletters''
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##Click 'Browse' and select, in our example, the November 2011 newsletter from your PC.  It will then appear in the URL box. Click 'Send it to the server'. It will appear in the File Browser pop up box. Click the file and it will show as the URL in the Link box.  
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#In the ''Tag'' box, select ''All news and media/All Newsletters''.
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##Still in the Link box, click the Advanced tab and in the 'stylesheet classes' box type 'redirect'. Click OK. 
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#In the white area under ''Article text'', remove the default text and enter either what you think are the themes of the Newsletter, eg ''Read about Dave's induction ...'' (no more than 70 characters).
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##Back in the 'Article Manager: Add New Article' screen, in the 'Publishing Options' section, click 'Select User' and enter your name.
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# Remove the default text under the separator.<br/>[[File:Enter-newsletter-info.png]]
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##Enter today's date in the 'Created Date' and 'Start Publishing' boxes.  Enter a date '''one year''' hence in the 'Finish Publishing' box. Note: it will drop off the 'Recent News' box on the Home page well before this date, but it will be available under the Resources menu drop down until the 'Finish Publication' date.  
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# SAVE the article
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##Press 'Save&Close'
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#To upload the PDF file:
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##Go back into the article
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##Go to the ''PDF'' tab and click on Select next to the ''PDF file'' field. '''If you can't see the 'PDF' tab, click 'Save' and it should appear.'''<br/>[[File:Upload-newsletter.png]]
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##Navigate to ''/noticesheets/2015'' or whatever year it is, in the ''Upload file'' section, click ''Choose File'', locate the audio file and select ''OK'' (or ''Open'') then click ''Start Upload''.
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##After the file has been uploaded, you need to locate it in the folder, select it and then click on ''Insert''.<br/>[[File:Go-to-newsletter-tab.png]]
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#In the ''Publishing'' section:
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##Enter a date '''one year''' hence in the ''Finish Publishing'' box. Note: it will drop off the Home page well before this date, but it will be available under the Resources menu drop down until the ''Finish Publication'' date.
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##<div class="warning">Please set ''Robot field'' to ''No index, no follow'' to make sure that search engines will not index the notice sheet.</div><br/>[[File:Enter-newsletter-publishing-info.png]]
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#Press ''Save&Close''.
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<div class="warning">Verify that the notice sheet appears correctly.</div>
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# Go to the [https://www.christchurchchislehurst.org/newsletter website in the Newsletter section].
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# Click on the notice sheet and make sure that you can both view and download the notice sheet.<br/>[[File:Check-newsletter-page.png]]
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== Add News Bulletin ==
  
 
To add a '''News Bulletin'''
 
To add a '''News Bulletin'''
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##Select '''Content>Article Manager>Add New Article'''
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#<div class="warning">If you are using Internet Explorer 9, please make sure that the [http://windows.microsoft.com/is-IS/windows7/How-to-use-Compatibility-View-in-Internet-Explorer-9 Compatibility View] is disabled.</div>
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##Under ''Title'', write the title of the NewsBulletin, eg 'Bishop of Rochester to visit Christ Church'.
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#Log in to the [http://www.christchurchchislehurst.com/new/administrator/index.php back end of the website].
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##In the Category box select '-News Bulletins'  
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#Select 'Content>Article Manager>Add New Article' or directly to the [http://www.christchurchchislehurst.org/new/administrator/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&layout=edit New Article page].
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##In the white area under 'Article text' first type in no more than 50 characters, a summary text of the news item, eg 'Bishop will confirm 25 candidates'. Go to the bottom of the white box and click the 'Read more' button. This will create a blue line, and what's above the line will show as a summary on the Home Page: it's meant to whet the appetite of the reader to read more. Below the blue line type the full text of the news item. If you want to put a contact name in, click the 'J Tree Link' button above (it's shown as a chain link on top of a piece of paper). Expand the Menu and Contacts Menu directories by clicking on the tiny + signs, then select your contact. If the name doesn't appear you will have to create the contact (see guidelines for this elsewhere on this Wiki.)
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#Under ''Title'', write the title of the NewsBulletin, e.g. 'Bishop of Rochester to visit Christ Church'. The title will appear on the article page itself and everywhere the article are listed, including in the ''Recent News'' section on the home page.<br/>[[File:News-bulletin-title.png|RTENOTITLE]]
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##In the 'Publishing Options' section, click 'Select User' and enter your name.
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#In the Category box select '-News Bulletins'
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##Enter today's date in the 'Created Date' and 'Start Publishing' boxes. Enter the date you want the News Bulletin to drop off the website. Note: it may drop off the 'Recent News' box on the Home page before this date, depending on the number of items in the box. But it will be available under the Resources menu drop down until the 'Finish Publication' date.
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#In the white area under 'Article text', above the line, add a summary of no more than 140 characters, e.g. 'Bishop will confirm 25 candidates'. It's meant to wet the appetite of the reader to read more. The summary will appear on where ever articles are listed, including in the ''Recent News'' section on the home page:<br/>[[File:News-bulletin-summary.png|RTENOTITLE]]
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##Press 'Save&Close'
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#Below the line add the full text of the news item. If you want to put a contact name in, click the Link button above (it's shown as a chain link). Click contacts and explore the drop downs till you get the name you want. Type that name in the box above and then click 'insert'. If the name doesn't appear you will have to create the contact (see guidelines for this elsewhere on this Wiki.)
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#In the 'Publishing Options' section, click 'Select User' and enter your name.
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#Enter today's date in the 'Created Date' and 'Start Publishing' boxes. In the 'Finish Publishing' box enter a date '''two months''' hence, unless the News Bulletin is advertising an event in which case the 'Finish Publishing' date should be the date of the event. Note: it may drop off the 'Recent News' box on the Home page before this date, depending on the number of items in the box. But it will be available under the Resources menu drop down until the 'Finish Publication' date.
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#Press 'Save&Close'
  
  
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To add a '''Sermon Topic'''
 
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##First make sure the Sermon Topic file is saved somewhere on the PC on which you're working.
 
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##Select '''Content>Article Manager>Add New Article'''
 
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##Under ''Title'', write the period of the sermon topics, in standard format eg 'Autumn 2011'.
 
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##In the Category box select '-Sermon Topics'
 
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##In the white area under 'Article text' first type the threme of the sermons, eg 'Going deeper with God'(no more than 50 characters).  Go to the bottom of the white box and click the 'Read more' button.  This will create a blue line, and what's above the line will show as a summary on the Home Page.  Below the blue line type 'Sermon Topics'. Highlight this and click the Link icon above (which is a link of a chain with a green plus sign).
 
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##A pop up box appears.  First, make sure the Link type box says 'URL' and the protocol box says 'other'.  Then click 'Browse Server' and then the 'sermontopics' directory.
 
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##Click 'Browse' and select, in our example, the 'Autumn 2011' sermon topics file from your PC.  It will then appear in the URL box.  Click 'Send it to the server'. It will appear in the File Browser pop up box. Click the file and it will show as the URL in the Link box.   
 
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##Still in the Link box, click the Advanced tab and in the 'stylesheet classes' box type 'redirect'. Click OK. 
 
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##Back in the 'Article Manager: Add New Article' screen, in the 'Publishing Options' section, click 'Select User' and enter your name.
 
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##Enter today's date in the 'Created Date' and 'Start Publishing' boxes.  Enter a date '''one year''' hence in the 'Finish Publishing' box. Note: it will drop off the 'Recent News' box on the Home page well before this date.  But it will be available under the Resources menu drop down until the 'Finish Publication' date.
 
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##Press 'Save&Close'
 
  
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== Add Sermon Download (Updated for 3.0) ==
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To add a '''Sermon Download'''
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<div class="warning">If you are using Internet Explorer 9, please make sure that the [http://windows.microsoft.com/is-IS/windows7/How-to-use-Compatibility-View-in-Internet-Explorer-9 Compatibility View] is disabled.</div>
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##First make sure the Sermon file is saved somewhere on the PC on which you're working.  
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To add a '''Sermon Download''':
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##Select '''Content>Article Manager>Add New Article'''
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#First make sure the Sermon file is saved somewhere on the PC on which you're working.
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##Under ''Title'', write the title of the sermon, eg 'A God who forgives'.
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#Log in to the back end of the website. [https://www.christchurchchislehurst.com/new/administrator/index.php https://www.christchurchchislehurst.com/new/administrator/index.php]
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##In the Category box select '-Sermon Downloads'  
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#Select ''Content>Article Manager>Add New Article''.
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##In the white area under 'Article text' first enter the name of the preacher. If it is one of the regular Christ Church preachers he/she will have their contact detail on the website, so instead of typing the name, click the 'J Tree Link' button above (it's shown as a chain link on top of a piece of paper). Expand the Menu and Contacts Menu directories by clicking on the tiny + signs, then select your contact.
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#Under ''Title'', write the title of the sermon, e.g. ''Vision & Giving''. Occasionally you may not have a title in advance (e.g. a visiting speaker), so create the title by listening to the first few minutes of the sermon during which he/she should say what he/she's going to talk about!
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##Go to the bottom of the white box and click the 'Read more' button. This will create a blue line under what you've typed, and what's above the line will show as a summary on the Home Page under Recent News.
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#In the ''Category'' box select ''---Sermon Downloads''.
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##Below the blue line type title of the sermon, eg 'A God who forgives', and under that the date in this format '9 October 2011'.  Go back to the line above and block the text of the sermon title with the cursor, and then click the Link icon above (which is a link of a chain with a green plus sign). A pop up box appears.  First, make sure the Link type box says 'URL' and the protocol box says 'other'.  Then click 'Browse Server' and then the 'sermons' directory.
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#In the ''Tag'' box, type ''down'' and select ''All news and media/All sermon downloads''.
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##Click 'Browse' and select the sermon file from your PC.  It will then appear in the URL box.  Click 'Send it to the server'. It will appear in the File Browser pop up box. Click the file and it will show as the URL in the Link box.  
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#In the white area under ''Article text'' above the separator, remove the default text and first enter the name of the speaker, then | and then date, e.g. ''Dave Johnston | 30 August 2015''.
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##Still in the Link box, click the Advanced tab and in the 'stylesheet classes' box type 'redirect'. Click OK.  
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#Below the separator, remove the default text and first enter the name of the speaker, then |, date, |, reading, e.g. ''Dave Johnston | 30 August 2015 | Reading: Matthew 20:1-16''.<br/>[[File:Enter-audio-info.png]]
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##Back in the 'Article Manager: Add New Article' screen, in the 'Publishing Options' section, click 'Select User' and enter your name.
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#If it is one of the regular Christ Church speakers, he/she will have their contact detail on the website, so instead of typing the name, click the ''Link'' button (a popup dialog should appear). Select the contact in the Link Browers (this will update the 'URL' field), enter the name in the ''Text'' field and select ''Insert''. This will post the name as a clickable link to their photo and contact details.<br/>[[File:Create-speaker-link.png]]
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##Enter today's date in the 'Created Date' and 'Start Publishing' boxes.  Enter a date '''one year''' hence in the 'Finish Publishing' box. Note: it will drop off the 'Recent News' box on the Home page well before this date, but it will be available under the Resources menu drop down until the 'Finish Publication' date.  
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#If you feel like going the extra mile, you can link the reading to the corresponding passage on the [https://www.biblegateway.com/versions/Message-MSG-Bible/ Bible Gateway].
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##Press 'Save&Close'
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#To upload the audio file:
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##Go to the ''Audio'' tab and click on Select next to the ''Audio recording file'' field. '''If you can't see the ''Audio'' tab, click ''Save'' and it should appear.'''<br/>[[File:Go-to-audio-tab.png]]
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##Navigate to ''/sermons/2015'' or whatever year it is, in the ''Upload file'' section, click ''Choose File'', locate the audio file and select ''OK'' (or 'Open') then click ''Start Upload''.
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##After the file has been uploaded, you need to locate it in the folder, select it and then click on ''Insert''.<br/>[[File:Upload-audio.png]]
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#In the ''Publishing Options'' section:
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##Enter a date '''one year''' hence in the ''Finish Publishing'' box.
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##In the ''Meta Description'', copy the text entered in the ''Article text'' section and prefix it with ''Sermon recording'', e.g. ''Sermon recording: Dave Johnston | 30 August 2015 | Reading: Matthew 20:1-16''.<br/>[[File:Enter-audio-publishing-info.png]]
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#Press ''Save&Close''.
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<div class="warning">Verify that the sermon appears correctly.</div>
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# Go to the [https://www.christchurchchislehurst.org/sermon-downloads website in the Sermon Downloads section].
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# Click on the recording and make sure that you can both play back and download the recording.<br/>[[File:Check-audio-age.png]]

Latest revision as of 21:05, 6 October 2015

News Items appear on the Home page as a title with, underneath, a maximum of 50 characters to describe the main message. When you click on the title line, the full news item is displayed. The item is also accessible from other parts of the menu structure. In order to create a news item, you have to log in to the back end (though you can edit them from the front end). News items can be a Noticesheet, Newsletter, News Bulletin or Sermon Download.

Add Notice Sheet (Updated for 3.0)

If you are using Internet Explorer 9, please make sure that the Compatibility View is disabled.

To add a Notice Sheet:

  1. First make sure the Notice Sheet is saved somewhere on the PC on which you're working in PDF format.
  2. Log in to the back end of the website. https://www.christchurchchislehurst.org/administrator/index.php
  3. Select Content>Article Manager>Add New Article
  4. Under Title, write the date of the Notice Sheet, in standard format eg 13 September 2015.
  5. In the Category box select ---Notice Sheets
  6. In the Tag box, select All news and media/All notice sheets.
  7. In the white area under Article text, remove the default text and enter either what you think is the theme of the Sunday or summarises the most important announcements, e.g. SIXPM starting again, Emotionally Health Spirituality course info ... (no more than 70 characters).
  8. Remove the default text under the separator.
    Enter-notice-sheet-info.png
  9. SAVE the article
  10. To upload the PDF file:
    1. Go back into the article
    2. Go to the PDF tab and click on Select next to the PDF file field. If you can't see the 'PDF' tab, click 'Save' and it should appear.
      Go-to-notice-sheet-tab.png
    3. Navigate to /noticesheets/2015 or whatever year it is, in the Upload file section, click Choose File, locate the audio file and select OK (or Open) then click Start Upload.
    4. After the file has been uploaded, you need to locate it in the folder, select it and then click on Insert.
      Upload-notice-sheet.png
  11. In the Publishing section:
    1. Enter a date two months hence in the Finish Publishing box. Note: it may drop off the Home page before this date, depending on the number of items in the box. But it will be available under the Resources menu drop down until the Finish Publication date.
    2. Please set Robot field to No index, no follow to make sure that search engines will not index the notice sheet.

      Enter-notice-sheet-publishing-info.png
  12. Press Save&Close.
Verify that the notice sheet appears correctly.
  1. Go to the website in the Notice Sheets section.
  2. Click on the notice sheet and make sure that you can both view and download the notice sheet.
    Check-notice-sheets-page.png

Add Newsletter (updated for 3.0)

To add a Newsletter

  1. If you are using Internet Explorer 9, please make sure that the Compatibility View is disabled.
  2. First make sure the Newsletter is saved somewhere on the PC on which you're working.
  3. Log in to the back end of the website.
  4. Select 'Content>Article Manager>Add New Article'
  5. Under Title, write the date of the Newsletter, in standard format eg November 2015.
  6. In the Category box select ---Newsletters
  7. In the Tag box, select All news and media/All Newsletters.
  8. In the white area under Article text, remove the default text and enter either what you think are the themes of the Newsletter, eg Read about Dave's induction ... (no more than 70 characters).
  9. Remove the default text under the separator.
    Enter-newsletter-info.png
  10. SAVE the article
  11. To upload the PDF file:
    1. Go back into the article
    2. Go to the PDF tab and click on Select next to the PDF file field. If you can't see the 'PDF' tab, click 'Save' and it should appear.
      Upload-newsletter.png
    3. Navigate to /noticesheets/2015 or whatever year it is, in the Upload file section, click Choose File, locate the audio file and select OK (or Open) then click Start Upload.
    4. After the file has been uploaded, you need to locate it in the folder, select it and then click on Insert.
      Go-to-newsletter-tab.png
  12. In the Publishing section:
    1. Enter a date one year hence in the Finish Publishing box. Note: it will drop off the Home page well before this date, but it will be available under the Resources menu drop down until the Finish Publication date.
    2. Please set Robot field to No index, no follow to make sure that search engines will not index the notice sheet.

      Enter-newsletter-publishing-info.png
  13. Press Save&Close.
Verify that the notice sheet appears correctly.
  1. Go to the website in the Newsletter section.
  2. Click on the notice sheet and make sure that you can both view and download the notice sheet.
    Check-newsletter-page.png

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Add News Bulletin

To add a News Bulletin

  1. If you are using Internet Explorer 9, please make sure that the Compatibility View is disabled.
  2. Log in to the back end of the website.
  3. Select 'Content>Article Manager>Add New Article' or directly to the New Article page.
  4. Under Title, write the title of the NewsBulletin, e.g. 'Bishop of Rochester to visit Christ Church'. The title will appear on the article page itself and everywhere the article are listed, including in the Recent News section on the home page.
    RTENOTITLE
  5. In the Category box select '-News Bulletins'
  6. In the white area under 'Article text', above the line, add a summary of no more than 140 characters, e.g. 'Bishop will confirm 25 candidates'. It's meant to wet the appetite of the reader to read more. The summary will appear on where ever articles are listed, including in the Recent News section on the home page:
    RTENOTITLE
  7. Below the line add the full text of the news item. If you want to put a contact name in, click the Link button above (it's shown as a chain link). Click contacts and explore the drop downs till you get the name you want. Type that name in the box above and then click 'insert'. If the name doesn't appear you will have to create the contact (see guidelines for this elsewhere on this Wiki.)
  8. In the 'Publishing Options' section, click 'Select User' and enter your name.
  9. Enter today's date in the 'Created Date' and 'Start Publishing' boxes. In the 'Finish Publishing' box enter a date two months hence, unless the News Bulletin is advertising an event in which case the 'Finish Publishing' date should be the date of the event. Note: it may drop off the 'Recent News' box on the Home page before this date, depending on the number of items in the box. But it will be available under the Resources menu drop down until the 'Finish Publication' date.
  10. Press 'Save&Close'


Add Sermon Download (Updated for 3.0)

If you are using Internet Explorer 9, please make sure that the Compatibility View is disabled.

To add a Sermon Download:

  1. First make sure the Sermon file is saved somewhere on the PC on which you're working.
  2. Log in to the back end of the website. https://www.christchurchchislehurst.com/new/administrator/index.php
  3. Select Content>Article Manager>Add New Article.
  4. Under Title, write the title of the sermon, e.g. Vision & Giving. Occasionally you may not have a title in advance (e.g. a visiting speaker), so create the title by listening to the first few minutes of the sermon during which he/she should say what he/she's going to talk about!
  5. In the Category box select ---Sermon Downloads.
  6. In the Tag box, type down and select All news and media/All sermon downloads.
  7. In the white area under Article text above the separator, remove the default text and first enter the name of the speaker, then | and then date, e.g. Dave Johnston | 30 August 2015.
  8. Below the separator, remove the default text and first enter the name of the speaker, then |, date, |, reading, e.g. Dave Johnston | 30 August 2015 | Reading: Matthew 20:1-16.
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  9. If it is one of the regular Christ Church speakers, he/she will have their contact detail on the website, so instead of typing the name, click the Link button (a popup dialog should appear). Select the contact in the Link Browers (this will update the 'URL' field), enter the name in the Text field and select Insert. This will post the name as a clickable link to their photo and contact details.
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  10. If you feel like going the extra mile, you can link the reading to the corresponding passage on the Bible Gateway.
  11. To upload the audio file:
    1. Go to the Audio tab and click on Select next to the Audio recording file field. If you can't see the Audio tab, click Save and it should appear.
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    2. Navigate to /sermons/2015 or whatever year it is, in the Upload file section, click Choose File, locate the audio file and select OK (or 'Open') then click Start Upload.
    3. After the file has been uploaded, you need to locate it in the folder, select it and then click on Insert.
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  12. In the Publishing Options section:
    1. Enter a date one year hence in the Finish Publishing box.
    2. In the Meta Description, copy the text entered in the Article text section and prefix it with Sermon recording, e.g. Sermon recording: Dave Johnston | 30 August 2015 | Reading: Matthew 20:1-16.
      Enter-audio-publishing-info.png
  13. Press Save&Close.
Verify that the sermon appears correctly.
  1. Go to the website in the Sermon Downloads section.
  2. Click on the recording and make sure that you can both play back and download the recording.
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