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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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== Add Notice Sheet (Updated for 3.0) ==
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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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To add a '''Notice Sheet''':
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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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#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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#Select ''Content>Article Manager>Add New Article''
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#Under ''Title'', write the date of the Notice Sheet, in standard format eg ''13 September 2015''.
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#In the Category box select ''---Notice Sheets''
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#In the ''Tag'' box, select ''All news and media/All notice sheets''.
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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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# Remove the default text under the separator.<br/>[[File:Enter-notice-sheet-info.png]]
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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 Notice Sheet ==
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== Add Newsletter (updated for 3.0) ==
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To add a '''Notice Sheet'''.
 
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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 Notice Sheet is saved somewhere on the PC on which you're working.
 
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#Log in to the back end of the website. [http://www.christchurchchislehurst.com/new/administrator/index.php http://www.christchurchchislehurst.com/new/administrator/index.php]
 
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#Select '''Content>Article Manager>Add New Article'''
 
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#Under ''Title'', write the date of the Notice Sheet, in standard format eg '13 November 2011'.
 
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#In the Category box select '-Notice Sheets'
 
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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 'Farewell to Kirsty', or else simply 'Morning Praise'(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 'Notice Sheets'. Highlight this and click the Link icon above
 
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#A pop up box appears. Click the Browse button to the right of the 'URL' box. Click the Notice sheet directory, and then the upload button (a sheet of paper with a green arrow pointing upwards). Upload the relevant notice sheet from your PC. Click 'Insert'.
 
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#Still in the Link box, click the Advanced tab and in the 'stylesheet classes' box type 'redirect'. In the 'Relation page to target' box click 'No follow'. 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'. The 'Start Publishing' box should also be today's date which will probably be the Friday before the Sunday in question. People will then be able to read the notice sheet immediately. [Note: if the Sunday in question falls in a different month to when you load the notice sheet, you will need to change the 'Start Publishing' date, once the new month starts, to the date of the Sunday in question. This will ensure the notice sheet falls in the correct month section on the website.] 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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#<div class="warning">Please set 'Metadata Options > Robot field' to 'No index, no follow' to make sure that search engines will not index the notice sheet.</div>
 
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#Press 'Save&Close'
 
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== Add Newsletter ==
 
  
 
To add a '''Newsletter'''
 
To add a '''Newsletter'''
 
#<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>
 
#<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>
 
#First make sure the Newsletter is saved somewhere on the PC on which you're working.
 
#First make sure the Newsletter is saved somewhere on the PC on which you're working.
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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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#Log in to the [http://www.christchurchchislehurst.org/administrator/index.php back end of the website].
 
#Select 'Content>Article Manager>Add New Article'
 
#Select 'Content>Article Manager>Add New Article'
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#Under ''Title'', write the date of the Newsletter, in standard format eg ''November 2011''.
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#Under ''Title'', write the date of the Newsletter, in standard format eg ''November 2015''.
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#In the Category box select ''-Newsletters''
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#In the Category box select ''---Newsletters''
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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 ''Insert 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 ''Insert Edit/Link'' icon above (which is a link of a chain with a green plus sign). <br/>[[File:Insert-link-newsletter.png|RTENOTITLE]]
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#In the ''Tag'' box, select ''All news and media/All Newsletters''.
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#The ''File Browser'' dialog appears. Click on the ''Browse'' icon and then the ''newsletters'' directory. <br/>[[File:Browse-newsletter.png|RTENOTITLE]]
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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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#Click on the ''Upload'' icon. <br/>[[File:Upload-newsletter.png|RTENOTITLE]]
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# Remove the default text under the separator.<br/>[[File:Enter-newsletter-info.png]]
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#Then select the ''Browse'' button, in our example, the November 2011 newsletter from your PC. Then select ''Upload''. <br/>[[File:Browser-upload-newsletter.png|RTENOTITLE]]
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# SAVE the article
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#In the ''File Browser'' dialog, select the uploaded newsletter and then select ''Insert''. <br/> [[File:Insert-newsletter.png|RTENOTITLE]]
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#To upload the PDF file:
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#Still in the ''File Browser'' dialog, click the ''Advanced'' tab and in the ''Classes'' box type ''redirect''. Click ''Update''. <br/>[[File:Redirect-newsletter.png|RTENOTITLE]]
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##Go back into the article
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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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##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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#Enter today's date in the 'Created Date' and the 'Start Publishing' boxes. The latter will allow readers to see the Newsletter immediately it is loaded. But if this date is before the first of the month that the Newsletter refers to, when the first of the month arrives, please change the ''Start Publishing'' date to the first of that month so that it is indexed in the correct month when people click ''Resources>Media''. 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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##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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#<div class="warning">Please set ''Metadata Options > Robot field'' to ''No index, no follow'' to make sure that search engines will not index the newsletter.</div>
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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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#Press ''Save&Close''
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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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#Press 'Save&Close'
 
#Press 'Save&Close'
  
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== Sermon Topic ==
 
  
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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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== Add Sermon Download (Updated for 3.0) ==
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#Log in to the back end of the website. [http://www.christchurchchislehurst.com/new/administrator/index.php http://www.christchurchchislehurst.com/new/administrator/index.php]
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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 '''Sermon Download''':
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#Under ''Title'', write the period of the sermon topics, in standard format eg 'Autumn 2011'.
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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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#In the Category box select '-Sermon Topics'
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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 white area under 'Article text' first type the theme of the sermons, eg 'Going deeper with God'(no more than 50 characters). Underneath the grey line, type the same. Underneath that type 'Sermon Topics'. Highlight this and click the Link icon above (which is a link of a chain).
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#Select ''Content>Article Manager>Add New Article''.
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#A pop up box appears. Click the 'Browse' button to the right of the URL ine. Select the .pdf file with the relevant sermon series. If it is not already in Media Manager, click the upload button (a blue up arrow) and drop it into the white box which says 'Drop Here' (See 'add a Newsletter' in the Wiki above for relevant screen shots). The file will appear in the URL box. Click 'Update'.
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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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#Still in the Link box, click the Advanced tab and in the 'classes' box type 'redirect'. Click OK.
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#In the ''Category'' box select ''---Sermon Downloads''.
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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 ''Tag'' box, type ''down'' and select ''All news and media/All sermon downloads''.
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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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#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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#Press 'Save&Close'
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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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#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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== Add Sermon Download ==
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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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To add a '''Sermon Download'''
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#To upload the audio file:
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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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##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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#Log in to the back end of the website. http://www.christchurchchislehurst.com/new/administrator/index.php
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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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#Select 'Content>Article Manager>Add New Article'.
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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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#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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#In the Category box select '-Sermon Downloads'.
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##Enter a date '''one year''' hence in the ''Finish Publishing'' box.
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#In the white area under 'Article text' first enter the name of the speaker. If it is one of the regular Christ Church pspeakers 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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##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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#Alongside the name of the speaker, type the date in this format '29 January 2012'.
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#Press ''Save&Close''.
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#Go to the bottom of the white box and click the 'Read more' button. This will create a line under what you've typed, and what's above the line will show as a summary on the Home Page under 'Recent News'.<br/>[[File:insert-read-more.png]]
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<div class="warning">Verify that the sermon appears correctly.</div>
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#Click below the line to place the cursor there, then click on the 'Link' button (a popup dialog should appear). Click on the button at the end of the 'URL' field.<br/>[[File:select-sermon.png]]
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# Go to the [https://www.christchurchchislehurst.org/sermon-downloads website in the Sermon Downloads section].
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#Select the 'sermons' folder under 'Folders' and then click on the 'Upload' icon to upload the sermon recording. After uploading the sermon, click 'Insert' to close the dialog.<br/>[[File:upload-sermon.png]]
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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]]
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#Enter the title of the sermon into the 'Text' field and then go to the 'Advanced' tab. [[File:enter-sermon-title.png]]
 
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# Enter 'redirect' in the 'Classes' field (to make sure that the sermon start playing back when the user navigates to the article) and select 'No Follow' under 'Relationship page to target'. Then select 'Insert'.<br/>[[File:enter-advanged-sermon-settings.png]]
 
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#Back in the 'Article Manager: Add New Article' screen, add the reading for the sermon, e.g. 'Scripture: Ephesians 3: 14-21'.
 
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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 in the 'Start Publishing' boxes enter the date of the sermon.  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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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.
    Enter-audio-info.png
  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.
    Create-speaker-link.png
  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.
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  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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