Welcome to the content creation guide. This is a work in progress and will be constantly updated over the next few weeks so check back often!
In order to add new content (aka another page) to the DOM website, you will generally take the following steps:
1. Click on "Create Content"If you have the correct privileges this link should be in the menu at top-right of the page. If you don't see this link and would like content creation privileges please email brian [at] deproduction [dot] org
2. Choose a Content Type
After clicking on "Create Content" you will be presented with a list of possible content types. While there many listed, this guide will start with discussing two of the options: Book Pages, and Pages.
Book Pages: Book pages, as poorly explained on the "Create Content" page, are perfect for documents that will a) benefit from the ability to create numerous sections under a hierarchical format, and b) involve multiple people in their creation and revision.3. Select a Content Type
Pages: Regular pages are simpler than book pages. They are best for a) static pages that are relatively self contained and won't be changing very often and b) pages that don't involve group editing and collaboration.
After you have decided what type of content would be best for your new page, click on that content type. You will be taken to a new submission page. On this page there are a list of fields, the important ones are described as follows:
Title: This will be the title that appears at the top of the page.
Parent: This will only appear on book pages, but designates the page your current page will fall under in the table of contents.
Categories/General: Categories are for restricting access to the content you are creating. Right now the only category you can choose is Staff. Select this category if you only want your content visable to staff members -- otherwise leave it on none.
Body: This is where the contents of your new page should be entered. Please see the style guide in this book for more details on this. Inline Images Icon: There is a small image icon directly below the body field. If you click on this image it will allow you to upload & insert images into the body area.
Url Path Settings:Click on this link to expand it. This field is not required, but recommended if you want to an easy to remember URL. If you don't specify a URL path, it will end up being node/a_number. If you specify it as "board", it will be accessible from http://www.denveropenmedia.org/board.
Menu Settings:Fill this field out if you want your new page to appear on one of the menus (good for top level pages in books, or important static pages.) To do this, first fill in the title field with what you want the menu item to be called. It is also helpful to type in a description of the new page which will appear if someone hovers their mouse over the menu item. Next select a parent item. There are a lot in the list, but the two sections you should be concerned with for now are "Primary Links" which is the red pull-down menu, and "Secondary Links", which is the list of links in red at the bottom of each page. Finally, you can set a weight for your menu item -- this controls where the item will fall within the list. A large number will put your new page at the end of the menu, a smaller number will place it at the beginning (depending on what weights the other menu items were previously assigned.)
Click Preview or Submit:
This will submit your new page and/or menu item to the system. You can always go back and make changes, so don't be too worried about making mistakes the first time around.