Posts and Pages Best Practices and Policies
Summary
- Posts are to capture a point in time (such as an event).
- Pages are for regular website content
- Always use Page Builder to create all types of content--makes it easier!
InstructionsPosts
PostsUse a post (instead of a page) when:CYou want to captureapturing a point in time - content will not be updated over time-
Content Type:
- News
- Blogs
- Events
WhocanEditor/Admincreate and edit posts?Roles:
- Contributors - Can create posts which will then be moderated
- Authors - Can create, edit, and publish their own posts only
- Editors and Admins - Can create, edit, and publish any posts
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WhatAuthorizationisfor certain webpages should be obtained by theapprovalcorrespondingprocess for posts?admins: - Main MLML website - Approved by Kathleen or Jim
- Tier 1 sites - Approved by website owners
- Tier 2 & 3 sites - Approved by website owners or web admins (as website owner decides)
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General Info:
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WherePosts are displayed by the order of when they were created.- You can
Ichangefindthemorepostinformationdateabouttoposts?make sure that events stay in order--please do this!
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- Content Guidelines for Posts (Press Highlights and Events)
- Press Coverage & Posts @ MLML
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How are posts re-used on the website?Posts are displayed by the order of when they were created. You can change the post date to make sure that events stay in order--please do this!PagesPages
Use a page (rather than a post) when:You want contentContent not tied to a specific date - may be updated over time-
Content Type:
- About page
- Project pages
- Bio pages
WhocanEditor/Admincreate and edit pages?Roles:
- Editors and Admins - Can create, edit, and publish
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HowAuthorizationdoesforonecertainrequestwebpagesashouldnewbepageobtainedorbyantheupdatecorrespondingto an existing page?admins: - Main website - iTicket
- Tier 1 sites - iTicket
- Tier 2 & 3 sites - Website owners and web admins
WhatisReviewingthe approval process for Pages?Process:
- Main website - iTicket > WAG review > approval > page updated
- Tier 1 sites - iTicket > WAG review > approval > page updated
- Tier 2 & 3 sites - Approved by website owners and web admins.
Posts and Pages-
Use Page Builder for
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- Copy and paste rows and widgets
- SiteOrigin Editor widget
- Headline Widget
- SiteOrigin Editor
Thewidgettitleof your thesis anddate/timeof defense -
A fewphotosFooGallery -atleastuseone of you, plus photos of your fieldwork or other images related to your thesis- withcaptions(or enough information that we can write a caption). Yourthesis abstractAshort bio(only if you have something already prepared, don't stress too much about this!)- SiteOrigin
AddImagehyperlinks (anywhere you can encourage people to click and look at other MLML pages is great)widget - Inline
Addwithphotostext wrap around - Photo
Add tagsgallery/slideshow - Single
Change the url ending (default is title of post with dashes), eg for a seminar speaker, you can change the url to be firstname-lastname-seminar or something else pithy.image
General Editing/Creating Info
Page layout:
Text:
KimImages: Elson’s(Image Post Guide
Website PostingUse Guidelines
Updated September 5th, 2018
News
You can start with a previous news posting as a template if you wish. When posting a story to press coverage, try to make a catchy title and be sure to make it about MLML. Add pictures! If you did not receive a photo with the news item, find a photo of the MLML personnel involved or get a picture of the journal the article is published in. At a minimum, set a “featured image”. Add links wherever you can – hyperlink all MLML personnel names to their pages on the website, if you mention a lab, link to that lab. Link to original article if appropriate. Add tags of faculty names, subject matter, MLML lab, etc as you see fit.
Seminar Speakers
The Visiting Scientist collects information about the speakers and adds them to a google sheet schedule)
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Speakers are asked to provide a headshot, photo related to their research, talk title, talk abstract, bio, and website. Sometimes they provide all of this, other times, just the title. When the seminars are announced, add each as a new post, starting with the last one (this will show them in chronological order on the home page). Put this at the top of each page:
Name, Institution
Moss Landing Marine Labs Seminar Series - Month day, year
Hosted by the xxx Lab ß make this a link to the lab’s page
MLML Seminar Room, 4pm
Open to the public
~More info coming soon!~ ß until you receive more info
Generally, I have the headshot with the bio in italics next to it, then have the title and abstract below. If they send a link to their website, I hyperlink their name in the bio with it. Use other posts as templates/examples. If they send an extra photo, I use that as the “featured image”.
The title of the post is: Title of Talk – Month DD, YYYY. Be sure to put it in the “Upcoming Seminars” category. You will need to change the category to “Seminars” once it happens.
Thesis Defenses
When a student is planning their defense (you’ll notice them reserve rooms for practice talks), send them an email asking for the following:
The title of the post is: “Thesis Defense by name – Month DD, YYYY”. Be sure to put itshortcode in theCustom “UpcomingHTML Thesis Defenses” category. You will need to change the category to “Thesis Defenses” once it happens. Don’t forget you can add tags!widget
Top of post:
Title of Thesis
A Thesis Defense by Name
Lab Name ß link to lab’s webpage
Day of Week, Month day, year at time
MLML Seminar Room
Generally I put a few pictures underneath the headings, then their bio in italics followed by the thesis abstract. If they send more than 2 or 3 photos, I add more beneath the abstract. You can use previous posts as templates/examples.
Note: having a website post is not a requirement; the students are probably fairly busy and stressed out about the talk, so don’t bombard them with emails nagging them to send the info.
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