Updating the Web Site  --  A How-to Guide

For Registered Users

The web pages for Dane and Trent Circuit are supported by a 'Content Management System' (CMS) called Joomla.  The main point about a CMS is that it simplifies how to update the pages.  In addition to the 'web master', normal users can be enabled to update defined sets of pages.  (Registration and training are required first.)  So, for example, it is possible for a member of a Circuit church to publish a story about an event that has taken place at their church or to change the details about the clubs and regular activities in the church.

Training Topic Areas

There are various training areas, each with one or more training packages.  With Joomla, a web page or Blog entry is called an Article, and a notification about something that is planned to happen is called an Event.  Articles and Events are also much enhanced when pictures are included.  There is also a Photo Gallery on the web site, where church life can be shown in pictures with supporting text.  There is a distinct training topic on creating and preparing Photographs to produce images on the web page that are appropriate and have high impact.

Articles	Background and Context: creating a good Article
	Step-by-Step Guide for Articles (See also Protecting personal information)
	Check-list of things to do: security, consistency etc
Events	Background and Context: creating a good Event
	Step-by-Step Guide for Events (See also Protecting personal information)
	Adding images to Events
Gallery	Step-by-Step Guide for the Photo Gallery
Photographs	Understanding digital photographs
	Getting good photos
	Editing images using Picasa (freeware)
	Editing images using Paint Shop Pro (freeware)
	Protecting personal information using an image editor