This site contains information for maintaining the Milford & District U3A website.
Website Organisation
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This document describes how the various sections of the site are laid out
The following is an alphabetical list of how to achieve tasks on the site
Adding a User or Group Leader
> Users
> Manage
> New
Complete: Name, Login, Password, email, set Rqd Pass Reset = Yes
> Assigned User Groups
Set Groups as rqd, see existing if in doubt
> Save & Close
Enrolment Day
Components > JEvents > Enrolment Day
Email Functions - Approve posts to Committee
Log into cPanel
Go to Mailing Lists and click to Manage the Committee List.
Select the Option: Tend to pending moderator requests (the the top right hand side).
Select Accept (in this case) and submit.
Events
Components > Jevents > Manage Events
For an individual event click on the little black squares.
Forms
> Components > Creative Contact ….. > Forms
Invert the ID's to show our forms.
Select the rqd form, Click 'Manange Fields' to open the form
Installing/Updating Software
> System > Control Panel
> Install Extensions
Locate the package required
> Downlaod Package File
Drag and drop the zip files onto the target box
Next Meeting
> Extensions > Modules > Next Meeting
News Letters & Bulletins
Name the PDF using the convention: abc-def-xyz.pdf
Upload the PDF to > Components, Media, Downloads, Newsletters
Go to Menus > Newsletters
> Add New Item
> Choose System Links >
URL
Make the link: /images/downloads/newsletters/abc-def-xyz.pdy.pdf
Newsflash
A Newsflash is inserted at the top of the Home page, above the
existing page without disturbing or changing the homepage text.
Create a standard Article and set the Category to 'Newsflash'
Performing a Backup & Restore
> Components > Akeeba Backup > Basic Operations > Backup Now
Restore a Backup to the Dev site
## Need Something here ######
Setting up 'Tickers'
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Update web software
Go to the Control Panel
> Extensions > Install Extensions
Drag the previously downloaded update file (zip) onto the upload area.