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Training

Content Types

Go to> Content when you need to add a new content item of these:

  • News, Events
  • Upload Images, or Documents & Files
  • Products
  • FAQs
  • Digital Hub items
  • Testimonial
  • Sessions, Speakers
  • State Associations
  • For homepage areas: Carousel slide, Quick access bar

Page Templates available

The template name indicates which components are present:

  • Blank = Full width. No: title, breadcrumbs, preset columns, "In This Section".
  • Interior - Blank = Yes Columns. No: preset title, breadcrumbs, "In This Section".
  • Interior - Navigations = Yes: title, right column and 'In This Section'. No breadcrumbs.  
  • Interior - Title = Yes: title, breadcrumbs, right Column. No: "In This Section" (Ex: this Training page)
  • Interior - Title, Navigations = Yes: title, right column and 'In This Section'. No breadcrumbs.

Understanding Widgets

Sitefinity comes with many widgets. Many are custom styled for Auto Care's use as part of the content plan. The others would need additional budget/effort to style them. This list will demonstrate which are which.

Content Widgets
  • Blogs - not being used.
  • Blog posts - not being used.
  • Card - can use 'as is', No additional styling or work is planned.
  • Comments- not being used.
  • Reviews- not being used.
  • Content Block
  • Events (to list Events)
  • Calendar - can use 'as is', No additional styling or work is planned.
  • Form
  • List- not being used.
  • Documents List - can use 'as is', No additional styling or work is planned.
  • Video- not being used.
  • Video Gallery- not being used.
  • Document Link
  • Image - can use 'as is', No additional styling or work is planned.
  • Image Gallery- not being used.
  • News (to list News items)
  • Feed- not being used.
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  • Related Content - can use 'as is', No additional styling or work is planned.
Custom Content

These are list widgets for the custom Content types.

  • Products
  • FAQs
  • Digital Hub items
  • Testimonial
  • Sessions
  • Speakers
  • State Associations

Reminder about using List Widgets

Use edit to adjust all three tabs of settings:

  1. Content - set which items to list (usually based on date or category)
  2. List - set how many items, which list template, and how to Sort (usually by publish date or title)
  3. Single item - set this to the specific Detail page built for Auto Care

Prerequisite videos

Video 1: [7:22 minutes] Login, Sitefinity Licenses, and Navigating in the CMS Sitefinity

Video 2: [5:49 minutes] Content Re-usability. Enter a news story and add categories. Enter an event and add categories.

Video 3: [9:25 minutes] Pages vs Content items. Choosing where information shows: Pages are added to specific areas in the navigation. Content items are listed on pages (not listed in navigation). See how information is entered on Pages vs Content item fields, and how that information shows on the site.

Training Session Recordings

Training Recordings page

Session 1. November 30: Content Contributor

Session 2. November 30: Page Editor

Session 3. December 1: Page Editor, Page Creator / Builder

Session 4. December 1: Advanced admin tools

Training Objectives, per role

Content Contributor
  • Learn about specific Content Types created
  • Find, Edit, and Create Content items
  • Use the WYSIWYG editor for styles, bullets, links, and files
  • Use the WYSIWYG editor for inserting images
  • Set publish and unpublish dates for items
  • Manage Categories. Tip: Keep Categories 2 levels (Parent with child.)
  • Manage Files and Images*
  • Resize Images using the Sitefinity Tools
Page Editor
  • Understand the difference between Pages and Content Items
  • Use search to find a specific page
  • Edit content in content blocks on pages
  • Use the WYSIWYG editor for styles, bullets, links, and files
  • Advanced WYSIWYG: inserting images and HTML view
  • Use Title & Properties to change the title, URL, and SEO description
  • Use Title & Properties to add Additional URLS (short URLs)
  • Use Page Revision history
Page Creator
  • Manage website navigation
  • Create new pages
  • Use the default template
  • Use Content widgets on the pages
  • Use List widgets on the pages
  • Create Forms and drag form widgets to pages
  • Create and use Shared content blocks in pages
  • Use Permissions on Content blocks for content restricted to ‘Members’
Advanced Page Creator
  • Review templates available
  • Use Layout options on the pages
  • Set Publish On date for pages
  • Managing the homepage elements
Administrator
  • Manage Users
  • Manage Workflow
  • Manage Languages
  • Use the Admin tools for 404 redirects
  • Use the Admin tools for Scheduled Jobs

 


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