Preparing a duplicated Regional Multicultural site

Robin Williamson. Coordinator, Multicultural. Council of Rangitikei/Whanganui m +64 2102 333 863 t +64 6 343 9240 email: robin.williamson.aio@gmail.com

Logos supplied / Site Duplicated

Content ready to be checked / Needs Broadcasting & Members Access

Duplication of the Multicultural site

Obtain the logo or create a temporary one.

Create a site icon.

Duplicate https://multiculturaltemplate.flightdec.com/

Change main site details if supplied

Add in/ Edit site images

Logo, site and fav icon

Site Theme Editor

In all x3 templates under Site Theme Editor ( template.inc: template_page/NoRightColumn.txt template_page/home_page_card.txt: )

Change 'Region' to the name of your Region (occurs in 4 places in each template )
Add social media links into footer
Adjust logo size
- Occurs twice in two of the templates
  <a href="[-SITE-URL-]" class="banner-image"><img src="[-THEME-]images/site_banner.jpg" alt="Site banner" class='img-fluid' width="190"/></a>

Newcomers page /Newcomers-To-Branch

Change page and display name to your new branch's name.
Change the links branch and link to your new branch.

Page template change

Home page: Under Extra Features select:

- Page Template: home_page_card.txt
- Module Template: Mix Modules/Card

Stories page: Under Extra Features select:

- Page Template: NoRightColumn.txt
- Module Template: Mix Modules/Card

Update pages

Add any available content and update the following pages

Home - deleted and add new image in extra content
About - delete and add new image, delete holding image out of Image folder
Stories - In Main Content, in the subhead change 'Region' to name of your Region
News & Events - In Main Content, in the subhead change 'Region' to name of your Region
RH_map
Contacts
RH_Key Members
Committee
Sponsors
Links

Join Page

Change the text region your new region
In the Form Module change contact email in and region name (x2 places)

Update the Broadcasting: see below

Update the Member Access: see below

Delete Notes page

Update the Member Access

Make sure the 'Member Area' page is also switching the Member access on

In Member Area page, go to Add-on Modules
Open Members Area
Tick to add this page to your Members Area
Tick top option - Member landing page.

Turn on the Members Area for the following pages

Meeting Reports page
Private Event page
Private Resources page

Go to Add-on Modules
Open Members Area
Tick to add this page to your Members Area
Tick bottom option - Members area section child page.

Update the Broadcasting

1. Current Groups

Create New Groups – make 5 new groups with a council name or shortened acronym, and activate (receiving and sending).

#mnz waikato home page nzl (make private)
#mnz waikato news events nzl (make private)
#mnz waikato nzl
#mnz waikato private nzl (make private)
#mnz waikato stories nzl (make private)

Delete old Groups - x on right

#mnz uhm home page nzl
#mnz uhm news events nzl
#mnz uhm nzl
#mnz uhm private nzl
#mnz uhm stories nzl

Instructions

Go: Current Groups > Create New Group
Group Name: Create 5 seperate groups ( no # in front)
- Use a logical council name or abbreviation
Group Description: url or leave blank
Group Private: tick for all except Universal Group eg. #mnz waikato nzl
Remove old groups by clicking on red cross last on right. Refresh screen to show new results.
Switch on (green) 'Send out' (dart) and 'Receiving' (note icon) new council groups.

2. Set Receiving Pages

Change sub headings - COUNCIL NAME MEDIA RELEASES, NEWS ITEMS & EVENTS

Change receiving Rules and check Advanced Broadcasting

News & Events – #mnz collected news events nzl / #mzn waikato news events nzl (Search ON)
Stories – #mzn waikato stories nzl (Search ON)
Home – #mzn waikato home page nzl
Newcomers To Branch Name – #newcomers event nzl+waikato. (You might need to find the Newcomers Group and activate to receive.)

Instructions

On each of the 4 pages - News & Events, Stories, Home, Newcomers / Go: edit

Change the council name heading in subtitle in main content. Save
Go: Receive In
Broadcast On/Off: Tick Receiving IN: on (note icon to go green)
Go: To Advanced Broadcasting

Broadcast Options :

- - Broadcast From Date: set to past 10 years: 2012
  - Broadcast Search: Turn on but NOT FOR Home Page

Create Rules:

- - Go: View Your Groups. Scroll find related group. Select. Make Rule

Newcomers To Your Town page

Go: Broadcast Tools > Receiving IN > To Advanced Broadcasting
- Search in View Your Groups: Newcomers
- Search In: Group Name > Refresh Groups List
- newcomers event nzl
  - select envelope icon > Join Group > Reason: Multicultural site wanting to receive Newcomers events
  - Request Permission
- Back to Current Groups > Search Groups
  - Search For Groups: Newcomers
  - Search In: Group Name > Refresh Groups List
  - newcomers event nzl
    - Turn Receiving: ON (note icon to go green)
Go Newcomers To Your Branch page
- Repeat Instructions 1 -3. Search off

- Create Rules:

- - Go: View Your Groups. Scroll find related group. Select
  - Select: #newcomers event nzl
  - Make Rule
- Enter tag by typing your regions name: Select an existing tag > Add tag
- Select Make Rule: wellington+#newcomers event nzl

3. Posting Pages (Index Pages)

Change all Rules to new Groups, e.g.

#flightdec
#aotearoa nzl
#multicultural nzl
#community nzl
#mnz stories nzl
#mnz waikato nzl
#mnz waikato stories nzl
#article nzl

In Index Pages, check order in Add-on Modules. Unimodule/Event should be at the top

Instructions

Go: Posting Pages
For each page Go:
- Edit: Uni-Module or Events - Index (red text on right)
- Module Index/Broadcast Pages
  - Change the rules for the two region names to your new region. eg

#mnz uhm nzl
#mnz uhm stories nzl

Cut and paste the 'Broadcast Page' Rules into Create Tool Tip and update the date.

- - SAVE SETTINGS
Repeat until all posting pages are done.

4. Posting Page - /Posting

Cut and paste links from Posting Pages to Posting Page.

Instructions

Find the 'Posting' page / Edit

Go: Top Content

Go through all the links and change to the updated posting page/create a post url - you should only need to copy across the main links (Access previous posts, in RMC sites) should be unchanged.

Select create a post in the red on right to harvest the link.

eg: /Media-Releases/create+page?index=86390
/News/create+page?index=86392

Check all links.

5. Subscribed Rules

Tick 'Subscribed' and search for Cultural Calendar.

If the website is in a different region, unsubscribe the region and find the correct region.

Instructions

Go: Broadcast Tools > Subscribed Rules > Search Rules
- Search For Rules: Cultural
- Filter Type: TICK Subscribed
- Locate REGION Rule. If different from the council's region, remove it.
Click minus to switch off Rules
- Use plus and minus on left NOT Rubbish Bin
If replacing a REGION Rule, Go back to > Search Rules
- Search For Rules: Cultural
- FilterType: TICK Available
- Refresh Group List (green Button)
- Find your region then click it on
- Use plus and minus on left NOT Rubbish Bin

6. Created Rules

This sets the manual broadcast options after a post is made.

The Created Rules need to change from the replicated website and the new Rules will only stick if the new Rules have been made - step 1.

Instructions

Go: Created Rules
For each panel Go:
- Edit: Uni-Module or Events - Index (red text on right)
  - Change Rule, e.g. #mnz wgtn stories nzl
  - Change Rule Name, e.g WELLINGTON MULTICULTURAL Stories
  - Enter New Category, e.g. WELLINGTON MULTICULTURAL Website NZL

Save Rule

Repeat the same for the remaining panels, except you can now select the new category in the Existing Category dropdown.

Check the following pages:

Meeting Reports pages: Turn on custom panel 1 and Uni-Module

Private Event page: Turn on custom panel 1 and Event Module

Use https://uhm.org.nz/ as a guide for settings