Creating new content
New content may be added to the site using tools that are part of the site software. If you have the needed privileges to do so, a "Create content" link will be visible below the "My account" link in the left sidebar under your username:
This will open a page that shows a list of the kinds of content that may be created. For example, to create a blog entry, click on the corresponding link:
This will take you to the content creation page for blog entries, which allows you to fill in fields such as the title of the blog and the body of text. The notes at the bottom of the "Body" field tell you which HTML tags you may use here. When you have finished setting the title and body, click the "Save" button at the bottom of the page to add it to the site.
Creating highlighted content
The home page provides several areas where important content may be displayed. This "highlighted" content may appear in the left sidebar, right sidebar, or the "News" tab of the "Highlights area. Screenshots below illustrate these areas. The left and right sidebars should be used only for major events such as faculty recruiting, WID opening, Microsoft Lab opening, etc. Guidelines on how to promote a news item into one of these areas are provided at the bottom of this page.
Left Sidebar:
Right Sidebar:
"News" tab in the "Highlights" section:
If you have the necessary privileges to do so, you may add your content to one or more of these highlight areas. To ensure that content appears in one of these areas, begin creating it as described on this page. On the content creation page, a separate section will appear above the "Body" field that lets you select the highlight area for your content:
Select one or more of the choices other than "- None -", and your content will appear in the selected area(s).