Most people who edit websites are not super designers (including us!). And actually, its good if its not too ‘slick’ – people visiting our sites should get a feeling that we are dedicated, enthusiasic ordinary people. But there is definitely a...
Note: most of this are just tips that come from our experience with creating pages, rather than hard and fast rules. Page layout tips 1. Break things up: Its not good to have too much unbroken text. You can break things up by using images, videos, quotes and bullet...
These are checklists to use when periodically checking your site When there is not an active Peace Run Maybe there is nothing happening, maybe there are some one off events. Bear in mind this is actually most of the time. Update your press release (often releases...
This page pertains to editing regular pages on the site. If you are interested in using the frontpage that the English site uses, please see this page. Site structure Rearranging pages – The content is laid out in a ‘book’ structure, where pages can...
The procedure differs depending on whether you have just one language or a multilingual site. One language Go to Settings > General and switch the language to your language. Obtain the string translation file (we sent username/pwd in a sites list message, but you...
These are all the help pages we created for themes that used the Divi Page Builder. These Divi-based themes were our main meditation designs from 2014 to 2019, and quite a few sites still use them. We recommend switching to the Dhyana theme, especially if you are just...
For Radio and TV, we have Excel files containing some of the post popular pages on the site – you can translate many pages at once just by translating this file, and then send back to us to import it.The file has 4 columns – ID (dont change this), full...
Here are some small features that have not been covered on other pages List all meditation sites You can list all sites by adding this ‘shortcode’ to your editing area [meditation-sites]. Custom options There are a few meditation site custom options under...
By default, your new meditation site uses the Dhyana theme, which beginners will find easier to set up and work with than previous themes. Some examples: Reykjavik • Zurich • Meditate now • New York • Auckland • Reading Meditation On this page: Introduction –...
In your list of email accounts on the left hand site, right-click and select ‘Edit account’. You will be taken to this screen where you can change your password
(Note: you need to have a ‘user manager’ role for this) Members on the site can have a profile with a short biography, video audio gallery and links to stories. These can then be used on different sections of the site: 1) ‘About the author’...
There is already a page on the technical aspects of adding posts. This page is more about how to make content on Radio and TV that will serve the public better. But if you need technical assistance with the things described in this page (eg exxerpt, tags, categories)...
As soon as you log in, you are taken to the Dashboard, with all your recent posts, some options and help pages. To add audio to the site, you take the following steps, which are explained in more detail further down: Step 1: Add a new post Step 2: Add a title and save...
Now footnotes can be easily added to a page. Adding footnotes allows you back up your writings with factual references to media, Sri Chinmoy’s writings etc. and write more authoritative pages. Example on centre site: Religious Tolerance How To Add Footnotes Go...
Many people store their password in their browser so they dont have to type it in. if you have done this and then later on forgotten your password, you can obtain the stored password from your browser using the instructions below. Also – if your password is...
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1. Folders To Create folder. Right Click near the area you would like. Create folder and give a name If you right click by inbox, you will get a new folder underneath. Folders to store messages that need to be saved. See Folders 2. Select all messages at once...
It has become essential to upgrade to a new mail system. Goldenboat From: July 7th, you will need the new password sent by mail. Login here: https://mail.goldenboat.net MMS From: July 7th, there will be a new place to login: https://mms.purity.ws You will need...
Sidebars and footers are called ‘widget areas’ – editable areas that are not part of the main page content. For the default Dhyana theme, there is only one area – in the footer For most of our other themes, there is a sidebar area and 4 footer...
This page describes: 1. how to change themes 2. other design tweaks you can do 3. what to do if you want a completely new design. Changing Themes You site has a number of existing themes (site designs) you can choose from. The theme can be changed from the Dashboard...
Display pages are used to create a nice experience for prominent pages of the site that many people will visit. In most cases, there will be no more than 2 or 3 of these per country site (although you are free to create as many as you want if you have the time!)...
Your country settings can be found via the ‘Domain settings’ link in the top grey menu Important note: For some reason, the save button is currently in the middle of the page. We hope to get around to cleaning that up soon 🙂 URL of About page and Sri...
As you have probably read on other help pages, the hierarchical parent/child menu is disappearing, and being replaced by a new system of content which we feel will be much easier for visitors to navigate and get what they want. All content prior to January 2014 has...
On multilingual sites, there is often text on the site that needs to be translated. For each site, we have created so-called ‘string’ files (or .pot files) that contain all the text that needs to be translated. These files are available to download –...
Video: Introduction to page builder on our meditation sites. It was done a couple of years ago, so some things look a little different now, but it is still pretty good Note: This is for our themes that are based on the Divi theme builder (Inspire, Discover, Tokyo,...
The front page consists of 3 components: The opening slideshow The top section just below the slideshow, which is divided into a blue part and a grey part. After that, the user can add as many sections as they want, just like a regular. display page 1. Opening...
Assigning a page to a category allows nice landing pages to be created with listings of all articles in that category. This is good for pages that you want to have a wider readership than just people interested in a particular race. Examples of category usage:...
For events like concerts and sporting events it can be useful to add an interactive map to let people know where the venue is. Configuring your maps We use the maps from Open Street Map. To begin, you should open http://www.openstreetmap.org/ in a new tab. (Note that...
Before starting on your country site, it is good to ask, what exactly do you want people to do when they reach it? The two main answers usually are For people who have heard a little about us already, to find out more and get a sense of who we are Find about the...
Starting a member site To create a member site, we are now looking for the following: At least 1 article already written, a 2-3 line bio of the author, a nice picture of the author, a sample ‘welcome to my site’ introductory paragraph that we can add to...
Good images can really help improve your webpage. For basic web editing, there are 3 main things to take care of: Cropping: Remove parts of your image that don’t matter. Good images for web focus on the central topic and don’t contain a lot of clutter....
These instructions should apply to any audio file that is accessible over the web, but as most of the audio you will want to embed is available on Radio Sri Chinmoy, we are going to use that site as the example. The general steps are as follows: Get the URL or embed...
1.Click the Tools menu, and then click Accounts on Windows Mail. 2.Click the account you want to change the password for, and then click Properties. 3.Click the Servers tab, type your new password in the Password box, and then click...
First, hit the Office button(or File) and click the Account Settings button. It will display the Account Settings window with Email tab open, if you have configured multiple accounts then all of them will be listed here. You will see the tabbed interface here, by...
How to Change Password in goldenboat/mms Here are a list of help pages changing your password for different clients: Outlook 2003 and 2007 Outlook 2010 Outlook Express (Windows XP) Windows Mail (Vista) Windows Live Mail (Vista/Windows 7) Apple Mail Mozilla Thunderbird...
Tips for beginners If you can use something like Microsoft Word, you are skilled enough to to do a lot of things on our sites. More complicated things will take some practice. If you run into trouble, please ask for help! If you are completely new… Start with...
1. Start Outlook Express: You can probably find Outlook Express this way: – Click the Windows Start button at the bottom left of your screen – Click Programs – Click Outlook Express. However, your computer may be configured differently. 2. On the...
On this page: Viewing and downloading entries • Modifying the contact form • How to recieve messages/notifications by email Webforms on our sites Centre site: You can specify the default contact page for your country in Domain settings. By default, this is a contact...
Races site users: see note Files can be uploaded whilst editing a page in the exact same way that images can. You can access your filesystem in 2 ways: press the ‘Link’ button (the globe and chain) and press ‘Browse Server’ to go to your...
I have put a few pages on the site, but we are still quite far down the google listing. Any idea how we can get higher? Search engines generally do not rank new sites highly in the beginning, so your ranking will certainly improve with time. That being said: 1. The...
The general steps are as follows: Get the Vimeo or Youtube URL of the video you want to upload. If you want to embed a video from Sri Chinmoy TV, you can get the Vimeo URL from the ‘Embed’ link. Here are some videos that might be suitable for your site » ...
There are a few sections on this page: The important things: Adding images to your site Keeping images organised How to align images to left or right of text Adding a caption Moving an image from one part of the page to another Choosing images from other sections of...
I can’t see how to add headings. Sometimes only one row of buttons is exposed in the text editor. If you press the button on the very right (that says show/hide kitchen sink when you hover over it) then a second row will appear – the headers will be...
Table of contents: How to begin: Adding page and making basic changes • Images • Links Advanced features of the text editor: Headings • Templates • Styles • Tables Other page options: URL of page • Author How to begin A good goal at the beginning is to successfully...
Traditionally, our editors have laid out a lot of content using tables, because they are quite easy to use. However, the result is not SEO-friendly, and also does not look good on mobiles and tablets. Our solution is to allow tables in the text editor, but then...
Stories and videos by members are a very important part of the Centre site, and now they exist as their own content type. This allows us to make them available to users in many different locations. Stories are very much like pages, and co-exist in the book structure....
Why add news items? Adding 5 or 6 news items a year gives the user a feeling of a dynamic centre. However, if you do want to have a news section, then be sure to add news items every so often. A site that has not had news items added for many years looks stale and out...
You can add a list of books that people might be interested in buying. These will end up on the /books page, and also can be added to the front page (or other pages) using a shortcode listing How to add a book There is a ‘create books’ link on the top grey...
City listings [city label=”Find a class in your city” select=”search” worldwide=”true”] select can be either options (choose from a list of cities in country site) or search (better for global searches). Defaults to search. label...
You can display latest items from Races, Radio or TV sites Radio and TV Sri Chinmoy Races With Races, you can display upcoming events and latest results, from a country site or from all sites Options url – this depends on the type of content you want to show For...
Displays a full width map, with pins containing popup links to different pages (meditation class pages by default). By default a global map is displayed. (Note: the map view should not be confused with the worldmap display of stories/videos – more information on...
On important pages like the front page, people often will not read a lot of text, and sometimes a picture plus a succinct title and description will get the message across much more effectively. The images stretch the full width of the screen and can take a long time...
You can embed listings of members. The listings include a short member bio plus links to stories, audio, video and gallery. They can be added using shortcodes, which is basically some text inside square brackets which specify what kind of thing should be added. For...
On this page: Basic format • Options • Using listings, you can display: Display latest news items for your country, or worldwide Stories and videos by members, either from your country or worldwide. Listings of news, stories, videos are added using shortcodes, which...
On this page: Examples • Why use shortcodes • General format Shortcodes allow you to bring many different types of content into your site, by adding a special piece of text encloded in square brackets: Examples: Here are some examples of shortcodes, and what they will...
Over the past couple of years, we have been gradually adding features to the site. News items – Regular news on the site gives the visitor a feeling of dynamism and a sense that things are happening in your centre. You can list news in our own country, or from...
Note: This is for our themes that are based on the Divi theme builder (Inspire, Discover, Tokyo, Australia). If you are using our most recent Dhyana theme, the help page is here. One feature of the Page Builder is the ability to use ‘Libraries’ to load...
If you would like to have subtitled videos in your site (or for use classes, etc), there are about 70 of them on various topics which can be easily subtitled in your language. You only need to edit a template text file, which can be obtained upon request. List of the...
Very often people start immediately editing their meditation website and ‘lose the forest for the trees’. Even an hour of planning can save you hours or days of work. Steps Figure out what you want List the important pages you want, and how they will...
(Note: this is more relevant for people using our older Divi-based sites) A plan for the front page might look like this – this is a plan we did for www.torontomeditation.org Initial notes: Before we do any drawing, we made a bullet point list of what we wanted...
As well as results and events, we are also looking for articles for the races site to give visitors to our sites a better experience. Types of articles to write: a) Expand your race reports – include at least a paragraph or two! The result pages look very bare...
Types of videos we are looking for How to share videos General guidelines Technical tips 1. Types of videos we are looking for Interviews: Sri Chinmoy asked us to show the public who we are. We are very keen for interviews with disciples talking about aspects of the...
(note – this page is mainly relevant for our Divi-based themes, although many of the ideas here are very relevant for all sites) The front page is the first page that most of our visitors see – it may very well be the first impression they get of the Centre. To...
Pages created after Jan 2014 From the dashboard go to the link under ‘Import 2014 content from old site’, and check if the page is there and migrate it if so. The page will then show up in the ‘Unsorted content’ page for you to categorise. If...
From March 2016, all articles, results and race reports get added using the same ‘Results/race reports/articles’ edit form, which is accessible from the top grey bar. This is not as big a change as it sounds: If a page is assigned to an event and given a...
Here are some videos hosted on Sri Chinmoy TV that might prove useful to add to your site. To use the videos, visit the page on Sri Chinmoy TV, click Embed and copy the URL. There is a help page on embedding videos here » Talks by Sri Chinmoy TV interview from 1977...
The general steps are as follows: Get the embed URL for the video Paste the URL into the page we want to put the video on, and maybe modify it a little 1. Getting the embed code For Vimeo/youtube – the url of the video page is enough. Or you can copy the URL...
This page describes the process of creating a new site on SriChinmoyLibrary.com for books in a different language. Download the Seafile client and create a copy of the library on your computer Create three translated books in the proper format You will then be given...
You should have been given read access to the English version of the site to view the files. They are now written in a text format called markdown .md (The previous method was .org file) Encoding of file – UTF-8 Note: It is important that they are saved in UTF-8...
Quite a few countries have now switched over to the new races site. This meant we have had to disable the vs-racestesting site for the countries who have not switched yet. In order to finalise your country site and make it ready for live, you will need to edit the...
Logging in You can log in at http://www.srichinmoylibrary.com/user – you will be redirected to our central login site. We also use the same login for srichinmoy.org, the Centre and Races sites, so you may already know your password here. If you don’t know...
