Learn how to Log In to the CMS

Learn how to use, customize, and navigate to the Dashboard.

Learn how to check files in and out.

• Written Instructions: Checking In/Checking Out a Page

Learn how to create new pages.

• Written Instructions: Creating Pages Without an Extension in the URL

Learn how to upload documents and files from your computer to a CMS website.

• Written Instructions: Uploading Files

Learn how to import multiple files at once using a compressed .zip files from your computer.

Learn how to edit pages using the WYSIWYG editor. Learn about the available in the editor, how to insert images, as well as add, update, and style content.

Written Instructions:

• Editing a Page
• Turning On or Off Page Content Regions 

Best Practices:

• Text Styling 
• Headings

Learn how to move files and folders.

Learn how to add links.

Written Instructions:

• Adding or Modifying a Link
• Suspicious link text (contains placeholder text)

Learn how to edit _breadcrumbs.pcf files and add more breadcrumbs to nested sections.

• Written Instructions: Editing Breadcrumbs

Learn how to edit top and side navigations, and how to add more side navs to nested sections.

Best Practices and Information:

• About Top Navigations
• About Side Navigations
• Navigation Best Practices

Written Instructions:

• Editing a Top Navigation Menu
• Changing TopNav Branding
• Enabling Side Navigation
• Creating Nested (Dropdown) Navigation Links

Learn how to use Page Properties to update metadata, page layout, and use the hero area feature.

Best Practices and Information:

• About Page Properties
• Hero Content Best Practices
• Page Layout Examples

Written Instructions:

• Can Not See Page Properties
• Turning On or Off Page Content Regions
• Redirecting Pages
• Changing the Title of a Page
• Add a Carousel Gallery to the Top of a Page
• Changing a Hero Image's Description

Learn how to handle the Quality Control Check alert messages that may display on a page.

• Written Instructions: Knowledge Base
• Best Practices Information: Example Site

Learn about the staging and production servers, how to publish files and pages, and how to schedule a publish for a future date.

Learn how to use Final Check

• Self-Help Articles: Knowledge Base Section
• Best Practices Information: Example Site

Learn how to rename files and folders.

Written Instructions: Renaming a Page

Learn how to delete folders permanently as well as recycle files and recover them.

Written Instructions:

• Deleting Folder from Production
• Deleting a File
• Restoring a Recycled File

Learn how to save a version of a page and revert pages to previous versions.

Learn how to use the Image Editor to resize, crop, and rotate uploaded images.

Learn how to use snippets. Snippets are inserted into the page using the WYSIWYG Editor and become a part of the page. They provide an easier and standardized way to insert design / content elements. 

Information & Examples: About Snippets

Written Instructions: Adding a New Snippet

Learn how to add, edit, and remove components.  Components are a form-based type of reusable content that simplify entering information to generate complex HTML layouts and design elements that are optimized for the WKU website.

Information & Examples: About Components 

Written Instructions: Using Components 

Learn about Assets, the different types, how to create reusable content, and how to add an asset to pages.

Information: About Assets

Written Instructions:

• Adding an Asset to a Page
• Deleting an Asset

Learn how to create a new form and add it to a page using Form Assets.

Examples and Information:

• About Forms
• Example Form

Written Instructions:

• Creating a Form Asset
• Including CAPTCHA
• Adding an Asset to a Page

Learn about the different types of Form Elements and how to add them to a Form Asset.

Best Practices and Information:

• Example Form
• Form Elements
• Advanced Form Options

Written Instructions: Creating a Form Asset

Learn how to create form submission emails, save to the database, and access form submissions with form assets.

Information: Form Submissions

Written Instructions:

• Emailing Submitted Forms
• Download Form Submissions

Learn how to create collections of images and display them in a carousel or grid style.

Information & Examples:

• About Galleries
• Carousel Style Galleries
• Grid Style Galleries

Written Instructions:

• Add a Carousel Gallery to the Top of a Page
• Making a Carousel Gallery (Slider)
• Making a Grid Gallery

Learn how to use Gadgets in the sidebar to help streamline workflows.

Information: About Font Awesome Icons

Written Instructions:

• Adding Gadgets to the Sidebar
• Inserting Font Awesome Icons

Learn how to make sure your site is compliant with the latest accessibility standards. This applies to images, links, headings, videos, & more.

• Accessibility Best Practices 
• Final Checks Self-Help

Learn about site management tools and site Add-Ons. See examples of News, Calendar, and Staff Add-Ons.

• Written Instructions: Knowledge Base
• Information & Demos: Example Site

Information about heading blocks and how to use them correctly on a page. Learn how to create, order, and style headings. Also, learn how to fix common Accessibility Final Check issues related to headings.

Best Practices:

• Heading Best Practices
• Accessibility Best Practices
• Advanced Text Styles
• Final Check

Written Instructions:

• Using Accessibility Check
• Headings Should Not Be Empty
• Styled paragraph elements must not be used as headings
• Heading levels should only increase by one