Help:How to create a committee Portal
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Concept[edit source]
A Portal is a navigational page linking to various types of content belonging to a given Committee/topical area. It is also a root page for content like News or Events, which are created as subpages of the Portal page.
To create a new portal, please click on the "Add a Portal" button here and fill in the form.
Describe your Portal and add Committee members. See: Image 1.
Portal blocks[edit source]
Please note the "Settings" checkboxes. Each of them is responsible for showing a predefined block on the Portal page:
- News
- A container and a set of controls to add, display and filter news related to the Committee activity or to the Portal subject. Read more here.
- Events
- A container and a set of controls to add and list events related to the Committee activity or to the Portal subject. Read more here.
- Resources
- A container and a set of controls to add, display and filter the various types of resources important for the understanding of the Portal subject or the Committee activity. Read more here.
- Google documents
- A container and a set of controls to describe and embed Google documents on the wiki page. Read more here.
Automation[edit source]
Save the form. The template behind it will create the layout and will format your Portal page automatically. The result will be close to the one here: Image 2.
Tips[edit source]
- Identity
- Add a strong identity to your Portal by adding a nice and big logo (full-width by design), a Portal name and tagline/slogan defining the scope of the Portal content and the Committee philosophy and outlook.
- Best look
- When adding Committee members, please try to provide square-shaped photos.
- Phone numbers
- You can add many phone numbers. Use a semicolon as a delimiter. Allowed symbols are digits (10 symbols without the country code), hyphens and round brackets. Valid patterns are:
+0 (000) 000-0000+0 000-000-0000000-000-0000000 000 00000000000000
If the country code is not specified, "+1" (USA) will be assumed.
- Integration
- Create new pages of predefined types right from the Portal page. Just click on the or icons of the corresponding block to create News or Events, or to add Resources.
