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Contributor Training

The contributor training provides an overview of the marketing and branding foundations that the website is built upon, guides contributors through the documentation and tools that are used to make edits, and is an opportunity to discuss and answer questions.

Goals

• Keep web content up to date
• Leverage knowledge and expertise of faculty and staff across campus
• Facilitate the process of making web changes for everyone on campus

Website Foundation

• Governance
• Foundation provides key branding, design, voice, and strategy.
  • Support the Strategic Objectives
  • Speak to the Audience
  • Ensure Accessibility
  • Use Imagery with the guidelines
  • Use Calls to Action to highlight key objectives
  • Use succinct and clear Voice and Tone

How-To

The How-To section provides instruction on carrying out tasks within the OmniUpdate CMS.

• Log In, view the dashboard, and information architecture
• Submit Changes and Request New Pages
• Recommendation: log-in and change password within 24 hours

Basic Edit

1. Edit existing content
2. Workflow and approvals
3. Recommendation: practice this within 24 hours
4. Build on the basics using the Guide 

Design Patterns

• Employ Patterns for consistent and effective messaging
• Recommendation: practice adding and adjusting patterns

Page Templates

We have several page templates for different types of content and layout. 

Next Steps

• Change and document your password
• Practice in the /training area
  • make a basic content change
  • add or adjust design patterns
• Explore the guide
• Submit your updates
• Stay tuned for updates via web-contributor list

Trainer Prep for training

• Create users
• Add users to group
• Set content permissions
• Add users to web-contributor list