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New SEO resources page

February 13, 2013
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A new page has been created to highlight SEO resources and tips for emerson.edu. The Drupal manual has also been updated with SEO tips. Search Engine Optimization or SEO is the act of increasing ways people can find your website via search engines. The goal is to make emerson.edu more search-friendly so that potential and…

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How to get Promos to appear where you want them

April 12, 2012
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How to get Promos to appear where you want them

By default, promos from parent pages are automatically posted on child pages. If the right promo section of a page is empty, it will display whatever is posted on the parent page. This is so you can easily have the same information on multiple pages. On the Fitness Center main page, the right and left…

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I need to promote something on the website, what do I do?

March 7, 2012
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First differentiate if this is a new initiative, announcement, or event. Initiatives An initiative is a program that will last and possible reoccur every year. Examples of this would be an academic program, a resource, or an important update. Find out who your department’s web editor is. He/she will be in charge of making updates…

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New menu options in Drupal

January 25, 2012
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New menu options in Drupal

When we finish our Drupal upgrade there will be new menu items for you to use: Find and Create. They will replace the existing menu items (Accessible Content, Site Outline, Create Content, Content List) Find Similar to Content List. Click on the Title of a page to edit it. The link to edit a page…

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Web Workshops

November 23, 2011
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Web Services is hosting workshops. RSVP Today: Intro to Web Services/Writing for the Web 11/29/11 10:00 AM-11:00 AM Transportation Building, Room 230 Learn about how Web Services can help you – and learn how to write, edit and polish your content for the web. RSVP » Intermediate Web Training 12/01/11 3:00 PM-4:00 PM Transportation Building,…

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How to Organize PDF’s and Images in Drupal

July 27, 2011
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How to Organize PDF’s and Images in Drupal

To help keep Drupal organized, certain steps should be taken before uploading files. File Names Before uploading a PDF or image, make sure the file name has the following: All lower case letters The department that will use this PDF or image What is in the PDF or image Hyphens between each word PDF example:…

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Generic Page wide layout can now be turned on or off

April 19, 2011
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Generic Page wide layout can now be turned on or off

The Generic Page content type has been modified so that it can be toggled between the wide or right column layout. Before, one needed to use two different content types to achieve this. Now the layout can be switched by the check box,  Use Wide Layout, located beneath the promos section: The layout can be…

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New Web Services project request form

April 11, 2011
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To help in any web updates that you may have, web services has launched a project request form. This will help us in knowing what you need done and pin-pointing the scope of your project. Start now »

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Drupal Manual updated

March 28, 2011
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The Drupal manual has been recently updated with clearer directions and more information. Download a copy »

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New Photo Archive

December 2, 2010
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New Photo Archive

The Office of Communications & Marketing announces its brand new photo repository, PhotoShelter. You can download and format Emerson photos for use on Emerson.edu using the password “emersonlions.” Browse PhotoShelter »

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