Managing Your Home Page

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When you join ShropNET your Home Page is automatically created along with the page About Us. You may wish to update it or to take control of it so that you can develop your own content.
 

Update your Home Page

Log in to your website
Click on 'Manage your Website' / 'Organisation Details' / 'Display/Edit Basic Details'
If you just wish to update the Home Page text simply edit the 'Description' text and click 'OK'

 

Develop your Home Page

  • Click on 'Manage your Website' / 'Organisation Details' / 'Display/Edit Basic Details'
  • If you want more control of your Home Page then highlight your 'Description' text with the mouse, right click and select 'Cut', scroll down and click 'OK'
  • Click 'Home' and you will see your Home Page text has gone - don't worry!
    (note: you may need to press F5 on your keyboard to refresh your page)
  • Click on 'Edit Page' to open the Content Centre
  • Right click in the 'Body text' area and select 'Paste'
  • You can now add further text, tables, images, change fonts, colours, add links, etc etc. .... see the other help sheets in this tutorial.
  • Scroll down the page and click 'Save and Publish'
  • Click on the 'Home' link in the top left corner and press F5 on your keyboard to refresh your home page and see your new content
  • The 'Description' text on the About Us page will no longer be present, only your contact details now appear on this page.
  • Congratulations! You can now control any content on your home page and can begin developing your own content by following the various step by step help sheets in this tutorial