Web Site Maintenance Help

Web Site Maintenance Help

How-To Guides are Here!

Basic Information You Need to Know

• Logging In - the log in button is located in the bottom right corner of every page in the site. Use your Penn State User ID and password to login.

• Site Layout Elements
• Edit Page Elements
• Styles - See Sample Styles Page
• States of Pages:
  • red means the page is private
  • yellow means the page is pending
  • blue means the page is published
  • green means the page is visible (for reviewing purposes)
• Use the properties Tab to exclude objects from the navigation or assign keywords and expiration dates

Managing Folders and Pages

• The site has folder and page organizational structure. How you organize your files directly affects how they are presented in the navigation
• Use the Contents Tab to see everything in a folder, including items that have been excluded from the navigation, and to access the folder level for editing.
• Folders should have default pages assigned to them. Use the "Display" tab to assign or change a default page.
• Folders and their default pages have a unique relationship. If you submit a default page, you also submit the folder. Properties are also connected.
• If you wish to include or exclude and object from the navigation, follow these steps:  when on a page or individual folder – go to “properties,” select “exclude from navigation,” select “save” at the bottom of the page.