i) Stickies: Ability to keep information at the top of a list

Group administrators can now set certain items as 'stickies' - meaning these items will always remain at the top of a module.

 

For example, if there's a discussion topic that you want displayed all the time, you can set it as "sticky", and it will always retain its place at the top of the discussion forum section.  Stickies are a great way for:

 

- ensuring the important things remain as visible as possible.

- groups can use them to post FAQs, guidelines, upcoming events.

 

How do I use this feature?

1. Select the Manage link on any section.  (this appears in the upper right corner of your group modules for group administrators only)

 

 

2. Under the Manage Group Content screen, you will see a grey thumbtack icon to the left of each item as shown below. 

 

 

3. Click on the grey thumbtack to make that item 'sticky'. It will turn yellow when it becomes a 'sticky' as shown.

 

If you wish to change it back, simply click on the yellow thumbtack again and it will change back to grey.

4. Click on the Home tab and return to your group homepage.  You'll see the items you marked as "sticky" designated with the yellow thumbtack icon on the right:

 

ii) Multiple bulletin boards

 

In our latest update, group administrators can now add an unlimited number of bulletin board modules to their group page.  This allows administrators to:

 

- position these useful boards anywhere on their homepage

- rename and use them in any manner they see fit. 

- in a future update, you will also have the ability to save the history of each bulletin board, so that if you make a mistake in editing it, you can go back to an earlier revision and start again.

 

Want to see samples of  how multiple bulletin boards are being used? See WiserEarth Suggestions, China

 

How do I use this feature?

1. Click on Admin Tools in the upper right hand corner of your group. 

2. From the drop down menu, select on Customize Layout (as shown below). 

 

3. On the subsequent page, click on the Add Content link next to the "Save" and "Cancel" buttons. 

4. Place your mouse over New bulletin board and drag it over your group, dropping it where you want it to go.

 

5. Rename the bulletin board as needed.

6. If the Add Content Sidebar is obscuring your save button, just click on the "Add content" link again, and the sidebar will slide out of view.

 

7. Click Save Changes in order to add your new bulletin board to your group's home page.

 

*Quick Tip:  If you would like to keep the height of your bulletin board a certain size and force a scrollbar, here's how to do it:

Click on the Edit link for the bulletin board in the upper right-hand corner.


Click on the "HTML" icon in the toolbar - it is the very last icon:

Add this line of code to the very beginning:     <div style="height:200px; overflow:scroll">

You can set the the height by changing the pixel number.  It's currently set at 200 - just change it to any number that you want, but make sure you don't delete the "px".



Lastly, make sure you also place a </div> tag at the very end!


Click Update and then "Save" to see the result.  Here's an example of a before and after:

Before:

After: