Website Support Area.Here is some help on using the WCUG web site, choose a topic to get help on from the list below, Remember that you can also get help from the Forum, Accessible from the main menu, You will need to register to post a new topic on the forum.
Help Topics Basic Site Navigation - Finding your way around the site
Help using member features of the site -
Help for site Editors / Publishers -
Help for site Admins -
Help for Forum mods and admins -
Help with our RSS feeds -
Help Submiting a web link -
Help with Making a user profile -
Help with PM's -
Basic Site Navigation - Finding your way around the site - Back To Top
Click here for a visual navigation aid, this shows what section of the site does what and where each click takes you.
Top Bar
Home (Top left of each page) Takes you to the frontpage
About WCUG (First button on top bar) Takes you to the about WCUG info page.
News (Second button on top bar) Displays latest news.
Tech Tips (Third buton on top bar) Displays the tech tips and open source downloads section.
Tech news and podcasts (Fourth button on top bar) Displays our recommended tech news and podcast links.
Help using wcug (Firth button on top bar) Displays this help page. Main Menu Link
Starts Here> Main site navigation menu, shows many sub areas of the site.
WCUG Forum Loads the site web forum, used as a message area.
Events & Shows Displays the latest news of events and shows in the wiltshire are.
Hoftware Displays the list of Open Source software designed by Henry Tarling.
Contact Us Links to email site admin form. Help using member features of the site - Back To Top
Help for site Editors / Publishers - Back To Top
Posting a new article, From the "User Menu" on the left select "Submit Article"
Choose the Section and category to publish your Article in :-
News, News Flash, will post your article to the news flash area at the very top of the site (See link for details) News flash articles should be the latest news only and a maximum of 40 Words, and one Link to the main article or site etc. Examples of news flash articles, New software release or update of version, New site launch or closed beta test, new hardware release or new technology. Editing an article
Once you are loged in with Editor and above user privilages, you will see a small icon like this, next to all articles, this icon is the edit article icon, press this once to load the article into the editor, once finished press save article.
Help for site Admins - Back To Top
Help for Forum mods and admins - Back To Top
Help with our RSS feeds - Back To Top
Help Submitting a web link - Back To Top
Once loged in from the "User Menu" on the left press "Submit Web Link"
Help with Making a user profile - Back To Top
Help with PM's - Back To Top
The site is build with Open Source software called Joomla, Joomla is a content management system (CMS). If your having problems with editing or adding content, Please ask another site admin, or check out the Joomla forums for more help.
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Help Using WCUG
