Web Press Tips and Tricks

Presentation by Brian Heaton

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New Options
Content Page Enhancements

• The Slideshow content page now permits entry of a user specified caption for each slide
• The Video Player - MP4 or FLV content page now allows a splash page to be specified, providing a quick loading, customized image for your remotely hosted video; add the image to your asset manager; use an image the same size as your video (e.g., 360px X 270px)
• The Video Player – YouTube content page now has the capability of playing High Definition (HD) videos, if the uploaded vides is recorded in HD

New Content Pages
Add a Flickr Slideshow to Your Site

• You can add a slideshow of images to your web site using photos stored on Flickr, the popular online photo management and sharing application at http://www.flickr.com  
• Flickr has both free (Basic) and paid (Pro) accounts available. See http://www.flickr.com/help/limits/#28 for account setup information.
• See the how to for more questions on adding a Flicker slideshow to your site.
• Flickr provides for photo uploads from your desktop/laptop, via email and camera phone.

Include Blog Posts on Your Site Using the RSS Feed Reader Page

• https://webpress.missouristate.edu/RSSFeedReader.htm
• Available in General Pages group
• Headline will be displayed on page
• Specify RSS Feed URL
• Specify number of items to display
• Specify displayed item attributes (date and description)
• “All link” information is optional; use both or neither
• Tip: To create a feed from a filtered view add “feed/” to the end of the blog URL to get the RSS Feed URL

Coming Soon

• Inline editing of freeform content areas
• Adding a Google calendar to your web site
• One click submit/release/publish

Upcoming WDUG Sessions

• Wednesday, October 21, 2009, Karls 101 4:00 – 5:00 PM
• Wednesday, October 21, 2009, Karls 101 4:00 – 5:00 PM

In The Know
Blogs. RSS feeds. JQuery. Modal windows. Web technologies change at a rapid pace. Keep up with the latest web development information at http://www.missouristate.edu/web/