FoAM Website User Guidelines
Categories of content
You must be logged in to add and edit material on the website. Either click “member login” at the top right of the homepage, or go directly to https://fo.am/admin/ and login.
There are four main categories of content (and some minor categories):
Activity
a project or process that is ongoing or one-off: for example, a series of workshops or lectures; a residency
has a summary and a substantial description
includes a main photo
has linked people, events and blog posts
is connected to other activities where appropriate
Event
a one-off or recurring event
includes a substantial description of the event
has a start and end date
has a location
events can be attached to activities
Weblog post
for general announcements, discussions, observations
a place to put material that doesn't fit in the categories of events or activities
can be attached to activities and events
can be backdated
Publication
has author, date, and publication details such as ISBN
includes a summary and an abstract (short description)
can include the full text of the publication, either as an attachment or inline
can include links to the full text
can be attached to activities
Residencies
Tips on completing fields when adding content
Start and End (event)
Title (activity, event, weblog post, publication)
enter a concise yet descriptive title that sums up the item
if it is part of a series of related items, certain naming conventions may be used (for example, Residency: [Person's Name])
Slug (activity, event, weblog post, publication)
the slug is the
URL of the page you are creating and is generated automatically when a title is entered
if you want to edit the slug directly, make sure to use only
HTML-safe characters
Summary (activity, weblog post)
Description/Content (activity, event, weblog post, publication)
include a substantial description for activities and events, not just one sentence
this is where the content of the blog post or publication is entered
Main photo (event, activity)
photos can only be linked through Flickr, not uploaded directly
the main photo is displayed as a banner at the top of the page, and also as a background behind the activity/event summary list and on the homepage
it is cropped automatically by 720 x 282 pixels from the top left corner if it is not that size already
Flickr machine tag (activity, event)
Make main feature on homepage (activity)
Show on homepage (activity)
Status/Publication status (activity, weblog post)
Project is archived (activity)
Events (activity)
Blog posts (activity, event)
People (activity, event)
Photos (activity, event)
Supported by (activity, event)
Foam location (event)
Location name [etc.] (event)
Creator/Author (event, weblog post)
Connections
Activities can be connected to one another in parent-child relationships. The parent represents the “container” of the child. To add a connection, go to https://fo.am/admin/activities/connection/ and click “Add connection.”
Adding images through Flickr
copy the automatically-generated “Flickr machine tag,” found on the admin interface page of the activity or event to which you want to add the photos
on Flickr, upload the images associated with the event or activity, and tag them with the
Flickr machine tag that you copied from the FoAM website in the above step (see
Flickr help) for info on uploading images and adding tags)
after a delay of up to 24 hours, the photos added and tagged on Flickr will automatically appear in the “available photos” list on the admin page of the event or activity
select the images from this list for both the photo gallery and the main photo
Adding images in-line directly within the post
don't try to use the “Insert/edit image” button to do this - it doesn't work!
find the
HTML code for the image you want to add
click the “
Edit HTML Source” button in the
Content area where you want to add the image
paste the
HTML code at the desired place in-line in the text
images inserted this way are not automatically cropped as they are in the case of main photos, so for best results ensure that the image is no more than 720 pixels wide
Tips on text editing entries
Why Meerkats?
Meerkats redefine cool. They're kind of like ferrets - but not.
They hang out in groups and one is the “guard” meerkat and alerts the others of danger while the group is ferreting round on the surface and feeding. When baddies come, they all scuttle back underground into their burrows as quickly as you could blink.
Can YOU stand tall like a meerkat?
Questions
editing the residency page? → chunk
some notes on high level organisation (i.e. when to create an activity or event, how things are linked etc)