Site Management Tutorial

Use the following guidelines to manage your ALPS-modified site when you are logged in.

  • Edit site menus: Dashboard->Appearance->Menus
    • Available menus
      • Top menu
      • Primary menu (links above photo header–also appears in footer)
      • Tertiary menu (shows up in colored bar below photo header)
    • Select a menu to edit, then click SELECT
    • Add pages by selecting them from the left box, or type in a custom URL
      • If you use a custom URL (link to a page outside of your site), be sure to set it to open in a new tab
      • You may need to save first, then click the triangle to expand the options for that menu item
      • If you still don’t see the check box for OPEN LINK IN NEW TAB, you may need to check the SCREEN OPTIONS; look for a small gray-and-white box at the top right of your screen; expand it, and make sure that LINK TARGET is checked.
    • Click and drag items around your menu to rearrange their order
    • Be sure to save your menu when done, and check how it appears
  • Edit home page content
    • Navigate to your home page (click the link in the black bar at the top)
    • Look for the EDIT PAGE link in the black bar on top
    • Edit carousel (rotating photos on top)
      • Scroll down and find the section labeled CAROUSEL; if needed, click the triangle at right to expand it
      • Add photos and captions as needed; click on a gray part of a row and drag to rearrange (look for four-arrow cursor)
      • Use the +/- buttons at the right to add or subtract rows
      • It’s okay to leave the title blank
      • Photos used for the carousel should be at least 400 px tall and 1600 px wide
    • Edit left column
      • Scroll down and find the section labeled SIDEBAR CONTENT; if needed, click the triangle at right to expand it
      • Add or subtract rows in the Breakout Bar (Top) section
      • Each row has a TITLE and CONTENT section
      • Use the +/- buttons at the right to add or subtract rows
      • Click the triangle at the left to collapse the rows; you can click and drag them to rearrange the order
      • The Sidebar (Bottom) section has no effect on this page
    • Right column
      • The items here are determined by an automated script that counts how many times each page is viewed
      • If a link shows up with a gray box instead of an image beside it, it’s because that page doesn’t have a featured image; click the link to the page, then click the EDIT PAGE link on top, scroll down and look for the Featured Image Settings on the right
      • If you want to keep a page from being displayed in this section (like this page, the site map, or Contact Us), edit that page, then look for the HIDE THIS PAGE settings in the box on the top right
  • Edit sidebar content
    • Default Sidebar
      • This determines what shows up in sidebars on all pages that use the Default Template, unless they have other content defined.
      • If you edit a page, and there’s nothing in its sidebar content, it’s safe to assume that it’s calling the default sidebar
      • The Default Sidebar is a page of its own; edit it via DASHBOARD->Pages->Default Sidebar.  
      • The sidebars have two sections, top and bottom. The top section can create multiple rows, each with its own heading (can be left blank), which show up separated by a horizontal line. 
    • Sidebars on individual pages
      • Scroll down and look for the SIDEBAR CONTENT section
      • The top section can have multiple rows, each with its own heading; you can reorder them by clicking and dragging
      • If you want to blank out the bottom section of the sidebar on any particular page, insert the spacer.gif graphic in it and save.