From time to time the site security and main program gets updated. This means that some of the plug-in components or modules wont work for a period of time. That being until a new version of any plug in matches the release of the core we are using. So this is a basic HOW TO EDIT stuff.. The best way to insert stuff is by copying the text in the examples and swapping the addresses.

here are some pointers in basic HTML


how to use this stuff. the WYSIWYG text editor is off line so all text entries are text only but it also understands HTML



Also if you want you can also call this site your home by placing a BLOG here it is super easy. just click create content and select blog. once you have a few entries you can add a link to the menus
Make a blog, If you want it shown under "blogs" just ask the web admin.


So, how to edit stuff...

Just cut and paste the code if you cant remember it and replace the obvious locations.

how to add a link.

to add a link to your post there is 2 ways.

firstly: to just type the link or Secondly to make that link POP a new window here is the code

http://www.sydbma.org/bikes this is just "go to"

however this bit of code will help make things neat

<a href="http://www.sydbma.org/bikes" target="_blank">http://www.sydbma.org/bikes</a>

this will pop the link as a new window. If you wanna be real smart you can do this



this text will be a link to the sydbma

you will have to type a bit more but its neat

<a href="http://www.sydbma.org/bikes" target="_blank">this text will be a link to the sydbma</a>



how to add a picture

So you wanna put images on the site. Cool, but first your going to have to park the image on a server. So upload it somewhere like photobucket or flicker or onto your account that you get when you purchase internet connectivity. If you do not know how to do this then contact your ISP. Ask them where you can upload your site. Obviously your not uploading a site but the method is the same. sometimes you can do it through your browser by typing ftp://www.yourserver.com.au/~users/myaccount sort of thing. note "ftp" at the front not http. if sucessfull it will ask you for your user and pass.

So you have uploaded your image. Surf to it and right click it and find its properties. What is its location?

the sydbma logo is loacted at http://sydbma.org/bikes/files/garland_logo.png I am goint to use it as an example

I am going to set this image with a left alignment and only 285 pixels wide. (the reason for this is that it looks neat on the front page)

stuff on the front page is generally 200, 400 or 750 pixels wide. Please dont use anything wider or it will make the site look funky BAD.

to do this just copy the text and change the address bit. <img src="http://sydbma.org/bikes/files/garland_logo.png" alt="sydbma example" width="285" height="70" align="left"> the alt tag here says sydbma example.

This is what search engines use to find stuff so perhaps use something descriptive if you cant think of anything put words like sydney, bike messenger, sydbma etc. Also, if you omit the height and only use width you need only worry about the one dimention being width. Your image will scale and stay in perspective.
However, this dose not reduce file size.


if you wanna have an email address on your post that is super easy mailto:hi@your.com.au





to make something bold use <b> something </b>

to make a space between your text use <br> its short for break.

there is more info here on some basic coding

<a href="http://sydbma.org/bikes/filter/tips" target="_blank">here on some basic coding</a>




HTML lesson 101 is over

Hyper Text Markup Language

more info is here http://www.w3schools.com/

this is the authority of how and why on the web.



Yogi