Create Scholar site content

You can use the Blog content type to create blog posts on your UWaterloo Scholar site. Blog posts should be short, informal, and conversational.

1. Hover (don't click) your mouse above the Content menu toolbar.

2. Under Add, click Blog entry. If you are missing the Blog entry app, your site owner will need to add this app to your site.

3. Add a Title (required).

4. Add Body text. If you have created content using the WYSIWYG editor on a WCMS site, note that this is a different toolbar with slightly different capabilities.

5. To attach files, click Upload or drag and drop files into the shaded box. Hover your mouse above the question mark to see the allowed file extensions, as well as the maximum allowed file size.

6. Under Publishing options, ensure Published to this site is checked if you are ready to publish, or unchecked if you want it to remain as a draft. Select Sticky at top of lists if you want this blog post to stay at the top of the blog listing page on your site (otherwise it will display in reverse chronological order). 

7. Under URL path settings leave Generate automatic URL alias checked if you want the system to automatically create a URL for this blog post. Uncheck the box if you wish to enter a custom alias.

8. Under Menu settings you have the option of adding this page to the main menu.

9. Under Post Created/Edited By you can change who posted the blog by editing the name in the box under Posted by. You can also edit the date the blog was posted on in the Posted on box. By default the current date and time is used.

10. Click Save.

A Class can be created on your UWaterloo Scholar site. A Class can be used as a place to display information about a course such as when it is offered, a course description and any relevant files.

1. Hover (don't click) your mouse above the Content menu toolbar.

2. Under Add, click Class. If you are missing the Class app, your site owner will need to add this app to your site.

3. Add a Title (required).

4. Add the Semester the class is running.

5. Enter when the class is Offered (e.g. 2016).

6. Enter a Link to an external site.

7. Enter Body text.

8. To attach files, click Upload or drag and drop files into the shaded box. Hover your mouse above the question mark icon to see the allowed file extensions, as well as the maximum allowed file size.

9. Under Publishing options, ensure Published to this site is checked if you are ready to publish, or unchecked if you want it to remain as a draft. Select Sticky at top of lists if you want this Class to stay at the top of the Class section on your site.

10. Under URL path settings leave Generate automatic URL alias if you want the system to automatically create a URL alias for this Class. Uncheck the box if you wish to enter a custom alias.

11. Under Menu settings you have the option of adding this page to the main menu.

12. Under Post Created/Edited By you can change who posted the Class by editing the name in the box under Posted by. You can also edit the date the Class was posted on in the Posted on box. By default the current date and time is used.

13. Click Save.

1. To create an Event, hover (don't click) your mouse above the Content menu toolbar.

2. Under Add, click Event. If you are missing the Event app, your site owner will need to add this app to your site.

3. Add a Title (required).

4. Enter Date and Time.
   Note: The date and time will automatically default to the current date.

   1. Select All day if the event will run all day. Select Show End Date if the event has a set date and time.

   2. Select Repeat if you wish to have the event repeated.

5. Add a Location.

6. Add text into the body field.

7. To attach files, click Upload or drag and drop files into the shaded box. Hover your mouse above the question mark icon to see the allowed file extensions, as well as the maximum allowed file size.

8. Under Publishing options, ensure Published to this site is checked if you are ready to publish, or unchecked if you want it to remain as a draft. Select Sticky at top of lists if you want this event to stay at the top of the event section on your site.

9. Under URL path settings leave Generate automatic URL alias checked if you want the system to automatically create a URL alias for this event. Uncheck the box if you wish to enter a custom alias.

10. Under Menu settings you have the option of adding this page to the main menu.

11. Under Post Created/Edited By you can change who posted the event by editing the name in the box under Posted by. You can also edit the date the event was posted on in the Posted on box. By default the current date and time is used.

12. Click Save.

The FAQ content type can be used to display the answers to common questions on one page. When a user clicks on a question the answer expands below it.

1. Hover (don't click) your mouse above the Content menu toolbar.

2. Under Add, click FAQ. If you are missing the FAQ app, your site owner will need to add this app to your site.

3. Add a Question (required).

4. Add an Answer.

5. To attach files, click Upload or drag and drop files into the shaded box. Hover your mouse above the question mark icon to see the allowed file extensions, as well as the maximum allowed file size.

6. Under Publishing options, ensure Published to this site is checked if you are ready to publish, or unchecked if you want it to remain as a draft. Select Sticky at top of lists if you want this FAQ to stay at the top of the FAQ section on your site.

7. Under URL path settings leave Generate automatic URL alias checked if you want the system to automatically create a URL alias for this FAQ. Uncheck the box if you wish to enter a custom alias.

8. Under Menu settings you have the option of adding this page to the main menu.

9. Under Post Created/Edited By you can change who posted the FAQ by editing the name in the box under Posted by. You can also edit the date the FAQ was posted on in the Posted on box. By default the current date and time is used.

10. Click Save.

Home page banners can be created with optional caption and link. There can be a single static banner, or multiple banners that can be displayed as a slideshow.

Banners should be optimized before uploading and sized to 1600 pixels wide.

1. From the Administration bar, select Homepage settings.

2. Upload a Banner image.

3. Add Alternative text (required) to the banner image, as well as a Title (optional).

4. Add Caption text to the banner image (optional). Keep captions as short as possible – they wrap to multiple lines on mobile.

5. If you would like your user to be able to click on the homepage banner and be taken to another page, enter a Link Title and URL.

6. Click Add another item to add additional banner images.

7. Click Save.

The Link content type can be used to display a page of relevant links.

1. Hover (don't click) your mouse above the Content menu toolbar.

2. Under Add, click Link. If you are missing the Link app, your site owner will need to add this app to your site.

3. Add a Title (required).

4. Add the URL for the link (required).

5. Add a Description of the link.

6. Click Upload or drag and drop files into the shaded box. Hover your mouse above the question mark icon to see the allowed file extensions, as well as the maximum allowed file size.

7. Under Publishing options, ensure Published to this site is checked if you are ready to publish, or unchecked if you want it to remain as a draft. Select Sticky at top of lists if you want this link to stay at the top of the link section on your site.

8. Under URL path settings leave Generate automatic URL alias if you want the system to automatically create a URL alias for this link. Uncheck the box if you wish to enter a custom alias.

9. Under Menu settings you have the option of adding this page to the main menu.

10. Under Post Created/Edited by you can change who posted the link by editing the name in the box under Posted by. You can also edit the date the link was posted on in the Posted on box. By default the current date and time is used.

11. Click Save.

1. To create a News item first hover (don't click) your mouse above the Content menu toolbar.

2. Under Add, click News. If you are missing the News app, your site owner will need to add this app to your site.

3. Add a Title (required).

4. Add a Date (required).

5. Add text into the Body field (optional).

6. Add a photo (optional). This picture will display on the news listing page.

7. Click Upload or drag and drop files into the shaded box. Hover your mouse above the question mark icon to see the allowed file extensions, as well as the maximum allowed file size.

8. Under Publishing options, ensure Published to this site is checked if you are ready to publish, or unchecked if you want it to remain as a draft. Select Sticky at top of lists if you want this news item to stay at the top of the news section on your site.

9. Under URL path settings leave Generate automatic URL alias checked if you want the system to automatically create a URL alias for this news item. Uncheck the box if you wish to enter a custom alias.

10. Under Menu settings you have the option of adding this page to the main menu.

11. Under Post Created/Edited By you can change who posted the news item by editing the name in the box under Posted by. You can also edit the date the item was posted on in the Posted on box. By default the current date and time is used.

12. Click Save.

Pages can be created on your site and placed in the main menu or accessed through other content.

1. Hover (don't click) your mouse above the Content menu toolbar.

2. Under Add, click Page. If you are missing the Page app, your site owner will need to add this app to your site.

3. Add a Title (required).

4. Add text into the Body field (optional).

5. To attach files, click Upload or drag and drop files into the shaded box. Hover your mouse above the question mark icon to see the allowed file extensions, as well as the maximum allowed file size.

6. Under Publishing options, ensure Published to this site is checked if you are ready to publish, or unchecked if you want it to remain as a draft. Select Sticky at top of lists if you want this page to stay at the top of page section of your site.

7. Under URL path settings leave Generate automatic URL alias if you want the system to automatically create a URL alias for this page. Uncheck the box if you wish to enter a custom alias.

8. Under Menu settings you have the option of adding this page to the main menu.

9. Under Post Created/Edited by you can change who posted the page by editing the name in the box under Posted by. You can also edit the date the page was posted on in the Posted on box. By default the current date and time is used.

10. The Search Engine Optimization field is optional and is where you can enter meta data that will help search engines find content on your page. Scholar automatically pulls in data from the page, however you can customize the data in the Meta description field.

11. Click Save.

People profiles can be added to your site, and a link to a People listing page included in the menu.

1. Hover (don't click) your mouse above the Content menu toolbar.

2. Under Add, click Person. If you are missing the Person app, your site owner will need to add this app to your site.

3. Add a Prefix (optional).

4. Add a First Name (required).

5. Add a Middle name or Initial (optional).

6. Add a Last name (required).

7. Add a Professional Title/Affiliations (optional).

8. Enter a Short bio for your person profile (optional).

9. Add relevant Websites (optional).

10. Add an Address (optional).

11. Add an Email (optional).

12. Add a Phone number (optional).

13. Add Office Hours (optional).

14. Add a Photo (optional).

15. Add a Redirect (optional).

16. Under Publishing options, ensure Published to this site is checked if you are ready to publish, or unchecked if you want it to remain as a draft. Select Sticky at top of lists if you want this Person profile to stay at the top of the People listing page on your site.

17. Under URL path settings leave Generate automatic URL alias checked if you want the system to automatically create a URL alias for this Person profile. Uncheck the box if you wish to enter a custom alias.

18. Under Menu settings you have the option of adding this page to the main menu.

19. Under Post Created/Edited By you can change who posted the person profile by editing the name in the box under Posted by. You can also edit the date the profile was posted on in the Posted on box. By default, the current date and time is used.

20. Click Save.

Presentations can be uploaded to your UWaterloo Scholar site and displayed on a listing page.

1. Hover (don't click) your mouse above the Content menu toolbar.

2. Under Add, click Presentation. If you are missing the Presentation app, your site owner will need to add this app to your site.

3. Add a Title (required).

4. Add text into the Body field (optional).

5. Enter the Presentation date. Click inside the box to bring up a calendar.

6. Add the Location of the presentation.

7. Add a Presentation file.

8. Click Add another item to the presentation.

9. Click Upload or drag and drop files into the shaded box to attach files. Hover your mouse above the question mark icon to see the allowed file extensions, as well as the maximum allowed file size.

10. Under Publishing options, ensure Published to this site is checked if you are ready to publish, or unchecked if you want it to remain as a draft. Select Sticky at top of lists if you want this presentation to stay at the top of the presentation listing page on your site.

11. Under URL path settings leave Generate automatic URL alias checked if you want the system to automatically create a URL alias for this presentation. Uncheck the box if you wish to enter a custom alias.

12. Under Menu settings you have the option of adding this presentation to the main menu.

13. Under Post Created/Edited By you can change who posted the presentation by editing the name in the box under Posted by. You can also edit the date the presentation was posted on in the Posted on box. By default the current date and time is used.

14. Click Save.

Publications can be added to your UWaterloo Scholar site. Additional publication citation styles can be selected in the Settings menu.

Publications can be displayed on a publications listing page. Site visitors can search your uploaded publications, as well as sort them by various categories, such as author, title, year, etc.

1. To add a Publication first hover (don't click) your mouse above the Content menu toolbar.

2. Under Add, click Publication. If you are missing the Publication app, your site owner will need to add this app to your site.

3. Choose a publication Type.

4. Add Title (required).

5. Add Year of Publication (required).

6. Each type of publication has different fields. Fill in as much information as possible. An option to download the citation is given on the publication listing page.

7. To attach files, click Upload or drag and drop files into the shaded box. Hover your mouse above the question mark icon to see the allowed file extensions, as well as the maximum allowed file size.

8. The Publication Details section is a place to enter additional information.

   1. Insert the full text of your publication (optional).

   2. Insert additional notes (optional).

   3. Upload publication image (optional).

   4. Insert extra description fields (optional).

9. Under Publishing options, ensure Published to this site is checked if you are ready to publish, or unchecked if you want it to remain as a draft. Select Sticky at top of lists if you want this publication item to stay at the top of the publication listing page on your site.

10. Under URL path settings leave Generate automatic URL alias checked if you want the system to automatically create a URL alias for this publication. Uncheck the box if you wish to enter a custom alias.

11. Under Menu settings you have the option of adding this publication to the main menu.

12. Select Distribute to Academic Repositories if you want this publication to be searchable in Google Scholar.

13. Under Post Created/Edited By you can change who posted the publication item by editing the name in the box under Posted by. You can also edit the date the publication was posted on in the Posted on box. By default the current date and time is used.

14. Click Save.

Delete Publications

This is an option to permanently delete all publications on your Scholar site, allowing you to re-import a new list of publications.

1. Select Settings from the Administration bar.

2. Under Delete Publications, select Submit.

3. A new page will open confirming if you want to delete all publications. Select Delete.

1. Hover (don't click) your mouse above the Content menu toolbar.

2. Under Add, click Software Project. If you are missing the Software Project app, your site owner will need to add this app to your site.