Welcome to NAMI EasySite! Here are some resources you may find useful!
WordPress
- Getting to know the WordPress Dashboard - intro to the WordPress Dashboard (video)
- Organizing Your Media Library - for your images, pdfs etc. (video)
- User Management - as admins you can add/edit/remove users (video)
Page Editing/Page Builder
Pages (static pages on your menus) are edited from the Front End using the Page Builder. Posts (news stories, announcements, temporary content) are edited from the Back End under Posts.
- Free video course on how to use the Page Builder - (Can skip the module on installation, already done)
(Note: You will use the Page Builder for all Pages, but the back end Classic Editor for Posts (stories) and Events. Sign up for a class if you're unsure about this.)
Events & Calendar
The Events Calendar tool is great, but can be overwhelming. Here are some tutorials and guides.
- Creating an Event
- Creating a Recurring Event (video)
- Event Series Feature - Overview & Tutorial (video)
- Here are some Knowledge base articles about Forms - with illustrated examples from other affiliates.
- And here are a series of video tutorials provided by the plugin maker (Gravity Forms)
Copyright-free Images and content
The resources below can be helpful to get copyright-free images to illustrate your stories and pages, or general article content that you might want to post as news stories on your own site.
- Copyright-free, high-quality image library
- Mental Health Blog posts that can be copied from NAMI
- Mental Health News posts that can be copied from NAMI
- How do I create a New Post?
NAMI EasySite Resources
- NAMI EasySite Knowledge Base (A searchable collection of illustrated how-to-articles)
- Weekly Free Training/How-To Sessions - There is no limit to the number of these open-office style training sessions someone can sign up for.
And here is a description of what you get with your subscription, to let you know the features available. Please let us know if you have any questions about any of these.
You or any other person working with your affiliate (staff, volunteer, consultant etc.) can open a help desk ticket with us if you get stuck.You can do from your backend admin panel, once you are logged in. Or by going to https://help.namieasysite.com or by emailing [email protected].
Please don't hesitate to reach out if you have any questions about anything, if you get stuck, or frustrated! We're here to help!