Development Link and Training
Good morning Fr. Gregory and Staff,
We have reached the point in development at which we share a link to the development site with you.
Training Sessions
The first training session typically takes ~2 hours and is done remotely via a screen share program. We will send over the meeting link and phone number in a later email. Trainings are scheduled Monday through Friday 9am-2pm Eastern Time. Please let me know when you are available.
During the training sessions, we go over:
- How to edit the homepage content
- How to edit the footer
- How to edit the menu
- How to create/edit inner pages
- How to create/edit posts
- How to create/edit image galleries
- How to create/edit online forms
Since this can be a lot, we break the training down into three parts:
Session 1: Editing the site basics
Video Tutorials: Gravity Forms and Envira Gallery
Session 2: Answering follow-up questions and scheduling launch
This is completely up to your learning pace and how much you feel comfortable covering at once.
Development Site Link
Something to keep in mind is that the site is not quite completed yet, with the largest thing being mobile responsiveness. That said, it is best to look at the development site on a desktop computer, rather than a laptop or smaller screen. Mobile development/responsiveness is something that the developer completes after the training so that he can update any changes along with the original development!
Other than that, if you see anything that alarms you (design or functionality), please let me know and we can address your concerns.
Development Site URL: https://stjameshighland.diocesanweb.org
Please let us know what dates and times work best for the training or if you have any other questions,
Ryan Hoch
Web Specialist , Web Department
Good morning,
It was nice speaking with you Stephanie this morning. If you would like to launch this week, we will need from you your login information to your domain (the URL or address at the top of the web browser.)
We will need:
It was nice speaking with you Stephanie this morning. If you would like to launch this week, we will need from you your login information to your domain (the URL or address at the top of the web browser.)
We will need:
- Username
- Password
- (if there is a two-step verification) turn that off
- (if there is a Pin #)
Here is a link to a video to help you get started: https://youtu.be/ckTe_4plaX0
Let us know if you have any questions!
Thanks and God bless,
Arthur Richardson
Diocesan Publications
Web Project Manager
877-923-0777
Let us know if you have any questions!
Thanks and God bless,
Arthur Richardson
Diocesan Publications
Web Project Manager
877-923-0777
Hi Arthur,
Overall it's looking good. I'm glad we chose the St. Celine Template; it looks really sharp.
Launching the website ASAP would be very helpful because we have run into some problems with our electronic donations link on the old website and I was told by Stephanie that it really cannot be fixed until the new website is launched. So the sooner the better.
The only errors I could spot on my initial survey of the new site are these:
1. Bottom Banner under "Contact Us" and on the "Contact Us" page it incorrectly says "St. James the Lesser." It should read "St. James the Less"
2. On the Ministries page it says "St. Celine" rather than St. James the Less.
Apart from those two errors, I couldn't spot any other problems or things that would prevent us from launching this site as it is. Obviously it's not populated with our own media yet but I imagine that is an easy change to make, especially once we are trained on how to manage the site.
So if you can make those two corrections to the website we'll be ready to launch (it will be like a "soft opening" since I don't think I will draw attention to our new website from the pulpit until our media is on there).
Stephanie, please provide them with the requested login information so they can move forward with the launch.
Regarding the training sessions, would Wednesday the 4th or Thursday the 5th work for you?
Thanks and God Bless,
Fr.Gregory
Overall it's looking good. I'm glad we chose the St. Celine Template; it looks really sharp.
Launching the website ASAP would be very helpful because we have run into some problems with our electronic donations link on the old website and I was told by Stephanie that it really cannot be fixed until the new website is launched. So the sooner the better.
The only errors I could spot on my initial survey of the new site are these:
1. Bottom Banner under "Contact Us" and on the "Contact Us" page it incorrectly says "St. James the Lesser." It should read "St. James the Less"
2. On the Ministries page it says "St. Celine" rather than St. James the Less.
Apart from those two errors, I couldn't spot any other problems or things that would prevent us from launching this site as it is. Obviously it's not populated with our own media yet but I imagine that is an easy change to make, especially once we are trained on how to manage the site.
So if you can make those two corrections to the website we'll be ready to launch (it will be like a "soft opening" since I don't think I will draw attention to our new website from the pulpit until our media is on there).
Stephanie, please provide them with the requested login information so they can move forward with the launch.
Regarding the training sessions, would Wednesday the 4th or Thursday the 5th work for you?
Thanks and God Bless,
Fr.Gregory
Would 1pm - 3pm Eastern Time work on either May 4th or May 5th?
I have made the edits you requested.
Assuming we get the requested info to launch your site, launching tomorrow is the plan.
Thank you,
Ryan Hoch
Web Specialist, Diocesan.com
1 (800) 994-9817
I have made the edits you requested.
Assuming we get the requested info to launch your site, launching tomorrow is the plan.
Thank you,
Ryan Hoch
Web Specialist, Diocesan.com
1 (800) 994-9817
Please see attached for the information. If there is something else you need, let me know. The password to open the Excel spreadsheet is our parish number with Diocesan. If you need that let me know.
Thank you,
Stephanie
Thank you,
Stephanie
Here is the new link that we need for our online giving:
NEW LINK: https://osvhub.com/stjameshighland/funds
NEW LINK: https://osvhub.com/stjameshighland/funds
Hello Stephanie,
Our project management software does not allow attachments to go through, could you send that document as a google sheet link? You can also give me a call and I can take the info over the phone!
Thanks and God bless,
Arthur Richardson
Diocesan Publications
Web Project Manager
877-923-0777
Our project management software does not allow attachments to go through, could you send that document as a google sheet link? You can also give me a call and I can take the info over the phone!
Thanks and God bless,
Arthur Richardson
Diocesan Publications
Web Project Manager
877-923-0777
Stephanie,
I changed the Online Giving Link for you.
Thank you
Ryan Hoch
Web Specialist, Diocesan.com
1 (800) 994-9817
I changed the Online Giving Link for you.
Thank you
Ryan Hoch
Web Specialist, Diocesan.com
1 (800) 994-9817
Wednesday May 4th 1-3pm Eastern Time (noon-2pm Central time) works for the training. I will let the staff know.
Thanks and God Bless,
Fr.Gregory
Thanks and God Bless,
Fr.Gregory
Slight change... can we do May 4th 130pm -330pm EST time instead? I have another parish I am training from 11am-1pm EST that same day and want to make sure there is ample buffer between them in case the first one goes slightly over.
Thank you,
Ryan Hoch
Web Specialist, Diocesan.com
1 (800) 994-9817
Thank you,
Ryan Hoch
Web Specialist, Diocesan.com
1 (800) 994-9817
That should work.
Thanks,
Fr.Gregory
Thanks,
Fr.Gregory
Thank you!
Here is the meeting information:
Diocesan is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84408334838
Meeting ID: 844 0833 4838
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+13126266799,,84408334838# US (Chicago)
Ryan Hoch
Web Specialist, Diocesan.com
1 (800) 994-9817
Here is the meeting information:
Diocesan is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84408334838
Meeting ID: 844 0833 4838
One tap mobile
+13126266799,,84408334838# US (Chicago)
Ryan Hoch
Web Specialist, Diocesan.com
1 (800) 994-9817
Thanks for the Training session today.
Fr. Gregory Bim-Merle / frgreg / Admin / frgreg@stjameshighland.org (mailto:frgreg@stjameshighland.org)
Stephanie Anderson / sanderson / Admin / sanderson@stjameshighland.org (mailto:sanderson@stjameshighland.org)
Lori Vetroczky / loriv / Admin / loriv@stjameshighland.org (mailto:loriv@stjameshighland.org)
John Berg / johnb / Admin / johnb@stjameshighland.org (mailto:johnb@stjameshighland.org)
Emilija Lapas / ealapas / Admin / ealapas@stjameshighland.org (mailto:ealapas@stjameshighland.org)
God Bless,
Fr.Gregory
Fr. Gregory Bim-Merle / frgreg / Admin / frgreg@stjameshighland.org (mailto:frgreg@stjameshighland.org)
Stephanie Anderson / sanderson / Admin / sanderson@stjameshighland.org (mailto:sanderson@stjameshighland.org)
Lori Vetroczky / loriv / Admin / loriv@stjameshighland.org (mailto:loriv@stjameshighland.org)
John Berg / johnb / Admin / johnb@stjameshighland.org (mailto:johnb@stjameshighland.org)
Emilija Lapas / ealapas / Admin / ealapas@stjameshighland.org (mailto:ealapas@stjameshighland.org)
God Bless,
Fr.Gregory