Users responsible for regular content publishing often have the OC Editor, OC Publisher, or OC Power Publisher roles. Permissions differ between these roles, but they encompass everything from content creation to editing and removal. This User Guide is a starting point for learning about the OpenCities product and the features and tools available to content publishers.
You can also sign up for our regular refresher training sessions. Depending on your role, some product features are unavailable; check out Using roles created by OpenCities for a description of each role. If you need more help, we recommend contacting your System Administrator or Site Manager for guidance.
About OpenCities
The following articles introduce different aspects of OpenCities; we recommend all new admin staff read these articles.
- About OpenCities sites
- Glossary of OpenCities terms
- OpenCities content types
- About the Dashboard
- Using the Main Menu
- The site tree
- About your navigation menu: hamburgers, dropdowns, and mega menus
Creating content
The main roles of content publishers are often to create, edit, and remove content pages and files.
Pages
- Create or update a page
- The WYSIWYG Editor
- Add hyperlinks in the WYSIWYG Editor
- Hyperlinks: best practice tips
- Create an accessible table
- Accessible content: best practices
- Using the Preview screen
- Remove or repoint links
- Archive or delete a page
- Using content labels
- Build a content list
Files and images
- About the Files Library
- Upload or update a file
- Best practices for images
- Recommended dimensions for images in OpenCities
Content types
Several modules and content types are more widely used than others:
- About the Homepage module
- About landing pages
- About general pages
- About the News module
- About the Events module
- About the Departments module
- About the Parks module
- About the Services module
- About the Venues module
- About the Minutes and Agendas module
- The OC Module Interface content type
- Create an OC Redirect page