Creating a User Account and Adding Content to the Site

Creating an Account

  1. In "User login" block, click create new account
  2. Enter a username and working e-mail address, and click Create new account.
  3. Go to your e-mail account and follow the automated e-mail containing instructions for logging in.

Administering your account

  • Once signed in, you will see underneath the "Main Menu" a menu with your username above it.
  • Click on my account and view your basic information.
  • Click on the "edit" tab and you will be able to change your username, E-mail address, and password if you wish. Also, you may want to select the appropriate time zone for your location. (For example, in Minnesota we are "-0600")

Creating content

  1. In your user menu, click create content.
  2. Select from the options the type of content you'd like to add to the site.
  3. Fill in the applicable fields or follow the steps outlined, and when you are finished, click Submit.
    Note: the following 5 options appear at the end of every content entry:
  • Comment settings - whether other registered users can leave comments on your entry
  • Menu settings - whether you want to give your content a link from the Main or User menu (It is recommended you leave this blank).
  • URL path settings - allows you to give the location of your page a specific title rather than the default of "...node/x" where x=a number assigned in order of creation. (It is also recommended you leave this blank)
  • Authoring information simply tracks who created the content and when. Normally you wouldn't need to alter this.
  • Publishing options mainly allows you to choose whether you want your content to appear on the frontpage. (Green Roof Profiles are set as default to not be promoted to the front page, but stories are. You can customize this for your content as you wish, though the defaults are recommended, especially for Green Roof Profiles.)

NOTE - you can change any of these settings after the fact by simply going to your content entry while signed-in, clicking the "edit" tab at the top and re-submitting the changes.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this process or if you would like assistance, give us a call at (612) 605-1788