Website Authors

Website authors

We will be updating Umbraco soon.
This section will then need to be updated and consequently some content may be out of date.

Need help with the Umbraco system?
We've gathered a few useful resources here.

Training

If you would like Umbraco training please contact the Digital Team (systems@gloucester.gov.uk).

Passwords

Please read the GCC password policy and set your Umbraco password accordingly

Self help

From Umbraco

Umbraco have a very useful site with short videos showing how the menu tree, content editor and media manager work (watch these first):

https://umbraco.tv/videos/umbraco-v7/content-editor/

They also have an editor's manual which should read:

https://our.umbraco.org/projects/website-utilities/umbraco-7-editors-manual/
This manual explains how to do all the normal tasks in Umbraco.

From the Systems Team
Our slides
These are the slides we use in our training.

Website training slides
These are slides from a recent best practice session on writing for the web, search engine optimisation and accessibility

Website best practice
These are slides from a recent session on advanced features that look at the news system, booking system, slide show and new homepage template

Advanced features 
 Our "How to…" series
The "Add-ons" series (in progress)
The "Technical" series

If you are having any difficulty contact the Business Support Team