Adding Modules to Site Pages

Overview

When creating or updating a School Site, webmasters need to add additional modules. Modules are code bundles with predefined functions. They enable webmasters to easily add various objects to their sites: links, buttons, images, videos, calendars, news, etc.

Prerequisites

You have a School Loop account with Webmaster rights. 
Note: If not, you can ask any Webmaster to provide the same rights to you. 

Solution

1. Log into your school loop account with Webmaster rights.
2. From Toolbox, select Site Center.
   Note: If this option is missing, you do not have webmaster rights. 
   
   
   
   
3. Select the page you want to modify and click Edit.
   If the page is located under a minisite (like on the image below), you need to click on the minisite first and then select the page.
   Also, you can create a new page.
   
   
   
   
4. Hover over an existing module or free space on the page and click on the Plus sign at the place where you want to add a module.
   
   
   
   
5. On the new page:
   • Under General tab select and configure one of the available modules (using the links below):
     • Assignment - Is mostly used on teacher sites to display active assignments for a certain course.
     • Badge - Add an image with a title, containing a link to another page.
     • Button - Add link buttons in various formats and sizes.
     • Calendar - Add a calendar that shows events for a certain site, class, or group. 
     • Custom HTML - Add an object with your custom HTML (recommended for advanced users only).
     • File List - Add a list with links to files uploaded to the site or selected from Locker.
     • Image - Post a picture on your site.
     • Link List - Post a list of links to various resources (external pages, downloadable files, etc.).
       
     • Locker - Display the contents of any Locker folder that update dynamically.
     • News - Display News directly on your page with publishing and expiry dates.
     • Notes - Add Notes to your page that are formatted like blog entries. They have a Publish date but do not expire. 
     • RSS Feed - Embed an RSS Feed to your page.
     • Parent Square - Embed a Parent Square RSS Feed.
     • Showcase - Add a section containing a placeholder for image, title, and button (with a link).
     • Staff Directory - Add a section displaying selected staff members, including links to their websites and the option to send a message. 
     • Text - Add an editable text module.
     • Title - Add an editable header in sizes from H2 to H5.
     • Twitter Feed - Embed a Twitter feed directly into your page.
     • Video - Upload or add from Locker video in MP4 or MOV format.
       
       
       
       
   • Select the Layout tab to add a new section with columns; you will be able to insert modules in these sections. These sections include separated columns in various widths, allowing you to control the display of your content.
     
     
     
     
   • Select the Carousel tab to add slideshows on your site. You can select one of the available formats for your slideshow.
     
     
     
     
6. Once you have added and configured the required module, click Publish Changes.
   
   

 
Confirmation

1. Once you published the page, click Logout.
   
   
   
   
2. Your school homepage is displayed; click on the corresponding minisite and select the page that you have created.
   
   
   
   The page with a new module is displayed.
   
   

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