Have questions? Here you can find information about common issues individuals face when building their website in the new CMS!
If you can't find an answer here, please consult the CMS documentation at: https://cms-docs.unl.edu/
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FAQs
Why isn't my hero/related links updating?
This is related to a caching issue that is still be troubleshooted. To fix this on your site, hover over the Drupal icon on your site (the blue water drop shaped icon just to the left of the "content" tab) and select "Flush all caches." This will fix both display issues.
How do I add a webform to my webpage?
How do I add a news aggregation?
Before you add a News Aggregation to your webpage, you first need to create News Items.
- This can be done by going to Content > Add Content > News Item
- Include any relevant information about the News Item
- When you are done, you can add a News Aggregation to your webpage, which will display the most recent news first.
How do I change the date of a news item?
- Go to the "Edit" page of the News Item
- Look for "Authoring Information" on the right side
- Change the "Authored on" date to your desired date
How do I add PDFs to my website?
Learn more about file uploads and accessibility on File Best Practices.
Where can I find the icons for my icon links component?
You can preview the list of icons here.
How do I add a webpage to my navigation bar?
In order to add a page to the navigation bar:
- Go to the "Edit" page for your builder page
- Look for "Menu Settings" on the right side
- Create a title that will be displayed in the navigation and set it's parent link and weight
Note: Although the navigation can also be set through the "Structure" page, we don't recommend this as we've had issues with the links not updating through this method
How do I upload a video to my website?
First, add your video from MediaHub to the Media Library on your site. Once it is added to your site, you can add it to any page using the "Insert Media" button in the WYSIWYG editor.
Note: MediaHub requires you to have captions in the form of an .srt or .vtt file. If you have a .txt file of the captions, there are plenty of .txt to .srt or .vtt converters online you can use.