Add Content to the EDA Site
NOTE: You must be logged into your existing EDA website account to access posting links included in this guide. Everyone who has established an EDA website account is invited to post content to this site -- especially election integrity news or information resources pertinent to your county or state that we might not otherwise be aware of. Additionally, those who have registered for a Working Group [1] are encouraged to post resources and project proposals to the Working Group forums [2]. Your contributions of information resources and project proposals will improve the usefulness of this website for everyone, and stengthen the movement for publicly accountable elections. How to Add Content: 1. Log in to your account. 2. Read through this page of instructions; printing them out may be a big help as you continue. 3. Click the blue menu link at the foot of this page that says "Upload New Unfiled Content Here." 4. The next page gives a review, and the starting point: a link called "Add Child Page." 5. At Add Child Page, go into the text editor boxes, starting with a title in the "Title" field. 6. In the "Parent" field, click on the drop down arrow to the right of the box, and search and select the item, "Upload New Unfiled Content Here." 7. Type in the text of your post, or copy and paste text from another source into the Body field. 8. Scroll down and click the blue link, "Input Format." 9. Select "Full HTML" 10. For "Log message" leave blank. 11. For "Weight" make it zero (usually). 12. If there is a file to attach (.doc, .jpg, .pdf, etc.) click on "File Attachments" and use the browse button to find the file on your hard drive. Click "attach." After the file has uploaded, you will see it's file path (URL) spelled out in the Attachments area. Check the "List" box next to the file's path. 13. Click "URL path setting" and choose a short, zippy name. (Otherwise the URL for your post will be the entire length of the text you entered in the Title field). 14. Click Submit. (Your file will not be saved unless and until you click Submit.) 15. Finish by sending an e-mail with the URL of your post (see URL in the browser address window) to an EDA admin [ Admin(at)electiondefensealliance(dot)org [3]]. An administrator will check the formatting, assign your article to a subject area and topic heading on the website, and send you an e-mail with the link to your newly-posted article. 16. For additional directions for uploading specific kinds of content, click here [4]Please take a few minutes to read these instructions on posting site content.
Print and follow the steps below. Practice posting a new page and you will find the process is actually simpler than it looks.
(Access links you will need to follow these directions WILL NOT APPEAR unless you are logged into your existing EDA web account).
Please DO NOT check the "Publish" box. Leave that step for the administrators to complete when they assign menu placement for your story.
How to Upload Video to You Tube
How to Upload E I Videos to YouTube.com
1.Get a YouTube Account 2. Post Your Own Videos, or Links from the EDA TV Video Collection
by Jeremy Lewis
Step 1. Create an account by clicking "Sign up" (the link is near the upper right hand corner of the page)
Step 2. Click on "My Account"
Step 3. Click "Upload New Video". Before you get to upload your first video it will ask for email confirmation. You will receive an email with a confirmation link. After clicking the link it will take a few minutes for their server to recognize that your account has been confirmed.
Step 4. Click "My Videos"
Step 5. Click "Upload Video"
Step 6. Fill out the Video Form, be sure to include tags (key words related to the video)
Example of tags: Election integrity, Electronic voting, Election Defense Alliance
Step 7. Click "Continue"
Step 8. Choose a file by clicking "Browse"
Step 9. Make sure Broadcast is set to "Public"
Step 10. Click "Upload video"
* More help with YouTube.com can be found at http://www.google.com/support/youtube/ [5]
* Note:
Maximum file size 100 MB.
Maximum length: 10 minutes.
Videos can be split up into parts.
With organization authorization EDA can apply for a Director Account http://www.youtube.com/director [6] that would allow for unlimited media length.
Upload New Unfiled Content Here
Using the "add child page" link at the foot of these instructions, you will be able to file articles or other content you are recommending for the website, in a pre-publication queue. A site administrator will review your item, check the formatting, assign it a topic classification and a page address, and then send you an e-mail with a link to your article.
Below is an abbreviated review of the posting instructions you have just read on the preceding page [7]. You may wish to print those instructions, or these below, before beginning to assemble your content for posting.
When you have finished composing and submitting your page to the pre-publishing queue, please also send an e-mail to Admin(at)electiondefensealliance(dot)org [8] to let the site administrators know there is a new item awaiting review and placement.
To begin, click the "add child page" link at the bottom of this page. This will open the text creation editor. You will be presented with text boxes to fill in with a title, file location ("parent"), and the main content ("body") of your posting item.
For Parent, open the drop-down menu list, search and select the item "Upload New Unfiled Content Here"
After entering your title and body text, click the blue drop-down link "Input format" immediately beneath the Body text entry box. Select the "Full HTML" option.
Further down the page, find another blue drop-down link that says "Publishing options," and select "In moderation queue."
If there is a file attachment that accompanies your post, such as a PDF or an image file, click the blue drop-down link that says File Attachments below.
(If you need to review the more detailed instructions for posting content or uploading attachments, you can click here to read "Add Content to the EDA Site" [9]).
After completing your post, send an e-mail note to the site administrators, including the URL (page address) of the post you have created.
To learn the URL of your post, click the "view" tab (at the top of the page, above the Title box) and then look at the browser address window at the top of your screen.
BlipTV Test page
This is to test the "share" link from Blip TV,
Example of a Pending Post
What Happened to My Article?
Condensed Review of Story Upload Procedure at EDA Website
1. Click the "Add Content to Public Pages" link found in the "Create Content" menu in the lefthand column
2. Read that first page of instructions, and click the link at the foot of that page that says "Upload New Unfiled Content Here"
3. On that second page, read the review of procedures, then click the "Add Child Page" link at the foot of the page.
4. You will arrive in the content editor, which by default is set to file your story in the Upload New Unfiled Content queue.
5. When done composing your article, click the Submit button. Your unpublished article will be stored in a content queue for web admin. review and publishing.
(Your file will not be saved unless and until you click Submit.)
Please DO NOT check the "Publish" box. Leave that step for the administrators to complete when they assign menu placement for your story.
6. Finish by sending an e-mail with the URL of your post to Admin(at)electiondefensealliance(dot)org.
That way we know that your story is waiting for review and publication.
An administrator will check the formatting, assign your article to a subject area and topic heading on the website, and send you an e-mail with the link to your newly-posted article.
Example: Newly Created Content in Moderation Queue
The sample posting (below) was created by the steps outlined in the preceding instruction pages. After you submit new unfiled content to the pre-publication queue in this section ("Upload New Unfiled Content Here") a site admin will check the formatting, place the file in a content area, and switch publication on.
NOTE: This file is for demonstration purposes only. Ordinarily you would not see this file, because files in the moderation queue are not visible on the site until they are switched to "publish" by a site admin.
Send an e-mail to Admin(at)electiondefensealliance(dot)org to be sure we know your content is in the moderation queue.
Please Forward Widely
ELECTION DEFENSE ALLIANCE ACTION ALERT:
Halt Holt! Warn Congress to Block HR 811!
H.R. 811: A Clear and Present Danger to Democracy!
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DO YOU WANT:
- Federal legislation that requires computerized voting in every precinct?
- Voting machines capable of tracking your votes in a government database?
- Four White House appointees controlling the nation’s election systems?
- Unfunded mandates and impossible technology timelines that will throw U.S. elections into chaos?
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I Posted. What Now?
When you have succeeded in creating a new content item, and are viewing the preview page, you will see it has a pinkish background color; this indicates the file is in the moderation queue and not viewable on the website yet, until it is placed under a menu heading and switched on to "publish" by a site administrator.
While looking at your finished work in preview, notice that the URL, or path description, of the file you have created will be displayed in the location bar of your browser.
Drag your mouse to select and copy that address showing in the location bar, and paste that address into an e-mail message addressed to Admin(at)electiondefensealliance(dot)org along with a note listing your name, e-mail and/or phone number. This is to notify an admin that your page is in the moderation queue awaiting action.
If you have a particular page location in mind for placing your item, mention that in your note, too. Thanks for contributing.