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Please see Nottinghack Rules/Guide - The Hackspace Online

The Nottinghack website provides information that is the public face of Nottinghack. We always need extra people to update the site and post on the blog, so if you are interested let us know! There are Web Editors who have access to update the site, but anyone can submit a change request via github.

Nottinghack github and documentation

The github is a repository for the space's documents and code, including its website:

The Rules and Members Guide:

Members Guide (edit via github)
Rules (edit via github)

Floorplans:

Roden House floorplans (github)

Updating the Website

The members that maintain the website can be found on the List of Web Editors page.

The website's contents is updated via github see Website Version Control page. Anyone can submit a change request via github.

Writing a Blog Post

The main Nottinghack blog is here. It is looked after by the Team:Communications. Typically, post are highly relevant to the space. However, guest posts are welcome - contact the comms team.

Planet - blog aggregator

Main article: Planet

For more personal/random posts Planet may be a good fit. It is a stream of the latest blog posts by people who have opted in. If you haven't got a blog setting one up is easy.

Newsletter and wiki

Contributions to the Newsletter are welcome. The wiki can also be used to write about your project, for example Les Plywood and Fire Pong.

Google Calendar

The public facing Google Calendar is on the website and embed on the wiki Events page.

Direct access is here.

How to import events to your calendar (Import/Merge/Export)

To import the Nottinghack calendar and it's events to your calendar:

1) Create/login into your Google account.

2) Go to the Nottinghack Calendar page and add it to your 'other calendars'.

2a) Alternatively, go to Google Calendar main page, then search for the address info@nottinghack.org.uk, and add it to your 'other calendars'.

How to add your event to the Nottinghack Calendar

To add an event:

1) Create/login into your Google account.

2) Create the event on your own Google Calendar login.

3) Invite "info@nottinghack.org.uk" as a guest to your event. Once accepted it will go on to Nottinghack Calendar.

There is also an Eventbrite page to advertise your event. Contact Events Team if you have any questions.

Trello

Trello is used for outstanding jobs, see Trello page. Their is also a Hackspace 2.5 Trello for downstairs AKA Hackspace 2.5.

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-{{cleanup|reason=Some duplication to be removed. Keep Writing a Blog post and Updating the Website.}}
+{{hack|https://nottingham-hackspace-members-guide.readthedocs.io/online.html#|The Hackspace Online}}
-The new Nottinghack website is now live, providing part of the "public" face of Nottinghack.  We always need extra people to make updates to the site and post on the blog, so if you are interested, let us know!  There are a [[List of Web Editors|number of people]] who already have access if you notice a small change, but don't need full access.
+{{cleanup|reason=Some duplication to be removed. Keep Writing a Blog post and Updating the Website. Websites todos should probably be removed.}}
+The [https://nottinghack.org.uk/ Nottinghack website] provides information that is the public face of Nottinghack.  We always need extra people to update the site and post on the blog, so if you are interested let us know!  There are [[List of Web Editors|Web Editors]] who have access to update the site, but anyone can submit a change request via github.
-== Writing a Blog Post ==
+==Nottinghack github and documentation ==
+The github is a repository for the space's documents and code, including its website:
-IF you have access and want to write a blog post, go ahead!  Just remember the following points:
+* [https://github.com/NottingHack NottingHack top level (github)]
+* [https://github.com/NottingHack/website Nottinghack Website (github)]
+The Rules and Members Guide:
+* [https://guide.nottinghack.org.uk Members Guide] (edit via [https://github.com/NottingHack/members-guide github])
+* [https://guide.nottinghack.org.uk Rules] (edit via [https://github.com/NottingHack/rules github])
-* some stuff about how to talk when writing a post here.
+Floorplans:
+* [http://github.com/NottingHack/rodenhouse/tree/master/exports Roden House floorplans (github)]
-If you want the post featured on the front page carousel, you need to take three extra steps:
+==Updating the Website==
+The members that maintain the website can be found on the [[List of Web Editors]] page.
-# Write an Excerpt
+The website's contents is updated via github see [[Website Version Control]] page. Anyone can submit a change request via github.
-# Tag as homepage
-# Upload an image
-=== Write an Excerpt ===
+== Writing a Blog Post ==
+The main Nottinghack blog is [https://nottinghack.org.uk/blog/ here]. It is looked after by the [[Team:Communications]]. Typically, post are highly relevant to the space. However, guest posts are welcome - contact the comms team.
-The text on the carousel is taken from the Wordpress Excerpt.  If you don't define one, wordpress will take the first few words and it'll probably look terrible!  To write your own, make sure you have an ''Excerpt'' box below the main post editing box.  If not, click ''Screen Options'' at the top of the screen and tick ''Excerpt''.
+=== Planet - blog aggregator ===
+{{main|Planet}}
+For more personal/random posts [http://planet.nottinghack.org.uk Planet] may be a good fit. It is a stream of the latest blog posts by people who have opted in. If you haven't got a blog [[Planet#Setting_up_a_blog|setting one up]] is easy.
-Write your excerpt in this box before you publish the post.
+===Newsletter and wiki===
+Contributions to the  [[Newsletter]] are welcome. The wiki can also be used to write about your project, for example [[Les Plywood]] and [[Fire Pong]].
-=== Tag as homepage ===
+== Google Calendar ==
+The public facing Google Calendar is on the [https://nottinghack.org.uk/calender/ website] and embed on the wiki [[Events]] page.
-When you are tagging your post, inlcude the tag ''homepage''.  The carousel only includes posts tagged this way.
+Direct access is [https://calendar.google.com/calendar/r?cid=info@nottinghack.org.uk here].
-=== Upload an image ===
+;How to import events to your calendar (Import/Merge/Export)
+To import the Nottinghack calendar and it's events to your calendar:
-Finally, the carousel needs an image, obviously!  Your image needs to be 590 x 400 pixels. Set it as the featured image using the option on the right hand side.  If you can't see the featured image box, click on ''screen options'' at the top of the page and tick ''featured image''.
+:1) Create/login into your Google account.
+:2) Go to the [https://calendar.google.com/calendar/r?cid=info@nottinghack.org.uk Nottinghack Calendar page] and add it to your 'other calendars'.
+:2a) Alternatively, go to [https://calendar.google.com/calendar/ Google Calendar main page], then search for the address <code>info@nottinghack.org.uk</code>, and add it to your 'other calendars'.
-== Calendar Access ==
+;How to add your event to the Nottinghack Calendar
+To add an event:
-The public facing calendar on the website is a [[Events|Google calendar]]. The public calendar feed can be found [https://www.google.com/calendar/feeds/info%40nottinghack.org.uk/public/basic here].
+:1) Create/login into your Google account.
+:2) Create the event on your own Google Calendar login.
+:3) Invite "info@nottinghack.org.uk" as a guest to your event. Once accepted it will go on to Nottinghack Calendar.
-=== Google Calendar Import/Merge/Export ===
+There is also an [https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/nottingham-hackspace-1324874655 Eventbrite page] to advertise your event. Contact [[Team:Events|Events Team]] if you have any questions.
-To get Nottinghack calendar events to appear in your own Google calendar, use the "Other Calendars" option (in your calendar settings, or from the main screen). Use the address "info@nottinghack.org.uk" and events from Nottinghack will be pulled into your own.
-To add an event create the event on your own calendar then invite "info@nottinghack.org.uk" as a guest.
+==Trello==
+[[ToDo|Trello]] is used for outstanding jobs, see [https://trello.com/b/ASNy9clK/nottingham-hackspace-to-do Trello page]. Their is also a [https://trello.com/b/wIdeNz1e/hackspace-25 Hackspace 2.5 Trello] for downstairs AKA [[Hackspace 2.5]].
-==Documentation==
-There is some important documentation on the website:
-* [https://guide.nottinghack.org.uk Members Guide] ([https://github.com/NottingHack/members-guide github])
-* [https://guide.nottinghack.org.uk Rules] ([https://github.com/NottingHack/rules github])
-* [http://github.com/NottingHack/rodenhouse/tree/master/exports Floor plans on github]
-==Updating the Website==
-The website's contents is updated via github see [[Website Version Control]] page.
-=== Misc Broken Stuff ===
-In the first instance see github.
-=== To Do ===
-==== Top level navigation ====
-Needs a bit of a clean, including '''new projects'''
-==== Tidy Widget Areas ====
-The theme needs the widget areas tidying, removing the ones that are no longer user and separating the right hand side on the blog and normal pages.
-==== Calendar Plugin ====
-A better agenda on the right hand side of pages.
-==== Events ====
-* Tidy up event pages
-* Turn off (gracefully) the attendee lists for event pages, leave ratings.
+==See also==
+* [[Communication channels]]
+* [[Community links]]
 [[Category:Maps and plans]]
 [[Category:Website]]
+[[Category:Blog]]
+[[Category:Events]]
+[[Category:Maps and plans]]
+[[Category:Looking for Collaborators]]
+[[Category:Infrastructure]]
+[[Category:Online Presence]]

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