Online Community
Create Custom Content/ Manage Templates
Create templates and other custom content such as
email invitations, email footers, headers, backgrounds, menus, the homepage.
1. How to Create a Custom Template
- Log into the community, on the top right hand corner, select Admin. You will need Admin permissions to access this content.
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- Under the Administration menu on the left, click on the drop down button Custom Content. Then select Manage Content.
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- To manage a previous template click on the desired name. You will be able to make changes and preview the existing template.
- Click on + Create New to begin with a blank form.
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- Type the Name of your template.
- Use the symbols drop down to add personalization to your content. In the example below, “Hey, $Person.FirstName$” will automatically call the recipients by their first name.
- Add text to the body of your content. It can be the organization’s information, contact, social media. Add hyperlinks, embed videos, pictures, logos.
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- Use File Manager to upload pictures or videos.
- To add a hyperlink to a picture or video, insert the picture and while still selected, click on hyperlink.
- Insert the URL that you want to link to and save.
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- At the bottom of the page, Preview, Save, and Publish Changes.
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- To add custom content to the site, go to your group and select Update Profile.
- Go to the Content Tab, here select where you want the content to be displayed.
- Type the name you gave your template and select it from the list.
Save profile.
Below are some other examples:
Email Footer
![](https://lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com/docsz/AD_4nXeTcsdpbyV__TGFXXCSDI4bYT_JVJYNociokWnwowE73r4Iz-sEsf11HK_kB8pYlXnDglAYKgfwaqdfXr7c0lYXxDtkpfOrAmzkDHhTAvlEx1NJ1E7iRXiR0qddKu-RwhcadaPC_HYzDqlDm-267X1E6jQ?key=yJvaYiElRaiDIyNOmQMuAA)
Email Template
![](https://lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com/docsz/AD_4nXdEuwZnkDL7n8C5CKIbopQsjtSRbxrhLq0Hokq0hEd2e36sxcKk2xDWtMMONC9780PTR7rF2uQPAyD4RKPPYyrPCDWS0UeOGTKsUj8jo-7qtBz-VoT1N6IhOasZpStfZSlsBoNQUqMFjruImuY2PVbGLhI?key=yJvaYiElRaiDIyNOmQMuAA)
Sponsors
![](https://lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com/docsz/AD_4nXefJ5vWTJ-LDSq2xe4tPbQz75L58Wg4qL6kGLMipwnrnR0o6qc1ZGXj3wuStWyhmUg22f8RP4jQv8Cg6LxLwg-IFJ_oyTIST5Q-Ibvoo6VdVeeFr8IIKZVAGbgBUudb8g3mGIO9icj0ZhZc2Sp7NwOsDg?key=yJvaYiElRaiDIyNOmQMuAA)