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Images need be optimised for the web to avoid large files being uploaded so pages can be displayed easily. This is how ETINU handles images:

1. log in as Administrator and go to Administration > Documents > Add document and upload the image—ETINU automatically creates a small thumbnail, normal and large image all optimised for the web, for example:
   Thumbnail image: http://www.etinu.com/etinu/pictures/small/003321.jpg
   Normal sized image: http://www.etinu.com/etinu/pictures/normal/003321.jpg
   Large image: http://www.etinu.com/etinu/pictures/large/003321.jpg
2. now the image is stored in the site's private Documents store), the page will refresh and display all the documents/images
3. right-click on the file name of the image you have just added and a mini-menu will appear, select 'Copy Link' to add the web address of the image you want to use to your machine's clipboard
4. go to the page you wish to add the image and select the Edit HTML option in the generic menu and place the cursor where you want the image to appear
5. the link that is in the clipboard is of the format: https://etinu.etinu.net/etinu/pictures/large/00nnnn.jpg but you will need to change this format:

   <img src=“/etinu/pictures/normal/00nnnn.jpg” alt=“label-of-image”>

6. select Submit in the text box and Update on the generic page to make the changes live.

The ETINU system uses Google Analytics to collect data from each web 'property' to create reports that provide insights into each organisation about how users are coming to their web site and what they are doing. Owners view the reports under their own account set up when their site started using ETINU.

On July 1, 2023, those properties using Universal Analytics will no longer process data and Google Analytics 4 (GA4) will take over. However, to start using GA4, a new property needs to be added in Google Analytics, a new tracking code generated and added onto each page of the site. Following these instructions to Add a Google Analytics 4 (GA4) property (to a site that already has Analytics) will help you set up a GA4 property alongside your existing Universal Analytics property and provide you with the tracking code you need to add to your ETINU web site.

Within ETINU, it is simple to add the new GA4 tracking code by logging in as Administrator. When you login, the Settings (or if it an older ETINU site, Parameters) page is displayed. Go to the Google Analytics Code option and add the code and select Update, as seen in screenshot. No need to replace the old tracking code that's there. It can be removed after 1 July 2023. The system will ensure all pages contains the new tracking code so reports can be generated under the new property.

Although the Universal Analytics reports will be available for a period of time after July 1, 2023, it will not be analysing any data after that date.

To ensure all ETINU sites are using GA4, we have been contacting each of our clients to help them understand the process and, if we have access to their Analytics, creating the new GA4 property, getting the tracking code and adding the code to their site.

Here's a small change you can make to your logo, that's normally at the top of every page.

As an administrator, go to Administration > Settings and in the page displayed, place the cursor on the text box against Custom Script and type:

cueEffects();

And select the Update button.

Now refresh the page and you will see your logo fade in/zoom in on the page. A subtle difference that can make an impact.

Did you know, within Google Analytics, there are four types of goals that can set that help you monitor how visitors are viewing your web site with even more detail than the default Google Analytics reports generate?

Those reports are under Conversions—no reports exist unless a goal is set.

You can set up a goal to see:

• if visitors reach a Destination—it tracks when a visitor arrives on a specific page, for example, a thank you page after a contact form has been submitted or a booking/order confirmation page;
• Duration—this tracks how long visitors stay on your web site before leaving, so it's good for tracking user engagement;
• Pages/Visit—this tracks the number of pages each visitor views before leaving, so it's good for measuring site engagement, as well as highlighting those sections that may need improving; and
• Events—these track interactions that aren't normally recorded by Google Analytics, for example, clicks on outbound links, time spent watching a video or how many times a document has been downloaded*.

Knowing how your site is performing, and how visitors behave once they arrive, is a great way to tell how your business is doing online. If you'd like to discuss further, please do not hesitate to contact us.

* If the publications section type is used to upload and display documents, the way ETINU is designed, it enables Google Analytics to record downloads automatically. The metrics associated with these downloads can be found in the Google Analytics report under Behavior -> All Pages.

To get the same effect of snowflakes falling like our web site, just go to Administration -> Settings and under Custom script, add:

snow("white", 10);

If your site has a white background, use:

snow("border", 10);

and select Update. Border will enable each snowflake to be seen against the white background.

The number 10 is the number of snowflakes displayed at any one time. Change it to another number if you want to increase/decrease the volume of the snowflakes.

Select any page and the snow effect will be activated. Enjoy!

All you need to do to make a new member of staff an super-administrator (or administrator) is:

• first, make sure you, as super-administrator has logged out of your web site, then
• select the register link (normally displayed above the navigation menu) or type into the address bar:

  http://<www.your-web-site.com>/cgi-bin/login?register=1

• a form is displayed that allows you to add their name and email address (phone number can be added, if desired)
• once the form is submitted, you, as super administrator, will receive an email with a link to approve the registration (and make that member a administrator or super-administrator)
• log in as super administrator and select the link in the email and the approval form is displayed—once approved, the new member of staff receives the access details to log in to the web site

Super administrators can have complete control over a site's content, styles and user management.

Listed below are the functions that Administrators aren't able to do. They can't:

• control the content of the Banner of all pages (the top of the page, normally above the navigation menu) and Footer of all pages (the bottom of the page)—these can be found by selecting Administration > Settings
• add new sections and subsections by selecting Administration > Sections—administrators can only edit or delete them
• upload and use a new stylesheet to change the appearance of the web site—this can be found by selecting Administration > Styles
• view and edit the password of other administrators or super-administrators (only can for registered users)—list of users are available by selecting Administration > Users
• delete another administrator or super-administrators from the list of users available by selecting Administration > Users but can remove registered users.

If you are adding an outbound link in a blog post that you are directing your visitors to, it's worth adding a target to the anchor tag link so people don't leave your site prematurely.

This will open that link in another tab, so when they close that your site will still be displayed.

The text target="_blank" is added in the anchor tag, as in:

a href="the-outbound-link" target="_blank"

If you are using a generic section type, you can access the HTML to add this in the Edit HTML icon in the editor window.

If you've any problems, just email us—we're here to help.

This follows on from the post What to do if you’ve content for your web site in Word. Sometimes you may want to add text into your site from another web page, but again that web site's styles can override your own site's styles.

Here's a plugin that you can install to ensure you paste only plain text into a generic editor window or news item:

• For Google Chrome, Copy as plain text: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/copy-as-plain-text-amazin/mkkcgjeddgdnikkeoinjgbocghokolck

To give you some background... on any web site, there's content that is made up of such page elements as images, headings, paragraphs. In any ETINU web site, there are styles associated with each page element to tell the browser how each page element should be displayed. All the styles for each of the page elements are defined in a stylesheet so styles are separate from content.

With the content and styles being separate, it means that changing a site's design is easy because all that's required is to change the styles in the site's stylesheet.

We appreciate there may be times that you want to override the styles in the site's stylesheet.

Here's a number of ways:

1. Formatting options

   If the content is using the generic section type, an administrator can override the stylesheet by using formatting menu bar (similar in how you would in a word processing package). There are also Font size and Font family menus that you can select from to change the size of selected text and change the selected text to be a different font [see 1—Formatting options screenshot]

2. Make adjustments in the code

   An administrator can override the stylesheet by adding some styles to a page element by using the Edit HTML [see 2—Edit HTML icon screenshot] in the editor window of any generic section type [3—Adding styles to the img tag screenshot], for example:

   • for an image, you can specify a border around it or a specific width (note: be mindful this width should reduce gracefully for smaller screens, so better to add it as a percentage)
   • adding a style to a heading (h1, h2, h3...) to make the text larger or a different colour
   • make the text in a paragraph larger or in italics

3. Adding your own stylesheet

   

   If you are experienced in CSS (cascading stylesheets), there is a facility within ETINU to download the site's own stylesheet, change it and upload it again [see 4—Uploading a new stylesheet screenshot]. Note: it is recommended that you save it under a different name so you can revert back to the old stylesheet at any time. How to use this CSS feature within ETINU is available in Instructions under Style.

Option 1 and 2 are not recommended because this leads to inconsistencies within the web site. Visitors get used to a certain layout or style and when a page is completely different from the rest of the site, it can look out of place. Also when the site is redesigned, those styles that you've added take precedence over the site's stylesheet so that content may look out of sync with the newly designed web site.

Of course, you can always contact us to discuss your requirements.