Mines Content Management System (CMS) Help

The Mines Content Management System (CMS) is a web-based application that allows website owners and administrators to update pages, add images, and upload documents to the inside.mines.edu and www.mines.edu websites (only) without any prior web-development experience. This page was created in the CMS.

CMS WHITE PAPERS
Why use a content-management system? How do you migrate your current site into our system? Where are we going with the web at Mines? Here are the basics.

  • NEW! Why Use a CMS? [PDFPDF versionText only version]
    What are the advantages of a CMS compared to a "traditional" methods? The rationale for our web system is explained.
  • NEW! Moving Your Website Into the Mines CMS [PDFPDF versionText only version]
    Practical details about what it takes to make the move. (Spoiler alert: It's pretty easy.)
  • Mines Website Analytics
    Statistics, trends, and insights into Mines web services. Where are we now and where are we going?

CMS ESSENTIALS
These tutorials provide new CMS users with the baseline training needed to perform basic site updates.

  • CMS Basics [PDFPDF versionText only version]
    Learn how to log in, navigate to your site's CMS directory, and edit an existing page.
  • Creating Links [PDFPDF versionText only version]
    This tutorial explains how to use the CMS to create hyperlinks from one page to another.
  • Managing Documents [PDFPDF versionText only version]
    Learn to upload document files into the CMS and create document links.
  • Working With Images
    Learn to upload and modify image files. [PDFPDF versionText only version]
  • Creating New Pages [PDFPDF versionText only version]
    Learn how to add new pages to your CMS-powered web site.
  • Working With Sidebars [PDFPDF versionText only version]
    Does your web site have a global sidebar? Learn how to make changes to it here.

ADVANCED TOPICS
Advanced users, or Administrators, may find these tutorials useful.

  • Embedding Video [PDFPDF versionText only version]
    Embed a YouTube video on your web page.
  • Rotating Images [PDFPDF versionText only version]
    Add animation to your departmental home page banner images.
  • CMS Navigation  [PDFPDF versionText only version]
    Create new navigation elements on your site's left nav sidebar (some features are available only to administrators).
  • Adding Events to the Mines Calendar (calendar content creators only). [PDFPDF versionText only version]
  • Adding and Removing CCIT Outage Announcements (Updated March 2013) [PDFPDF versionText only version]
    There are two types of CCIT announcements that can be created in the CMS: Outages and Notices. Learn how to create them and take them offline here (outage-notice administrators only).
    • Video walkthrough: Add An Announcement [MOV] [AVI]
    • Video walkthrough: Take Announcements Offline [MOV] [AVI]
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Outages & Announcements

Need Computing Help?
Contact us through the Mines Help Center Helpdesk. For computer emergencies involving classes currently in session, dial extension x2345 for fastest service.

Contact CCIT
CCIT facilities are primarily housed in the east end of the CTLM building (Center for Technology and Learning Media):

Campus Computing, Communications and Information Technologies:
1650 Arapahoe St.
Golden, Co. 80401
http://ccit.mines.edu/

Computing Commons Front Desk:
(303) 273-3431
Office: (303) 273-3430
Fax: (303) 273-3475

Business Mailing Address:
Colorado School of Mines
1500 Illinois Street
Golden, Colorado 80401

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