School website handbook

16. If something looks wrong

I published, but the website still looks the same

Wait a minute and reload the page in your browser. The website is rebuilt each time you publish, and that takes about a minute.

If it is still wrong after five minutes, tell whoever looks after the website.

The Publish button is grey and will not press

That means there is nothing to publish — you have not changed anything yet.

It can also mean something on the screen needs finishing. Look for a red message: a page with no name, two pages with the same address, or a menu item with no page chosen.

A banner photograph is cutting off people's heads

Open the page, find Which part of the picture to keep, and drag the slider towards top. Watch the preview above as you drag.

The slider does not move my picture

That picture is already the shape of the band, so nothing is being cut away and there is nothing to choose. The slider hides itself when that is the case.

A page has disappeared from the menu

Check two things. First, whether the page was switched off on its own screen — photos, notices and the calendar each have a switch. Second, whether the menu item was removed under Navigation.

The enquiry form is not on the website

It needs two things: an office email address under Enrolment Form, and the form added to a page under Pages. Both, not either.

I renamed a page and now a link is broken

Renaming a page changes its web address. Find the page that linked to it, select the link, and point it at the new address.

I removed something by mistake

If you have not pressed Publish yet, leave the screen without publishing and it will come back as it was.

If you have published, tell whoever looks after the website. Every change is kept, so it can be put back.

There is a yellow or orange band at the top of the admin

It will say what is wrong. Either the website is not finished being set up, or the admin service is not answering. Pass the message on to whoever looks after the website, word for word.

I am asked to sign in again

Normal. You stay signed in for a week on each computer. Ask for a new code.