Hi All,
Myself and Will have altered the LMC website club news page (click on Club News from
www.lanciamotorclub.co.uk). This page is now generated from our database using the Events calendar and pictures loaded into the database (that relate to the event). They'll be an article in VL! soon but the main advantage of using the database for doing this are:
1/ It updates automatically - when a review is entered against an event that's happened (or is currently happening)
2/ The photos are also in the library (and thus searchable in the database)
3/ The photos are watermarked with the event information and the club logo
4/ There are new links in the news page for the website , forum topic and for feedback email for the event
5/ It isn't a burden on Will to have to manually edit the existing page (or me either as the event information already exists in the database)
You, as members, can contribute to the event just by using the database:
1/ If you are the contact for the event then you can write a review and it'll appear on the review page (use the "update" event button)
2/ If you're not the contact, you can't review the event but you can upload your pictures from the event. You do this by clicking on the camera icon on the "Events" list (not the list on the home page, the list in the "Events" tab)
3/ Or you can email in things to
events@lanciamc.co.uk and it can be done for you (but you won't be credited with any pictures - they'll be credited to Admin)
I've updated the page with a couple of pictures and reviews or recent events (from the forum topics) - and this isn't intended to stop our normal forum topics and pictures (the review would link back to that anyway)
Only the last two pictures will show on an event (just to keep the page size reasonable) , however , all pictures are kept within the database in the Media part (just search for the event)
At the event of the year, the page will be archived on the website (like they are now) and a new page will start
Feedback / formatting / suggestions appreciated
Steve & Will