Adding Courses - Edmon Low Library
Design Guide
Maintenance & Upkeep
Adding Courses
1. Creating a Related Course
Resources are the "pages" of your website. To create one:
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Log in to the MODX Manager.
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In the left-hand Resource Tree, right-click on Related Courses in the Center for Oklahoma Studies context.
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Select Create > Create Resource Here.
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Fill in the Essentials:
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Title: The name of the affiliate (e.g., "History of Oklahoma's Sod House Design").
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Template: Select the CFOS Course Template from the dropdown. This is crucial!
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2. Editing Template Variables (TVs)
Template Variables are found in their own tab within the resource editing screen.
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Look for the Template Variables tab (usually located next to the "Document" or "Settings" tabs at the top of the resource interface).
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Input TV data: :
- Enter all the appropriate data for the affiliate.
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Year and Semester are used for correctly sorting the courses.
- Course Icon
- Upload or Select the icon image (folder: Uploads->center-okstudies->course-icons)
- File size should be 180px x 180px