Posts Quickstart Guide Step 8: Continue to manage as needed

Misty Flowers

October 30, 2017 20:41

This article, the final step of the Posts Quickstart Guide, covers ongoing management tasks in the Finalsite Posts module, including other areas to explore and key tasks to master after publishing your first posts.

💡Quick answers

What comes after finishing the Posts Quickstart Guide series? Ongoing management tasks such as creating new boards, expiring old posts, adjusting Post elements, and updating permissions for new staff.
What other Posts features are worth exploring after setup? Restoring posts and boards, organizing content into collections, and using Posts for a course catalog or summer camp session listings.
What ongoing tasks should be expected as the school year progresses? Creating new boards, expiring old posts, adjusting existing Post elements, responding to community feedback about news topics, and updating permissions for new staff.
Can PDFs be converted into more accessible content using Posts? Yes, content from inaccessible PDFs can be transformed into posts and displayed together with Post Tools elements instead.

Welcome to THE FINAL STEP, Step 8 in the "Posts Quickstart Guide" series, giving you a "quickstart" to using posts with your Finalsite products.

Prerequisites

Before you start Step 8, be sure you have followed the steps in the following articles:

Explore other areas

Using the Posts module is an ongoing experience. In this series we talked about the basics of getting started with posts, but here are some other areas to explore:

Restore posts and boards in Posts module
Get started with collections
Use Posts for course catalog or summer camp sessions

Master these tasks

As the school year progresses, you'll become a master at these tasks:

creating new boards.
expiring old posts.
going in different directions on your pages with existing Post elements.
learning new information from your community about the news they're interested in and adjusting your post tools elements.
adjusting permissions for new staff.
transform content from inaccessible PDFs into something magical by creating and displaying post elements together with post tools elements.

You're done!

Thanks for getting a "quickstart" in the Posts module. We can't wait to read your news and see how engaged your community is on your website!