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Make custom content types visible to your sitemap and SEO New - If you have custom content types or need to create them in the future, make sure to update your site's Simple XML Sitemap settings to ensure they're included in the sitemap for improved navigation, SEO, and accessibility. Changes made are subject to the chron schedule, which means it may take as long as 4 hours for your sitemap.xml file to update.
How to publish your site to the web Updated - Step 1 has been divided up into a part a) and b) to include new documentation for making sure sites with custom content types are included in a site's sitemap xml output.
Text formats and embedding code Updated - Text format information has been updated to include the availability of the Insert HTML icon feature for easily embedding iframe tags into the flow of your page while still in the Basic HTML text format.
Insert HTML New - Insert HTML allows users to include an code snippet directly into the flow of their page content without the need to convert the page's Text Format from Basic to Full HTML. This element has been designed specifically to work with Aggie Video and support playlists from the service. Be aware that code added in this context that is not from Aggie Video is subject to the limitations of what code tags can be used in the Basic HTML format; CSS and JS will be stripped out completely on Save. Consider still using Full HTML embed if these are issues of concern.
Using the WYSIWYG Updated - New feature called Insert HTML added to the WYSIWYG that allows you to embed iframe snippets into the flow of your page's WYSIWYG while still using Basic HTML. Read its entry for more details.
Embed Media/Videos Updated - URL Embed now includes the ability to insert videos from the Aggie Video service.
Site Managers' Start Guide New - A checklist guide for Site Managers looking to complete the essential steps when building a new site.
Migrating a list of people using a CSV file Updated - Two new field options have been added to the migration .csv file for content to be added to the 'research' and 'membership' fields.
Limiting a user to a specific page New - Instructions for quickly assigning a person to a single piece of content, such as a Person profile, as a restricted user with the Contributor role.
Video Training Updated - SiteFarm has moved its video library from Vimeo to Aggie Video. Links now point to our new playlist, the first video "Logging into SiteFarm" includes a side panel with the other videos in the list. We note that the videos are old and overdue for an update. This is on our list of tasks for the first half of 2025.
Text Highlighter New - The text highlighter feature is available from your WYSIWYG's Text Extras submenu.
Brand textbox New - A Brand Textbox with four default background colors for your offset needs.
Alert Message box New - An alert message system specifically designed for the purpose and with accessibility in mind.
SiteFarm Local Development and Subtheming New - Our instructions for subtheming your site have been completely overhauled. As the video series is now out-of-date, they have been removed pending a re-recording.
Subthemes moving from Snowpack to Vite New - Instructions for updating your subtheme to move from Snowpack to Vite.