Project for Better Journalism

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Welcome to the Project's documentation center!

The Project for Better Journalism's documentation center provides helpful information on how to use our online news platform. It's an easy-to-access and convenient supplement to our training programs -- see the below listing of articles (or search) to get started.

Welcome home, for advisers

  • Introduction and launch timeline
  • Domain names and transfers
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Collaboration opportunities

  • "Civics" guidelines, for advisers
  • "Civics" guidelines, for students
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Getting started with the platform

  • Adding new articles
  • Adding and managing pages
  • Adding and managing user accounts
  • Uploading a featured image
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More platform functionality

  • Categories and subcategories
  • Setting up the navigation menus
  • Adding photos, galleries, and videos
  • Quotes, article highlights, and headings
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Customizing your platform site

  • Changing the homepage layout
  • Creating a background image
  • Breaking news and banners
  • Adding advertising to your website
  • Viewing site stats (analytics)
  • Adding or changing the site logo
  • Adding or changing the background image
  • Adding the sports element
  • Adding staff profiles
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