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Customizing Your Website with the Novi CMS
Customizing Your Website with the Novi CMS
This is the backbone that drives an Association's front end website.
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62 articles in this collection
Written by
Pete Zimek,
Jenn Norman,
Melisa Smith
and 4 others
Getting Started
Add a New Page to Your Website
Learn how to create a new webpage in Novi.
Written by
Jenn Norman
Updated over a week ago
Updating Your Website's Homepage
How to add/edit items to the Top Featured, Slider, Alert & Sponsor Section of your Website
Written by
Jenn Norman
Updated over a week ago
Updating Your Website Navigation
Learn how to add or remove items from your website's main menu navigation.
Written by
Melisa Smith
Updated over a week ago
Formatting Website Content on the Frontend
Learn how to add and edit content on the frontend of your Novi website.
Written by
Melisa Smith
Updated over a week ago
Background Image Best Practices
Best practices to consider when choosing background images.
Written by
Melisa Smith
Updated over a week ago
Copy & Paste Content onto Your Website
Learn the pitfalls of copying & pasting content directly from MS Word or another website and how to migrate website content correctly.
Written by
Melisa Smith
Updated over a week ago
Secure Files
Lock down visibility of files to specific users and keep track of which users are viewing each file.
Written by
Melanie Dupont
Updated over a week ago
Uploading Files to Novi AMS
Learn how to upload files to Novi from the backend (admin section).
Written by
Melanie Dupont
Updated over a week ago
Add or Edit Headshot or Logo on a Profile in Novi
Learn how admins can upload (and edit) an image to a Novi record.
Written by
Melanie Dupont
Updated over a week ago
Selecting the Appropriate Template for your CMS page
How to choose the right template option to optimize readability on your standard content pages in Novi
Written by
Jenn Norman
Updated over a week ago
Change Homepage Background Image
Learn how to change the images displayed at the top of your home page.
Written by
Pete Zimek
Updated over a week ago
Edit the Join Modal
Learn how to edit the Join modal (Membership & Account Access).
Written by
Melanie Dupont
Updated over a week ago
Add Link or Button to Text
Learn how to add links and buttons to text in content managed regions of your website.
Written by
Melisa Smith
Updated over a week ago
Add or Update a PDF
Learn how to upload and link to a PDF on your Novi website.
Written by
Jenn Norman
Updated over a week ago
Add Anchor Text to a Static Page
How to add anchor text to the CMS regions of your Novi website.
Written by
Jenn Norman
Updated over a week ago
Add an Image to a Page
Learn how to add an image to a page and apply basic styling so that text wraps around it.
Written by
Pete Zimek
Updated over a week ago
Best Practices for Optimizing Images for Your Website
Learn ways that will help your photos / pictures look their best on your site.
Written by
Melisa Smith
Updated over a week ago
Stock Images
Find out where the Novi team goes to search for stock photography.
Written by
Pete Zimek
Updated over a week ago
Instagram Feed Setup
How to add an Instagram post to your website.
Written by
Melanie Dupont
Updated over a week ago
Posting a Blog (News) Article
How to create and write a new article on your website, and restrict the visibility of articles via the blog category settings.
Written by
Jenn Norman
Updated over a week ago
Formatting Event Details & News Articles
Learn why it's easiest and best to edit articles and events from the frontend.
Written by
Melisa Smith
Updated over a week ago
Characters to Avoid When Creating File Names (and URLs)
If you're saving a PDF, an image or even a friendly file name for a Novi record, you'll need to avoid certain characters.
Written by
Pete Zimek
Updated over a week ago
Can Admins Change the Font or Colors on Webpages?
Styling and editing pages on your website.
Written by
Melisa Smith
Updated over a week ago
Featuring Content & Alerting Website Visitors
Showcase Featured Events, Articles, Static Pages & Products on Your Homepage in a Carousel
Give members easier access to your most important information and updates.
Written by
Melisa Smith
Updated over a week ago
Create a Featured Member Listing on the Homepage
Create a new section on your homepage for advertising and featuring members.
Written by
Melisa Smith
Updated over a week ago
Member Compass Alert
Learn how to place content in front of your members visible to them when they first log in.
Written by
Pete Zimek
Updated over a week ago
Emergency Alert
Learn how to quickly place a site-wide alert at the top of every page of your website.
Written by
Pete Zimek
Updated over a week ago
One Time Alert
Learn more about how you can use one time alert to notify your visitors about cookie tracking
Written by
Jenn Norman
Updated over a week ago
Use Callouts in Your Content to Highlight Important Information
Callouts can emphasize important information, break up a text-heavy page, and more!
Written by
Melisa Smith
Updated over a week ago
Website Content Ideas
Website Content That Will Inform Members and Promote Your Association!
Here are some great uses of content and best practices from other Novi customer associations.
Written by
Jenn Norman
Updated over a week ago
Creating & Updating Leadership Roles
Feature people and/or companies on website pages by using Leadership Roles.
Written by
Melisa Smith
Updated over a week ago
How To Embed a Facebook Photo Album in a Novi Website
Best practice and how-to's for embedding an album (or post) from Facebook into your Novi website.
Written by
Melisa Smith
Updated over a week ago
How to Embed Forms in a Novi Website
Embedding forms, such as Google forms or Formstack forms, in your Novi site.
Written by
Melisa Smith
Updated over a week ago
Communicate Important Information with the Site-wide Alert Bar, in the Member Compass, or by Featuring an Article/Event.
Learn how to communicate major alerts using site-wide alerts, the Member Compass, or by featuring an Event or Article.
Written by
Melisa Smith
Updated over a week ago
Next Level Content
Advanced: Custom Homepage Carousel
This documentation will help you add, remove & update slides, links and other items related to your custom homepage carousel.
Written by
Tracy Mingin
Updated over a week ago
Advanced: Embedding Google Ads
Learn tips and tricks for embedding Google Ads into your site.
Written by
Tracy Mingin
Updated over a week ago
Adding and Formatting Videos on Your Novi Website
Written by
Melisa Smith
Updated over a week ago
Embed Videos & Webinars as a Members-Only Resource
How to embed a video on your website and lock it down to members-only or a specific group of users.
Written by
Melanie Dupont
Updated over a week ago
Add an Animated GIF (short video) to your Website
Written by
Pete Zimek
Updated over a week ago
Advanced: Use Accordions to Organize and Streamline Website Content
Learn how to add accordions using HTML on a static webpage to make text-heavy content aesthetically pleasing.
Written by
Spencer Goad
Updated over a week ago
Adding Tables to a Webpage
Tables are generally frowned upon in modern web design, but there are still some valid uses for them.
Written by
Pete Zimek
Updated over a week ago
Use a Third-Party Tool to Add Social Share Buttons to your Novi Website
Written by
Melisa Smith
Updated over a week ago
Add Breadcrumbs to Static Pages on your Novi Website
Help users navigate your website by adding breadcrumb trails.
Written by
Melanie Dupont
Updated over a week ago
Advanced: Dividing Content Into Columns
Learn how to divide content into two columns by adding a "div" code to the webpage's source code.
Written by
Melisa Smith
Updated over a week ago
Advanced: Image Maps
Use image maps to make logos (or other areas) clickable on an image.
Written by
Pete Zimek
Updated over a week ago
Advanced: Track PDF Downloads on Novi AMS Websites
Learn how to leverage Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager to track PDF downloads or other website events.
Written by
Pete Zimek
Updated over a week ago
Advanced: Add Global CSS Styles to your Novi Website
Learn how to customize the aesthetic of your website by adding CSS styles in your settings.
Written by
Melanie Dupont
Updated over a week ago
Technical Details
AddThis: Tips & Tricks
Learn about AddThis and some tips and tricks for using their software.
Written by
Tracy Mingin
Updated over a week ago
Browser Variances
Learn why your website will render with some variations across your members.
Written by
Tracy Mingin
Updated over a week ago
Using Redirects to Direct Old URLs to Your Website
How to utilize Redirects for your Novi AMS website.
Written by
Melisa Smith
Updated over a week ago
A Complete List of Acceptable Novi File Types
File types that Novi currently allows.
Written by
Melisa Smith
Updated over a week ago
Restoring Deleted Novi Files
How to find deleted files in your Trash folder.
Written by
Melisa Smith
Updated over a week ago
Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
Learn how to customize the way a page on your website will appear within search results.
Written by
Melisa Smith
Updated over a week ago
Translate Your Website Content
An updated message on Google Translate and a suggested translation option moving forward.
Written by
Pete Zimek
Updated over a week ago
How reCAPTCHA Works on Novi Websites
Learn more about how Google's reCAPTCHA algorithm works for password resets on Novi websites.
Written by
Melanie Dupont
Updated over a week ago
Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting: Site Not Loading
Written by
Brian Hall
Updated over a week ago
Troubleshooting: Webpage Loading Slow
Learn how to quickly check the image sizes on a web page to determine if the file size is too large.
Written by
Pete Zimek
Updated over a week ago
Troubleshooting: Facebook Embeds
Learn how to solve the issue of Facebook embeds not displaying
Written by
Jenn Norman
Updated over a week ago
Troubleshooting: A page already exists with that file name.
Learn how to find a member record that is using a specific friendly file name so that you can avoid conflicts.
Written by
Pete Zimek
Updated over a week ago
Image appears colored or dark after inserting it into a CMS region or page.
Image overlays indicate that you are editing.
Written by
Pete Zimek
Updated over a week ago
Blog (News) Article is Not Visible on Website
Can't find a blog article on the frontend of your website? This could be due to a few reasons.
Written by
Pete Zimek
Updated over a week ago
Troubleshooting: Why Aren’t My Links Working?
Learn why a hyperlink on your website may not be working properly.
Written by
Melanie Dupont
Updated over a week ago