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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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52 articles in this collection
Written by
Pete Zimek,
Jenn Norman,
Melisa Smith
and 2 others
Getting Started
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 a Headshot/Photo to a Profile in Novi
Learn how to upload a picture to a Novi record (on the backend) so it will appear on the frontend as the person's "headshot" image.
Written by
Melanie Dupont
Updated over a week ago
Adjust Headshots & Logos in Novi AMS
Learn how to manipulate company logos and profile images (headshots) in Novi.
Written by
Melanie Dupont
Updated over a week ago
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
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
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
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
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
Change Homepage Background Image
Learn how to change the event or blog post 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 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 or Update a PDF
Learn how to upload and link a new or existing PDF to a CMS page on your 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 Web
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
Stock Images
Find out where the Novi team goes to search for stock photography.
Written by
Pete Zimek
Updated over a week ago
Posting a Blog (News) Article
How to create and write a new article on your website.
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
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
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 yesterday
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 and Articles 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 and Updating Leadership Roles
Feature people and/or companies on website pages by using Leadership Roles.
Written by
Melisa Smith
Updated over a week ago
Embedding a Facebook Photo Album
Best practice and how-to's for embedding an album 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
Add an Animated GIF (short video) to Your Website
Written by
Pete Zimek
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
Using 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
Using A Third-Party Tool To Add Social Share Buttons To Your Website
Written by
Melisa Smith
Updated over a week ago
Formatting Embedded Videos
How to format videos that you embed on your website to center them and make them responsive
Written by
Melisa Smith
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
Technical Details
A Complete List of Acceptable Novi File Types
File types that Novi currently allows.
Written by
Melisa Smith
Updated over a week ago
Using 301 Redirects to Direct Old URLs to Your Website
How to utilize 301 Redirects for your Novi AMS website.
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: 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