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Troop web site -- frustrations! guidelines?


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Our district does have some guidelines in place that can earn the unit website a certifed status from the district. The link to their site is: http://www.sycamorebsa.com/Guidelines.htm

 

Our unit website, which I first created and turned over a year and a half ago, is www.orgsites.com/il/troop159.

 

Orgsites is a location that allows for tons of help and simpilfication of methods.

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  • 2 months later...

I made our troop website 2 years ago and we all don't know how we ever lived without it!

 

Anything with a name goes on the Secure side and all the parents get the password at any meeting. This is where all the photos go, too.

 

This is our host: http://www.scoutwebservices.com/

 

They are great! Easy to use and very helpful. And cheap.

 

check us out at www.troop5bsa.org

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Kayak Girl -

 

How did you set up the secure area? The last time I looked into doing something similar for our site (www.pack766.net), it didn't seem very straightforward. We've worked around it in part by setting up photos on Wal-Mart and limiting the login/password distribution.

 

Thanks for any help you can offer.

 

Mary

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When I made the list of pages for the left hand side of the Home page I named one of them Secure Area. The company that hosts our site set up the password-user name part of that page.

 

Now when I add anything to the secure area I just make sure I save the new page to the secure area file. Then everyone has to go through the password stuff to get to it.

 

This is our host: http://www.scoutwebservices.com/

 

They understand Scouting and are very helpful.

 

Does that answer your question?

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Yes, that answers it, but doesn't get me any closer. My husband has an IT business and does our hosting. I built the website in html and if I want a password-protected area I need to figure it out on my own. I have seen instructions for one option on-line, but haven't pursued it. At the moment we're getting along fine without it, but I think we could make the site more useful if we could include contact information for the leaders, for instance.

 

Thanks for your reply.

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Did everyone find a solution to this?

 

Out of necessity and out of a need to keep track of my kids scouting activities, (oldest just received his arrow of light!!) I built a site that could be used by all three of my kids (they are each at a different level, scout type ie., gs also)

 

www.smdscouts.com

 

I offer nothing hidden! Heck, I dont even email you!

 

my sons pack www.carypack457.org

 

Question....contact me

 

sharon

support@smdscouts.com

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