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Getting Started

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To update your website, follow these instructions:

Log In and Go to Your Site

  1. Go to the Lutherans Online home page. (www.lutheransonline.com)
  2. Click "Log In" in the left navigation.
  3. Enter your User ID and Password. Remember this is the same User ID and Password you use to access other secure areas on Thrivent Financial's websites.
  4. Click the "Login" button.
  5. Click "Create a website" in the top-navigation and follow the instructions for creating a site. If you already have a website within Lutherans Online, you can click "My Site" in the left navigation, which will take you to your site's home page. You also can get there by typing in the Web address within your browser, or by selecting a bookmark you may have set up.


Add Text to Your Site

  1. Go to the page you wish to update.
  2. Click the "Edit Page" icon at the top of the page.
  3. Choose the area you would like to insert text and click "Click to Insert a New Posting Here!"
  4. Under the (2) section, click the text layout you would like to use. Many layout choices also have spots for adding bolded title text, images, links, and more. A complete list of layout choices are available by using the "Select A Layout Set" pull-down menu near the top of the screen and clicking "Preview."
  5. Enter your text into the large textbox.
  6. Click "Continue."
  7. Click "Done" to exit out of "Edit Page" and return to your website.


Add Image(s) to Your Site

  1. Go to the page you wish to update.
  2. Click the "Edit Page" icon at the top of the page.
  3. Choose the area you would like to insert an image and click "Click to Insert a New Posting Here!"
  4. Under the (2) section, click the image layout you would like to use. There are many additional image layout choices available by choosing the "Photo Album" layout set under the "Select A Layout Set" dropdown menu near the top of the screen. Click "Preview" once you've chosen a new layout set to see the new layout choices.
  5. Within your image posting options, click "Browse" and locate the image on your computer. If any modifications need to be made to your image, such as cropping, you will need to do this using separate software (such as Photoshop, Paint, etc.) prior to uploading your image.
  6. For "Display image as", choose whether the image should display as a full image, a thumbnail image (opens the full image in a new window when clicked), or just an icon with a link to view the full image.
  7. You can optionally change the image width and height. If these fields are left blank, the image will default to its normal size. We recommend leaving these fields blank as changing the proportions will distort the image. Images uploaded via "Display image as: Image" have a maximum width of 1024 pixels and a maximum height of 768 pixels. Any images submitted that exceed these maximums will be resized to the maximum width and/or height. To display larger images, choose Thumbnail or Attachment.
  8. If you chose a thumbnail image, you can also set the width of the thumbnail that will automatically be created. The default is 150 pixels.
  9. Optionally add a caption underneath the image.
  10. Click "Continue."
  11. Click "Done" to exit out of "Edit Page" and return to your website.


Edit Content on Your Site

  1. Go to the page you wish to edit.
  2. Click the "Edit Page" icon at the top of the page.
  3. Click "Edit Posting" below the area you would like to update.
  4. Update the content in the boxes that follow.
  5. Click "Continue."
  6. Click "Done" to exit out of "Edit Page" and return to your website.


Add a New Page

  1. From the home page of your site, click "Website Manager."
  2. Click "Manage website Pages."
  3. Click "Click here to add a new page."
  4. Choose your publishing style:
    • If you would like your new page to have postings similar to your home page, choose "Publishing Page."
    • If you are building your pages using programs like Adobe DreamWeaver or Microsoft® Frontpage, choose "Freeform Page."
    • If you would like to build a feedback form, choose "Online Form."
    • If your page is hosted outside of Lutherans Online, choose "Framed Page."
  5. Type in the new page name and description.
  6. Choose whether you would like this available to all people (public) or if you would like only site participants and administrators access to this page (private).
  7. Click "Continue."
  8. Choose if you would like your new page to look like an already-existing page on your site, or start off with a blank page. Choose, then click "Continue."


Make a Page "Private"

Private pages can only be viewed by participants and administrators. To choose which pages are pubilc and private:

  1. From your site's home page, click "Website Manager."
  2. Click "Manage Website Pages."
  3. To the right of the page you wish to make private, click "Edit."
  4. Under "Page Access," click the "Private" radio button.
  5. If you would like to hide a page from all guests to your site, click "Inactive" under "Page Status."
  6. Click "Done."


Add Participants

Participants can view private website content, participate in group discussions and optionally contribute content to the website. Participants can also optionally receive daily, weekly, or monthly emails containing a list of items that were recently added or updated on that website. Users must also become a participant first, to optionally be granted administrative rights to the website. To add or remove a participant on your site, follow these instructions:

  1. Click Login in the left navigation bar and login.
  2. Click My Site in the left navigation bar to bring up the website.
  3. Click the Web Site Manager button.
  4. Click Manage Participants.
  5. Type in the new user's name in the first name and/or last name fields.
  6. Click Search for Users.
  7. In the section below that, find the person's name and click Add to the left of it. This user now is a participant on the website.
  8. Click Done at the bottom of the screen.

Note: If a user is not appearing in search results, they may have their privacy preferences turned off. To add this person as a participant, the user will need to either turn their privacy preferences on within "Manage my Profile" or click a participate button from your website.


Add a Participate Button

You can allow users to automatically request participation rights to your site by adding a participate button. To add a participate button to your site, you will first need to make sure you have participation turned on within your Participation Policies. To add a participate button to your site, follow the instructions below:

  1. From your site's home page, click "Edit Page."
  2. Decide where you would like the new button to be located on your page, then click "Click to Insert a New Posting Here."
  3. Choose a layout set that contains a participate button. You can find these under the Participation layout set, or choose Create New Layout, go to the Participation feature category and drag the participate button icon to the desired location within your layout grid.
  4. Add any other information as desired, based on the layout you chose.
  5. Click Continue.
  6. To optionally change the style of your new participate button, click the "Format Participate Button" link, select which image you'd like to use, and click Continue.


Add or Remove Administrators and Site Contact

Administrators have all the same rights as participants, but can also add new pages, change basic website information, and assign or remove other administrators or participants. The site contact is the person whose name displays on "Contact Information" postings, and is the only person with the rights to delete the website. Only participants on your site can be added as administrators or contacts. To add or remove an administrator on your site, follow these instructions:

  1. From your site's home page, click "Website Manager."
  2. Click "Manage Administrative Roles."
  3. To make someone an administrator, click "Make Admin" to the left of their name. You can click "Remove" to remove current administrators on your website.
  4. Similarly, to change who is registered as the contact for your site, click "Make Contact" to the left of their name.
  5. Click "Done."


Change Site and Contact Information

  1. From your site's home page, click "Website Manager."
  2. Click "Manage website Information."
  3. Update the appropriate information, including website Name and Description, and Contact Name and Address.
  4. Click "Done."


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