To update your Web site, follow these instructions:
Login and Go to Your Site
- Go to the Lutherans Online home page. (www.lutheransonline.com)
- Click "Login" in the left navigation bar.
- 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 Web sites.
- Click the "Login" button.
- Click "Create a Web Site" in the top-navigation and follow the instructions for creating a site. If you already have a Web site 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.
Edit a Page on your Site
- Go to the page you wish to edit.
- Click the "Edit Page" icon at the top of the page.
- To update existing content,
- Click "Edit Posting" below the area you would like to update.
- Update the content in the boxes that follow.
- Click "Continue."
- To add new content,
- Choose the area you would like to insert content and click "Click to Insert a New Posting Here!"
- Select a layout set via the pull-down menu near the top of the screen.
- Click "Preview."
- Click the graphic of the layout you would like to use.
- Fill in the various boxes with information.
- Click "Continue."
- Click "Done." to exit out of "Edit Page" and return to your Web site.
Add a New Page
- From the home page of your site, click "Web Site Manager."
- Click "Manage Web Site Pages."
- Click "Click here to add a new page."
- 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 MacroMedia 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."
- Type in the new page name and description.
- 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).
- Click "Continue."
- 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:
- From your site's home page, click "Web Site Manager."
- Click "Manage Web Site Pages."
- To the right of the page you wish to make private, click "Edit."
- Under "Page Access," click the "Private" radio button.
- If you would like to hide a page from all guests to your site, click "Inactive" under "Page Status."
- Click "Done."
Add or Remove Participants
Participants can view private Web site content, participate in group discussions and contribute content to the Web site. Administrators have all the same rights as participants, but can also add new pages, change basic Web site information, and assign or remove other administrators or participants. The Web site contact is the person whose name displays on "Contact Information" postings, and is the only person with the rights to delete the Web site. To add or remove a participant on your site, follow these instructions:
- From your site's home page, click "Web Site Manager."
- Click "Manage Participants."
- Fill in one of the boxes with the person's first or last name, e-mail address, or User Name, then click "Search for Users."
- When the list of all users that match your search appears, click "Add" next to the user you would like to add as a participant.
- Click "Done."
Add or Remove Administrators
Only persons registered as participants on your site can be added as administrators or contacts. To add or remove an administrator on your site, follow these instructions:
- From your site's home page, click "Web Site Manager."
- Click "Manage Administrative Roles."
- To make someone an administrator, click "Make Admin" to the left of their name. You can click "Remove" to remove current administrators on your Web site.
- Similarly, to change who is registered as the contact for your site, click "Make Contact" to the left of their name.
- Click "Done."
Change Site and Contact Information
- From your site's home page, click "Web Site Manager."
- Click "Manage Web Site Information."
- Update the appropriate information, including Web Site Name and Description, and Contact Name and Address.
- Click "Done."
Web Sites to View as Examples
Who to Contact for Help
Lutherans Online, technical questions and editing your Web site
Lutherans Online Help Desk: 1-866-201-1522
Hours of availability are: (Central time)
Monday – Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Or send an e-mail: LOHELP@thrivent.com