You can easily feature your members and their stories on MyLO, by using the Articles content type. These articles are added individually.

As you create each article, they begin to fill the Articles page, which can be found at:

Follow these steps to start creating member's stories on your MyLO site. 

  1. While on your homepage, expand the Administer League Site menu. This will be located on the left side of your screen, under or above your menu. 
  2. From the drop-down list of options, click Add Article. This will open a new draft of a brand new article.
  3. Add a Title.
  4. TYPE: Choose Member's Spotlight
    1. Member's Spotlight: unique field--MEMBER BEING FEATURED. Start typing the featured member's name to see choices; you will choose the member from an all-inclusive list of members (all Leagues displayed).
      1. If your member is not yet a MyLO user, you can also upload your own image of them to list with the story.
  5. MAIN IMAGE: Add an image of your member(s) featured. You can upload a new image, or search for an existing one from the Media Library. Be aware that the image used here will expand/shrink to the width of the page above your article text.
  6. ALTERNATE HERO IMAGE
    1. Read up on Main Image vs. Alternate Hero Image: https://mylo.freshdesk.com/a/solutions/articles/35000125020 
  7. BODY: Add your text to the Body. Format text as needed.
    1. (Edit summary): Add a short blurb about the member story. This summary displays when on the Articles page and when you promote the article to the front page (homepage). To edit the summary, you'll find the link next to the title of the Body text box. For help with editing the summary, check out this documentation: https://my.lwv.org/mylo/using-summary-option.
    2. The Body text box is another option for placing the member's image. 
      • With your cursor placed inside the text box, click the final button in the toolbar: Media browser button.     
      • Upload your member's image.
      • Once you click Submit, the image will drop down into your Body text box.
      • Format your image (i.e. Float image right).
  8. BODY WITH EMBED CODE: If more space is needed, add an additional text box or add embed code (e.g. embed code for donate button). 
  9. Attachments/ATTACH MEDIA: Add attachments/downloads (no images). These items will only display as a link on the page (to be opened in a new tab).
  10. TAGS: Add search terms to the article so that it's searchable via those words/phrases.
  11. ISSUES REFERENCED BY THIS ARTICLE: Add related issue(s) to the article. This list is comprised of the current issues at the National League and California League. If you would like issue topics added, please email MyLO Support at mylo@lwvc.org.
  12. POSITIONS REFERENCED BY THIS ARTICLE: Add related position(s) to the article. The list is all-inclusive (all Leagues displayed) and the positions are in order by position title, then the League name.
  13. THIS ARTICLE IS RELATED TO WHICH COMMITTEES: Add related committee(s). This list also all-inclusive, with the League's name following the name of each committee.
  14. PUBLIC OR MEMBERS ONLY?: By default, the article is public. You can change it to private so that the article is only viewed by authenticated users (users with login access).
  15. LEAGUE TO WHICH THIS CONTENT BELONGS: This field remains unchanged.
  16. Publishing Options: 
    1. Promoted to front page: checking this box will display a preview of the article. When this option is enabled, the summary displays on the homepage. If you do NOT add your own customized summary, the first few lines of the article will automatically be taken as the preview on the homepage.
    2. MODERATION STATE: If you are happy with your changes, set this state to Published. 
    3. Click Save.