Summary of v7 Changes and Enhancements (March 2009)

Sportzware Websites version 7 Upgrade

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• Overview of Sportzware Website v7 Changes & New Features - Australia/ New Zealand
  
• Overview of Sportzware Website v7 Changes & New Features - International

• User Guide - Sportzware Website v7 Changes & New Features

On 24 March 2009 a significant change to the layout and functionality of Sportzware Websites took place, which made available a range of great new features. This area of the Help Website provides instructions for website administrators in utilising these new functions, and advice on optimizing the appearance of your website.

All websites now automatically have a new, wider right hand column that allows for new features to be integrated with advertisements. These features include a ladder for your feature competition, rotating news, rotating sponsors, club list/logos, notice board, RSS feeds and polls. The right hand column will appear on all websites regardless of whether they do or do not show advertising.

The content management system has taken on a revamped, more professional looking design. There are no changes to the structure of the CMS, but the new features have made it more user friendly and easier to navigate. Another significant change is the new multi-functional Photo Gallery, which allows you to upload multiple images at the same time.

Summary of Changes and Enhancements

• Automatic right hand column on all sites. Increased width of right hand column to 300 pixels to faciliate advertising and new features.
• New features available in right hand column:
  • News feed from your site’s news section (as a list of headlines or rotating images).
  • Notice Board.
  • Club links/ logos panel (for clubs uploaded from Sportzware Central). (Association only).
  • Competition ladder.
• Revamped Photo Gallery tool:
  • Images/files are now stored in a central Media Library where you can re-use the image in multiple places.
  • Upload images/files in bulk.
  • Manage image/file details, rotate images and create thumbnails.
  • Organise images/files into galleries and by keywords.
  • Choose which galleries are made public.
  • Images on news article lists are now cropped for consistency. The area used for the thumbnail can be set in the Media Gallery.
• Improved Colour Scheme area:
  • Tabular menu and pop-up colour grid to replace the colour wheel.
  • Change your website’s font style.
  • Add a background colour gradient to headings.
• Attach your logo to the Site Admin area (back end) and Media Gallery (front end).
• Removal of the ‘liquid’ page layout option.
• Facelift to the Site Administration Area.

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Go to the Sportzware Websites main menu for references and help with all the changes and new features. Areas that will change are indicated by (New) and (Updated).