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To change the front page between dynamic (showing the latest blog posts) and static (while not on tour, just advertise BT), go to "pages", and edit "Home". Then change the template from that page from "Front page" to "default template" or the other way around. This is an implementation of [http://moshublog.com/2007/09/10/static-frontpage-combined-with-dynamic-content/] | To change the front page between dynamic (showing the latest blog posts) and static (while not on tour, just advertise BT), go to "pages", and edit "Home". Then change the template from that page from "Front page" to "default template" or the other way around. This is an implementation of [http://moshublog.com/2007/09/10/static-frontpage-combined-with-dynamic-content/] | ||
== Twitter == | |||
Biketour has http://twitter.com/biketour and http://indenti.ca/biketour | |||
From the road it is easy to update these accounts with an SMS to the twitter number (+44 762 4801423) but [http://support.twitter.com/articles/14589-how-to-add-your-phone-via-sms register] the number first with the BT twitter, to instantly update the BT family with the latest campsite of BT. | |||
However, Twitter has some issues with phone numbers from small countries, and this doesnt update identi.ca the free variant of twitter. | |||
Therefore, BT can also use ping.fm, which spreads an sms to +447786208201 from a [http://ping.fm/sms/intl/ verified mobile number] directly to Twitter, Identi.ca and the BT Facebook page. | |||
The username for twitter and identi.ca is <code>biketour</code>. For ping.fm it is <code>twitter@ecotopiabiketour.net</code> | |||
Revision as of 08:50, 14 August 2010
our web presence is evolving slowly
The website is hosted by Ecobytes and maintained by Meinhard and Bata
For 2009 there will be a new website, based on wordpress. For future maintainers: the front page of the blog is build with templates, according to this at howto
The biketour has listings: http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Org/199541-123/c
texts
we have a lot of texts floating around: on this wiki, our old website, on the 2005 wiki and the 2004 wiki with quite some texts in Czech and German.
i worked on a structure of the website and will put all the ideas for texts to write here. those pages are divided in two part: first you will find the ideas behind this page, things to mention or to explain in detail, then the text. please work on both and discuss your ideas on the discussion part of that page - see it up there between article and edit.
home help tasks
domain name registration
joao seems to be paying currently the domain name, and it is registered until 07 Apr 2010 14:35:06 [1]
- In July we lost www.thebiketour.net which is now hijjacked
Wordpress
At the moment, the BT site runs on wordpress. The info here is only relevant for administrators of the website.
To change the front page between dynamic (showing the latest blog posts) and static (while not on tour, just advertise BT), go to "pages", and edit "Home". Then change the template from that page from "Front page" to "default template" or the other way around. This is an implementation of [2]
Biketour has http://twitter.com/biketour and http://indenti.ca/biketour
From the road it is easy to update these accounts with an SMS to the twitter number (+44 762 4801423) but register the number first with the BT twitter, to instantly update the BT family with the latest campsite of BT.
However, Twitter has some issues with phone numbers from small countries, and this doesnt update identi.ca the free variant of twitter.
Therefore, BT can also use ping.fm, which spreads an sms to +447786208201 from a verified mobile number directly to Twitter, Identi.ca and the BT Facebook page.
The username for twitter and identi.ca is biketour. For ping.fm it is twitter@ecotopiabiketour.net