Local text input notes

(Updated 08/25/2008)

Ongoing updates

• On the site:

  • Calendar
    In general, put in whatever comes, unless the editor says not to.
    Events outside of Lincoln aren't always included. Don't use Taylorville events.
  • Classifieds
    (If an employment ad hasn't been sent to ads@lincolndailynews.com, send a copy there.)
    (Classifieds are usually done by someone else since mid-2008.)
  • Menus
  • Obits
    Use template for funeral director submitting the info (FCS, Peasley, Holland Barry and Bennett, other). List newest (added since previous posting time) at the bottom of the front page. Put linked names in list on the obituary page (through the funeral day).

• For the editor:

  • See lineup page.
    • Keep a list of scheduled and unscheduled articles.
      (Copy subject lines from Outlook files from editor.)

    • Copy the text from unscheduled articles so the editor can refer to it all in one place.

Daily updates

• Copy the site for the next day after 11 a.m.
  File > New > Empty Web Site > Fill in URL for next day
  Then, with folder for current day open, select all files and folders (Web Site view) except the "_private" folder. Copy and paste to the folder for the new day (copying process takes a few minutes).
  For a new month, copy for a new folder first in the URL field; then do the new day.

• For each new day, update the sections for the front, using the site folder for the day.
  File > Open Site > archives.lincolndailynews.com > year > month > date

  • Take out previous headlines on the set of files from fp_business.htm to fp_tourism.htm.

  • Update Lincoln Log (link on fp_top stories.htm).
    Daily files that are ready are in the advance_log folder (in daily site folder).
    
    Entries are also available at this link:
    http://illinoispress.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=210&Itemid=244

  • Update sudoku link on fp_other-news.htm and aa-today_template.htm.

  • Update obit listing on the front with the newest names.

  • At the bottom, add archives link for the most recent day, along with headlines from Top Stories and local stories (not AP articles), and take out the oldest daily link.

  • To add sections that don't run on the front every day, see i_sections.htm.

  • Put in new headlines sent by editor and link to the new articles.

    • Check lineup page for articles to run.
      (See above.)

    • Some headline links may be ready to copy in from future.htm.

• Add new pages for articles scheduled by editor and put text on pages.
  Page templates are available. Examples: News/aa-today_template.htm, Features/comm_template.htm
  Name the page according to the date. Example: comm101507_a.htm

• Take outdated items off calendar, community and obit pages.

• Put in and take out classifieds as scheduled.
  Informal list of when ads are done: zap
  For future ads scheduled and past ads available in case they run again, see storage

Word counts

At the middle and end of the month, send word counts for any paid articles to jimry@ccaonline.com.

(See files in My Documents/Word counts.)

Jeff Mayfield, Geoff Ladd, Janell Woolard, Jo Hilliard and Loyd Kirby are paid writers.

(For more details, see My Documents/Word counts.)

Miscellaneous notes

List articles about community events on community.shtml with archives links. When available, add archives links to listings on the calendar. Example: (See article.)

For columns from John Fulton, Jeff Mayfield and Greg Taylor, put byline (example: By John Fulton) below headline on front page and on the inside page.

Put the name of Jeff Mayfield's column (Mutterings) on the front page along with the link to his article. (Template: News/Mutterings_next.htm. List of past articles: News/Mutterings_list.htm.)

Keep a link to the most recent Mutterings column at the top of all sports pages.

Put "Logan Lanes Bowling" (yellow heading) on the front with bowling reports.

Bylines are usually used with sports articles from Rick Hobler.

Use response link at the bottom of sports articles by Rick Hobler:
Respond to the writer at rhobler@lccs.edu.

Older note: Keep a link to the most recent Ten for Tuesday column at the top of all sports pages.
(This column has been discontinued for a while.)

Use a response link at the bottom of columns from Ronald K. Denlinger, Lincoln Bible Church:
Click here to respond to the writer of this message.

Use byline under headline on inside page for first-person articles (so readers know who the "I" is).

Articles from state offices sometimes say "today" but are posted some other day. Fix as needed.

Table for monthly food inspection reports: News/health_scores.shtml

The today_a.shtml and  sports.shtml pages serve as a weekly index for those sections, updated daily. Undated section pages (examples: health.shtml, features.htm, ruralreview.shtml) also have ongoing lists of recent articles, linked to archives. Page links on the front (from section banners) lead to those pages. The "Recent articles" links (near the bottom of article pages) go to those lists. The section links at the bottom of every page on the site also lead to those pages.

Take out AP "meta name" code lines if they accumulate in the head section of HTML on regular pages.

If the school menu page link changes, please notify Tamara Dietrich: tbarcalo@abelink.com.

Annual updates: On page templates, change AP copyright date for new year (at the bottom of articles). Also update copyright at the bottom of mysteries column. On tourism page, change dates for annual festivals.

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