Client Instructions

Introducing our new platform for School Webmasters! Now, you have the power to make updates to your own website effortlessly. No more waiting or relying on technical assistance. On this page, you’ll find a collection of short training videos packed with easy-to-follow instructions. We’re constantly adding new content, so be sure to check back often.

And always know that we love to help you keep your website up to date, so please feel free to submit a request via our request portal at any time if you prefer. At School Webmasters, we understand the importance of a well-maintained website for your school.

Accessibility is Your Responsibility

Here at School Webmasters, we complete every website update with accessibility in mind so we can do our best to ensure your website remains ADA compliant. In the sidebar, you will find some ADA resources to help guide you with your updates to ensure your website remains ADA compliant. If you are making any type of update to your website, accessibility is your responsibility **. In addition, the law requires your documents to be ADA compliant. If you need information on making your documents accessible, please let us know.

** Please note in the event that your updates unintentionally cause your website to fall out of compliance, rest assured that we are here to help. While we strive to provide the necessary support without any additional charges, there may be a fee incurred to correct any outstanding items.

Video Tutorials

Getting Started

The Basics

Styling Your Page

Home Page Pop-Up Message

How to Add a Home Page Pop-Up Message
Adding an Image to Your Emergency Alert (note that if you do not have an “Image” section, please email us to add that for you.)

News Posts

Events Calendar

Overview of your Events calendar

*** Please note this is an overview of the built-in calendar if you have chosen to use it. Some customers have chosen to use the Trumba calendar or their own Google calendar.

Contact Listings

Create a New Page

Create a new page for your website
Building the content for your page
Add a sidebar photo to your page
Adding a collapsible section
Adding your page to the website navigation – coming soon!

Need Assistance?

If you have any questions or suggestions, our dedicated team is here to assist you. Reach out to us by email at any time. Take control and create your best school website with School Webmasters, where we love to help you shine!

Email Us for Assistance

Important Tips for Success

ADA Overview

The video below is an overview of maintaining an accessible website with a focus on using the correct headings for each section. We encourage you to learn more about this topic by checking out our School Website Accessibility Tips page. If you have additional questions pertaining to ADA and your responsiblity, please reach out.

ADA and your responsibility (an overview)

Best Web Practices

When we handle your updates, we do so following best web practices. The details we pay close attention to include, but are not limited to the following items:

We check all links to ensure they are functioning properly with a focus on adding links to documents and external websites so that they open in a new tab rather than in the same window.
We check spelling and grammar on all updates following the Chicago Manual of Style to help provide consistency in writing style throughout your website.
We ensure posted files, such as board agendas, menus, newsletters, handbooks, etc. are up to date and old versions are removed.
We make regular visual checks to ensure the best use of the space on the page, making sure every page is easy to read so site visitors can find information quickly and efficiently.
We follow the guidelines in this basic style guide as a general rule for all updates.

Quality Control Checks

As part of our service and commitment to you, we perform basic quality checks on your website to ensure the highest level of quality. If we find some edits are needed on work we have completed through update tickets, we will automatically take care of those for you. If we see, however, that edits are required on updates you have completed on your own without our guidance, we will pass the information on to you but will not automatically make the corrections. If you need us to make some adjustments, please submit a ticket through our portal.

Use a Text Editing Tool

In order to keep your website running smoothly, we strongly encourage you to use a text editing tool to strip out any additional styling or code that can carry over when you copy and paste text directly from a document or other website into the system. We recommend you first copy and paste that text into a text editor such as Notepad, but if you work on an Apple product, you will want to use either Text Edit or Sublime Text.