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Catholics are my last resort...
I have searched all over for help on this CSS issue ( I assume is a css issue), it is not directly related to Catholic media but I have nowhere else to go.
I have a site: yardandattic.com, and the nodes have an imagefield (set to a max of 4). When viewing the node, the pictures are aligned vertically or stacked, I would like them to be horizontal or in-line. I have played with the style.css for the bluemarine Drupal theme but nothing affects the pictures. I am using lightbox...
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USCCB Social Media Guidelines
The USCCB recently released a working draft of their social media guidelines, after receiving input from a variety of diocesan personnel. The draft includes general principles for social media use, a call to the development of diocesan-level policies, and quoted exhortations for proclaiming the Word online from Pope Benedict.
Here are some excerpts (my notes/highlights in bold):
Continue readingSocial media are the fastest growing form of communication in the United States, especially among youth and young adults. Our Church cannot ignore it, but at the same time we must engage...
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Social Media Policies
Before allowing personnel, students, staff, volunteers, etc. access to a public social media profile, or to become a blogger or online representative of your organization, it is a good idea to have a general social media policy, and to instruct everyone in its use.
Many Archdioceses and Catholic organizations (including the USCCB) are starting to develop their own social media policies and guidelines, taking into account the need for online evangelization, the need for privacy, and the need for propriety in online relationships (especially with youth/minors).
Your social...
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Need advice about selecting a Joomla Template
I am looking for tips on how to select a Joomla template. I have found many websites that have them, some for free, and some for a fee. But they look pretty similar to me - how can I decide? I don't mind paying a nominal fee if for some reason it's better.
The template is for a church website. I want to be able to use my own banner, and to adjust the color scheme (if necessary) to match the banner. I want users who do not know html...
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(Arch)Dioceses Getting On Board with Online Evangelization
On July 1, it looks like two separate Archdioceses made announcements relating to online evangelization:
Archdiocese of St. Louis' new Office of Web Development:
Continue readingIn July of 2010, seeing the need for an increasing presence online and in social media outlets, the Archdiocese of St. Louis has created a new office, the Office of Web Development, to help Archdiocesan agencies, affiliated organizations, and (eventually) parishes with their online development.
The Office of Web Development will work in especially close collaboration with the St. Louis Review and the Office of...
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Setting up an Apache Solr Search Server (for many sites/hosts)
[Update: I now use Midwestern Mac, LLC’s hosted Apache Solr search for Drupal to host Solr; it’s a lot easier than setting up (or even needing) a VPS for Solr.]In the Archdiocese of St. Louis, I manage more than 15 separate Drupal websites (plus a few others), and I have often wanted to use Apache Solr for search across all these sites. I finally had some time to tackle this issue, and I have a pretty good (and very fast) Solr server set up, and this...
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MA Parish Using Social Media/Website Effectively
After reading this article from the CNS about a Massachusetts parish's use of its website, YouTube, Facebook, etc., it seems like they would be a good example of what to emulate in other parishes.
Continue readingFather Longe and parishioner Timothy Hourihan believe in taking the message of Jesus to new people in new ways. Specifically, during the past year they initiated many forms of electronic evangelization to attract more people to the faith.
Since April 2009, the parish YouTube site has had more than 20,000 views of its home-produced videos. The...