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EUROPEAN FOCUSING ASSOCIATION (EFA) WEBSITE
Instructions for:
- Translating the website
- Becoming a member
- Adding content
- Signing up for the newsletter
- Signing up for the discussion list
HOW TO TRANSLATE THE WEBSITE TO YOUR LANGUAGE
Simply click the Google “Select Language” field in the top blue ribbon and > Choose your language. Each time you land on a new page, it may take a moment for the translation to appear.
HOW TO BECOME A MEMBER OF EFA
- Sign up for membership https://efa-focusing.eu/community/become-a-efa-member
- Wait for membership confirmation by email. This may take a few days, it is manual!
HOW TO SET UP YOUR PROFILE
- Once you have been approved as a member, set up your account and create your profile, https://efa-focusing.eu/register
- You are now able to add content: articles, research studies, video links, your workshops/events… you need to have the copyright for text, images, and videos
- For detailed instructions how to add content on the website, read on.
HOW TO EDIT YOUR WEBSITE PROFILE & ADD CONTENT
To make changes to your profile, please log in to your account by clicking “Log in” on the upper right blue area or by clicking menu > login, or click here: https://efa-focusing.eu/login
You will land on the “My Account” page. Click any of the links to add/change or delete your content. After you have made changes to your content, apply changes by scrolling to the bottom of the page and click on “save” or “publish”.
HOW TO GET BACK TO THE “MY ACCOUNT” PAGE
Scroll all the way up on any page and click on the “Welcome back <your first name> ” link in the blue colored area on the top right. This will take you to the ” My Account” page https://efa-focusing.eu/my-account. Edit your content as mentioned above.
DETAILS ABOUT EDITING YOUR CONTENT AND SETTINGS
Please use texts and images on the EFA website that are available for public use, e.g. those licensed under Creative Commons, or royalty-free images from websites like https://www.pexels.com/. You can also use images you have taken yourself, or ask someone the use of their own photos for this purpose. All people who show on your photos need to have agreed to you in writing, that you are allowed to use the photo in public (for promotional purposes). You cannot upload PDF files. To create a PDF file from articles members have posted, right-click on any page, select “print” then in the printer-choice dropdown-menu select PDF and save.
Post content in your language
You are welcome to enter your workshops, events, resources, articles, etc. in your own European language.
Visitors to the site will be able to filter both resources and events by language.
For the public, only filters for those languages with at least one existing entry will be visible.
EFA members directory listings:
When website users look at the EFA members directory without ticking any extra search options, all EFA members appear in the directory who have answered “yes” to the option “Make my profile publicly visible” in their profile. You can say separately “yes” or “no” to include your phone or email in your public profile.
Members who said “no” to this option will not appear for website visitors, however, logged-in, EFA members can still look at the profile of all members.
Website visitors will be able to sort members by a list or see members on a map.
The List View
The directory listing is in a randomized order (every day a new random order is generated by the website) and can be also reordered by website users alphabetically or with any of the filters on the left-hand side. Your profile will show up in all the search options, which you ticked in your profile.
The Map View
If you want to appear on the map, you need to add your location—and ideally also your postal code—to your profile. To do this, go to your “my-account” page and click “Edit my membership profile”.
Enter your town and postcode at the top of the map section. Once you’ve done this, your public profile map will display a red marker at your chosen location.
On the frontend (as visitors see it), you might need to clear your browser cache or open the page in an incognito window to see the updates.
Visitors can search EFA members by country, town, or postcode. The selected location will appear as a small, dark circle on the map, and the member list to the left will automatically sort by distance to that location.
HOW TO SIGN UP FOR THE DISCUSSION LIST
- Sign up for the discussion list: https://efa-focusing.eu/news/discussion-list
- You will receive an email within seconds and need to click the link in the confirmation email to complete the process
- You can then send an email via discussion-list@efa-focusing.eu to all those who have also signed up for the discussion list.
HOW TO SIGN UP FOR THE NEWSLETTER
https://efa-focusing.eu/news/newsletter/
You will receive an email within seconds and need to click the link in that email to complete the process (check your spam folder).
When you sign up for membership, you will also be asked if you would like to receive the newsletter.