National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
Knowledge Base
This NIAAA Main Site Guide serves as a living reference document for recording instructions and available content tools.
Logging In
To login into the site to make changes, begin by opening a web browser and go to: https://content.niaaa.nih.gov/saml_login
You will be prompted to ‘Sign in’ using your PIV card as shown in the screenshot below.
Make the selection of your certificate and enter PIN to get to the website and make content updates.
Content Types
Following is some general information and tips about specific Content Types available in the website.
Basic Page
Use basic pages for your static content, such as an 'About us' page, and a great majority of content on the site. Agendas, Reports, Director's Blog, landing pages etc.
Advisory Council Minutes
Use it for all advisory council meeting minutes.
Announcement
Use it to add a new Announcement to the site.
News Release
Use it to add a new News Release to the site.
Event
Use it to add an Event to the site.
Research Update
Use it to add a news update on research conducted at NIAAA.
Book Page
Use for handbooks and tutorials. Currently being used in the site for Strategic Plan report.
Congressional Budget
Used to post a PDF of the congressional budget justification.
Congressional Testimony
Used for the page with Director’s budget request statement/ testimony to congress.
Lab
Use this to create Intramural lab pages.
Division Landing Page
Use this to create Extramural landing pages.
Person Profile
Use this to create profile page for staff and lab members.
Publication
Used for publications (brochures & factsheets, etc.)
General Editing
Content Overview Page
Clicking on the Content link will take you to a list of all content on the site. From here you can perform the following tasks:
- Filter for Content on the site using the provided filters.
- Quick access to visit or edit the relevant pages on the site.
WYSIWYG Editor
WYSIWYG is short for “What You See Is What You Get.” It is a type of form control used frequently on the site that allows you to style text areas. You can make text bold or italic, create links, bullet or number lists, and embed Media (images, videos, etc.)
Embedding Media (Image, Files etc.)
Select ‘Insert from Media Library’ option to insert images and files as shown in the screenshot below.
When adding Media you will be prompted with a popup.
On left there are three links: first one to upload an image (allowed types: png, gif, jpg and jpeg), second to upload a file (all file types), and the third one to upload publications (allowed types: txt, doc, docx and pdf).
After you choose and review your media, there is an option to ‘Edit media’ which will allow you to add alternate text, caption and align the media as shown in the screenshot below.
Copy/ Paste from MS Word
To copy/ paste content from Microsoft Word document, select ‘Paste from Word’ option as shown in the screenshot below. It allows you to paste content from Word and maintain original content formatting.
Content Revisions
Drupal creates a new Revision every time a Node is updated. This allows you to track how the Node has changed over time on the site. It allows you to Revert back to a previous state if needed as well.
- The Revision column shows you when Revision was made and who was responsible for the Revision.
- A revision log message helps inform users of the changes that were made to the Node. It is not required to create a log message, but it is encouraged as it makes it easier to track changes over time.
Media
Similar to the content overview page, clicking on the Media link will take you to a list of all Media on the site. You can perform the following tasks:
- Filter for Media on the site using the provided filters.
- Quick access to edit the desired Media on the site.
How To Create Profile Pages
Follow the steps below to create profile pages.
- Select Content> Add Content> Person Profile content type as shown in the screenshot below.
- Fill in the required fields- Job Title, Name, Credentials and Email and click ‘Save’.
Create, Edit, Update Intramural Lab Pages
Create Intramural Lab Pages
Follow the steps below to create Intramural lab pages
- Select Content> Add content> Lab as shown in the screenshot below.
- Fill in the details on ‘Create Lab’ page.
Note: Following fields are required: Title, Lab Contact Information, Overview of the Lab, Lab Members, and Selected Publications.- Add the Banner Image (Optional)
- To add the banner image, click ‘Add media’. Note: The recommended image size is 1200 px x 360 px
- Then ‘Choose File’, select the image to be inserted and click ‘Insert Selected’ as shown in the screenshot below.
- To add the banner image, click ‘Add media’. Note: The recommended image size is 1200 px x 360 px
- Add Lab Members (Required)
- Under ‘Lab Members’ section, start typing the name of the member in the text field provided and the name should show up in the drop down.
Note: The name will only show up if the profile page for the lab member has been created. Please refer to the section ‘How to create profile pages?’ above for more details.
- Under ‘Lab Members’ section, start typing the name of the member in the text field provided and the name should show up in the drop down.
- And save as ‘draft’ as shown in the screenshot below.
- Add the Banner Image (Optional)
Edit/ Update Intramural Lab Pages
- Click ‘Edit’ as shown in the screenshot below to edit the lab page.
- Update the content as needed and click Save.
Create, Edit, Update Extramural Lab Pages
Follow the steps below to create Extramural lab pages
Create Extramural Lab Pages
- Select Content> Add Content> Division Landing page as shown in the screenshot below.
- Fill in the details on ‘Create Division Landing page’.
Note: Following fields are required: Office/ Division, and Featured Funding Opportunities. - Save as ‘Draft’ as shown in the screenshot below.
Edit/ Update Extramural Lab Pages
- Click ‘Edit’ as shown in the screenshot below to edit the lab page.
- Update the content as needed and click Save.