Help for Learning Centres (Profiles)

This page is designed to provide help for Learning Centres in the use of the secure area of the SeniorNet Website and to manage their Profiles in particular

Every Learning Centre in New Zealand is registered on this website and can be found by clicking here, then (if necessary) searching the specific region in which they are located.

Alternatively, you can click on the New Zealand map on the right-hand side of this page. → → → →

Every Learning Centre has a unique logon (email address) and password (provided initially by the Systems Administrator). If your Learning Centre has lost its credentials, please contact the Systems Administrator by clicking here and sending an email.

The following describes how to manage your Profile and Posts.

At the bottom of this page is a short video explanation which you might also find useful;

Logging In

To log in, click the padlock at the very bottom left of any page on this website (or select Resources in the main menu and click Login/Logout)
- Log in using the credentials given to you by the Federation Systems Administrator – email address and password
- If you don’t have the credentials, please ask around your Learning Centre first – someone on your Committee should have them recorded and stored safely
- To change your password, follow the instructions below (Account Info, Passwords) and please keep a record of the new password in a secure place where other authorised members of your Committee can find it
- The Systems Administrator cannot see and does not have access to your password but can reset it for you!

Logging Out

Please remember to log out when you have finished making changes (using the button at the top of the profile page)
If the Edit Profile button says View Profile, you may not have saved your Profile changes yet!
Click the Update Profile button at the bottom of the page to lock in your changes before you log out

Profiles

Each Learning Centre is responsible for keeping all their information up to date.
The Systems Administrator does not keep this information up to date for you!
Profiles should be checked periodically and no less than once every year after your AGM

Once you have logged in, click View Profile
To start editing your profile, after logging in (via the padlock) and selecting your Learning Centre from the Location page, click the Edit Profile button
Information in the Profile is used by the public and other Learning Centres to contact your Learning Centre

For safety, we suggest you save your Profile (using the Update Profile button) after each field is changed to prevent any loss

Profile (tab)

PROFILE INFO

Cover Image

The Cover Image can be anything you feel represents your Learning Centre or the area you are in.
The image you use should be a .jpg file
The maximum size of the image is 1313 x 300 pixels
It should be uploaded from your device using Choose File (or Browse… on some browsers)
This will add a new image or replace an existing image
or
Keep images between 50kb & 1Mb – large images will be rejected. Any other ratio of image offered will be centred and/or trimmed to fit.
If you don’t like the resulting image you may have to play around with the original – eg trim it or crop it or find a more appropriately shaped image to fit
It is strongly recommended that you trim your image to the ratio of 1313 x 300 before uploading it to ensure you get what you want in the window.
If you use an image with fewer than 1313 x 300 pixels, it will be expanded to fit and could end up looking very fuzzy/pixelated
To remove the current image, click the Delete Image button

Display name

This is the name of your Learning Centre without the word SeniorNet (or Inc)
The Display Name is used in the Location List and it’s associated search
The Display Name is used to sort all the Learning Centres in a region into alphabetical order

Contact Name

The Contact Name given should be the person monitoring the email account (eg Office, Secretary) and/or someone who will respond to incoming messages from the public (or other Learning Centres/Federation)

Email

Every Learning Centre has a standardised email address for members of the public (or other Learning Centres/Federation) to contact them

The email address given must be the standardised SeniorNet email address (…@seniornet.nz) which should always be monitored
If you get the following messageplease contact the Systems Administrator – the email you are entering is already in use on this website (ie there may be a duplicate entry which needs sorting out).

Phone

Enter a phone (with area code) which is always monitored (or at least has an answerphone/voicemail on it)
If you are using a mobile phone number, please include the prefix in brackets [eg (021), (027)….]

Website

If you have a website, enter your website address (url without the http://)
If you do not have a website, leave this blank

Facebook

If you have a Facebook page, enter the name by which members of the public can find you in the Search Facebook area

About/Bio

This is where you should describe your organisation
Say what you do, the type of courses you offer and any other pertinent information you think a member of the public would be interested in
This is a chance to do a sales pitch to prospective new members
It is also recommended you keep a copy of your Bio on your Office PC in case you ever need to reload it

CONTACT INFO

Address

Enter the physical street address of your Learning Centre
If you use multiple addresses for training, use the most popular one
If you have no physical address enter your postal address instead

City

Enter the town or city of your Learning Centre

Zipcode

Enter the postal code (4 digits) for the address above

Please Select – Choose Learning Centre Region

Click the drop-down arrow and choose the Region your Learning Centre is located in
If you are unsure which Region you are in, please contact the Systems Administrator by email

Map Location

Use the + and – to zoom in and out of the map
Click and drag the map to focus in on the actual location of your Learning Centre
Once you find your precise location, double (left) click the mouse to drop the pin onto the map
If you get it wrong, move to the correct location and double-click again

ACCOUNT INFO

Passwords

To change your Learning Centre’s password, log in, click Edit Profile then scroll down to the Account Info/ New Password area at the bottom.
Type your new password into each of the fields and click Update Profile
Click Edit Profile to make further changes
Use the new password to log back in after you have logged out
Learning Centre passwords must be at least 12 characters long
NB: old, shorter passwords no longer work and must be reset for you by the Systems Administrator
Use the strength Indicator to ensure you have a secure password

Posts (tab)

Create a New Post

If you want to add a post about your Learning Centre choose Edit Profile then the POSTS tab
Click the Add New Post button
Enter your message including images and formatting into the box
Some knowledge of WordPress is useful but not absolutely necessary
Contact the Systems Administrator if you are having problems creating the page you want
Click the CREATE button when finished

View, (and Delete) Existing Posts

If you want to see all the posts from your Learning Centre choose Edit Profile then the POSTS tab
Click the List Posts button
Change a post by clicking the pencil icon
Remove a post permanently by clicking the X button