YMCA Website Services features many different kinds of pages, or content types. Choosing the right content type will ensure your collect the right information and allow you the flexibility to create layouts.
There are two different kinds of Content Types in the distribution:
“Standalone types” are content that is displayed directly to users, like Landing Pages and Branches. They may also be displayed in views or other groupings.
“Helper types” are content that is never displayed on its own to users. It is displayed in aggregate or as part of a supporting application like Activity Finder or Membership Calculator.
Standalone Content Types
These content types are built for Layout Builder or are Layout Builder-compatible when the supporting module is enabled:
The Article content type combines all news-related content into a single content type.
This gives content editors the ability to vary the layout and views display depending on the type of article created (news item, blog post, or press release). This way, if an association wants to display news items on a news page, and blog posts on a blog page, they can differentiate based on where they would like the article to display on the site.
Article also allows content editors to include Layout Builder components within the page.
Go to Admin > Content > Add Content > Article (Layout Builder)
Fill in the content fields:
Title (required)
Subtitle
Type: Select “Blog”, “News”, or “Press Release”. Each type has the same fields, but allows admins to group articles for display on different pages (i.e. Blog types will display on a Blog page, Press Releases on a Press Release page, etc.)
Header image: This image is displayed on the Article page and in listing views.
Tags: References terms in the Tags vocabulary. See
Taxonomy for more information on tags.
Locations: If the Article relates to a
Branch then select it here so that the Article shows in listings on the Branch page.
Published Date (required): Defaults to today. This is the date that will be displayed on the Article page, used for sorting, and in listings.
Customizing Articles
Once you create an Article you can customize the layout with
Layout Builder. These components are built specifically to work with the Article content type:
Go to Admin > Content > Add Content > Event (Layout Builder)
Fill in the content fields:
Title (required)
Subtitle
Location info: Select the event location either by choosing from your list of locations or adding the address manually. You must either fill out the Event location OR Address fields.
Event Location: A list of Branch, Camp, and Facilities. Select any number of these.
Address: If your event does not happen at an existing location, you can add the address directly. Any content in this field will cause the Event Location to be overridden. To clear out the field, reset Country to “- None -”.
Directions: By default, a link with directions is auto-generated using the address field of either the Event Location or Address. Use this field to substitute your own directions link.
Event Date(s): Add a start and end date and time for the event. If the event does not have an end time, choose the start time for both the start and end.
As of March 2023, this field supports recurring events.
To create a recurring event:
set the Repeats option,
choose the Number of recurrences and when to End, then
expand the Advanced options to select specific days.
Once you save the event, Manage Instance will allow you to customize or remove individual instances.
To select multiple dates for your event that do not fit a regular rule, use Add another item below the date selector.
Header image: This image is displayed on the Article page and in listing views.
Tags: References terms in the Tags vocabulary. See
Taxonomy for more information on tags.
Locations: If the event relates to a
Branch then select it here so that the event shows in listings on the Branch page.
Customizing Events
Once you create an Event you can customize the layout with
Layout Builder. These components are built specifically to work with the Event content type:
Format data from third parties (e.g. Daxko, Personify, or ActiveNet), for display in Activity Finder.
Content editors rarely, if ever, enter information directly into these content types on a day-to-day basis. However, it is important to know how they work and how they relate to manually-entered content.
Example - Swim Lessons
Swimming and Aquatics (Program Page, manually entered)
Youth Group Swim Lessons (Activity, mapped from CRM or custom automation)
Stage 3 (Class, mapped from CRM)
Monday/Wednesday/Friday 9:30-10 a.m. at Franklin Family YMCA (Session, mapped from CRM)
Note: This is an example only. Depending on your CRM and any customizations you make, your setup for Swim Lessons or any program may look different that the example listed above.
Activity
Often used as the top-level filter in Activity Finder and Repeat Schedules, Activity consists of three fields:
Title: The name of the Activity (and the filter in Activity Finder).
Program subcategory: An entity reference to or tag for a
Program Subcategory. Maps the Activity to higher-levels of user-entered content.
*Description: A description for the Activity. Usually pulled from a description in a CRM through an API.
Class
A narrower selection of Program Offerings. Not an individual instance, but a smaller selection of instances.
Classes have three ields that map into Activity Finder and Repeat Schedules: a description, a title and entity reference/tag to an Activity.
Class also contains Areas for content editors to add paragraphs; however, depending on how your CRM and the number of programs your Y runs, it may not be practical use these fields.
Session
An individual program offering. Contains fields for pricing, session date/time, instructor, ages and a registration link. This are the individual rows/instances in Repeat Schedules and
Activity Finder.
4 - Alert
Displays timely information in a thin banner across your site, just below the header or above the footer.
Unlike most content types in YMCA Website Services, you don’t use Alert to create pages. Instead, Alerts display as a rendered entity or a section of content on other pages.
Alerts also don’t use Paragraphs or Layout Builder. By design, the layout of Alerts are rigid; however, the text editor and the color options listed below allow content editors some flexibility.
When Should You Use an Alert?
Timely updates for centers, such as when your hours change or facilities close.
Marketing promotions, such as for membership campaigns or even promotions.
How to Use an Alert
Go to Admin > Content > Add Content > Alert (/node/add/alert).
Title: Displays as the headline for your alert.
Description: The main body of your alert. Sentences should be short and minimally styled in this section. Uses
the Text Editor.
Color Fields: These three dropdown fields control different aspects of color in your alert. All three dropdowns reference the
color vocabulary.
Background Color: The color of your alert.
Text Color: Stick to using either black or white for accessibility.
Icon Color: Changes the appearance of the icon to the left of the title.
Link: Adds a button with a call to action to the alert on the right. The button color defaults to black.
Placement: Choose “Header” to show your alert above your main content or “Footer” to show below your main content.
Setting visibility
Visibility pages: This is where you control where the alert displays on your site. In the large text field, you write the relative path of the pages where you want this to appear or not appear. Enter each path on a new line. Each path should start with a slash, /.
You also have the option to use an asterisk character * as a wildcard so you don’t have to enter a large number of relative paths. For example, if you wanted to add an alert to a /health-and-fitness section, you would enter /health-and-fitness* in the text area.
What is a relative path?
A relative path is the part of your URL after your domain name.
At https://example.com/community, for example, the domain name is example.com, while the relative path is /community.
Using the Alert visibility state radio buttons at the bottom, you can either show or hide your alert from the page paths listed in the text area above.
Location: This field provides additional flexibility for controlling where the Alert will display. Selecting a Location from this field will display the alert on the Location page and any related page (blog posts, news, landing pages) that has the corresponding Location selected.
Rearranging alerts
Alerts can be rearranged to control the order in which they display if multiple appear on a page. The Alerts Rearrange page can be accessed via its link on the Content page or at Admin > Content > Alerts Rearrange (/admin/content/alerts-rearrange). The link might not appear in the Admin menu prior to version 10.3.1.
To rearrange alerts:
Go to the Alerts Rearrange page
Rearrange alerts with the drag handle () or the “Show row weights” option.
Save order when finished.
Alert visibility examples
Figuring out exactly how to show an alert on the right pages can be a challenge. The Visibility pages, Alert visibility state, and Location selectors work together to control where an alert is displayed. Here are some tips on how to get just what you want.
Related to a location
To show an alert only on a single Location page:
Visibility pages: add the path to the Location, like /locations/downtown-ymca
Alert visibility state: “Show for the listed pages”
Location: “None”
To show an alert on a location and any related pages:
Visibility pages:
Alert visibility state:
Location: select the Location, or select more than one using Shift or Command/Ctrl.
“Related pages” in this case means any page with a specific location selected in its Location field.
On groups of pages
The wildcard * can be used to specify any page in a section of the site.
To show an alert on every page on the site:
Visibility pages: *
Alert visibility state: “Show for the listed pages”
Location: “None”
To show an alert on every swimming page:
Visibility pages: /programs/swimming*
Alert visibility state: “Show for the listed pages”
Location: “None”
The position of the * wildcard is important. Consider /programs/swimming* versus /programs/swimming/*:
Show for /programs/swimming*:
✅/programs/swimming
✅/programs/swimming/drop-in
✅/programs/swimming/swim-lessons
Show for /programs/swimming/*:
❌/programs/swimming
✅/programs/swimming/drop-in
✅/programs/swimming/swim-lessons
On the home page
You can use / OR <front> to show an alert on the home page. <front> is a special token and should always be listed on its own line.
Visibility pages: / OR <front>
Alert visibility state: “Show for the listed pages”
Location: “None”
With exceptions
Sometimes you want to show an alert on all pages except a few. Maybe you have an alert for a fundraising campaign but don’t want to show it on the “Join” or the “Give” page. The Hide for the listed pages option can help in this case.
To show an alert on all pages except “Join” and “Give”:
Visibility pages:
/join
/give
Alert visibility state: “Hide for the listed pages”
Location: “None”
5 - Blog Post
Timely content, articles and news pieces tagged with one or more physical locations.
Blog posts in YMCA Website Services allow you the flexibility to both create simple posts using only the text editor and more robust layouts with paragraphs.
When Should I Use a Blog Post?
When you decide to use a blog post
depends greatly on your Association’s content strategy. However, blog posts are designed so you can post timely pages and list them throughout your site. Examples of blogs may include:
Member Stories
Workouts and Recipes
Updates about a Center/Branch
Promotions and Contests
Press Releases
How Do I Use a Blog Post?
There are three fields that appear above the accordion tabs below:
Locations: An option select for you to tag a post with one or more locations (Camp or Branch). Use Ctrl+Click (Windows) or Cmd⌘+Click (Mac) to select multiple locations.
Each time you create a new Branch Page or Camp Page it populates into the locations field automatically
Category: An entity reference to
the Blog Category vocabulary. Type in the name of the category and select from the options that appear, or create a new category/term by typing in a new one.
Style
This dropdown changes the style of the post’s card when it appears in a listing format. This dropdown does not affect any layouts on the page.
Story Card
Carnation
Lily
Photo Card
Carnation
Lily
News Card
Color Card
When choosing color card, you are presented with two styling options in dropdowns. Both are entity references to
the Color vocabulary:
Background color: Changes the color of the card.
Text color: Changes the color of the text. It’s recommended you only use white or black.
Carnation
Lily
Content Area
The content area is the main body of your page. You can use the default fields entered below for a simple block post or build a more robust layout using paragraphs.
Description:
Using the text editor, you can enter anything from a brief summary to the entire body of your text.
Sidebar Area
The sidebar area also allows you embed paragraphs below a section that links to the centers tagged in the post, the categories and a Related Content field that allows you to promote other Blog Posts by tagging them with the autocomplete widget.
Layouts
While you have the option to build layouts in blog posts using paragraphs, all blog posts are strictly two-column layouts. The Content Area displays on the left while the Sidebar Area displays on the right.
6 - Branch
One of the first places members go when they visit a Y website is to their local Y’s page.
Branch pages contain multiple data fields that work together to help members find the right location, hours, and amenities that fit their needs.
Title (required): This is the name of your branch which will display as your page title and the title on the location card. If your branch has a longer formal name we recommend using the shorter, more common name for readability.
Neighborhood: An optional reference to specify which neighborhood your Y is located in. Start typing and select from the list. To add a new neighborhood, add it to the “Area” vocabulary under Structure > Taxonomy (see
Taxonomy).
Coming Soon: This flag indicates a newly opening branch on the Locations page.
Temporary URL: Overrides the “Branch info” link on the Locations page, allowing you to link to a different internal or external page.
Contact Info
Address: The physical address of your location. Be sure to include all address fields.
Branch Coordinates (required): This field pins your branch on the locations map.
To copy the coordinates, left-click on the latitude and longitude.
Paste the lat, long into one of the fields, then cut and paste to separate them.
Phone (required): The main phone line for your branch. Will be displayed as it is entered and linked to allow mobile users to tap to call.
Fax: Optional.
Email: We recommend you use a main contact email, such as info@example.com, rather than the email for an individual staff member.
Directions: By default, a link with directions is auto-generated using the Address field. Use this field to substitute your own directions link.
Branch Hours
Add the main hours for your facility. These are displayed in the header and on the Locations page.
Custom hours label: The title that is displayed in the “All hours” dropdown. Clearing this field will hide the section from the Branch page.
Mon, Tue, …: Add the hours for each day of the current week.
Most formatting like <open time> <separator> <end time> should work, but we recommend something like 7am-5pm
Leaving a day empty will show the hours as “Closed” but you can enter any other text as well, like “Wednesday: ‘Temporarily closed’”
Branch Holiday Hours: Add special hours for any upcoming holidays. These will be displayed on the site when the holiday is less than two weeks away. Add as many holiday entries as you like.
Holiday Title: The displayed title of the holiday.
Holiday Hours: The displayed hours for the holiday.
Date: The date of the holiday. When this day is in the current week …
More Hours Link: A link to show additional location hours information, like another page or a PDF.
Header Area
This section is not displayed when “Use Layout Builder” is selected.
There is no image field for the Branch content type, so you will need to add one of the following paragraphs to add an image and title at the top of your page:
Type in and select which amenities are available or not available at your branch using the autocomplete field.
If you embed a Branch Amenities with the Icons paragraph or Branch Amenities block on your page, the amenities will be displayed in your content. The Amenities will also serve as filters for branches on your locations page.
If you don’t see an option available or would like to rename a branch amenity, go to Structure > Taxonomy > Amenities. See
Taxonomy for more info.
Menu
The Branch Menu is a single-level sub-menu that displays within a branch page (and sub-pages) that allows users to drill down to additional content specific to that branch. The Branch Menu always shows “Branch Home” as its first link.
Menu links: A list of menu links to be displayed in the menu. Allows unlimited items but we recommend a maximum of 6-8 depending on the Link text length.
Customizing with Layout Builder
Beginning in
Website Services 9.2.13 content editors have the option of customizing the Branch page with
Layout Builder. You can migrate from using Paragraphs to using Layout Builder on a branch-by-branch basis to ease the transition.
The Use Layout Builder checkbox on the Branch edit page non-destructively switches between Paragraphs and Layout Builder. If the checkbox does not appear, ensure the Y Branch (y_branch) module is installed at Admin > Extend (/admin/modules).
Layout Builder Blocks
Branch pages have several specialized components that utilize the structured data (fields) that already exist on your branch page in newly designed Layout Builder Blocks.
In addition to using many of the standard Layout Builder components, Branch pages also use several components that display the fields described above:
Branch Hours: Combines the branch title, contact information, hours, and more into a dynamic page header.
This feature allows users to select a single branch location as their home / preferred branch so that they can easily access branch-specific content across the site.
The Home Branch selector popup will appear to users who arrive at the site and:
are new to the site,
have not selected a Home Branch, and
have not checked the “Do not ask me again” checkbox in the modal.
Users can select a Home Branch by:
choosing a branch from the modal popup,
using the “Set Preferred Branch” link in the Utility menu,
choosing “My preferred branch” on a Branch page or in
Location Finder.
Users can remove a Home Branch by:
summoning the popup with the down arrow next to the set branch in the Utility menu, or
unchecking “My preferred branch” on a Branch page or in Location Finder.
Selecting a home branch will:
add a link to the Branch’s home page to the user’s utility menu,
show the Branch as the Home Branch on Branch Pages and Location Finder, and
populate the Branch options in other sections of the site like the
Membership Apps and
Schedules (coming soon).
Disabling the Home Branch Selector
If you want to completely remove the Home Branch selector from your site:
Go to Admin > Extend > Uninstall module (/admin/modules/uninstall)
Disable WS Home Branch, then disable Open Y Home Branch
Alternatively, developers can run:
drush pmu ws_home_branch openy_home_branch
Migrating to Layout Builder
Migrating Branches to Layout Builder involves recreating some content on the page. The process is similar to
building a new Landing Page with Layout Builder but with a lot of the work done for you!
Once you are ready to migrate a Branch:
Either clone the page or open it in a separate tab so that it’s easier to compare content.
Prepare the Branch for Layout Builder:
Edit the Branch,
Add links in the Menu section if you’d like,
click Use Layout Builder,
if you’d like, uncheck Published while you migrate to hide the page temporarily, then
Save.
Your Branch will now display a set of default blocks: Hours (and header), Menu, Social Links, and Amenities.
From here, you can
use Layout Builder to move your old content from Paragraphs into Blocks. Review the
full list of designs or the
list of components if you need help deciding how to place things. Your old content will still be available to reference in the Edit tab in the old Header/Content/Footer sections.
When you’re finished, Save the layout and Publish the Branch!
7 - Camp
Physical locations where outdoor camp programming takes place.
While
YMCA Branches may offer some form of summer day camp, they differ from facilities that primarily host programs related to outdoor camps. The Camp content type also enables editors to create sub-sites or “microsites” using a separate menu structure.
If you are an independent YMCA camp or you’re an Association with one or more locations dedicated to outdoor camp, the Camp Content Type serves well as a landing page for those locations.
What about Branch Day Camps?
There are several considerations for Branches that host Day Camps in the center:
The Branch content type is intended to be the home page for branches.
Adding a Branch listing and a Camp listing for the same physical location creates duplicate listings for your center and could have search implications.
Camp pages don’t have fields for operating hours or amenities.
Branch Day Camps, unlike outdoor camps, tend to be listed in the same CRM as other branch-based programs, and therefore could integrate into Activity Finder, provided the CRM’s compatibility.
Title (required): This is the name of your branch, which will display as your page title and the title in the location card.
There is no separate field for the full name of your facility (e.g., Joe C. Davis YMCA Outdoor Center) versus the common name (Camp Widjiwagan). The best practice would be to use the shorter, more common name for readability.
Menu Links (required): Add in the URL or name of the content you want to link your
Camp Menu to (you must use the Camp Menu paragraph for this to work). This field is not used with Layout Builder.Read more about Camp Menu ⇒
Contact Info
Address (required): The physical address of your location. Be sure to include all address fields.
Camp coordinates (required): This field pins your camp on the locations map.
See
Branch for details on how to find your camp coordinates.
Phone (required): The main phone line for your branch. Will be displayed as it is entered and linked to allow mobile users to tap to call.
Fax: Optional.
Email: We recommend you use a main contact email, such as info@example.com, rather than the email for an individual staff member.
Directions: By default, a link with directions is auto-generated using the Address field. Use this field to substitute your own directions link.
Header Area
There is no image field for the Camp content type, so you will need to add one of the following paragraphs to add an image and title at the top of your page:
Beginning in Website Services 9.3, content editors have the option of customizing the Camp page with
Layout Builder. You can migrate from using Paragraphs to using Layout Builder on a camp-by-camp basis in order to ease the transition.
The Use Layout Builder checkbox on the Camp edit page non-destructively switches between Paragraphs and Layout Builder. If the checkbox does not appear, ensure the Y Camp (y_camp) module is installed at Admin > Extend (/admin/modules).
Camp Menus
The Camp page is often used as a landing page for a microsite with additional information - schedules, packing lists, and other camp-specific pages.
We have two camp-specific menus that help build this structure.
Camp Menus allow you to provide a two-level menu in the header of each Camp page and subpage.
Camp Quick Links provide a single-level utility menu for additional camp information.
Camp Quick Links
After setting Use Layout Builder for your Camp page, navigate to the Layout tab. You need to configure the Camp Quick Links in two blocks in order for them to properly display on desktop and tablet/mobile.
Configure the first block
In the Configure Camp Header section, you will see placeholders for each of the menu blocks that say Please select the menu to display in this Camp Quick Links block.
Using the on the first Camp Quick Links block, click Configure.
In this menu, you can create a new menu or add an existing one that you’ve made in the Menus administration (/admin/structure/menu). To create a new menu, fill in these fields:
Title (required) - the title of the Quick Links menu to be displayed in the Utility Navigation.
Display title - must be checked in order for the Quick links to display properly.
Click Add new menu, then set up the new menu:
Menu Title (required) - the administrative name of the menu. Like Camp Coleman Quick Links.
Menu Name (required) - the machine name of the menu, using only lowercase letters, numbers, and hyphens. Like camp-coleman-quick-links.
Administrative summary - is optional and only used in the menu admin.
Click Create menu, then click Edit links to add items to the menu.
In the Edit links popup you can add and reorder links in the menu.
For each new link:
Click Add new link
Menu link title is the text displayed.
Link is the internal page or external url that the link points to.
Enabled allows you to temporarily hide a menu item.
Show as expanded should be checked for any parent items. There is no harm in always checking this.
Other fields can be ignored.
Save when you are finished.
Use the drag handles to rearrange or nest menu items.
Note: Parent items must have Show as expanded checked in order to display child items.
When you are finished adding and rearranging menu links, Save.
Finally, save all the changes with Update.
Configure the second block
Find the second place that says Please select the menu to display in this Camp Quick Links block in the Header Section.
Using the on this block, click Configure.
As before, configure the block:
Add the same Title as the first block.
Ensure Display title is checked.
Click Add existing menu then start typing the name of the menu you created in the previous block and select it in the autocomplete dropdown.
Click Add menu to save the selection.
Once the existing menu has been added, you will see the Edit, Remove, and Edit Links options. Once you see those, you can Update to save these changes.
Once you have completed the process you will see your Quick Links menu displayed in two sections of the Header. This will ensure that the menu is displayed properly across all displays.
Camp Menu
Find the final placeholder that says ... Camp Menu ...
Configure the block.
Create a new menu or choose an existing one using
the steps above.
Update, then Save Layout at the top of the page.
Now your Camp page is populated with all of its menus!
Camp Landing Pages
The Camp Subpage (formerly “Camp Landing Page”) content type allows you to create internal pages for your camp section or microsite. Once you’ve created the parent Camp page, you are ready to creat additional Camp Subpage pages.
Go to Content > Add Content > Camp Subpage
Set the Title
In the Camp field, begin typing the name of the Camp page that will be the parent page, then select the item from the autocomplete dropdown.
Click Save and edit layout.
You will now see the Layout Builder editor with the menus from your Camp page pre-populated in the layout.
Add additional content using
Layout Builder, then click Save layout
Note: The menu references on Camp Subpages are copied to the header when the page is created. Any updates to those menus (new items, reordering) will be reflected on all subpages, but later changes to the blocks (removing the menu altogether, changing the linked menu) will need to be made on both Camp and Camp Landing Page pages separately.
Camp Subpage are not automatically added to the Camp Menu of their corresponding Camp. Be sure to add the newly created Camp Subpage to the Camp Menu so that it’s properly linked.
Layout Builder Blocks
Camp pages have a number of specialized components that utilize the structured data (fields) that already exist on your branch page in newly designed Layout Builder Blocks.
In addition to using many of the standard
Layout Builder components, Camp pages also use a number of components that display fields described above.
Camp Info Block
The Camp Info Block is automatically added to the Body section of each Camp page. It displays content from the Contact Info section. It can be rearranged on the page but is not otherwise configurable.
Camp Header Layout
When you create a new Camp page or switch an existing one to use Layout Builder, it will come with a pre-set Camp Header Section, which enables the configuration steps above. If you find some of those blocks are missing, you can restore them manually.
To completely start over, use the x to the left of Configure Camp Header to delete the section. Add a new Section and choose the WS Camp Header layout. Then, add the following blocks by selecting Add block in the corresponding region.
The default configuration for a the Camp Header block should be:
Utility Menu
Left
All system blocks > Camp blocks > Camp Back Link
Right
Create custom block > Camp Quick Links
All system blocks > OpenY > Open Y Google Translate (optional)
Main Menu
Left
All system blocks > Common blocks > Site Logo Block
Right
Create custom block > Camp menu
Create custom block > Camp quick links
8 - Facility
Locations that house YMCA programming outside of a Branch.
The Facility content type is used for locations where programming might take place that are not a full YMCA Branch. This might be a childcare facility, a shared-use space, or an office.
Designs:
Facilities share their design with the
Branch content type.
Title (required): This is the name of your branch, which will display as your page title and the title in the location card.
Neighborhood: If it is used, select an item from the Neighborhood
Taxonomy.
Type: Choose from a predefined list of types.
Facility Branch - Using autocomplete, select the
Branch that this facility is associated with.
Contact Info
Address: The physical address of your location. Be sure to include all address fields.
If you do not set an address (or clear the address by resetting Country to “- None -”) then the facility will display the address of its associated Branch. (Added in version 10.3.1, December 2023.)
Facility coordinates (required): This field pins your facility on the locations map.
See
Branch for details on how to find your facility coordinates.
Phone (required): The main phone line for your facility. Will be displayed as it is entered and linked to allow mobile users to tap to call.
Fax: Optional.
Email: We recommend you use a main contact email, such as info@example.com, rather than the email for an individual staff member.
Directions: By default, a link with directions is auto-generated using the Address field. Use this field to substitute your own directions link.
Facility Hours: Set the hours for the Facility. (Added in version 10.3.1, December 2023.)
This field follows the same rules as Address - if it is empty, the associated Branch hours will be displayed.
See
Branch Hours for details on how to set the Facility Hours.
Sidebar area
For aside pieces of content, such as side navigations, promotional cards and content related to the main part of your page.
Content
These sections are not displayed when “Use Layout Builder” is selected.
Use
Paragraphs to add content to your Facility page.
Sidebar Area
Content Area
Customizing with Layout Builder
Beginning in
Website Services 10.3.0 content editors have the option of customizing the Facility page with
Layout Builder. You can migrate from using Paragraphs to using Layout Builder on a facility-by-facility basis in order to ease the transition.
The Use Layout Builder checkbox on the Facility edit page non-destructively switches between Paragraphs and Layout Builder. If the checkbox does not appear, ensure the Y Facility (y_facility) module is installed at Admin > Extend (/admin/modules).
Flexible content types that use regions and paragraphs to build content.
Fields in Landing Page
Title (Required)
This is what you will see in your admin portal as your content’s name. it will also show as the page title in the Header unless you add a paragraph in the Header Area.
Layout (Required)
Landing Pages come with four basic layouts for desktop. For mobile, all layouts display in a single column, with the Sidebar Area stacking below the Content Area.
One Column Layout
One Column (Full Width)
Two Columns
Two Columns (Fixed Sidebar)
Paragraph Areas
You can use any number of
Paragraphs in these fields.
Header Area: Used for inserting banners, small banners and galleries. Date blocks are also great in this area for scheduled content.
Content Area: The main body of your content.
Sidebar Area(Two Column Layouts Only): For aside pieces of content, such as side navigations, promotional cards and content related to the main part of your page.
Bottom Area: Add an anchoring element to your page, such as a promotional banner or webform.
10 - Landing Page (Layout Builder)
A flexible content type that uses Sections and Blocks, managed with Layout Builder, to build content.
This page is the base for building pages with
Layout Builder.
Creating a Landing Page
Go to Admin > Content > Add Content > Landing Page (Layout Builder)
Fill in the content fields:
Title (required): The title of the page. It will not be added to the page and should be added manually with a block in the
Banner section.
Sections can be
edited, reordered, or removed to configure your page as you like. You can even remove the header and footer altogether if you need to create content for a digital display or other embedded system.
11 - Membership Content Type
Membership items are the building blocks of the
Membership Calculator and are only displayed within the Membership Calculator Paragraph.
Membership Fields
General Information
Title: The title of the membership type to be displayed on the first step of the Membership Calculator.
Description: A short description to be displayed on the first step of the Membership Calculator.
Image: A reusable image field to be displayed on the first step of the Membership Calculator.
Membership Info
The Membership Info Paragraph lists detailed membership information per location. Add one “Membership Info” section for each location that your membership applies to. If a location does not offer a membership type, you can leave it out.
Location: A reference to an already-existing
Branch. If the branch does not exist, you’ll need to create it first.
Link:
URL: The link a member should be taken to to sign up for this membership at this location. See below for tips on finding this URL.
Link Text: This field is not used.
Join Fee: Dollar value for how much someone has to pay to join.
Monthly Rate: Dollar value for the monthly fee of the membership.
Finding your registration link
Every membership management system will have different ways of linking in for members to complete their registration. Here are a few we know about. If you have tips for a MMS not listed here, feel free to leave them in the comments.
Daxko Operations
Navigate to: Membership > Membership Types > Edit > Online Settings. This provides the deep link to the specific membership types.
12 - News Post
Designed for timely content, articles and news pieces tagged with one or more physical locations.
News posts in YMCA Website Services allow you the flexibility to both create simple posts using only the text editor and more robust layouts with paragraphs.
When Should I Use a News Post?
When you decide to use a news post
depends greatly on your Association’s content strategy. However, news posts are designed so you can post timely pages and list them throughout your site. Examples of news posts may include:
Member Stories
Workouts and Recipes
Updates about a Center/Branch
Promotions and Contests
Press Releases
How Do I Use a News Post?
There are three fields that appear above the accordion tabs below:
Title: The name of the news post. Displays in the header area on your news post and in
a list view of news posts.
Locations: An option select for you to tag a post with one or more locations (Camp or Branch). Use Ctrl+Click (Windows) or Cmd⌘+Click (Mac) to select multiple locations.
Each time you create a new
Branch Page or
Camp Page, that location’s name populates into the locations field automatically
Category: An entity reference to
the News Category vocabulary. Type in the name of the category and select from the options that appear, or create a new category/term by typing in a new one.
Content Area
The content area is the main body of your page. You can use the default fields entered below for a simple block post or build a more robust layout using paragraphs.
Image: Displays above your description and inside a News Post listing. Not required. Uses the
media browser and image field.
Description:
Using the text editor, you can enter anything from a brief summary to the entire body of your text.
Sidebar Area
The sidebar area also allows you embed paragraphs below a section that links to the centers tagged in the post, the categories and a Related Content field that allows you to promote other News Posts by tagging them with the autocomplete widget.
Layouts
While you have the option to build layouts in news posts using paragraphs, all news posts are strictly two-column layouts. The Content Area displays on the left while the Sidebar Area displays on the right.
Other Settings
In the right column, make sure the “promoted to front page” item is checked, so it will appear in any listings.
13 - Program
A generic category page for program offerings.
The Program content type is a high-level page that directs people to more specific program offerings.
An example of a Program in YMCA Website Services would be a Swimming & Aquatics page that directs people to more specific offerings, such as swim lessons or clinics.
When Should I Use a Program?
Programs are pages that should link to more specific offering pages. Most often in YMCA Website Services sites, they are the main program pages in an YMCA Website Services mega menu setup.
How to Use Program
Header Area
Icon: An image field that displays an icon (jpg/png) inline with the title.
Image: An optional image field for a picture to display in the header.
Color: A background color for the header.
Paragraph Section: Area to enter paragraphs in the Header, such as a Gallery, Small Banner or Microsites menu. Paragraphs entered in this area replace the image/background color
Standard Title with Light Blue
Standard Title with Purple
Small Banner
Content Area
Description: Displays above the main body of your content and serves as a tease for your Program page when it’s displayed as part of a list on another page. Minimal styling and short lengths are recommended.
Content: The main body of your content. Use paragraphs to build your page layout. Designed to integrate
with the Categories Listing paragraph, but that is not required.
Sidebar Area
For aside pieces of content, such as side navigations, promotional cards and content related to the main part of your page.
Layouts
Similar to landing pages, Program pages are designed for flexible layouts, with a couple key differences:
There is no layout dropdown. How your content displays depends on your theme.
Lily/Rose will always display Programs in a two-column layout in desktop.
Carnation will display desktop in One Column without content in the Sidebar Area and in Two Columns with content in the Sidebar Area.
Carnation: Without Content in the Sidebar
Carnation: Desktop With Content in the Sidebar
The Description field always displays above the paragraphs you enter.
There is no bottom area for you to add an anchoring element.
Customizing with Layout Builder
Beginning in
Website Services 10.3.1.1 content editors have the option of customizing the Program page with
Layout Builder. You can migrate from using Paragraphs to using Layout Builder on a program-by-program basis to ease the transition.
The Use Layout Builder checkbox on the Program edit page non-destructively switches between Paragraphs and Layout Builder. If the checkbox does not appear, ensure the Y Program (y_program) module is installed at Admin > Extend (/admin/modules).
Layout Builder Blocks
Program pages can take advantage of the
Categories Listing block to list child Program Subcategory pages. To add the block:
Click the Layout tab at the top of your page.
Scroll to the location on the page where you want to add the block (usually the Body section).
Click Add block.
In the sidebar, expand All system blocks.
Search for “Categories Listing” or scroll to Lists (Views) > Categories Listing.
Click on Categories Listing.
Check Override title to add a title to the block.
Click Add block.
NOTE: As of version 10.3.1.1 (December 2023) the Categories Listing block styles have not been updated to be in line with the
Design System. They will be updated as of the March 2024 release. Keep an eye on
y_program releases for details.
Subcategory pages refine broad Programs into more concrete options.
A subset of a
Program, Program Subcategory pages list different types of program offerings, grouped into
Activities.
Whereas a Program page would describe a Y’s Health & Fitness offerings in general, a Program Subcategory would break that down into subcategories such as …
Personal Training
Group Exercise Classes
Pilates
When Should I Use Subcategory?
Most Ys have opted to use Program pages as the top-level categories in their Programs mega menu. Subcategories are then the items underneath each category.
Subcategories, likewise, appear as horizontal cards on Program pages.
How Do I Use the Program Subcategory Content Type?
Start by adding a Title for your Program Subcategory and tag it with a Program.
The Program tag will pull your Program Subcategory in as a horizontal card on a Program page. You can only tag a Subcategory with one Program.
Header Area
Image: Using an image field, select an image from the media browser. Displays in the header and as a thumbnail in
Categories Listing.
Color: A dropdown to select a background color for your header.
-> Note: The background color does not display on desktop in Carnation unless you do not have an image selected.
You have the option to add paragraphs in the Header Area. However, these paragraphs display below the below the image and title you enter above.
For example, if you add a banner in the Header Area, it will display below the title and image entered in those Header Area fields.
Subcategory was originally designed to work with the Classes Listing Filters paragraph in the Header Area and the Classes Listing paragraph in the Content Area.
With the integration of Activity Finder into YMCA Website Services, Classes Listing and Classes Listing Filters are becoming less popular among YMCA Website Services sites.
Content Area
The Content Area includes a Description that displays full-width just below the Header Area.
When your Subcategory is showed in a Categories Listing on a Program page, the Description is the text inside the card.
You can embed content inside the Content Area, all of which will display below the Description.
YMCA of Greater Brandywine Example
Sidebar Area
The Sidebar Area will change the layout of the page into two columns once you enter content.
Beginning in
Website Services 10.3.1.1 content editors have the option of customizing the Program Subcategory page with
Layout Builder. You can migrate from using Paragraphs to using Layout Builder on a program-by-program basis to ease the transition.
The Use Layout Builder checkbox on the Program Subcategory edit page non-destructively switches between Paragraphs and Layout Builder. If the checkbox does not appear, ensure the Y Program Subcategory (y_program_subcategory) module is installed at Admin > Extend (/admin/modules).
Layout Builder Blocks
Program Subcategory pages do not utilize any specialized blocks. See
Layout Builder for the list of all components.
Flexible content that can be inserted into components as advertisements.
Promotions are timed pieces of content that allow content editors the flexibility to create a single item that can be placed in multiple locations on the site, without having to duplicate or manage content in multiple locations.
Version 1 of the Promotion functionality was released in
version 10.3.1.1 (December 2023). This version supports swapping promos into:
Activity Finder
by enabling the ws_promotion_activity_finder module.
Cards
by enabling the ws_promotion_cards module.
Modals
by enabling the ws_promotion_modal module.
Version 2 is planned for March 2024 and will support more components with more granular placement criteria.
Creating a Promo
Go to Admin > Content > Add Content > Promotion (/node/add/promo)
Fill in the content fields:
Title (required)
Subtitle
Description: The body text of the promo.
Image (required): Choose an existing image from the library or upload a new one.
CTA/link: Add a call to action to your promo.
Promotion Category: Choose one item from the Activities
Taxonomy to link the promo with related components (see below).
Promotion Priority: Set how often the promo will appear. This setting will only have an effect if multiple promotions can appear on a page.
Visibility pages: This field is not yet in use.
Use the Scheduling options section in the sidebar to set a Publish on and Unpublish on time for your Promo (this requires cron to be running on your server - check with your hosting partner).
Placing a Promo
Version 1
In version 1, creating a Promotion and setting it as Published will automatically enable the promo in any available components (corresponding to the modules enabled above).
To filter a component to only a certain set of Promotions, edit a Layout Builder block and set the new Promotion Category field.
If Promotion Categoryis not set on a block, then the block will be overridden by any available (published) promo.
If Promotion Categoryis set on a block, then the block will be overridden by only matching promos that have the same category set.
