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Web Developer Network Documentation

The following wiki provides documentation resources for web developers and server administrators using the templates provided by the Web Developer Network.

Template Documentation

Users may first want to read the before starting to understand what is required to use the UNL Templates.

The following links have been organized by experience with the UNL Templates:

Getting Started with the UNL Templates:

• UNL Template Terms_of_Use
• Introduction to the UNL Templates
• Style Book
• QA Process

Existing UNL Templates User:

Upgrading the UNL Templates
Information on converting from table-based templates and older versions of UNL CSS templates to the latest version of the UNL CSS templates.

Advanced Users & Server Administrators:

• UNL Templates on other servers
• Updating the UNL Template Files

Editable Template Regions

• Subsite Global Links
• Base Footer
• Optional Expanded Footer

All Template Users

• Sample Layouts
• Using image shadow boxes/containers
• Tabbed Content Areas
• Template Badges
• Zebra Tables
• Mime-type Links
• Local search form
• Affiliate template
• Supported Browsers
• Title overlaps right-hand side navigation?
• Embedding flash/movie in content area
• Embedding quicktime movie in content area
• Splash page components
• Validation
• Random Promo Images
• Video Player

Other WDN Documentation

• UNL Calendar Documentation
• Peoplefinder Services
• UNL Virtual Map
• HTML Redirect
• Adding Custom Quick Links and Search Options NEEDS TO BE REVISED
• Linking files on the Web
• Tricks with mod_include
• sIFR
• WDN Comment System
• Central Authentication Service
• Photo Gallery
• Web Services Directory
• Template Form Styling
• Customized Splash Image Treatment
• RSS News Feeds
• Use Google Docs to Collect Form Data

WDN Coding Group

WDN Coding Group

• UNL Event Publisher

Software License

PEAR Compatible Package Documentation

Download these packages at pear.unl.edu

• UNL_Templates PEAR Package
• UNL_UCBCN PEAR compatible package that uses the University of California Berkeley Calendar Network schema.
• UNL_UCBCN_Frontend Public frontend to the UNL Event Publisher.
• UNL_UCBCN_Manager Web based event management frontend for the UNL Event Publisher

Identity Management Documentation

• Identity Management
• LDAP Data Dictionary

University Communications Documentation

• Custom Google Search Instructions
• Databases
• Sending Emails
• Important Links by Academic Year
• UNL Content Feeds
• Podcasting/iTunesU
• How to update information in Peoplefinder
• Content Management System Research and Collaboration