Introduction to Resources

Quick Links

• Introduction
• Resource Components
• Creating a Resource
• Editing a Resource 

Introduction

Resources allow users the ability to create a resource record for businesses, organizations, and websites. These records may contain contact and location details, a description, images and comments related to the resource. Resources create easy access for stakeholders and group members to entities they are commonly referred to for assistance, guidance, and support.

Resource Components

Main Image

An image that will be displayed at the top of the resource. This image will also be displayed as a thumbnail in group panels and in the link preview if you share it to social media.

Description

Additional details, if necessary, about this resource. This section may include things like special instructions, unique details, or hours of operation.

Contact Information

The Contact Information section contains optional fields to capture multiple methods of reaching this resource. Included in the contact section are:

• Location
• Primary Contact
• Facebook
• Phone Number
• LinkedIn
• Email
• Twitter
• Website

Service Regions

Service Region allows users to specify the physical location or geographic area that a resource provides and/or directs services to. Service regions can be as general or specific as appropriate.

See More (Resource Type)

Resource Types are tags that allow users to classify the type of resource being shared by purpose. Editors can select from a preset list of Resource Types or they can enter a new value by typing into the field. When this feature is enabled, readers will be able to quickly navigate to other resources of the same type. 

Find More Resources About (Collections)

Collections are secondary, custom tags related to the subject matter of the resource that you can apply to resources you’re sharing. Editors can select from a preset list or add new options by typing into the field. When this feature is enabled, readers will be able to quickly navigate to other resources within the same collection. 

Comments   

Comments can be activated to allow viewers and/or group members to post comments to the bottom of a Resource.

Affiliated Organization

Users can select an Affiliated Organization to associate with the Resource, which creates a link to the Organization Profile.

Affiliated Business

Users can select an Affiliated Business to associate with a Resource, which creates a link to the Business Profile.

Creating a Resource

Contributors have the flexibility to create and thoroughly draft Resources prior to publishing them. Additionally, resource settings can be edited both before and after publishing.

To begin, hover over the Resources tab and select Submit a Resource.

The Submit a Resource pop up will appear.

Though there are multiple settings, only the Title and Resource Type are required for Resource creation.

All of these settings can be edited before and after publishing if you wish to revisit them later.

Title

Required. The name of your resource.

Description

A description of your resource or additional details. 

Location

The location of a resource, if applicable, can be entered by name or address, i.e., for a resource at The Central Texas Food Bank:

• Search Location by Name: type the name (for example: Central Texas Food Bank) until it displays in the dropdown, select it, then click the blue Set Location button)
• Search Location by Address: type the address (for example 6500 Metropolis Dr, Austin 78744) until it displays in the dropdown, select it, then click the blue Set Location button)

Resource Type

Required. Resource Types are tags that allow users to classify the type of resource being shared by purpose. Editors can select from a preset list of Resource Types or they can enter a new value by typing into the field. When this feature is enabled, readers will be able to quickly navigate to other resources of the same type. 

Visibility

Required, though this field will always default to Private. Visibility will allow editors to determine which types of users can see the Resources they’ve created.

Visibility Details

Public Visibility:

• Viewable by anyone (including anonymous users)

• Can only be edited by members of the owning group with sufficient permissions

• Can be shared on social media or other platforms

• Can be published to any "public" or "collaborative" groups on MissionBox

• Cannot be published to any "private" groups

Protected Visibility

• Can only be viewed by members of the collaborative groups
• Can only be edited by members of the owning group with sufficient permissions
• Can be published to any other "collaborative" groups in the same community
• Cannot be published to any "public" or "private" groups
• Cannot be published to any groups outside community

Private Visibility

• Can only be viewed by members of the owning group
• Can only be edited by members of the owning group with sufficient permissions
• Cannot be published to any other groups

Tags

Collections are secondary, custom tags related to the subject matter of the resource that you can apply to resources you’re sharing. Editors can select from a preset list or add new options by typing into the field. When this feature is enabled, readers will be able to quickly navigate to other resources within the same collection. 

After you click Create, the Resources will open in Edit Mode.

Editing a Resource

Edit Mode allows Editors to craft a description and adjust resource settings. Editors can also adjust settings by using the Resource tab. Both are accessible before and after publishing. 

Edit Mode Features

When viewing a resource, you can switch to Edit Mode by clicking on the orange Edit button on the bottom right corner of the screen.

Edit lock

While you're in Edit mode, a lock associated with your user account will prevent other users with edit access from making edits at the same time. The edit lock will release after 10 minutes of inactivity.

Autosave

Your work is auto-saved every 5 seconds while in Edit Mode.

• TIP: Use Ctrl+Z to undo mistakes made while in Edit Mode

Visible Components of a Resource

Once in Edit mode, in addition to adding a description, you can make all components available to display directly on the Resource by clicking the On/Off toggle that appears beside each.

• See more (Resources Type)
• Find More Resources About (Collections)
• Author Bio
• Affiliated Organization
• Affiliated Business
• Comments

Ending Edit Mode

To exit Edit Mode and switch to Viewing Mode, you can click the Resources Tab or the “Done” button on the bottom right corner of the screen.

Resource Tab

The Resource Tab is located above the body and beneath the Resource title. 

Edit

Engages edit mode

Settings

Opens the Adjust Resources Settings pop up.

• Resource Type: Resource Types are tags that allow users to classify the type of resource being shared by purpose. Editors can select from a preset list of Resource Types or they can enter a new value by typing into the field. When this feature is enabled, readers will be able to quickly navigate to other resources of the same type. 
• Visible Components: A quick snapshot of all components of the Resource. This window allows the user to quickly determine which components are visible. This can also be done in Edit Mode. See Visible Components.
• Visibility: Level of visibility you wish for this Resource to have, whether it be Public, Protected, or Private. See Visibility Details section for more information.
• Owning Group: The group to which this Resource belongs. Keep in mind that group ownership may impact Visibility.
• Owner: The editor of this Resource.

Change Status

Option to be developed.

Publish

Once you have completed your Resource, you can publish it so that it becomes available to the group. Until an Resource is published, it will not be featured in search results or on the group landing page.

Revert to Draft

After a Resource is published, you may choose to revert it back to draft mode. Once reverted, the Resource will no longer be featured on the group landing page or in search. Any comments made while in publish mode will not be lost by reverting a Resource back to draft.

Archive

By archiving a Resource, you are removing it from being featured on the group landing page. Though it will not be automatically featured on the search page, you can edit the default search settings to include Archived Resources. You can undo an archival by re-publishing the Resource or reverting it back to draft mode.

To learn more about the Search page Resources, click here.

Add to Collection

Collections are secondary, custom tags related to the subject matter of the resource that you can apply to resources you’re sharing. Editors can select from a preset list or add new options by typing into the field. When this feature is enabled, readers will be able to quickly navigate to other resources within the same collection.