Last updated May 12, 2008

Baseball Website Instructions

Log in Procedure for Administrators :

1.        Access your local association’s website.

2.        Click on “login” at the top right hand corner of the page.

3.        A new screen appears requesting your username and password. Do not provide the info at this time. As administrator, you want to select “Secure Login” at the bottom left of the page.

4.        A second screen appears requesting your username and password, and this is where you login.

5.        Username and Password information is provided by Baseball PEI.

6.        You have entered the Vicid Web Admin page incorporating the Tabs Content, Design, League, Users, and Settings.   These tabs will be the main focus of the web page.

How to Post News on your Website:

1.        Note the Menu on the left hand side of the Content page. Click on “News” A new screen appears.

2.        The menu remains, but now there is a data box that contains an article called “Welcome”.

3.        To add news articles, click on the “New Article” link at the top right hand of the data box.

4.        A page now appears that asks you to provide 1. information regarding the new article you will compose—date, title, etc.—and 2. a text box into which you type your article.

5.        It is imperative that you click the “Create” button (bottom right hand corner of text box) after each new article in order for it to appear on your web site.

6.        To Edit or Delete an article: Return to the “News” page where you will find your newly composed article’s title in the data box. To the right of the title are two icons. Click the Pencil to Edit. Click the X to Delete.

Updating Your Calendar:

1.        Click on “Calendar” in the Left Hand Menu.

2.        Two Data Boxes appear: “Events” and “Practices”.

3.        To add, select the “New” link at the top right hand of the appropriate data box.

4.        Enter the pertinent information. Note: If the Start Time is unknown, you must select the TBD box.

5.        It is imperative that you click the “Create” button (bottom right hand corner of text box) after each entry in order for it to appear on your web site.

6.        Go to your local associations website and click the refresh button. Look under “Calendar” and your event/practice should be posted under the selected date. Don’t forget to Refresh!

7.        To Edit or Delete: Follow the instructions from point 6 above.

Creating a Custom Page:

1.        Select “Custom Pages” at the bottom of the Left Hand Menu.

2.        A Data Box appears. Select “New” at the top right of the box.

3.        Fill in the title of your new custom page. For example, you could have registrations taking place and may elect to create a new page entitled “Registrations”. In the text area you may type the dates, times, locations, and contact person(s). Once complete, click “Create”, which returns you to the custom pages Data Box. The description “Registrations” will appear inside that data box. If you want to change something in the custom page, locate the page name in the data box and follow it across until you reach the edit icon.

4.        You must now activate this page so that it is visible on your website. Go to the “Settings” tab at the top of the page. A new page will appear. Click on the “Access/links” heading on the left hand menu. Another new page will appear displaying a bank of green lights with a list of web pages that appear on your web site. These lights indicate who does and does not have access to a certain page.

5.        Locate your newly created custom page (“Registrations” in this example) and follow across to its edit icon. Select and a new page is displayed.

How to add a Practice:

1. Click on “Calendar” in the Left Hand Menu.

2.      Two Data Boxes appear: “Events” and “Practices”.

3.     Click on “NEW” on the “PRATICE” box to create a new practice or to change a time of a practice

4.     Enter the pertinent information. Note: If the Start Time is unknown, you must select the TBD box

5.      You can put up a one time practice or you can put up practices for the whole season by filling out the “Occurrence” portion of the page

6.     It is imperative that you click the “Create” button (bottom right hand corner of text box) after each entry in order for it to appear on your web site.

7.     Go to your local association’s website and click the refresh button. Look under “Calendar” and your event/practice should be posted under the selected date. Don’t forget to Refresh!

8.               To Edit or Delete a Practice: Return to the “News” page where you will find your newly           composed article’s title in the data box. To the right of the title are two icons. Click the Pencil to Edit. Click the X to Delete.

How to Update game information on  your Website:

1.        Menu on the left hand side of the Content page. Click on “Schedule/Results”.

2.        Ensure you are on the correct Season and correct Month and Year.

3.        To update the score, click box score (the tv looking icon)   

4.        To do a recap of the game, click the recap button   (the backwards P)

5.        To update game date, time, location, click edit button  (the yellow pencil)

6.        NEVER delete a game from the system, the X  will delete a game.  If a game is cancelled, click on the X    (edit button) and change the game to a To Be Determined (TBD) game.

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