New: Theme Options!
You're probably accustomed to contacting the SOCS Support Team if you've ever wanted to make changes to your theme. In the coming months, SOCS will be rolling out changes that will now give you more control of your theme options. While we continue to add more and more theme options, below are a few that you can now take the reins on!
Theme Options is a user privilege that you will need in order to make changes. Once you've been given access, you'll go to Admin, Theme Options to start making changes. NOTE: Depending on your theme, not all options may be available.
App In Stores
Link directly to your organization's App in Stores in the footer of your site. You can customize the Title and Description text or leave it as is. Be sure to include direct links to your app in the Apple App Store and Google Play Store for quick access to your branded app!
Header
Have a video you want to display on your front page Image Rotator? You can quickly switch between displaying images to a video and vice versa! Simply paste in your video URL (ex: YouTube, Vimeo, etc.) and choose additional options, like Autoplay or Loop. If you have a video URL with these additional options already include, paste it in and you're ready to go!
Footer
Want to make it easy for your site visitors to sign up for News Updates or text and/or email notifications? Enable the News Updates and Alerts component and open up more channels of communication between you and your community! NOTE: Please contact SOCS Support if you do not currently have email listservs set up for this function.
General - Scroll To Content
Enabling this feature allows viewers to automatically bypass the image rotator and go straight to the content on the page. Choose between scrolling to content on all pages, front page only, or section/subsection pages.
Navigation Extras
An easier way to toggle the availability of extra links in your navigation bar. You can now enable links to other SOCS components, such as Parent Teacher Conference, and customize the text for each link.
Notifier
An easier way to customize how notifications display on your front-page widget and View More page.
We are continuing to work on a long list of additional theme options that will be added to this new enhancement, including managing addresses in the footer, masthead buttons, and social media links and displays. Be on the lookout for more exciting additions, and feel free to reach out to SOCS Support via email (socssupport@filamentservices.org) or phone (800-850-8397 ext. 3) anytime -- we're here to help!