Using Community Ready · Step-by-step lesson
Submit a news story in the app
Complete each field and send your suggestion for administrator approval.
Before you start: Open Community Ready and select your community. These examples use Community. You do not need an administrator login.
How to use this lesson
Read the instruction, then look at the pointer on the example screen. Click or tap Next below when you are ready. The example screen is a demonstration. It cannot save, send or change anything.
“Select” means click once with a mouse, or tap once with a finger. You can go back, restart or take a break at any time.
Step 1 of 14
Select News
Tap News at the bottom of the app.
Look at the example. Then select Next when you are ready.
Step 1 of 14. Select NewsWatch the pointer. Use the lesson’s Next button to continue.
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Read all instructions together
Select News
Tap News at the bottom of the app.
Select “Submit a news story”
Scroll to the bottom of the News list and tap Submit a news story.
Select “Story title”
Click or tap the title box. Use a short title that explains your story or event.
Enter story title
Type your own details here. In this example, we have entered “Community garden volunteers welcome”.
Select “Details”
Write the details you want residents to read.
Enter details
Type your own details here. In this example, we have entered “We are looking for volunteers to help tidy the community garden on Saturday.”.
Choose image upload
Adding a picture is optional. Use a clear landscape image; JPG, PNG or WebP works on the website. Tap Upload from device, choose a photo from your library and confirm your selection. Allow access to the selected photo if your phone asks.
Check the selected file
Wait for the upload to finish. This example uses village-hall.jpg. Your device’s file picker may look different.
Select “Your name”
Enter your own name so an administrator knows who sent this.
Enter your name
Type your own details here. In this example, we have entered “Alex Campbell”.
Select “Phone and/or email”
Enter a phone number or email address. You can supply both, separated by a comma.
Enter phone and/or email
Type your own details here. In this example, we have entered “alex@example.org”.
Submit for approval
Check the details, then select Submit for approval once. Wait for the confirmation. Your name and contact details are only kept while the administrator reviews the submission.
Check the confirmation
The submission is waiting for an administrator to approve it. It is not public yet. If you see an error instead, check your connection and try again.