News of general interest to all members

Simple way to add news and articles to groups

Note to group leaders...

Following on from the simplified group page, I have developed a simpler form for adding news items and articles to your group(s) which replaces the WordPress editing page. You can see an example here.

I have also:

  • given the links to add items to your group more prominence on your group page.
  • used the same simplified form to allow you to change and delete news items and articles

To see the new form in action, log in to the site and either:

  • click the 'Add a news item or article to this group' link at the top of your group page; or
  • click the 'Update or delete' button in the heading of any news item or article linked to your group.

You can find out more about the simplified form here.

If you need a feature of the more sophisticated WordPress editing page - such as the ability to reverse a previous change - you can still reach it via the site dashboard.

Please let me know if you encounter any issues with the new form.

Andy Henderson
Hayling Island u3a web site editor

PS If you were wondering about the event editing page - currently used to add group meetings, for example - I have plans to simplify that too.

HIU3A spring newsletter now available

The Hayling Island U3A spring newsletter, edited by Maggi Bridgman, is now online. Click here to see it. You can use the same link to see past issues of the newsletter.

You'll see that we're experimenting with a new magazine-style format for the electronic version. Please let me know if it causes any problems for you.

Every member gets access to the online version of the newsletter, If you have opted to receive a printed copy, you will get it shortly.

Andy Henderson
Hayling Island u3a web site editor

Hayling Island u3a - January update

A reminder that our next monthly meeting is this Thursday, 20th January at 2pm. David Boag will talk to us about "The world of a wildlife photographer". More details here.

Please, if you can, wear a mask when coming into the community centre and keep it on until you are seated.

If you find it difficult to hear, please sit in the front two rows, if possible.

If you found this message in your spam folder, please look for a way to mark it as 'Not spam'. Please also add andy@haylingu3a.org, chair@haylingu3a.org and emailer@haylingu3a.org to your address book if you haven't done so already. Those steps will not only help you find future emails, but it will help other members too.

Andy Henderson
Hayling Island u3a web site editor

Hayling u3a web site has moved!

It's now at its new address: haylingu3a.org instead of haylingu3a.org.uk.

If you try to use the old address you will be redirected to the new one automatically.

Emails sent from our site now come from haylingu3a.org. Please update your email software to trust emails coming from that address. There are two easy ways to do that:

  • Add andy@haylingu3a.org, chair@haylingu3a.org and emailer@haylingu3a.org to your email address book; most email providers will take that as a hint that you're happy to receive our emails.
  • If you find any of our emails in your spam folder, please look for a 'Not spam' button. Using the button will reduce the chance of future emails going to spam, not just for you but for other members too.

If you have a haylingu3a.org email address it will continue to work as before but you will now have an equivalent haylingu3a.org address. We will automatically update your profile to use the new address if appropriate.

Hopefully, the switchover has been a smooth one but if you see any problems or if you have any questions, please let me know.

Thanks,

Andy Henderson