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Submission Guidelines

Call and Text Software

Recording your Message

There are 5 methods to record a message. If you would like to send a file, please send to hello@

The phone in system will add your recording to the dashboard automatically. The PIN is 1960. (referring to Meldrum)

Interactive Extras

Added features and credits are shown below.

Credits

Unused credits rollover for one month only. We are starting with 500 credits per month at $290 US annually.

Submitting Lists

For the call / text software include the following details:

  • First name
  • Last name
  • 519-999-9999
  • Email optional

For Email Campaigns

  • First name
  • Last name
  • Email address
  • 519-999-9999 optional
  • Address optional

Instagram on Gracanica

Your social posts can now be displayed on the home page and at gracanica.ca/social

In order to add this feature you must add AdminGracanica Windsor to your facebook admin. I will not be posting on your page, rather, I will be connected to your posts via Meta, allowing me to publish your posts from within WordPress.

Follow these steps to take advantage of social posts on Gracanica.

  • Login to your FB account (It should be a business acc, not personal)
  • Click manage page
  • Go to settings
  • Click on page setup
  • Click on page access, then “People with Facebook access”
  • Add new, then type AdminGracanica Windsor
  • Grant full access
  • Send me the invite
  • Your page will be added to the main Gracanica Church Meta Suite which is connected to my WordPress software

File Types

Permitted file types: TXT, JPEG, JPG, PNG, PDF

TXT

Copy and paste text from a .txt document or attach a .txt document. Do not submit text with extra spacing, formatting, columns etc. Only submit content with paragraph spacing.

If you are re-printing content from another website, you do not have to copy and paste text, submit a link to the content and I will grab the content.

JPG/JPEG/PNG

If you are submitting text with photos, identify your photos and insert instructions on placement. For example, insert photo #3 here. Do not submit content in JPG format.

PDF

PDF’S are reserved for legal forms / applications. Do not submit content in PDF format. Some browsers do not permit PDF embeds and cell phones force users to download docs to view, meaning less people will view your PDF.

REMOVING A BACKGROUND

https://depositphotos.com/bgremover/upload.html

What is RSS?

Since June 2023, newsletter content has been created with RSS

In a nutshell it means:

  • Regular content is not being uploaded to mailchimp, instead, content that has been published on the website is being PULLED from the WordPress sites into mailchimp, including the images
  • RSS pulls updated content whenever a newsletter is published. In the example below with Father, it is pulling the last 5 published posts. The newsletter content will change as new posts are made.

This RSS Code……..

*|FEEDBLOCK:https://gracanica.ca/events/category/special/feed|*
*|FEEDITEMS:[$count=8]|*
*|FEEDITEM:TITLE|*
*|FEEDITEM:DATE:F j, Y|*
*|FEEDITEM:CONTENT_FULL|*

*|END:FEEDITEMS|**|END:FEEDBLOCK|*

……..is pulling website content into the newsletters.

If you do not have text content in your WordPress post, or calendar event your RSS text feed return will be empty. This is also true on the gracanica.ca homepage. If your post does not contain text, your entry in “Latest Posts” will be empty.

Poster Suggestions

  • arrange your poster with readable text
  • MAILCHIMP newsletters are 600 pixels wide
  • Your poster should be taller, than wider, as most phone screens are still a 16:9 ratio. Since 2009, the 16:9 format has been an international standard format for HDTV, widescreen TVs, movies, and smartphones.
  • Depending on the software you are using, 16:9 ratio and 300 DPI will work best across most platforms.
  • When designing your posters for specific platforms, keep in mind the majority of viewers will not see your poster on insta for example. These websites are closed to the majority of the public. Although mailchimp newsletters are 600 px wide, the images need to be pulled in at 490 to meet padding requirements.

For sizing refer to:

https://calculateaspectratio.com/16-9-calculator

These sizes would likely be suitable for your poster needs.

  1. 540 x 960
  2. 720 x 1280
  3. 480 x 854

Submitting Content

  • General announcements that do not need to be permanently recorded will appear in the newsletter only. For example – return school supplies, costumes etc.
  • Rename all photos with descriptions. Files submitted with original meta dates/tags will not be published. WordPress does not have media organization tools such as folders. This will help future admins identify content quickly.