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Editing a Post after Publishing
Overview
The following article pertains to the PlayHQ-powered mobile app, NetballHQ. Posts allow you to share news, updates, and announcements directly with your participants. These posts will appear in the app's activity feed, ensuring your messages reach participants quickly and effectively.
Create the Post
Before you get started, as an administrator you must have one of the following permissions:
- Clubs - Full Access Admin
- Associations - Full Access Admin
Select the Posts option from the main menu in the Admin Portal, and then click the New Post button.
Once the New Post page loads, complete the details such as the title and body of the post. You also have the option to add an image, specify the audience who can view the post, and include a product such as merchandise, fundraisers, or memberships.
| Number | Field | Description | Mandatory |
| 1 | Title | Will appear as the header of the post | Yes |
| 2 | Body | The main content appearing within the post | Yes |
| 3 | Image | Appears as the hero image within the post |
No
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| 4 | Products | Organisations can boost their shop sales by featuring products such as merchandise, fundraisers and memberships. Hidden products do not appear in the post. |
No |
| 5 | Audience |
A list of participant types collected via registration. Admins can use this to target relevant posts to certain groups. Full audience list
|
Yes |
| 6 | My public association page (via App) |
Posts that appear on a public page will be visible for all users, not just participants to a club/association. Will benefit associations if they want to promote upcoming events or key information that encourages growth |
No |
Saving Drafts
Administrators can save a post to Drafts, if you don't wish to publish immediately. Complete all mandatory fields, and then click on Save Draft.
The Draft will appear within the list view via the posts navigation if admins wish to return at a later time.
Publishing your Post
Publish your post by selecting Publish via the top right navigation. A confirmation module will appear, requiring confirmation and clicking Publish again before the post will appear instantaneously.
Once the post is published, it will display in the participants newly created Activity Feed on the NebtallHQ App. The participant will also receive a Push Notification provided they meet the following criteria:
- Affiliated to the club or association making the post.
- Affiliated to the role selected by the club or association.
- Has the NetballHQ App downloaded.
- Is authenticated/logged into their PlayHQ account on the the App.
Administrators will be able to edit posts at any point in time after they are published. Please note you cannot revert back to a draft, and then re-publish.
Editing a Post after Publishing
From the Posts Summary list, click on the Edit button of the post you wish to change.
Make the adjustment to the Post, and then click Update & Publish.
Please note this will not:
- Send another push notification to participants.
- Update the order of a participants activity feed will not change, it will still order posts by Created Date
Archiving a Post
Administrators have the option to Archive the post after publishing. This will remove the post from the app and make it inaccessible for anyone.
To archive, Click Edit, and then scroll to the bottom of your post and select Archive.
A confirmation modal will appear before you can officially archive the post. Click Archive Post
Editing Logs
Posts and the events that are triggered by an administrator will be tracked under Edit Logs.
If an administrator Saves, Publishes or Archives a Post this activity will be recorded in the Edit Log.
The information that will display includes the administrator who made the update and the date it was completed.