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Website Assistance

 

GETTING STARTED:


Logging in with an Existing NGIN Account:

  • If you already have an NGIN account from last season or from another NGIN website, Login using that same Username and Password.  Then click on the "Join This Site's Network" link in the grey Menu panel to the left side of the Home Page.  Then send an email to SDAHA Webmaster letting him know your account has been added to the MGHCA website and that you'd like access to your team page for this season.


Creating a New Account:

  • If you do not already have an account for the web site, please click on the “Create an Account” link in the upper left corner of the page.
  • Enter a unique Username and Password for yourself (please write this down and keep track of it) and click “Sign Up”.
  • Follow the steps to "Activate" your account.
  • You will then need to send an email to SDAHA Webmaster.
  • Send a brief message letting him know that you have signed up on the site - include your name, school, position with the team and contact number.
  • Once approved, you will then be granted permission to access your team’s home page(s) on the web site. The team pages are found under the “Team” section of the site.
  • After permission has been granted, you will receive a confirmation reply.  Then you can login, go to your team’s page and begin editing the content, i.e. Roster, Game Schedule and eventually Game Results.
  • The Home Teams will be responsible for entering games to the schedule and game results.
    Tournament Games and Results will be entered and managed by the Tournament Host.


Editing Your Team Page:

  • When logged in and on to your team’s home page, you will see the “Edit Mode” tab in the upper right corner.  Click into “Edit Mode”.
  • Content tab: use the “Add Page Element” to edit or add Text, Photos, Documents, Events, News Articles, Links, Contact Info, Videos, etc. to your team’s page.
  • Permissions tab: invite other members of your staff or volunteer parents to create an account on the site as you did on the previous page.  Use the “Add Profile” tool to grant editing permission to those members and have them assist you with maintaining your team page.
  • You may also “Add New Pages” under your team’s main page section to organize additional content.  You can change the Page Status of a page from Public to Private to Disabled.
  • If you'd like to update your team's logo or you team colors, click on the "Options" tab and then "Edit Page Details".    Then click on Sports Management link.  Or click over into the Admin Control Panel in the upper right.  Then click on the Website Tools Tab and the Sports Management link.  Click on the Edit Team link to the right.


Viewing Last Season's Content:

  • On every team page, you will see a Season drop-down tool in the upper right.  It will be set for the current season.  Click and select "More Options" to display the previous season or seasons.
  • If you have content on last year's team page that you'd like moved to the current season's page, click on the "Move" tool in the header bar of the Layout Container or the individual Page Element and select this year's team page to move the content.


Entering Your Home Games on the Schedule:

  • On your Team Page, click over into Edit Mode, click on Game Schedule, and then Add Game.  As Home teams should be entering their games, you should not need to adjust the "Home" setting for your team (Team 1).  Select the visiting team ("Team 2"), Game Time and Location.  Click "Create Game".
  • Note: For the "Standings Options" drop-down, you will not need to adjust this setting.  Leave it set to "Affects league and division standings".


Entering Your Roster:

  • On your Team Page, click over into Edit Mode, click on Roster and then Create New Player.  Enter the player's information including name, email address (optional), position, number and graduation year.  Click "Save Player".


Enter Game Results:


Adding "Widgets" to your Team Page:

  • Widgets are summaries of information taken from your Roster, Game Schedule, Statistics and Standings tools.  Adding Widgets to your team's home page will help engage your fans by displaying important information easily for them to find. 
  • On your team page, click on one of the tab at the top:
    • Roster
    • Game Schedule
    • Statistics
    • Standings
  • In Edit Mode under each tab, you will see a "Create Widget" link.  Click on that and select the various options available.
  • Once you've created a Widget, go to your team page and click "Add Page Element".  Scroll down towards the bottom of the Page Element menu and find the NGIN Widget element.
  • The Widgets you've created will be available in this list.  Select the Widget you'd like to add and it will be placed in that spot - displaying the information your selected, i.e. roster list, game highlight summary, team points leader, standings table.


Support:

  • If you need any help with any of the system's features or Page Elements, the first step you can take is to visit the SPORT NGIN Knowledgebase to search for articles and helpful information.
  • If you are unable to find the answer there, please contact NGIN Support.
  • Your question or issue will be addressed in a timely manner.
  • You are also welcome to contact TST Media directly at 612-379-1030 ext 3.


Thank you and have a great season!

 

 

Website Assistance

 

 

  • If you have not already created an account for the web site, please click on the “Create an Account” link in the upper left corner of the page.
  • Enter a unique Username and Password for yourself (please write this down and keep track of it) and click “Sign Up”.
  • Follow the steps to "Activate" your account through the Activation Email you will receive.
  • You will then want to send an email to the SDAHA Webmaster.
  • Send a brief message letting them know that you have signed up on the site - include your name and contact number.
  • After permission has been granted, you should receive a confirmation reply. Then you can login, go to your page and begin editing the content.
  • When logged in and going to your page, you will see the “Edit Mode” tab in the upper right corner. You may also click on the “Admin Control Panel" tab on top right corner and then the "My Pages” tab to view a site map. The pages that you have Editing permission over will be highlighted.
  • Click on the “Edit Mode” tab and use the “Page Elements” to edit or add Text, Photos, Documents, Events, News Articles, Links, Contact Info, YouTube Videos, etc.
  • Please note that your page may come defaulted with Roster and Stats pages. These pages default to "Disabled" and are not active until you "Enable" them to make them public. You are able to use these pages at your discretion.
  • You may also “Add New Pages” under your main page section to organize additional content.
  • If you need any help with any of the Page Elements, the first step you can take is to scroll down to the bottom of any page and click on the link “Team Sport Technologies”.
  • TST is the service provider for our site and on their home page; you will see the selection “Support”.
  • Under the Support section, click on “Frequently Asked Questions”. FAQ’s is an online user’s manual for the Page Elements and editing tools.
  • Click on any of the selections to learn more.
  • If the questions that you have are not answered there, please return to the main Support page and submit your issue.
  • Your question or issue will be addressed in a timely manner.
  • You are also welcome to contact your site’s Webmaster or call TST directly at 1-888-255-7840 ext 3.


Thank you and have fun!

 

Text Block Formatting

The website Text Block defaults to a family of fonts and sizes.  What is displayed to the visitor is determined by their browser.  The system recognizes the user's browser and displays the text in the best font and size available.  If you do a straight copy & paste from a Word documents or from an existing website, you will override this "best available" font and size feature of the website.  Many times this is OK and is not an issue but sometimes it can cause problems with certain browsers and the HTML code will actually be displayed on the page.  It is recommended to use the "Paste from Word" tool which should clean up most HTML code from Word.

With that said, it may still be worth the extra time and effort to strip the text "naked" of the background HTML code and use our Text Block to format the content in order to guarantee the best viewing.  To do this, it is a good practice to have a version of NOTEPAD open.  Copy the original text into Notepad - this step strips off all formatting, i.e. bold, centering, size, etc.  Then copy out of Notepad into the website Text Block content window.  Use the Text Block formatting functions for bold, bullets, centering.

In addition, tables copied from other sources can also cause issues and the formatting will not look right on the pages.  It is recommended to use our Table Builder page element to re-create the information.

Both these suggestions will take a few additional minutes compared to the straight copy/paste method but in the long-run, you will have a much better looking and consistent web page with content that will be easier to update as you move forward.