Sub sites
Last modified: 22-08-2023In this article, the following items:
Layers
The platform can consist of several layers. For a simple event where there are only Fundraisers and Teams, you only need ééone layer and everyone registers in the same place. However, you may also be working with Campaigns, for example with a crowdfunding platform, where you raise money for multiple causes.
You might not be able to get by with just Campaigns and need an extra layer. Then you can use the Sub sites layer, which is a layer above the Campaigns layer. The platform could then look like this, for example:
In the example above, you can see the website consists of a homepage, under which three Sub sites hang. Three sub sites and Campaigns and Teams hang below each Sub site. However, this does not have to be the case. You can also have Sub sites without Campaigns, or where you can start Campaigns directly at Sub site level. You can also choose to only donate on a Sub site, depending on how you want this to be configured.
Sub site features
- A Sub site always has its own subdomain
The url of this is built as subsitename.urlsite.co.uk. You can set the url (the piece before .urlsite.nl) for each Sub site. You do this while creating a new sub site, or by managing an existing one and going to Content >Description. - A sub site can have its own designations
For example, a campaign may be called 'campaign' on one sub site, while it is called 'event' or 'initiative' on another. Contact iRaiser to adjust these (provided the naming is available). - A sub site may have different Settings
One sub site may allow Fundraisers and Teams and another may not. And you can also choose not to allow visitors to create their own Campaigns at a certain Sub site. - Sub sites are always visible
You cannot set them to invisible. However, you can choose to highlight certain Sub sites on the homepage and not others. If you no longer use a sub site, you can delete it if there are no more Fundraisers, Teams, Campaigns and Donations. - A sub site can have its own branding
You can set your own logo per Sub site, as well as adjust the spot colours via Settings > Design. You can also set separate button colours and fonts via the front-end design editor. And Sub sites can have their own banners. - A sub site can have its own administrator
The administrator can add new Campaigns and manage existing ones. See here an Overview of sub site administrator rights. You add a sub site administrator by managing the sub site and then going to Managers and adding a new administrator. - A Sub site can have its own menu
You can choose to keep the same menu as the one on the website's homepage. But you can also choose to create your own menu under the Sub site. You will then start with an empty menu. - The home button of a sub site can be customised
If Sub sites are really seen as standalone sites then the general homepage is not relevant to go to. In that case, we can set that the home button and logo do not go to the general homepage of the website, but lead to the homepage of the Sub site.
Manage sub sites
You can manage sub sites by going to Sub sites in the Menu.
Add Sub site
Here you can add a sub site by clicking 'Add'. Then enter:
- sub site name*
- Title of the Sub site*
- Description*
- Target amount
- Subdomain* (you can set the url here)
- Tags
- Activities (if used)
- Rewards
- Contact person*
After saving, the Sub site is published immediately. It appears in the Overview with Sub sites and can be managed by going to sub sties by clicking on the pencil icon. Via the breadcrumb at the top, you can see that you are working at sub site level:
All changes you make then apply at the sub site level. If you modify mails here, for example, they will also be automatically adopted as such at underlying Campaigns (unless they are set differently at that level).
Featured
You can spotlight Sub sites and it works the same way you can spotlight other items. From the Overview of Sub sites, you click on the three dots > highlight and then you can highlight them. Fundraisers, Campaigns and Campaigns can also be highlighted on a sub site page. You do this by managing the sub site, going to Fundraisers and clicking on spotlight. Then it will be highlighted at sub site level only.