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Customizing Your Site: Sustain Site Managers

What can and can't be edited on the volunteer view on a Sustain site

Brittany Crow avatar
Written by Brittany Crow
Updated over 3 weeks ago

❖ Heads up! This article is intended for Sustain Site Managers only.

While your site offers many customization options, some areas are fixed and cannot be modified. This guide outlines which features can be personalized and which remain standard.

How to Use This Guide

Review the images and numbered descriptions below to learn what can and cannot be customized on your site. Non-customizable areas are highlighted in purple for easy reference.

Logged-in Volunteer Dashboard View

  1. This button appears on the utility bar only if a URL is entered under Settings > Main Settings > Site Information > Organization Website. Request a change to the button's text by contacting us through the Messages Widget.

  2. Users can upload a profile image; otherwise, the default for accessing the profile area is the user's initials in the utility bar.

  3. This banner is customizable under Settings > Main Settings > Site Design.

  4. Language overrides are reflected on the navigation buttons when you request them for your site (i.e., Opportunities, Events, or Programs).

  5. Extra buttons are added when Site Managers create Spotlights. These are customizable.

  6. Spotlights are customizable elements that appear in the logged-in volunteer view. The first three Spotlights display by default:

    • The first is a wide, stretched banner.

    • The next two are shown as “cards.”

    You can update each Spotlight’s color, text, links, and order anytime.

  7. Opportunities are suggested here based on the Skills the user selects in their profile.

  8. The map can be updated by adding a complete address in Settings > Main Settings > Site Design > Home Page Map.

  9. These are the Spotlights in the second and third positions under Settings > Spotlights. They appear as "cards," while the Spotlight in the first position appears as a stretched banner.

  10. Displays active, posted Opportunities in the order they are created or updated. Content updates automatically.

  11. Rotator Images can be added and managed under Settings > Rotator Images.

  12. Displays Programs on your site in random order. Content updates automatically.

For best results, enter a full address in the Home Page Map settings. If left blank or partially filled, the site defaults to Asheville, NC, in the logged-in view.

Logged-in Volunteer Dashboard View—First Time

  1. This message appears the first time a user logs in and remains visible until they either respond to a volunteer Opportunity or log their first hours. This message is not customizable and cannot be disabled.

Logged-Out View of User Dashboard

  1. Buttons in the utility bar of the logged-out view can be enabled or disabled depending on the login settings you wish to have applied to your site (e.g., Sign Up, Login). Please contact us through the Messages Widget for more information.

  2. You may request to change the button text from Volunteer Now to something else, like See Available Opportunities or Browse, you can by requesting a language override via the Messages Widget. You cannot change where this button links.

  3. The map can be updated by adding a complete address in Settings > Main Settings > Site Design > Home Page Map.

  4. Spotlights are customizable elements that appear in the logged-in volunteer view. The first three Spotlights display by default:

    • The first is a wide, stretched banner.

    • The next two are shown as “cards.”

    You can update each Spotlight’s color, text, links, and order anytime.

  5. Displays active, posted Opportunities in the order they are created or updated. Content updates automatically.

  6. Rotator Images can be added and managed under Settings > Rotator Images.

  7. Displays Programs on your site in random order. Content updates automatically.

For best results, enter a full address in the Home Page Map settings. If left blank or partially filled, the site defaults to Asheville, NC, in the logged-in view.

Login Page

  1. You cannot directly edit the login instructions on the login page. However, you can submit a request through the Messages Widget to have custom login instructions added. Our team will gladly assist you with this.

  2. Login methods can be adjusted upon request through the Messages Widget. Our team can assist with:

    • Enabling or disabling Facebook login

    • Enabling or disabling the option to login

    Please contact us via the Messages Widget to discuss which options best fit your organization’s needs.

Logged-in Users View—Opportunities Page

  1. While page titles cannot be edited directly, you can request language overrides for certain terms on the site, including Opportunities. These overrides apply across the site wherever the term appears, with a few exceptions (e.g., Automated Notifications will not reflect these changes).

  2. Navigation Buttons update automatically when language overrides are applied.

  3. The default view and sort order for Opportunities can be configured under Settings > Main Settings > Volunteerism. Choose from:

    • Grid, List, Calendar, or Map view

    • Sort by alphabetical, newest, or oldest

Logged-in Users View—Programs Page

  1. You can request language overrides to replace certain terms, like Programs. This reflects on the page title and across the site wherever the term appears, with a few exceptions (e.g., Automated Notifications).

  2. Language overrides are also reflected on the navigation buttons when you request those for your site.

  3. Programs appear automatically by default. You cannot change their layout or order.

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