Customising the Parent Portal Homepage

Customise your Parent Portal homepage from the Current Status tab in the Parent Portal Manager module.

Display a custom message and enable certain features, such as daily bulletins and timetable options. The changes you make in the Portal Homepage options are applied to all Parent Portal users.

To configure your Parent Portal homepage:

1. Select the Parent Portal Manager module and open the Current Status tab.
2. Select a Portal Homepage option from the right-hand menu:
   
   
   • Edit Homepage. Enable and customise a message to display on the Parent Portal homepage.
   • Homepage Features. Select features to display on the Parent Portal homepage, such as the calendar function.

Using the Edit Homepage Option

Use the Edit Homepage option in the Current Status tab to enable a message to be displayed after a user has logged into the Parent Portal. You can configure and customise the message displayed on the homepage of all Parent Portal users. You may wish to use this to create a welcome message for your portal or display other media to all users on the portal homepage.

To edit the Parent Portal homepage, follow the steps below:

1. Select  Edit Homepage from the right-hand menu.
   The Edit Homepage screen is displayed:
   
2. In the Current Status field, select 'Enabled' from the drop-down list to display a custom message on the Parent Portal homepage.
3. Use the text box and toolbar available to compose the message to display on your Parent Portal homepage. You can add media and apply formatting styles, as required. Click Source in the toolbar if you wish to compose your homepage message in HTML format.
4. Click Save Homepage when finished.
   The Parent Portal homepage is updated and displayed to portal users when they next log in to the Parent Portal.

Enabling Homepage Features

Use the Homepage Features option in the Current Status tab to select the features you wish to display on the Parent Portal homepage. Choose to show useful functions, such as the school calendar and daily bulletins, to parents after they have logged into the Parent Portal.

To enable features on the Parent Portal homepage, follow the steps below:

1. Select  Homepage Features from the right-hand menu.
   The Homepage Features screen is displayed:
2. Use the checkboxes available to select the features you wish to enable on the portal homepage. For example, choose to enable the calendar function or show a list of parent's children on the homepage.
3. Either:
   
   • Click Save Features when finished.
     or
   • Click Reload Features to revert to previously-saved settings.