Website

Knowledge Center

  • CMS / Website Walkthrough Guides

    • A comprehensive walkthrough guide is available below to assist chapter website administrators and volunteers to complete tasks such as editing pages and adding events.
    • View a PDF of the walkthrough guide here.
    • Watch the training video here.

  • Embedding Video on Chapter Websites

    • This easy guide will show you how to keep your users engaged with your website by embedding video directly onto your pages.
    • This will allow users to watch videos directly on your site, as opposed to the hosting platform (such as YouTube).
    • See the guide here

  • What is a CMS?

    • A content management system (CMS) is computer software used to manage the creation and modification of digital content (content management).
    • At HIMSS, we offer Chapters web content management (WCM) in the form of Drupal.
    • Read more here

Website Reminders and Resources

Event Policy

  • Only chapter hosted and approved collaborator events should be posted as an event on the chapter website.
  • All events must include the provided event images that have the chapter logo with blue overlay (posted on OneDrive). You can request additional images by contacting chapters@himss.org.
  • If you would like to share information on save the dates or local events, please do so on the event page in a WYSIWYG module (formatted text field) or in the right sidebar. Once save the dates have a title, date, location, and description they can be posted as an event type.

Navigation Change

  • The previous chapter websites required navigation of certain pages that direct to himss.org and affiliate pages. Chapters are no longer required to have these links included in the chapter website navigation.
  • All navigation was transitioned over in the current state. You may unpublish or delete pages you no longer want displayed. (Examples: About > About HIMSS, Join; Professional Resources > JobMine; News & Publications > What’s New at HIMSS)
  • It is advised not to include any text that is on himss.org as that disrupts the website SEO. If you would like to direct chapter website visitors to learn more about HIMSS membership, products, or resources please link to the URL only.
  • Do not list any individual staff or volunteer names/emails or PDF’s as those can easily become outdated.

Website Best Practices

  • Follow HIMSS brand and style guidelines for all text, colors, imagery, and slides.
  • Determine page navigation that is simple and places most popular items first.
  • Provide board contact information (general email address) for potential members, event attendees, and potential sponsors.
  • Do not post information in PDF’s – it is not searchable.
  • Utilize the different module types to best display your content in an easy-to-read format.
  • Keep content up to date! Regularly review content to remove outdated event or home page sliders.
  • Review and edit (ex: spelling) content before publishing.