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Dynasite Platform Overview (v2.0) for Administrators

Dynasite is a website management platform designed for Crime Stoppers programs. This article provides administrators with a high-level overview of the platform, including how to navigate the admin interface, manage website content, and use core features like Menu Setup, Page Editing, and the Wanted Suspects module.

Applies To

Product: Dynasite Platform
Audience: Dynasite Administrators

Prerequisites

Before using Dynasite, ensure you have:

Admin access to your Dynasite platform
Login credentials for the admin portal
Basic familiarity with your organization’s website content

Core Concepts:

The video walkthrough demonstrates the following key areas:

Navigating the admin dashboard (Menu Setup page)
Editing website pages and content
Managing menu visibility and organization
Using the Wanted Suspects module
Previewing your website across devices
Configuring site settings (agency info, logo, banner)
Managing user access and permissions
Accessing help resources and support

Video

Additional FAQ

Custom Banner Width

In order to avoid any white space on either end of a custom banner image, it needs to be at least 1200 pixels in width.

How do I embed wanted suspects in another website?

The following HTML code can be inserted into other websites. Note that you should replace "999" with your account number and that you can adjust the height and width of the widget below.

How do I post to Facebook & Twitter from DynaSite?

***UDATED FACEBOOK INFORMATION***

Facebook no longer supports sending pre-filled text (e.g., custom messages) directly due to privacy concerns and to prevent spam. It appears that it will still crosspost the URL for wanted suspect, unsolved crimes, etc entries in DynaSite, but not the pre-filled text and photos. You will need to manually copy and paste the text/photos from Dynasites to Facebook now unfortunately.

How do I link directly to my public wanted suspects page?

Use the following URL format for your link:

http://www.crimeinfo.net/wanteds.aspx?ID=999

Note that you should replace "999" with your P3 account number.

I would like to create a short, vanity URL for one of our webpages for a brochure. How can I do that?

Users can easily created a shortened URL of any Dynasite page using the website Tinyurl.com . This free, public site allows you to enter the original page URL from Dynasite, and create a shortened URL with a custom alias (if available). For example, using TinyURL.com, we can make the following URL conversion:

Original page URL: http://www.crimeinfo.net/sitemenu.aspx?P=aware&ID=100

This URL has 53 characters.

Tiny URL conversion: https://tinyurl.com/CrimeAwarness

This URL has only 33 characters.

Click here to visit the TinyURL.com website.

What are the "Alerts" pages used for?

The "Signup for Alerts" page allows members of your community to sign up to receive via email and/or text P3 Alerts that you can push out to your community reference unsolved crimes, wanted fugitives, etc.

The "Public Alerts" page allows for viewing of all active P3 alerts from within the website.

P3 Alerts are created from within your P3 account, and you must be an administrative user on the account to access this feature. For more information on how to create a P3 Alert, please watch our P3 Alerts Video tutorial.

If you do not plan on using the P3 Alerts feature, you should not make the alerts pages public on your website.

How do I collect donations on my website using PayPal?

Create an account in PayPal and link that account to your Crime Stoppers bank account so that donations are directly deposited into that account.
Login to PayPal and select the "Merchant Services" tab.
Click on the 'Donate' link to create a donation button for your website.
Paste the HTML code into your Crime Stoppers Website in the designated areas. For example, one designated area is located at the bottom of the Welcome page editor with a text box labeled "Javascript Code". That will add a PayPal donation button to the upper right of the Welcome page.
This video tutorial will explain the process.

How do I embed YouTube videos that that they are responsive to the size of the browser?

Check out this video tutorial. You can copy and paste the following code into the Source of a rich text editor on your website. Remember to replace the code in red below with the code for your YouTube video.

Are Dynasites ADA compliant?

The framework for Dynasites is ADA compliant. Your web site editors should check the content that they enter for compliance issues using SiteImprove with a setting of Level AA. In particular, editors should be aware of color contrast of images and avoid using outdated HTML markup (such as align, border, etc.). If editors cannot achieve Level AA compliance for the content that they enter into the website, then they can contact DSsupport@navigate360.com for assistance.

The framework of Dynasites follows the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.0 Level AA). These guidelines were developed through the W3C process in cooperation with individuals and organizations around the world, with a goal of providing a single shared standard for web content accessibility that meets the needs of individuals, organizations, and governments internationally. Navigate360 uses SiteImprove to periodically check for known ADA compliance issues.

The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) sets the main international standards for the World Wide Web and its accessibility. W3C created the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.0) that requires specific techniques for compliance. Many countries and international organizations require compliance with WCAG 2.0. The guidelines are categorized into three levels of compliance: A (must support), AA (should support), and AAA (may support). Representatives from the accessibility community around the world participate in the evolution of these guidelines.

As of 2017, the ADA Title III regulations do not yet specify a standard. We believe the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) will likely adopt the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 Level AA (“WCAG 2.0 AA”) as the standard for public accommodations websites for a number of reasons, including the fact that WCAG 2.0 AA is the access standard used in all DOJ settlement agreements and consent decrees about websites and mobile apps. The DOJ most recently stated that its proposed rule for public accommodations websites will be published in 2018. This final rule applicable to federal agency websites should provide businesses with confidence that WCAG 2.0 AA is the standard to use if they are working on making their websites accessible.

Can email accounts be set up so that they use the same domain as our website?

Navigate360 offers web hosting and in some cases domain and SSL certificate management. Email is not something that we offer directly, but we can configure your domain to support an externally hosted email server. If Navigate360 registers your domain for you, let us know if you decide to proceed with an email service provider and we can do what is needed on our end.

How do I change the A-Record for my domain?

The following links will help you change the A-Record of your domain to 18.210.223.13 based on your domain registrar (e.g. GoDaddy). If you are not sure who your domain registrar is, then enter your domain name on this registrar lookup page and scroll down to the Registrar Information section.

GoDaddy - How to Change the Domain A-Record
Network Solutions - How to Manage Your Domain Name
Register.com - Edit A-Records
Netfirms - How to Update A-Records
Google Domains - View/Manage Your Domain Name System
Ionos - Managing DNS Settings
Wild West Domains - Change an A-Record

Note that you can transfer your domain to our GoDaddy account (atiadmin@navigate360.com) if you would like to have us manage your domain. Email DSSupport@navigate360.com for more info.

How do I change the Domain Name Server (DNS) for my domain?

We highly recommend that you use your own Domain Name Server (DNS) and use an A-Record of 18.210.223.13 for your domain. However, if you need to continue to use our DNS servers, then please change the DNS servers for your domain as described below.

We are changing our domain name server (DNS) from LiquidWeb to Amazon Web Services (AWS). Therefore, please change your DNS values for your domain from

ns.liquidweb.com or 69.16.222.254
ns1.liquidweb.com or 69.16.223.254

...to...

ns-1548.awsdns-01.co.uk
ns-1030.awsdns-00.org
ns-371.awsdns-46.com
ns-702.awsdns-23.net

If you use your domain for emailing as well, then please contact us at DSsupport@navigate360.com to verify the email DNS settings.

How can I add a Facebook Page Feed into by Website?

Step 1: Go to https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/page-plugin/

Step 2: Replace the "Facebook Page URL" with the URL for your Facebook page.

Step 3: Click the "Get Code" button. Then paste both parts of the generated code into the "Javascript Code" at the bottom of the editor for your Dynasite Welcome page.

I cannot see my new website. How do I clear my cache?

If you cannot see your new website, then it is likely that you need to clear your cache as follows:

Go to your website and press the F12 key on your keyboard. The right-click on the refresh button on your browser and select "Empty Cache and Hard Reload".
If that does not show you your new website, then you can go to the Windows Start Menu and type "cmd" and select "Command Prompt". Then type "ipconfig /flushdns" at the C:\> prompt.
If that does not show you your new website, then you can reboot your computer to help clear your cache.

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