{"alias":"changeLogItem","byline":"By James Calmus","standfirst":"","content":{"layouts":[{"type":"singleColumn","areas":[{"items":[{"gridType":"gridImageBlock","gtmId":"gtmId","gtmClass":"gtmClass","image":"/media/7445/scoutsbetawebsite.jpg","width":2861,"height":1526,"altText":"Screenshot of the website home page, headline - Welcome to our new beta website","caption":"","link":null},{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003C!-- wp:paragraph --\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EOur beta website will soon replace \u003Ca rel=\u0022noopener\u0022 href=\u0022/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 title=\u0022scouts.org.uk\u0022 aria-label=\u0022 (opens in a new tab)\u0022\u003Escouts.org.uk\u003C/a\u003E to become our main website. Since its launch in May, we have been improving it to make it much better than our old website.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003C!-- /wp:paragraph --\u003E \u003C!-- wp:paragraph --\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIt\u2019s easier to use on a wider range of devices (particularly mobile) and the addition of tools such as the \u003Ca rel=\u0022noopener\u0022 href=\u0022/programme-planner/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 title=\u0022Programme planner\u0022 aria-label=\u0022 (opens in a new tab)\u0022\u003EProgramme Planning feature\u003C/a\u003E and an improved \u003Ca rel=\u0022noopener\u0022 href=\u0022https://www.scouts.org.uk/groups\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 title=\u0022Find your local Scout Group\u0022 aria-label=\u0022 (opens in a new tab)\u0022\u003EGroup Finder\u003C/a\u003E should make it easier for volunteers and parents to find what they need more quickly.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003C!-- /wp:paragraph --\u003E \u003C!-- wp:paragraph --\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIn advance of the changeover, we have made further updates to our beta website that we\u2019d like to update you on.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003C!-- /wp:paragraph --\u003E \u003C!-- wp:paragraph --\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EFirstly, you may have noticed a change to our navigation bar \u2013 we\u2019ve removed the downward chevrons to create space on either side of the menu items, we\u2019ve added descriptions to each of our dropdown menu items and we\u2019ve added a link to the Scouts Shop.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003C!-- /wp:paragraph --\u003E \u003C!-- wp:paragraph --\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAlso\u0026nbsp;on the navigation bar is a new, improved Search feature. Search now looks for results from the main website\u0026nbsp;and also\u0026nbsp;includes results from \u003Ca rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 href=\u0022http://members.scouts.org.uk\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 aria-label=\u0022 (opens in a new tab)\u0022\u003Emembers.scouts.org.uk\u003C/a\u003E, showing the URL beneath the result to make it easy to find what you need.\u0026nbsp;We are working on moving the content\u0026nbsp;into the main website\u0026nbsp;\u2013\u0026nbsp;you can see it starting to build up under the Volunteers tab.\u0026nbsp;In the meantime,\u0026nbsp;members\u2019 resources\u0026nbsp;remains\u0026nbsp;a separate site and is still available for your use.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003C!-- /wp:paragraph --\u003E \u003C!-- wp:paragraph --\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWe\u2019ve also included a button allowing you to \u201Csign in\u201D \u2013 currently the button is greyed-out as we\u2019re working on an implementation of single sign-on which we\u2019re going to be rolling out in the next month. This will allow you to sign in to the programme planning tool, to access and save programmes made on any device. We can\u2019t wait to share more about single sign-on with you.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003C!-- /wp:paragraph --\u003E \u003C!-- wp:paragraph --\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to the cosmetic changes, we have updated Group Finder to include meeting day information, to help prospective volunteers and parents find groups active on days that suit them, and this includes Explorer Units.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003C!-- /wp:paragraph --\u003E \u003C!-- wp:paragraph --\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EOver the past few weeks we have been working to connect \u003Ca rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 href=\u0022https://compass.scouts.org.uk\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 aria-label=\u0022Compass (opens in a new tab)\u0022\u003ECompass\u003C/a\u003E to Group Finder to allow the editing of information within the Group Finder.\u0026nbsp;However, it is now clear that we are not able to fully\u0026nbsp;connect up\u0026nbsp;the contact details element of Group Finder with Compass. We are still able to use the meeting times, schedules and location from Compass to populate Group Finder\u2019s new search-by-day functionality.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003C!-- /wp:paragraph --\u003E \u003C!-- wp:paragraph --\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIn regard to the Group Finder data, we have extracted and cleaned the contact information and group location from the current Group Finder, as well as taking the meeting schedule and locations details from census and we have uploaded this to Compass and our new database for the Group Finder.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003C!-- /wp:paragraph --\u003E \u003C!-- wp:paragraph --\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAlongside these database changes, we have also\u0026nbsp;automated the \u201CWant to Join\u201D process so the form filled in by prospective volunteers and parents can be sent directly to the appropriate\u0026nbsp;contact\u0026nbsp;without displaying\u0026nbsp;individuals contact details. We think these changes help to make Group Finder more secure and easier to use.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003C!-- /wp:paragraph --\u003E \u003C!-- wp:paragraph --\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWe\u2019d like to thank you for all your feedback and support since our beta website\u2019s launch in May which has helped to improve it and ensure it\u2019s ready to become our new, main website this month, and we\u2019re excited to tell you more about our upcoming features when they\u2019re ready.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003C!-- /wp:paragraph --\u003E\u003C/p\u003E","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""}]}],"config":null}]},"searchDescription":null,"pageType":null,"location":null,"versionDate":"30 September 2019","reviewDate":null,"furtherReading":[],"relatedLinks":[],"id":40263,"nodeName":"Changes to our beta website","title":"Changes to our beta website","type":"changeLogItem","image":{"url":"/media/7445/scoutsbetawebsite.jpg?width=800\u0026height=450\u0026v=1d9becd33b95f60","caption":"Scoutsbetawebsite","type":"jpg","size":2241851,"width":2861,"height":1526,"altText":""},"assets":null,"headerOptions":{"headerTitle":"Changes to our beta website","headerSubTitle":null,"headerCta":null,"headerCtaText":null,"headerCtaLink":null,"headerBackgroundColour":null,"showSEOImage":false,"headerBackgroundImage":null,"quickLinks":null},"subHeader":"Update on the Scouts new website.","browserTitle":null,"silktide":"eyJjbXMiOiJVbWJyYWNvIiwiZWRpdG9yVXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9wcm9kLWNtcy5zY291dHMub3JnLnVrLy91bWJyYWNvIy9jb250ZW50L2NvbnRlbnQvZWRpdC80MDI2MyJ9","canonicalUrl":"https://www.scouts.org.uk/news/2019/september/changes-to-our-beta-website/"}