Resources for our webmasters
This page is the start of what we hope will develop into extensive resoures for our webmasters. Offsite links are set to open in a new browser window so you won't get lost. Please contact us if you have additional links or information to share!
The basics
Here's where you can get information about
- our server environment and supported software
- account options and space/bandwidth limits
- purchasing domain names
- tech support for webmasters and users
- our terms and conditions
- how to become a Humanists.net user
- getting started (some advice from our tech staff)
Help with the development stage
- Online training (offsite) in HTML, Front Page, Dreamweaver, Javascript, PhotoShop, Flash, and more -- all free.
- WebMonkey (offsite)
Guides, tutorials, libraries, and much, much more. - HTML Goodies (offsite)
HTML primers, tutorials, and more -- including an HTML mentor community to help you. - Yale Web Style Guide (offsite)
Help with design issues like navigation, graphics, type styles, and more. - Color selection interface
Many designers find this clickable tool helpful for choosing pleasing background, text, and link colors. (Hex codes for your HTML are provided.) - We are always looking for mentors so that we can pair experienced webmasters with those in need of assistance. Contact us to volunteer your services!
Free news
Headlines from our free weekly e-zine, Humanist Network News, can be easily syndicated on your site using these instructions. Add our special code to your site just once, and the most current headlines and links will always appear for your site visitors!
Free graphics
- Humanists.net hosted site logo
All hosted sites should display this graphic, preferably on your opening page. You need not download or save the file in your own site space. Just insert the following code in your page to activate the graphic as a link back to us:
<a href="http://humanists.net">
<img src="http://humanists.net/images/hostedby.gif" border="no" alt="humanists.net">
</a>If you prefer the animated graphic in our menu bar to the left, use this code instead:
<a href="http://humanists.net">
<img src="http://humanists.net/images/hostedby_ani.gif" border="no" alt="humanists.net">
</a>We are also grateful for back links to
our main site at http://HumanistStudies.org
our Continuum of Humanist Education site at http://HumanistEducation.com
our free weekly e-zine, Humanist Network News, at http://HumanistStudies.org/enews/
- Art by Cheryl (offsite)
- Barry's Clip Art (offsite)
- EOS Development (offsite)
Free downloads
- Nvu (offsite)
Site creation software using a point and click interface and its own file management (FTP) client (suitable for all platforms) - WS_FTP LE from download.com (offsite)
All-purpose file transfer software (Limited Edition LE version free to non-commercial users) - SSH (offsite)
A more secure file transfer client, also free to non-commercial users - JavaScript Source (offsite)
Lots of free javascripts to spiff up your site (but beware: many are browser-specific -- test thoroughly!) - Arachnophilia (offsite)
Free text editing software for those larger HTML files Notepad can't handle - MS Front Page 2000 tutorial (offsite)
Help for our Front Page users - Dreamweaver, Flash, and other software from Macromedia (offsite)
Preview and trial versions of several popular packages
Other goodies
- Tech Soup (offsite)
Discounted software for non-profits - Adobe PDF Online (offsite)
Convert documents to .pdf format right on the Web -- five free trial conversions per e-mail address - ThinkExist (offsite)
Famous quotations, some relevant to humanist sites