Publicity in Penrith and Eden District: Difference between revisions

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= Blog entries =
= Blog entries =


Do on website with monthly piece at Penrith Today (200 words and a photo).
Do on website with monthly piece at Penrith Today (200 words and a photo).
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* [https://www.google.com/analytics/web/ Google Analytics] are used to track site usage
* [https://www.google.com/analytics/web/ Google Analytics] are used to track site usage
* A [http://www.penrithedenfreegle.org.uk/sitemap.xml site map] has been set up for use at [http://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/ Google webmaster tools] and [http://www.bing.com/toolbox/webmasters/ Bing webmaster tools]
* A [http://www.penrithedenfreegle.org.uk/sitemap.xml site map] has been set up for use at [http://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/ Google webmaster tools] and [http://www.bing.com/toolbox/webmasters/ Bing webmaster tools]
= Current active posts tool =
For the blog and articles, it is useful to have a comprehensive list of all the items currently available.
A tool was written to show this, broken down into the categories that the Freegle system automatically detects.
By default the tool restricts the shown items to the ones listed in the last week;
however you can select to show items over different period: from 'today' to '3 months;.
* [https://direct.ilovefreegle.org/modtools/groupitems.php?groupid=49 Current active items at Penrith and Eden District Freegle]
* [https://direct.ilovefreegle.org/modtools/groupitems.php Active items tool for other Freegle groups]
= Report on activities =
This wiki page is main report on the outputs and outcomes of this project

Revision as of 09:44, 30 May 2016

Penrith and Eden District Freegle received funding in May 2016 for a year from the Cumbria County Council Community Waste Prevention Fund - more details - supplemented with a little funding from Freegle itself.

  • Run four Give and Take events across Eden District
  • Produce a fortnightly blog
  • Produce a list of alternatives to Freegle in Eden District
  • Produce a guide/short report for other Freegle groups indicating the success of these publicity efforts

This page will detail what's been done over the year - and list other on-going publicity efforts.

Blog entries

Do on website with monthly piece at Penrith Today (200 words and a photo).

Local group website

The website www.penrithedenfreegle.org.uk was revamped for Penrith and Eden District Freegle. This has blog entries and one or two information pages. The site uses Drupal 8 but other and possibly easier logging system can be used.

Current active posts tool

For the blog and articles, it is useful to have a comprehensive list of all the items currently available. A tool was written to show this, broken down into the categories that the Freegle system automatically detects. By default the tool restricts the shown items to the ones listed in the last week; however you can select to show items over different period: from 'today' to '3 months;.

Report on activities

This wiki page is main report on the outputs and outcomes of this project