Frequently Asked Questions

• Do I need to know HTML or other web technologies to use IFTWeb?

  No.  If you can use a word processor and surf the internet you can use IFTWeb.  

• We have an existing website. Can we transfer it to IFTWeb?

  Not directly.  There are many different ways to create and host websites.  There is no automatic way to transfer the content.

• Why is my page locked?

  When creating or modifying a page, you must select publish otherwise the page will be locked and your edits will not be live.

   

• Can I make changes to the site template?

  No. In order to make IFTWeb available to all IFT locals and councils, IFT has developed a limited number of templates in which you may choose.  This provides a certain amount of "brand" awareness and continuity but most importantly it allows IFT the ability keep IFTWeb current.

   

• Can councils use IFTWeb or is it limitted to locals only?

  Any council, whether they are part of a federated local or not may use IFTWeb.

• We don't own a domain (eg. www.ift-aft.org). Can we still use IFTWeb?

  A domain isn't require as we host all the sites on our own domain.  The address format is http://iftweb.ift-aft.org/LocalNumber such as http://iftweb.ift-aft.org/943 .  We do encourage purchasing a domain as it is relatively cheap, approximately $10 a year.  GoDaddy is the main registrar we use as it is affordable and supports the features necessary to use with IFTWeb.

• Why isn't my news or event item showing up on my live site?

  REMEMBER: you MUST choose a category for your news and event items as well as your photos and documents.

   

• If I switch to IFTWeb from StateWeb, will I still be provided with content from AFT?

  No. IFTWeb is in no way affiliated with StateWeb. We are working on developing a way to add a newsfeed from IFT and from AFT to IFTWeb sites and will let you know once we make progress. Until then, you will have to manually add any content from either AFT or IFT to your site.

   

• Why are my images so large?

  When sizing images for your IFTWeb site, it is important to remember you not only need to adjust the physical dimensions but you need to check the photo's resolution. Resolution should be set at 72dpi at 100% of the size you wish to use the image.