4. Editing content on Github directly

If you have decided not to go for the full on tech route, you can use the web interface to make changes. This is pretty simple and is documented below. There is one serious limitation here! You can only change one file already on the site at a time.

Editing a file

Let's go for a hypothetical scenario, you want to change Senuitef's landing page. This is simple.

1. Go to https://github.com/FitzwilliamMuseum/egyptiancoffins
2. Now look for the link to _senuitef
3. Click on this
4. Now look for the link to index.md
5. Click on this
6. You get presented with a page showing the code as it stands (sort of scary?)
7. Now look for the edit button which is a pencil
8. Click this
9. Make your changes (remember the style guide for using markdown earlier)
10. When you have finished your changes scroll down the page to commit changes box
11. Add a title for why you made the change - for example "Fix a spelling mistake"
12. Add a description - "Amended spelling of coffin"
13. Don't touch any of the radio buttons
14. Press commit changes button (bright green)

Your changes will then get written to the website and go live in a couple of minutes. Well done!

Adding images to folders

Images are held in the folder labelled images and then each section has its own subfolder. For example, senuitef's images are in images/senuitef, news in images/news. You can upload images using the routine described below.

1. Click on the link to images
2. Click on the link to senuitef
3. Look for the upload images button
4. Press this
5. Either drag images into the area that you see or choose images using the select files button
6. When you have finished your uploads scroll down the page to commit changes box
7. Add a title for why you made the change - for example "Added images of Senuitef"
8. Add a description - "Added coffin detail images"
9. Don't touch any of the radio buttons
10. Press commit changes button (bright green)

Your images are now uploaded and ready for using across the site.