Welcome to the new HMMS club website!
This new website is quite an upgrade from our previous site! While the old website served its purpose well at the outset of the club, it was showing its age and not at all dynamic. Thanks to an ”open source” blogging program called Wordpress, it was easy to create this attractive and comprehensive website for the club.
From this website the Officers will post announcements of meetings and events, post pictures from past events, list membership benefits, and with a member’s approval, post a picture of them with their car! Hopefully this new website help us attract new members and retain existing members.
Other features of the new website:
- Visitors can leave comments to a post
- Pictures, pictures, pictures
- An event calendar showing upcoming events and meetings
- Links to other MINI related websites
- A listing of auto-related vendors who give discounts to HMMS members
And, we are working on adding a HMMS forum page!
So, how do you start using this site? Start by clicking on the various headings a the top of the web page and get familiar with the content. On the home page you can browse through the various posts; they are listed chronologically as they were added to the website. To see the full post, click on the post’s heading. If you want to leave a comment on a post, then you need to first register with the site. There is no approval required to become a registered user. We only do this to help prevent spam posts. If you like, you can use the same “handle” as you have been using on Metroplex, although the two site are not connected.
Once you are registered, and log on, you will be brought to your Dashboard. The Dashboard shows the functions available to you on the website. From the Dashboard, you can upload an avatar, update your password, and enter your contact information (although not required).
All registered users are established as Subscribers. Basically all you will be able to do is view the website and leave comments to posts. If you want to contribute posts on events and other club information, you can upgraded from a Subscriber to a Contributor. Please let a club officer know if you want to do this.
So, enjoy this new website. It was developed for your benefit. If you have any questions or concern, please contact me at j.conley@comcast.net, or one of the officers.
Jeff Conley (aka Scooper), HMMS VP & website administrator