Edit State/System Landing Pages: Information

States/systems can create a customized, branded Transferology® landing page to help promote colleges and universities to prospective students. When navigating to Transferology through the system's referral link or badge, students will see the customized page (assuming it is published) instead of the CollegeSource-branded homepage.

States and systems must work with CollegeSource to collaboratively create the initial landing page. Once the landing page is in place, it will be maintained by users at the participating institutions with the State Coordinator role in the Lab and any other State Coordinators given access to edit the page. This article within Edit State/System Landing Pages: An Overview Guide explains how State Coordinators can adjust the state/system referral code, introduction, description, and credit awards.

Before making changes to the landing page, please see Edit State/System Landing Pages: An Overview Guide. State Coordinators will need to determine whether to make changes to the landing page in its published or unpublished state. This article assumes that, if needed, the landing page has already been unpublished and will be republished afterward once changes are complete.

Articles in this series:

Overview
State/System Name
Referral Code
Introduction
Description
Credit Awards

Overview

When creating a state/system landing page, states/systems supplied the following information:

The state/system name.
The referral code that students would use to access Transferology.
A paragraph introducing the state/system.
A description of the institutions within the state/system.
An indication of whether institutions within the state or system award credit for any or all of the following learning experiences:

Standardized exams.
Military learning experiences.
Life learning experiences.

To adjust any of this information:

Go to the School Profile menu.
Select Promote Your School.
Select the State/System Template tab.
Users will be presented with a message asking for affirmation that the content of the landing page is not the responsibility of CollegeSource. Images, color, and text added to this page are the responsibility of the institution, state, or system to which the page belongs.
- Mark the checkbox in front of I agree and select Agree to continue.
Scroll down to the section labeled Information.

Within the editor, users with the State Coordinator role will see the state/system name, referral code, introduction, description, and credit awards currently or last used within the landing page.

State/System Name

To update the State/System Name:

Navigate to the State/System Name field and use the keyboard to remove or adjust the system name.
- Type in a new state/system name.
  - The name entered can be no more than 32 characters.
Select the Preview Changes button at the top of the template to see how the state/system name appears on the landing page.
Select Save Changes to save adjustments to the landing page.

A pop-up will appear noting that the user is about to make changes to the landing page for the system. Doing so will make these changes visible to the public if the landing page has been published. Make sure to review changes via the Preview Changes button.
- Select Yes to proceed with saving changes.
- A confirmation will appear indicating that changes have been saved.

Referral Code

To update the referral code.

Navigate to the Referral Code field and select Change System Referral Code.

Callout highlights the location of the Change System Referral Code button.

A pop-up will appear noting that the user is about to change the referral code for the state/system. This means that anyone visiting the state/system referral URL presented in the pop-up will no longer see the landing page. States/systems will need to update the link to the landing page in any relevant locations after the referral code has been changed for students to be redirected to this system's custom landing page.
- Select Yes to proceed with changing the referral code.
Use the keyboard to adjust the text in the Referral Code box.
- Referral codes must be 32 characters or less.
- They can contain letters and numbers, but no dots (.).
Select the Preview Changes button at the top of the template.
- Scroll to "Share this page" at the bottom to see the new referral link.

Callout highlights the location of the referral link.

Select Save Changes to save adjustments to the landing page.

A pop-up will appear noting that the user is about to make changes to the landing page for the system. Doing so will make these changes visible to the public if the landing page has been published. Make sure to review changes via the Preview Changes button.
- Select Yes to proceed with saving changes.
- A confirmation will appear indicating that changes have been saved.

As noted, upon update, the state/system will need to update any marketing materials, websites, email signatures, etc., that are using the code or embedding it within a referral badge.

Introduction

To update the introductory paragraph:

Navigate to the Introduction field and use the keyboard to remove or adjust the text.
- When typing the updated introduction, remember that it must be 250 characters or less.
Select the Preview Changes button at the top of the template to see how the text appears on the landing page.
Select Save Changes to save adjustments to the landing page.

A pop-up will appear noting that the user is about to make changes to the landing page for the system. Doing so will make these changes visible to the public if the landing page has been published. Make sure to review changes via the Preview Changes button.
- Select Yes to proceed with saving changes.
- A confirmation will appear indicating that changes have been saved.

Description

To update the description:

Navigate to the Description field and use the keyboard to remove or adjust the text.
- When typing the updated description, remember that it must be 250 characters or less.
Select the Preview Changes button at the top of the template to see how the text appears on the landing page.
Select Save Changes to save adjustments to the landing page.

A pop-up will appear noting that the user is about to make changes to the landing page for the system. Doing so will make these changes visible to the public if the landing page has been published. Make sure to review changes via the Preview Changes button.
- Select Yes to proceed with saving changes.
- A confirmation will appear indicating that changes have been saved.

Credit Awards

Users with the State Coordinator role can customize the text within the landing page to note the type of learning experiences for which institutions in the state/system award credit.

To adjust the current selections:

Mark the checkboxes corresponding to the type(s) of learning experiences for which institutions in the state/system award credit.
Unmark checkboxes corresponding to the type(s) of learning experiences for which institutions in the state/system do not award credit.
Select the Preview Changes button at the top of the template to see how selections appear on the landing page.
Select Save Changes to save adjustments to the landing page.

A pop-up will appear noting that the user is about to make changes to the landing page for the system. Doing so will make these changes visible to the public if the landing page has been published. Make sure to review changes via the Preview Changes button.
- Select Yes to proceed with saving changes.
- A confirmation will appear indicating that changes have been saved.

For information regarding how selections influence language appearing on the Transferology homepage, see the Credit Awards section of Create State/System Landing Pages: Information.