🛠️ Getting started
- Logging in
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Understanding the user interface
Your District Engage user interface is designed to be as intuitive and user-friendly as possible. Fi...
👤 User configuration
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Password management
Change your passwordTo update your password in District Engage:Log in via your District Engage websi...
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Team management
Teams help sort both people and projects for searchability, and also help assign roles and permissio...
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User management
Use the People tab to manage all of your District Engage users.The people overview screen shows you...
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User roles
System vs team rolesSystem rolesWhen adding a new user, a system role needs to be selected for this...
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Your user profile
Your user profile is where you control your personal settings, such as username and password, as wel...
🏗️ Creating and managing projects
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Archive or delete a project
Archived projects are any projects with an unpublished workflow state. All project data, analytics,...
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Colour schemes for your projects
Choosing the right colour scheme can greatly enhance the visual appeal of your projects. Below are t...
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Creating and publishing a project
In District Engage, a project represents a workspace for a particular set of consultation activities...
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Creating and sharing a project preview link
As a project manager or engagement manager, you may need to send a draft page for review outside of...
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Manage a project
Find project contentTo find content for an existing project:Navigate to the Dashboard.In the top-lev...
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Public content moderation
Public content moderation is the moderation of content created by public District Engage users, such...
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What is a project?
A project is a self-contained set of content and participation activities you can build using Distri...
✏️ Content tools
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Adding layers to a map
District Engage allows internal users to further detail spatial information by adding layers to exis...
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Cloning Tools
As a project manager, you may want to use an existing tool as a base for creating a new tool. This c...
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Create, edit & delete maps
Maps can be used to communicate complex geographical information to the public, and/or to gather spa...
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Creating an image carousel
Example of an image carousel:Instructions for optimal image displaySupported file typesjpeg, jpg, pn...
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Creating an image gallery
Instructions for optimal image displaySupported file typesjpeg, jpg, pngMax. file upload size20 MBMa...
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Creating an image slider
Example of an image slider:Instructions for optimal image displaySupported file typesjpeg, jpg, pngM...
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Documents
Add supporting files to your project page to help your community access all the right information th...
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Events
Events with participants are an important aspect of successful community engagement projects. Distri...
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Hotspots
The Hotspot tool lets you add interactive annotations to images, maps and diagrams. When clicked, th...
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Internal content moderation
Internal content moderation is the moderation of content created by internal District Engage users,...
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Manage content blocks and groups
Create dynamic and engaging content for your consultations with a powerful range of content tools. C...
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Map library
Maps can be used to communicate complex geographical information to the public, and/or to gather spa...
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Marker libraries
District Engage provides two types of marker libraries where custom markers are uploaded. Markers in...
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Marker types
When you add pins to your map layer, you are able to select the marker icon for the pin. Marker icon...
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Pages
Create a new pageThis section describes how to add a basic page to your project. The District Engage...
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Publishing content updates
Content updates require validation through a number of colleague-reviewed states before they are pub...
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Timeline
Show the current stage of your project by using a timeline. A timeline allows you to show the trajec...
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Updates
Project updates are snippets of information that can be used to provide project followers and genera...
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Upload external map layers
Whilst we recommend layers to be created within District Engage, layers created outside of District...
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Uploading images
When creating site and project content, users will often have the option to upload an image to make...
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WYSIWYG editor
A What You See Is What You Get or WYSIWYG editor is a common feature of modern software. You’ll enco...
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WYSIWYG: Accordion tool
Adding an accordion tool to your project pageWhile logged in, use the top-level menu to navigate to...
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oEmbed
oEmbed is an open format designed to allow embedding content from an external website into your webs...
🗳️ Participation tools
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Discussions
Drive topic-based discussions in a safe and interactive space, allowing community members and decisi...
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Ideas
Promote ideation through our virtual community wall by empowering users to vote, comment and collabo...
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Map surveys
Collect spatial feedback directly on a map by allowing participants to share insights and ideas thro...
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Participation tool management
Participation tool typesParticipation tools can be added to your projects to get participants to eng...
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Polls
Gather instant feedback and report on real time results through dynamic charting. Quick polls encour...
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Questions
Allow users to ask questions of a consultation project panel.Enable users to direct questions to a c...
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Surveys
Create simple or complex surveys, embed media, and add form-step validation and question-based logic...
📊 Reporting
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Dashboard exports
N.B: Important note for all for Engage Victoria reporting dashboards:IP data was not being collected...
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Dashboard settings
N.B: Important note for all for Engage Victoria reporting dashboards:IP data was not being collected...
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Dashboard widgets
N.B: Important note for all for Engage Victoria reporting dashboards:IP data was not being collected...
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Participation tool dashboard widgets
Widget typesEach Participation Tool question type is represented on the reporting dashboard using on...
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Participation tool reporting
N.B: Important note for all for Engage Victoria reporting dashboards:IP data was not being collected...
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Project reporting
N.B: Important note for all for Engage Victoria reporting dashboards:IP data was not being collected...
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Reporting dashboards
N.B: Important note for all for Engage Victoria reporting dashboards:IP data was not being collected...
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Survey Completion Rate
As of 6th November 2024, new surveys will now have their completion rate tracked.The completion rate...
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Understanding Subscriber Email Metrics
This article explains the figures shown on the Subscriber Email Report page and clarifies how key me...
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Update dashboard widgets
NB: Important note for all for Engage Victoria reporting dashboards:IP data was not being collected...
🔔 Notifications
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Notifications for admins
The District Engage notification framework enables platform alerts to administrators.Administrator n...
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Notifications for public users
Follow a projectThe District Engage notification framework enables email notifications to public use...
⚙️ Advanced admin settings
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Advanced administration settings
Advanced administration settings are controlled by superusers and affect your entire District Engage...
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Translation Packs
Translation packs are a feature that can be applied to surveys and pages within our platform. These...