Q 1: How do I order the Legionsites.com website, American Legion’ approved and sanctioned
       website for their Posts, Districts and Departments?
Q 2: How do I pay for the website?
Q 3: What is included in the payment price?
Q 4: What happens after I place an order for the website?
Q 5: Is a manual available instructing users how to operate the website?
Q 6: Do I have control of pre-designed Menu Items?
Q 7: What options do I have when using the Photo Gallery?
Q 8: Can I preview Posts who are using Legionsites.com website?
Q 9: Is Technical Support available?

 

Q 1. How do I order the www.legionsites.com website, American Legion’ approved and sanctioned website for their Posts, Districts and Departments?
A 1. You must order on-line by click on the “Purchase Online” button located on the left navigation menu of any page. Follow the prompts in the Shopping Cart and please make sure to add as much information as possible.

Q 2. How do I pay for the website?
A 2. Payment can be made by check or credit card. Follow the Shopping Cart instructions for choice of payment. If paying by check you will need to print out the completed invoice and mail it in with your check. make checks payable to The American Legion. checks should be mailed to The American Legion 5745 Lee Road, Indianapolis, Indiana 46216.

Q 3. What is included in the payment price?
A 3. START-UP COST ONLY $299.00*. Includes Initial Set-Up + License Fee + Cost of Registering Your Post’s Domain Name + 1st Year’s Web Hosting * + 10 E-Mail Addresses.

Q 4. What happens after I place an order for the website?
A 4. Upon approval of payment, authorization is granted to purchase your Post Domain Name, following your instructions listed in your Shopping Cart application. Authorization period averages 10 days. In approximately 10 days you will receive an e -mail containing two URL addresses. The first URL address is your Post’s URL address. Type your Post’s URL address into any web browsers address bar, and your website will appear on your computer screen The second URL is your Post’s Administration address with your exclusive Password. For security purposes share the password and the Administration URL address only with trusted members.

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Q 5. Is a manual available instructing users how to operate the website?
A 5. Yes. It is suggested you read the introduction section entitled “ATTENTION FIRST TIME USERS – READ THESE DIRECTIONS FIRST” Click on the word “HELP” the home page of www.legionsites.com There are five Phase 2 written chapters, in PDF format. Download and print these written instructions for ready reference.

The five How Do I chapters are entitled:
Chapter 1 – Page Content Administration
Chapter 2 – Photo Gallery Administration
Chapter 3 – Events Calendar Administration
Chapter 4 – Post Information
Chapter 5 – Technical Support

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Q 6. Do I have control of pre-designed Menu Items?
        a.) Do I have control sequencing Menu Items?
        b.) Can I create custom Menu Items and associated web pages?
        c.) Can I insert PDF’s on selected web pages?
A 6. Yes to all above and more. Read Chapter 1 of the Manual.

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Q 7. What options do I have when using the Photo Gallery?
A 7.You can upload new photos. You can edit existing photo captions, change existing categories or delete existing Photos. You can create new or edit excising photo categories. The maximum size allowed is 2 mb. The photo file names cannot have spaces or symbols like %. Photos will automatically resize to fit the web page. The upload feature currently supports graphic files (gif, jpeg,png), flash files *swf), document files. And Acrobat (pdf) documents. Read Chapter 2.

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Q 8. Can I preview Posts who are using Legionsites.com website?
A 8. Visit some of our newly joined online Posts to see how each Post customizes their web site to meet their unique post requirements and share ideas.

www.spotsylvaniapost320.org
www.cay202detroit.org
www.penbrookpost730.org
www.post109.org
www.50legion.org
www.amerlegiondeptfrance.org

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Q 9. Is Technical Support available?
A 9.Yes. Free Technical Support. Is available. Please comply with conditions:

1. To better service your Technical Questions they will be answered ONLY when you complete the Technical question Form online. To access this form, click on the Technical Support Form link below and complete the form I n next web page, and click “SUBMIT”.

2. To access The “Technical Support Form” link, visit www.legionsites.com. On the upper right-hand corner of the Home Page, click on the word ‘HELP” A copy of the screen below will appear and click on the “Technical Support Form” and enter your inquiries on the form.

3.Technical Support questions are answered by email during business hours of 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Monday - Friday CST, and are answered in the order that they are received. We will make best efforts to respond within a 48-hour period

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*Prices subject to change without notice.