Member Experience

Members' Guide to Website Menus

User Menu (below the top, only visible to members):

• My account - Links to a complex profile page. Please fill out this page!
• Log out - Exits the website's "Members Only" mode.

Top Menu (aligned to the left on most screens):

• Home - Links to the "Front Page" of the MWSA website.
•  Website Help - Displays this guide to using the MWSA website.
• About Us - Links to the offical MWSA history and leadership handbook.
• Membership - Links to membership information.  
• Contact Us - Displays a contact form, which sends email to MWSA officers. 
• MWSA News - Displays the latest news about MWSA and our members.
• Member News - Displays a list of stories about our members. 
• Award Winners - Displays information about MWSA annual award winners. 
• Dispatches - Displays a list of online articles. 
• Conferences - Links to the annual MWSA conference materials. 
• Calendar - Displays a calendar of MWSA events.

Books and Reviews Menu (down the left):
There are three top-level menus and several sub-menus in the Books and Reviews section of the MWSA website. 

• Book reviews - Links to reviews of MWSA members' books.
• Reviews browser - Displays a list of books reviewed by MWSA for members.
• Submit a book for review - MEMBERS ONLY
• Reviews pending - Displays a list of reviews in progress. 
• Reviews and Awards - Displays a handbook on the MWSA book review process and our annual awards. 
• Music reviews - Displays a list of music reviews. 
• Amazon store - Accesses a basic Amazon store. 

Navigation Menu (down the left):

This is technically two menus, one for visitors and one for members logged-in to the system. The menus are quite different. Also, this menu changes based on your "role" on the website. Until you log-in to the site, via the MWSA Member Access fields, you don't get to see everything!

• Add content - this menu changes based on your role(s) on the website. 
• Handbook - members will see additional handbooks and guides, such as "Member Resources," that are hidden from non-members.
• Forums - members can post to forums.
• Polls - members can vote on polls. 
• News Feeds (RSS) - military and publishing related news from around the world. 
• Content Summary - (not the same for all members, this depends on your role) displays various lists of what has been added to the site. Not every list is available to all members.
• Member Profiles - a quick "plain text" list of members with accounts on the website.

Articles and Reviews:
The "Articles and Reviews" are always visible to non-members and members.