Cache Creation and Publication Class - 2017 Event Cache

Date: Saturday, May 20, 2017
Time: 9:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Location: Carpenter Branch of St. Louis Library
(3309 South Grand Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63116)

We will cover general cache-hiding regulations, as well as St. Louis-specific ones. And we will walk through the cache publication / submission process from beginning to end. We will cover certain cache description page formatting issues… including how to add pictures to your description. We will also give specific tips for getting your cache published as quickly and painlessly as possible. We have allocated plenty of time for related questions as we discuss these aspects of caching… so don't hesitate to bring those questions about confusing aspects of cache placement and publication with you to this class.

• Online HTML Editor: If you wish to add features to your cache descritpion that are not available on the Geocaching site or wish to edit the code on your cache page after the initial creation… use BestOnlineHTMLEditor.com.
  • Click the "Source" button in the Best Online… to enter source code mode. (See below.)
    
  • Paste the HTML code from the Long Description of your cache into the editor.
  • Click the "Source" button editor again to get back into regular WYSIWYG mode.
  • Make all of the edits you wish to make in the editor.
  • Once you are done editing… click the "Source" button again in the editor to return to source code mode.
  • Select all of the HTML code in the editor and copy it.
  • Return to the editor on the Geocaching we site.
  • If you are still in the initial cache creation process… make sure the "Source" button in the editor is activated on the cache creation page and then paste in the code you just copied.
  • If you are editing a cache description that you already set up… paste the code you copied into the "Cache Description" field.
• Add Image to Cache Description: If you have an image file on your computer that you would like to have as part of your cache description…
  • Go to the page for your cache and click the "Upload Images" link inside the "Admin Tools" box on the right hand side of the page.
    
  • Click the "Choose File" button and navigate to the file on your computer. The "File Caption" and "File Description" are both optional fields that you can choose to fill in or not. Then press the "Upload" button.
    
  • Once the image file is uploaded… the site will show a show a thumbnail of the image you just uploaded. Click on the image to open it alone in its own window.
  • At the top of this window is the web address (URL) of the image. Select this URL and copy it.
    
  • Return to the editor and click the image button that looks like a black sun and mountains scene.
    
  • Paste the URL you just copied into the "URL" field of the image dialog.
    
  • The other fields in the dialog are optional and you can play with them to get the settings just like you want them. Then press the "OK" button to insert the image.
  • As with any other editing… copy the HTML code and paste it back in your cache description once you are done editing it.