In August, we began rolling out some changes to both the layout and menu of the SIDEARM Admin for sites on the school platform. Here we will break down these changes and what to expect when the update hits your site. Layout The base layout of the admin area remains the same in terms of the menu being on the left and chosen sections on the right. However, the first noticeable change is the removal…
Gameday programs have long been a beloved tradition for fans in stadiums and arenas, but the process of creating, managing and distributing these programs has often been a resource-heavy task for athletic departments. Enter SIDEARM’s Digital Program builder, a groundbreaking tool that allows athletic departments to effortlessly create, manage and activate stunning digital programs within minutes. With SIDEARM’s Digital Programs builder, the program creation, management and release process becomes seamless and efficient. The user interface…
The image management section is receiving a full upgrade that will redefine how images are managed in the SIDEARM platform. Currently in testing with a slated release schedule to begin in early November, the new features will help save you time with more robust editing tools and easier workflows to locate images for use. Here we will outline each change and what to expect when this update hits your site. Image Management & Filtering The…
Rollout of the much anticipated career stats upgrades has begun. The major change here is that you will no longer be required to upload a team (season) xml file to populate career stats on bio pages. Instead, these will be updated from the individual game files that are uploaded after each contest. As each site receives this update, we have service that will look back at all schedules where individual game files have been loaded…
For many years, one of the most common questions asked has been “Why are gallery images separate from regular site images”. The reason was based on how the gallery pages of the past functioned, we had to keep the two as entirely separate processes. However, that is all changing now. These two functions have now been merged so that all images will live in the image management section. This means the process for creating a…
A very useful page that has existed in the SIDEARM platform for many years has recently received a much needed upgrade, providing a better user experience on both desktop and mobile. Year-by-Year results, which used to be found under the “all-time” section, displays the results for every schedule that has been entered into the SIDEARM platform for a specific sport. Broken down by season, it shows the overall record along with the conference, home, away…
A fun part of being in this field is seeing how tech can have a resurgence. It feels like not that long ago when Podcasts had become a thing of the past before blowing up on the scene in the last few years. In 2020, as establishments moved away from printed menus and materials, another forgotten item came back to the forefront, QR Codes. QR Codes have existed as an option in the SIDEARM software…
