How to add
a rule
Anyone in the office can add a rule. It takes about two minutes, and the site rebuilds itself within a minute of publishing. Nothing is lost: every rule is version-controlled, so there is a record of who added what and when.
Log in
Go to the site address and add /admin to the end of it. Sign in with
your office account. If you do not have access yet, ask a principal to add you.
Click “New rule” and fill in the form
Only the first three fields are required. Everything else can be added later by anyone, including you.
Publish
Hit publish. Wait about a minute, reload the page, and your rule is there. If it does not appear, the build is probably still running.
Writing a good rule
Short enough to remember, specific enough to act on. If it needs a paragraph to explain, the paragraph goes in the description and the headline stays one line. Set the status to under discussion if the wording is not settled — that is what it is for.
If you redraw an illustration, match these so the new one sits beside the old ones without a jolt: