Handover guide

![](https://www.theblackqueertravelguide.com/static/media/logo.636f124d.svg) ---  :black_heart: :rainbow-flag: :black_heart: :rainbow-flag: # Handover guide ---  www.theblackqueertravelguide.com is now live! This guide provides what you'll need to know to:  ---  ### Accessing information as a user ---  - There's no need for people to log in - They just need to click through to the country they're interested in - Page defaults to 'About country' - People can also see Things to Do in each country and Experiences ---  - Experiences are filterable by the associated tags - -- "Black" -- "queer" -- "trans" -- "disabled" -- "neurotypical" -- "wheelchair user" -- "family friendly" -- "business" ---  ### Posting information as a user - 'Things to do' and 'Experiences' in each country have a link to a form where people can add their own information - These won't appear until they've been approved ---  ### Approve posts as an admin ---  - click small admin link on the bottom of landing page - you will be redirected to the admin login page - submit the login information - username : admin - password : blackqueertravelguideadmin - once logged in you can then approve or delete posts by clicking approve or delete. - right now there is no warning when you delete or approve so once clicked the post is either approved or deleted permanently. ---  ## Editing Laws/legislation information ---  This is done via [Airtable](https://airtable.com/tblD8M1JRgaOnp4vW/viw1QN4y6fj4wuSlM?blocks=hide) Airtable is accessible with the account created with paulaakpan@gmail.com. ---  What can be edited: - Information for each country - Heading names - Adding or removing columns You cannot: - Edit country names - Reorder countries - Remove or edit the country id (hidden field) ---  ## Heroku [Heroku](https://dashboard.heroku.com/apps/tfb-bqtg) is the platform that is hosting our back end. ---  The back end stores all user posts in a postgreSQL database attached to the Heroku project. We've sent invite emails to hello@theblackqueertravelguide.com and paulaakpan@gmail.com to join as collaborators so they should have access to the project. ---  ### Changing the admin password This is done in heroku in on the *settings* page by changing the *ADMIN_PASSWORD* set in *Config vars*. 1. From the dashboard view, click *Settings*. ![settings](https://i.imgur.com/alloY6B.png) ---  2. Once you are in the *Settings* page, click *Reveal Config Vars* ![](https://i.imgur.com/gjvngst.png) ---  This will open up all our secret variables we use to make the back end work. Best not to share any of the values found here anywhere or it might cause issues :eyes: ---  3. Click the pencil icon to edit the *ADMIN_PASSWORD*. ![](https://i.imgur.com/PmH9Q9P.png) ---  4. Change the password in the box underneath *value* and then hit *Save changes* ![](https://i.imgur.com/KBvq0Ut.png) ---  5. Log in with your new password! --- ### Checking database storage limit We are on the free plan so it can currently hold up to 10,000 rows. 1. From the dashboard, click *Heroku Postgres* ![database](https://i.imgur.com/0hcHopj.png) 2. You can see how many rows are currently being used out of 10,000 ![](https://i.imgur.com/DhAb8fN.png) You can upgrade the database to a bigger one once the need arises. ---  ## Editing the 'About Us' page - This information is written in to the code it will need to be accessed by developers ---  ## Logging and suggesting features. Our project board can be found [here](https://github.com/fac20/tfb-kjmp-frontend/projects/1). As you take this project forward, this is a great place to add and keep track of any ideas you have. ---  ## Further support Get in touch with us on Slack if you have any further issues. Please prioritise anything that isn’t clear in this guide, or quick fixes to the site that we might fit into the time we have left on the course. Thank you! Ephie, Josh, Terrence and Trish :black_heart: :rainbow-flag: :black_heart: :rainbow-flag: