Enable supported species
You can find the Supported Species page by going to Animals > Settings and clicking Supported Species.
IMPORTANT
To manage the supported species list, your volunteers must have the role of site admins. They will then be able to change the species supported by the organization and shown in your drop-down menus.
To enable the species your organization supports, simply check the checkboxes next to each species and save. Only those species selected will appear in the species drop-down menus (for example, when adding animals or selecting species for attendance at an event).
Enable Animal Special Lists
You can find the Special Lists page by going to Animals > Settings then clicking Special Lists.
The Special Lists feature automatically creates lists of animals that meet certain criteria, for example, Special Needs, Recent Arrivals, Puppies, Kittens, etc.
IMPORTANT
To add animals to special lists, your volunteers must have either the role of Animal Add or Animal Admin.
To be able to change the settings for the special lists, your volunteers must have the role of Animal Admin.
The Special Lists web pages will be automatically updated as you add your animals.
All times/ages are in days.
You can enter just the youngest age if you do not want to have a maximum age for the list.
For example:
- Kittens/Puppies: 0-180
- Teens: 181-364
- Adults: 365
(For the Adults list you would enter only enter the start age for the youngest age, and leave the Oldest blank if you do not want to use the seniors group).
IMPORTANT
You must enter a birth date (even approximate) for each animal to have age-related special lists work. Example: puppies, kittens, teens, adults, seniors.
This will automatically age the animal and move them from one list to the next as they age.
Table of Special Lists
Special List | Description |
Kittens / Puppies | Enter the age range, like 0/180 for animals 0 days to 6 months old to be shown |
Teens | Enter the age range |
Adults | Enter the age range |
Seniors | Enter the age range |
Urgent | Automatically updated from the Highlight field (a highlight of 0 is urgent). See the Highlighted Animalsfor more information. |
Long Time/Must Adopt | Uses the Received Date field from the animal to show only animals that have been in your organization for the specified time |
Special Needs | Automatically updated from the Special Needs animal field |
Needs a Caretaker (Foster) | Automatically updated from the Needs a Caretaker animal field |
Recent Arrivals | This uses the Received Date field from the animal to show only animals received within a certain number of days |
Courtesy Listings | Automatically updated |
Special Needs list
To automatically add an animal to the Special Needs webpage:
- Enable Special Needs in your Special Lists.
- When Adding or Editing an Animal, enter some text in the Special needs description in the Additional Notes and Comments section.
- If the special needs animal also needs a sponsor, you can enable the Sponsorships for that animal.
Adding Special Lists to a custom menu
NOTE
Many of the RescueGroups.org layouts and menus will automatically show links to the Special Lists that you enable using the Default Menu. If you have a Custom Menu you may need to manually add the Special Lists links to your menu.
If you do not see the Special List you would like to use in your website menu or in your link list, please see how to Add a Menu Item below.
Add the Animal Browse Pages to your Website Menu if you are using a custom menu
Adding menu items
You can find the Menus page by going to Website > Menus.
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