For Fellow Students

The CMS (Content Management System) aims to provide a convenient approach for students to modify their digital presence (i.e., personal page) and submit post proposals, including News, Student Stories, and Academic Posts through browser forms, in substitute of a centralized, labor-intensive backend update.

APEX members can find the login button at the bottom. If you do not own an account yet or have forgotten your password, contact the maintenance team for assistance. Specify your Student ID, your Chinese name and Pinyin transcription.

Be aware that 3 failed login attemps in a row triggers IP blockage.

 

Post Submissions and Profile Updates

When editing Markdown (.md) files, you may refer to the syntax dictionary in the Editing Guide to insert special formatting—such as bold, italics, hyperlinks, tables, headings (we strongly recommend sticking to H3 level headings throughout your personal page), and embedded images.

  • If you are uncomfortable with Markdown syntax, you may submit your content as plain text. Simply add parenthetical notes where special formatting is needed (e.g., (insert photo here) or (bold text)) and leave the rest to our editors.

Whether you are submitting an article or updating your personal page, under no circumstances should you modify the front matter (YAML metadata/eTags) at the top of the .md file (except when updating your contact email). Any submission with tampered metadata will be rejected.

  • Submitting Posts: Upon entering the CMS interface, click the Contribute to our Post Content button at the bottom. Before drafting, please review the category guidelines (News & Updates, Student Stories, Scientific Exploration), select the appropriate category, and begin writing. Drafts will automatically save after 2 seconds of inactivity.

  • Modifying Personal Page: The first two buttons in the CMS interface are portals for editing your bilingual personal page. If these buttons do not appear, it means your personal page has not been created or your metadata identifier is faulty. In such occasion, please contact the maintenance team for assistance.

Each student account is allowed up to 2 pending submissions (including both post submissions and profile edit requests) at any given time. If a submission is rejected, please review the reviewer comment, adjust your draft accordingly, and resubmit.

 

For the Maintenance Team

The APEX website is maintained as a static Hugo site, with source content kept in Markdown, YAML, and permanent assets under static/.

Maintenance Principles

The website should remain fast, recoverable, and easy to audit. Routine edits should keep the existing page URLs stable, preserve the English and Chinese versions, and store source images and attachments outside the generated public/ folder.

Content Workflow

The content management system is intended to let authorized maintainers update routine website content through browser forms. Updates should remain traceable, previewable, and reversible, while the production site continues to be generated by Hugo.

The first editable areas are expected to include FAQ, student profiles, and faculty records, news, notices, admission posts, calendar entries, and workshop articles.