Longs Peak Council, BSA Banner - Colorado Front Range The following information is from a memo sent from the National BSA to the Council Office Jan 30, 2008.

Changes to Scouting.org

On February 4, 2008, changes will be made to the Scouting.org Web site that will require your webmaster to update links on your council Web site. The URLs that point to pages on Scouting.org will change; as a result, any Web sites that point to these pages must be updated.

For example, the URL for the Boy Scouts program on Scouting.org has previously looked something like http://www.scouting.org/nav/enter.jsp?s=by, whereas the new URL for the Boy Scouts program will be http://www.scouting.org/boyscouts.aspx.

Links to Programs and other sections (e.g., BoyScouts, Venturing, etc) should be changed to the new URLs (available below). If the webmaster is linking to a Web page deeper into the Web site than the top-level programs, contact Chad Jordan (cjordan@netbsa.org), the National Council Webmaster, for the new URL.

For example, links to programs/sections would be:

  • BoyScouts = www.scouting.org/boyscouts.aspx
  • CubScouts = www.scouting.org/cubscouts.aspx
  • Venturing = www.scouting.org/venturing.aspx
  • Commissioners = www.scouting.org/commissioners.aspx
  • Guide to Safe Scouting = www.scouting.org/gss.aspx
  • Scouting Safely (Health ∓ Safety) = www.scouting.org/scoutingsafely.aspx
  • Information Center = www.scouting.org/media.aspx
  • Youth Protection = www.scouting.org/youthprotection.aspx
  • Philmont = www.scouting.org/philmont.aspx

Links to Forms/Documents:

Many webmasters have linked directly to PDF files, Word documents, and other forms and files on Scouting.org. These links will not work after February 4, 2008, and will need to be changed to ensure proper operation. Click here to open a spreadsheet containing the mapping of the old and new locations of these documents. If there is any confusion about the new location of a file, a webmaster should be able to locate the new file (after February 4) using these guidelines:

All files are stored on Scouting.org in a webshare called "filestore" that is organized by file type for ease of access and navigation. In other words, all PDF files are stored in a 'pdf' directory; all Word documents are in a 'doc' directory.

Examples:

Assume that a webmaster has linked to the NAYLE.ppt file on scouting.org.
  • The old link would be "http://www.scouting.org/boyscouts/supplemental/pdf/NAYLE.ppt"
  • The new link would be "http://www.scouting.org/filestore/ppt/NAYLE.ppt"

Assume that a webmaster has linked to the latest Value of Scouting Slide show file on scouting.org.

  • The old link would be "http://www.scouting.org/media/value/11.swf"
  • The new link would be "http:I/www.scouting.org/filestore/swf/11.swf"

Assume that a webmaster has linked to the Venturing Marketing Guide (Bin # 25-309) on scouting.org.

  • The old link would be "http://www.scouting.org/venturing/support/resources/pdf/25-309.pdf"
  • The new link would be "http://www.scouting.org/filestore/pdf/25-309.pdf"
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