Website Updates are Complete
Greetings Mowogo Lodge,
We have completed a number of website software updates in an effort to keep Mowogo.org current and secure. Thanks for your patience.
Website Look
We were able to use the previous website template, so the look and feel of the site should be very familiar. You will notice a few changes to menus, file downloads, and the registration system.
User Accounts
Though most the previous web user accounts are still active, we began phasing out the individual web user accounts over the past couple of years. All content is now available without password access, including registration for all events, dues payments, etc. All User Profiles are now maintained through LodgeMaster portal accounts. Over the next year we will continue to phase out and remove individual web accounts.
File Attachments
One noticable change is in the way downloadable file attachments are presented. The previous file download system was no longer supported, so this feature had to be moved to a new system. A number of older files that were no longer valid have also been purged from the system. There is now a new menu entry:
Mowogo -> Administration -> File Download Archive
From this menu selection you can now view all files on the site that are available for download by category, including back issues of Arrow Points.
Registration System
The most significant change to the website was the complete replacement of the Mowogo online registration system. Unfortunately the registration software that we have been using for many years is no longer supported, so we have moved to a new registration platform that provides most of the same features. You will find that the event pages and registration forms have a different look, but we have attempted to keep most of the registration flow and required information the same.
One difference is that the registration cart is no longer supported. To allow registration of more than one person with a single transaction, we have gone back to supporting group registration. When you choose to register for an event, you will find 2 buttons - one to register a single individual and the other to register a group of two or more. When registering a group, minimal information must be entered for each group member (name, BSA ID, birthdate, etc.), and then unit and chapter info is requested when entering billing info. It is recommended that the group member handling the billing/payment be entered as the first group member if possible, but this is not required.
2024 Mowogo Events
Currently we only have event registration set up for Winter Banquet, and payment forms for Dues and Transfers. The Lodge Leadership is still working to sort out a few dates and other details for the 2024 season. We will have additional 2024 events open for registration after the holidays.
