Creating a Project

On the Projects page, select the Add button in the upper right-hand corner of the page to create a new project. Image 1

On the new project page, input the necessary information about the new project. Image 2 Image 3 The necessary information includes:

  • GitHub Account Select the GitHub account where the new project will be saved. Projects can be saved to any account in which a user has write permissions in GitHub. See more at GitHub Accounts and Organizations.
  • Private Repository Toggle the button on to keep the new project private, meaning the project will not generate a GitHub Pages site. For more information, see Private Projects.
  • Title Provide a title for the new project. The project title will appear in the site header.
  • Description Provide a description of the new project. The description will appear on the home page of the auto-generated site.
  • Language Select the language the new project will be in.
  • Project Slug Provide a short, descriptive name for the project. The slug will appear in the project’s URL and serve as the repository name on GitHub.

For the Project Slug, do not use spaces or punctuation other than hyphens.

  • Project Contributor(s) List the name(s) of the contributor(s) who worked on the project. The names will appear at the bottom of the project’s pages. If left blank, the project owner’s username will appear. Image 4
  • Collaborators Collaborators can be added directly to the new project by selecting the Add Collaborator button and searching the collaborator’s GitHub username. The usernames are auto-completed via AVAnnotate. For more information, see Collaborations. Image 5

Once all the necessary information is entered, select the Create Project button in the bottom right-hand corner of the page.