Community Corner

Patch Introduces Photo Gallery, Traffic and Gas Price Page

Site upgrades designed to enhance user experience.

While most of St. Peters was sound asleep early Tuesday, Patch was busy making some upgrades.

Users to the site will now have a chance to add pictures and get a one-click check of the traffic and gas prices. The enhancements are designed to make the site easier to use. 

The first thing you may see while checking out the site is . The gallery is a living and ever-expanding photo gallery. You, the user, choose the pictures. Got an image you'd like to share? Upload it to the gallery for everyone to see.

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From the beginning, St. Peters Patch has been pleased to serve as a destination for community members to share their opinions, photos and video. In the parlance of the digital age this is know User Generated Content (UGC), otherwise known as cool stuff from readers.

Here’s how it works

  1. Log in. If you have not already done so, sign up on St. Peters Patch. You’ll find the “sign up” link in the upper right-hand corner of the homepage.
  2. Not far below the sign up and log in area you’ll see a button that says “Add to the Neighborhood Gallery.” Click on that.
  3. Now you’ll find yourself in the Neighborhood Gallery. There already are some photos and video there. To add yours, simply click the “Upload Photos & Videos” button.
  4. Select the items you’d like to add from your computer.
  5. It’ll a take a few seconds to process your image (longer for video).
  6. Add a caption, if you like.
  7. Finally, upload more photos or return to the article.
  8. Your photo or video is now ready to view!

We've got you started, but feel free to add more. You can add pictures of your kids, your dog or really anything that you think should be shared. 

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The next new feature is our traffic and gas page. Located at the top of the page in the normal navigation tab, the page is a nearly-live look at what's going on in St. Peters. The traffic page is interactive and constantly updating—every five minutes the map refreshes. Just because you may click on it at 5 a.m. doesn't mean that you have the 5 a.m. traffic.

The gas prices are also updated frequently and provide you with the best place to get cheap fuel in town. If you're heading out the door, one click can save you some time and some money.

So what do you think? Do you like the additions? Questions? Feel free to ask below in the comments. 


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