Editor Quick View
When you login to the content management system you will find a lot of different buttons and editor options. Find our more about what each one does.
ACCOUNTS BAR (top)
Contains help links, account information, the GO LIVE button and a dropdown to allow you to switch websites.
MAIN TOOLBAR
This menu contains the main options for editing your website, changing design elements, accessing E-Commerce etc.
DASHBOARD/EDITOR
The main area of the CMS for changing content and settings.
QUICK LINKS SIDEBAR
Quickly access content and web pages without having to dive into the main menu options.
Detailed Information
The Accounts Bar (top)
Contains account information and help
Go Live (with your website)
Start the process to make your website live, by organising the domain name, confirming email address, choosing hosting plan and paying first month in advance.
Managing Web Pages
Pay your account, choose hosting plans, view your account history and more.
Help
Access the CMS Help website (which you are on currently)
Logout
Logout of the CMS
The Main Toolbar
Once logged in all the tools needed to build your website can be accessed
via the buttons under the account bar.
Welcome Section
View system messages, check usage, account summary
Managing Web Pages
Edit your page content here. Add, rename remove pages etc
Search Engines and SEO
Submit your website to Google, Bing and more, Optimise for SEO (Search Engine Optimisation), check visitor statistics, enter advancedtracking codes.
Bulk Emailer
Create and send newsletters and other bulk emails to your members.
Security
Manage passwords, member logins, site-wide passwords
Preview
Preview your website in a new browser.
Design Template, colours
Change your template style, font colours and advanced web design functions, change the sites Global Contact Details
Managing Domains and Email
Search, setup or transfer existing domain names. Manage your email setting, accounts.
Managing Members
Manage your website members, download reports and more
E-Commerce
Create and manage products, categories, bookings, payment options, vouchers and freight.
Files and FTP
Manage all your website files, images, PDFs. Find FTP settings, instructions.
Publish
Publish your recent changes so you will see these on your live site.
The Quick Links Sidebar (left)
Displays a list of the various page types on the server allowing you to quickly access a page for editing. You can add each page type via the yellow ADD PAGE button below each section.
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Web Pages Displays a complete list of pages on your website. Only the top level is listed, but by hovering over a page, any sub-pages appear in a pop-out window. |
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Hidden Searchable Pages Shows a list of pages that have been set to be hidden from the menu, but can still be found by people searching your site. |
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Members Pages Shows a list of pages that have been set to be restricted to authorised members only. Blocked Pages Shows a list of pages that have been set to be hidden from the menu and unable to be accessed by people searching your site, unless the page is password protected. It is a suggestion to search engines that they do not display a blocked page, but a search engine can override this request and still show the page anyway. |
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Categories Shows the categories you have set for your products in the Shopping section of your website. |
Edit Page Options (otherwise known as the LITTLE GREY TABS ON THE RIGHT)
When you choose to edit a page, a series of shortcuts to various options will appear on the right hand side of the editor, sitting below the main and preview/publish toolbars.
The tabs are the quickest way to navigate around the different options available for any given page type.
ABOVE: The top level of EDIT PAGE OPTIONS available for a standard page. Some pages such as the Shopping cart page will have multiple levels of of grey tabs available depending on where your are in the CMS.
Top Level EDIT PAGE Options
- Help - The default page you land on when you choose to click on a page from the left-hand menu.
- Edit - Will take you to the main editor window for adding text and images
- Intro - An additional content area for adding text and images. Appears above content added in the main EDIT window
- Footer - An additional content area for adding text and images. Appears below content added in the main EDIT window
- Options - A shortcut to the page options. Change the template used for the page, add a captcha or inquiry form, where contact forms get sent etc..
- Layout - A shortcut to the change layout options area for the page. You can change the page layout to another, similar page type.
- Sub Menu - Navigate your sub menu or add a new page to it.
- Security - Security options for the page, show only to certain site members, set administrators for the page etc..
- Delete - Delete the page
- View - Opens a preview of the current page in a pop-up window.