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The Announcements
Module Introduction The Announcements
module allows visitors, registered users and site administrators to input
important news or announcements for administrative approval to post on the
main page. Allowing visitors or registered users to post info quickly and
easily via this module gives them a voice on your site. Future
announcements can be queued up and automatically posted on their specified
date. Expiring announcements can be automatically removed from the
Main page on a specified date. An announcement can
consist of several parts. The only required parts are a Subject and a Summary
(see Figure 1). Optional parts include a Body, Image, Category, Post
Creating a New
Announcement Before adding text to
an announcement, organize your message. An announcement may be a few short
paragraphs "above the fold" or may include a page or more that
extends "below the fold" via the Read More hyperlink (Figure
2).
Think of a post date
and expiration date as well. When you are ready, follow these steps: 1.
Make sure you are
logged into an account that has permission to post announcements. 2.
From the Control
Panel, select the Site Content tab. 3.
Find and select the Announcements
module. 4.
Click New
Announcement in the Main Menu across the top. 5.
Fill out the Subject,
Summary, and other parts as neccessary. 6.
Take a moment to
proofread your content and double check your settings. 7.
Click Save to
save your announcement. 8.
The announcement will
be posted on the date specified in Post On (Figure 3).
Deleting an
Announcement First, ensure you want
to permanently delete a particular announcement. You can always hide an
announcement from public view if you are unsure about deletion (see section
below on Hiding or Showing an Announcement). If you are sure you want
to delete an announcement, follow these steps: 1.
Make sure you are
logged into an account that has permission to delete announcements. 2.
From the Control
Panel, select the Site Content tab. 3.
Find and select the Announcements
module. 4.
You will be shown a
list of Current Announcements. 5.
Locate the
announcement you wish to delete and click the Delete button for it
under the Action column. 6.
You will be asked to
confirm the deletion. 7.
If you are sure, click
the Yes button. 8.
Your announcement will
be deleted and you will be returned to the announcement listing. Hiding or Showing
an Announcement The Hide and Show
selections will hide an announcement from public view or make it viewable
by the public. Follow these steps to hide or show an announcement: 1.
Make sure you are
logged into an account that has permission to hide or show announcements. 2.
From the Control
Panel, select the Site Content tab. 3.
Find and select the Announcements
module. 4.
You will be shown a
list of Current Announcements. 5.
Find the announcement
you wish to hide or show. 6.
Click the Hide or
Show button accordingly for the corresponding announcement in the Action
column (Figure 4). 7.
The announcement list
will refresh and the announcement will be hidden or viewable.
Announcement Module
Settings The Announcements module
offers several settings that allow you to customize the way it displays
announcements. The following settings are available (see also Figure 5):
To access, change, and
save the settings for your Announcements module follow these steps: 1.
Make sure you are
logged into an account that has permission to edit the settings for the Announcements
module. 2.
From the Control
Panel, select the Site Content tab. 3.
Find and select the Announcements
module. 4.
Select Settings from
the main menu across the top. 5.
Change the settings
appropriately. 6.
Click Save Settings
to save the changes.
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The Web Pages (or PageMaster) Module
Introduction
The WebPageMaster
module is used to create and edit web pages for your site. Web PageMaster also
allows you to post a page you created as the "Main Page" for
your site. It is also integrated into several other phpWebSite modules which
extend its functionality(See Figure 1). (You must have these other modules
installed before the functionality will be available.)
Some of these modules
include:
Menuman- offers a quick, easy
method of adding pages to your sites menus.
FatCat- allows categorization
of pages so users can easily find pages that contain related information and
other items that contain related information.
Comments- allows visitors to
your site the ability to post their comments on information contained in your pages.
The content of a page is
broken into two parts, a Page Title and Page Sections.
Each section is broken
into three parts, a section title, section text (the main information for that
section), and a section image (see Figure 2). It's good to have in mind the
number of sections you will be using, the relative content for each section,
and the order of these sections in your page. The section image is always
optional. The layout of a page is dependent upon the template selected for that
page and the layout or template of each section.
Creating a Page
It is recommended that
before you create a page using PageMaster that you plan ahead on the content
and layout of that page before attempting to dive in and create it. Once you
have a page planned out, follow these steps to create your page:
1.
Open your Control Panel and navigate to the Site Content tab.
2.
Select the web PageMaster module from the list of modules.
3.
Select New Page from the main menu.
4.
Enter your Page Title.
5.
If your page fits into
one of your site's Categories,
select it from the list provided.
6.
Select a Template for your page. The default template is the only
template to ship with phpWebSite.
7.
If you have the Comments module installed, you can choose to allow
comments on your page that allow anonymous or registered users to post
comments.
8.
Check the information
you entered to make sure it is correct and click the Go button.
9.
You can now start adding
Sections to your page. Sections are added from top to bottom.
10. Enter a Section Title for your section.
11. Enter the Section Text for your section.
12. Optionally, select an Image from your hard drive to upload to your section.
If you supply an image, you must also supply a Short Image Description for that image in the Short Image Description
field. You may also select an image via Image URL.
13. Select a Template to use for the layout of your section.
14. Check to be sure the information you entered is
correct and click the Save Section
button to save your section.
15. You will now see the section you just created at
the top of your page. You can choose to edit or delete a section by clicking the
Edit or Remove buttons respectively within the section.
16. Repeat steps 10 - 14 to add more sections to
your page.
17. When you have added and saved all your sections,
click the SAVE PAGE button to save your page.
Be sure to carefully read the warning before saving the page.
18. You will now be taken back to your list of pages
and your new page will be shown in the list.
By default when a page
is first saved, it is marked as hidden (you will see the Show button which
indicates it's hidden).
To make your page
viewable by your site visitors click the Show button for the newly
created page. Alternately, you can click the Hide button to hide a page
from your visitors. To make changes to an existing page, click the Edit
button for the respective page. To remove an existing page, click the Delete
button for the respective page. You will be prompted to confirm the
deletion of the page before it is fully removed.
Editing a Page
To edit a page, select List
Pages from the Main Menu and find the page you wish to edit in the
list of pages shown. Click the Edit button under the Action column
for the page you wish to edit. You will be taken to the same edit mode as when
creating a page. From here you can choose to edit or remove any section within
the page by clicking the Edit or Remove button respectively
within the section.
To edit the Page
Title, Categories,or Template, click the Edit button located
in the title bar of your page.When you have updated the information, click the Go
button to return to editing the sections within your page. When all the
information within your pages and sections are updated, click the SAVE PAGE
button at the bottom of the page. Make sure to carefully read the warning
before saving the page.
Removing a Page
To remove an existing
page from your site, select List Pages from the Main Menu and
find the page you wish to remove. Click the Delete button under the Actions
column for the respective page. You will be asked to confirm the deletion.
If you are sure you want to completely remove the page, click the Yes
button and the page will be removed. If you are not sure, click the No
button and the page will remain.
If you do not wish to
delete a page but want to hide it from your visitor's view, you can choose to
just hide it instead of fully removing it. Select List Pages from the
Main Menu, find the page you wish to hide and click the Hide button
for the respective page. The Hide button will turn into a Show
button. When you are ready to show the page to the public again, click the Show
button for that page.
Setting the Main Page
To set a Web PageMaster
page as your main page, select Set Main Page from the Main Menu.
The current saved pages are shown with Select buttons to the right of
the titles.
Find the page you wish
to have as your main page and click the respective Select button to set
it. The current main page is marked with CURRENT in green to the right
of the title. This also appears in the regular page list. If you wish to hide
the main page all together, select List Pages from the Main Menu
and click the Hide button for the respective page.
The Document Manager (formerly File
Manager) Module
Introduction
The File Manager
is a simple module that allows Administrators with the appropriate rights to
upload files to their sites. These files can be anything from mp3s to archives
of data. All files should be categorized via the FatCat categorizer to
allow them to show up in key areas of your site.
Adding a New File
Before uploading a new
file, make sure you have decided what the description of the file will be and
which of your site's categories the file will fall into. Then, follow these
steps to upload your new file:
1.
Make sure you are logged
in and have permission to use the File Manager.
2.
Open your Control
Panel.
3.
Select the Site
Content tab.
4.
Find and select the File
Manager module.
5.
Click Add New File
(Figure 1).
6.
Click the Browse button
under Upload File and select the file you wish to upload.
7.
Fill out the Description
for your file.
8.
Select the Category or
categories this file will belong to (Checking "Sticky" will
make it always show up in the What's Related area for categories).
9.
Click Submit
(Figure 2).
10. Your file will be saved and you will be
presented with the Details of the uploaded file.
11. Click Return to Main to return to the
current file listing.
Editing an Existing File
Before editing a file,
make sure you have decided what changes will be made including the description
of the file will be and which of your site's categories the file will fall
into. You can also upload a new file to replace the current one. If this is the
case, then have in mind where the file is located. Then, follow these steps to
edit your file:
1.
Make sure you are logged
in and have permission to use the File Manager.
2.
Open your Control
Panel.
3.
Select the Site
Content tab.
4.
Find and select the File
Manager module.
5.
Find the file you wish
to edit in the file listing.
6.
Select the check box
next to the file you wish to edit.
7.
Select the Edit option
from the drop down list of actions (See Figure 3).