User Guide
This document provides step-by-step instructions and tips for creating and uploading content at your website, as well as other management functions.
Overview:
Logging In and Out of Your Website
Log in to your website with your username and password (Note - Depending on your internet browser settings, if you have not previously logged out, you may still be logged in when you revisit your website). For security purposes, we recommend that you log out after each session. To logout either choose the "log out" link at the top/right of your screen or simply add "/logout" to your web address (ex: yourwebsite.com/logout)
Accessing Your User Account & Password
To update your account information including your username, password and email address, simply add "/user" to your web address (ex: yourwebsite.com/user). Then click on the"edit" link.
General Content
Create New Web Page
Step 1 - Click the Create new web page link to create a new website page.
Step 2 - In the Title box, type in the name title for your new website page.
In the Body box, type in your text content. You can use the supplied text editor controls to insert images, create links and generally format your text. You can click SAVE at this point to proceed. Take note of your title of your page - it is also displayed in a box at top of the page after you save - as you'll need this information in the next step.
Step 3 - Go back to the Dashboard page and click on the Edit Menu link for where you want to place your new page. At the top of the next page, which is Primary Links, click on the Add Item link. Then, type in the path or page name for your page (e.g., /about). Note that you need to put a forward slash in front of your page title and be sure to separate multiple words with a dash (e.g., /crafted-jewelry). All text entered should be lower case with no spaces.
In the Menu Link Title title field, type in the name of your page, but this time type it exactly as you want it to display to your site visitors (so no dashes, etc. reguired this time). Then click Save at the bottom of the page. Your new page will show up in the list of other page links and will also now be visible as a link for visitors in your navigation.
If you want to change the position of your new link relative to the rest of the links, you can simply drag your page links up or down the list on the Primary Links (Edit Menu) page. Be sure to click SAVE after you are done.
Taking it Further: If your website navigation scheme supports it, you can create drop down menus from page links to display sub pages. Just check the box under the colunm titled 'Expanded' next to the page that you want to place other links under, then drag those sub pages in the list under that expanded page link. Then click Save at bottom of page to see your changes in the menu at top of site.
Editing a Web Page
You can edit each of your website pages by clicking on the Edit button that shows at the top of each website page. Remember to click the SAVE button at the bottom of the page when you're done in order for your changes to take effect.
Photos
Adding a Photo to a Page
If you want to add a photo into any website page, click the Edit button for that page and move your mouse cursor into the Body area where you want to place a photo. Then click the Insert/Edit Image button in the text editor to bring up the upload box. Click on the Upload link at top then the browse button to access your computer's drives for photos. Find the photo you want, click Open, then click Send it to Server, then click Ok. Unless you want to change the width or height of the photo, click Ok. That will place the photo on your page. If you want to change the size of the photo, just right click your mouse over the photo again to access the photo's properties, make your changes, then click Ok again.
If you want to link a word or a photo on your website page to another page or to one of your photo gallery category pages, first go to the page you want to link to and copy the URL web address that shows for that page in your browser. Then, go to the page where you want to add a link. Click the Edit button for that page to access the body content.
If you want to link one or more words on your page, highlight that word(s) with your mouse cursor then click the chain link icon in the text editor (when you hover over it, it displays Insert/Edit link). In the box that pops up you want topaste in or type in the URL address of the page you are linking to in the URL field, then click OK. (For example, you might want to paste in this link: http://www.mywebsite.com/galleries/ in order to link your word to this photo gallery page). You're done - you just made a link!
If you want to link a photo on your webpage, right click on the photo then select Image Properties. In the box that pops up you want to click Link Info in the box and then paste in or type in the URL address of the page you are linking to in the URL field, then click OK. (For example, you might want to paste in this link: http://www.mywebsite.com/galleries/ in order to link your word to this photo gallery page). You're done - you just made a link!
DON'T FORGET TO SAVE YOUR PAGE AFTER YOU'RE DONE!!!
Adding Photos to a Photo Gallery and/or Slideshow
Add a Photo
If you want to add photos to a photo gallery so that they can be viewed in a slideshow, click the Add a Photo link in the controls at the top of your website. Next click on the green icon, as seen on the image to the right:
Follow the directions on the page to upload your photos from your computer. To upload multiple photos at once when your upload window is open, hold the Ctrl key down while you click multiple photo titles. If you want to see thumbnails of the photos on your computer, right click in the window and choose View, then Thumbnails.
Click the Upload button once you have choosen all of the photos you want. Wait for them to fully upload to your website, then click the Next button that appears. On the next page, you can change the Name of your photos if you want, choose which gallery you want to place each photo in, and check the homepage gallery box if you want to also add that photo to the homepage slideshow. When you're all done, click the Done Editing button at bottom of the page. This will place your photos into the designated spots throughout your website.
Manage All Photos
If you want to delete a photo from your gallery, rename it, move it to another gallery or change any other preferences, click the Manage All Photos link from your controls menu. On the page that appears, you can display photos from certain galleries or just click the Apply button to display all photos from your website. Once they are displayed you can make any changes you like, including deleting more than one by checking the boxes in front of each one you want to delete.
Create New Gallery Category
Click this link to add a new gallery category to your website. Once you create a new gallery category, this new gallery will be listed with your other ones in your Add and Manage Photo pages, and you can place new or move existing photos into the new gallery.
Edit Gallery Categories
Click this link to edit your existing list of gallery categories. You can change the gallery name or delete it if you like. Click save at bottom of page afterwards.
