WebSite 2.0 CMS Made Simple Tutorial: Editing Content

1.Startup & overview    2. Working with photos    3. Hyperlinks and file uploads

CMS Made Simple Login & Page Editing Startup Walk through & Overview

1. Accessing the admin panel

To access your site's admin panel, refer to the URL we provided after completing your site. Typically the admin panel will be accessed by typing the following URL format into your browser:

http://yourdomain.com/admin

2. Login Page

Enter the username and password we provided:

3. The Web Admin Panel

Click on the "Content" section.

The most common features you'll be using are Pages and News and are listed under the Content heading (Pages and News are also available under the Content section of the drop down menu):

Here is a brief description of the features you'll use to manage and edit your site's content:

1. Pages: This is what you'll select to change the content for individual pages of your Website.
2. Image Manager: Allows you to upload, view and organize image files for use in your Website.
3. News: This is where you go to post a news or blog article or manage existing posts.
4. Front End File Management (Uploads): Allows you to upload, view and organize files such as pdf or MS Word documents for use in your Website.

Hint: You really need to only pay attention to Pages and News options since you can access both the Image and Upload Managers through those sections as you're adding content to a page.

The two icons that you'll often use are on the right hand side of the navigation bar:

View Site: Click to view your live site (opens in a separate tab or window).

Logout: Click to logout of the administration panel when you're done making changes.

4.Current Pages View

When you choose Pages under the content section of the admin panel this screen displays. All the pages in your site that are enabled for editing are listed with some addition icons:

Expand Pages: Click this icon to view the corresponding sub pages for a given page. All the sub pages you see will appear on the live site as options in the drop downs of the navigation menu.

View Page: Click this icon to open a separate window/tab to view a page as it appears live on your site.

Edit Page: Click this to edit the content of a page (You can also click the page name text in the second column)

Note: This is the simplest view for editing site pages. We can set additional permissions for users that provide more options including allowing pages to be added, deleted, and moved in the site structure. We can give one of your site editors permission to edit just the content of a single page, or allow that editor complete administative control to edit all aspects of design, content and structure. We can set up as many users with unqiue permissions as you like.

5. Click on one of the page names (or a page edit icon ) to edit the content for a given page.

6. Edit View

The page edit view is the workspace you'll use to change or create new content. It's structured and works very much like a word processor.

There are three main areas you'll work with to edit content:

1. The word processor area: Contains familiar options for formatting text, creating hyperlinks and inserting photos

2. The Preview Tab: Select this tab to see how your changes will look on your live site.

3. Submit and Apply Buttons: You must click either Submit or Apply to save your changes. Your changes will immediately be posted to your live Webpage.

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