Copywrite CMS v.1.4

"Getting Started"

Introduction:

This section will get you started on using Copywrite CMS by teaching you all the necessary functions to effectively manage the content on your site.

Logging Into Copywrite CMS Management


Login page
  1. Browse to the administrative login:

    http://www.domain.com/cms/
  2. Enter your login information (username is your e-mail address)
      3. - If you do not remember your password, click on the "Forgot Password" link and follow the instructions on the screen.
      - If you do not remember your username/e-mail address, please contact your administrator or Brazos Valley Design Support.
  3. Click the "Login" button.
  4. Note: If you enter an incorrect password 3 times, your account will be locked out of the system. If this should happen, contact your administrator or Brazos Valley Design Support.

Managing Users


Users List
  1. Click on the "Website Management" icon, or select the "Website Management" link from the menu at the top of the page.
  2. You'll be presented with a list of users who have access to manage your website.
  3. To add a user, click on the "Add New User" link located under the "User Options" header.
      4. - Complete the form to add a new user.
      - Required fields are marked with an asterisks.
      - After submitting the form, the user will be contacted by e-mail with an auto-generated password.
      - Once the user logs in with this password, they will be prompted to setup a security question and answer. This is used for the on-line password reset mechanism.
  4. To delete an existing user or users, check the boxes to the left of the user's last name and then click the delete user icon located at the bottom of the list.

Managing Frontpage Content


Frontpage Content

Explanation: It is strongly recommended that you don't additional front page elements, unless your design was originally built to handle that flexibility. The majority of front-pages will consist of one front-page element.

  1. To create a new front-page element, click the "Add New File" link under the "Frontpage Options" header.
      2. - Complete the form. Required fields are marked with an asterisks. (*)
      - Explanation of Fields:
      Title: The title that is displayed on the frontpage.
      Description: The body of text that is displayed below the title.
      Publish: Set the flag that controls whether this element should be published.
      Publish Date (Up): The date in which the element is automatically published.
      Publish Date (Down): The date in which the element is automatically unpublished.
      Page Keywords: Unique keywords specific to this particular element.
      Page Description: Unique description specific to this particular element.
      After completeting all of the necessary fields, click the "Add File" button at the bottom of the form.
  2. To delete a front-page element, click the "X" icon located to the left of the element title.
  3. To update the ordering of front-page elements. Enter the order you would like the elements to appear on the front-page by numerical order. For example: 1 = First, 5 = Last. After specifying the order, click the "Update Order" button.

Managing Web Content


Web Content Manager
  1. To create a new element, click on the "Add Main Level File" link located in the "Main Level" section.
      2. Complete the form that is displayed. Here is a listing of each of the fields:
      Title: The title that is displayed on the top of the article.
      Menu Name: This is the text that will be displayed on the drop-down menu. Whenever you create a new article, the drop-down menu is automatically updated for you.
      Description: The body of text that is displayed below the title. This is a "What You See is What You Get" text area, which allows you additional control over your text. You can also copy and paste your information in from other sources (such as a Word document).
      Show In Navigation: This drop-down controls whether or not this article will be available in the menu. (Yes = Display in Menu; No = Hide From Menu)
      Publish: This drop-down controls whether or not this particular article is available to the public. By setting this to NO, you can hide this article from being available on your website. This might prove useful if it is a "work in progress".
      Publish Date (Up): This field controls the date in which this article will be made available.
      Publish Expiration (Down): This field controls the date in which this article will not longer be available to the public.
      Header Image: This drop-down controls which header image is displayed on this particular article. This drop-down is strictly tied to the design, this should only be modified by the user in charge of styling/design of the site.
      Page Keywords: Insert keywords specific to this particular article in this text area. This is used to enhance search engine results. Separate each keyword with a comma. For example: If this article was concerning golf, you could use: "Golf, Clubs, Courses, Golf Balls"
      Page Description: Insert a basic description for this page in this text area. This is also used to enhance search engine results. For example: If this article was concerning a particular golf swing, you could use: "Advanced Golf Swing Technique".
      Select CSS Template: This drop-down controls which CSS Template is tied to this particular article. This should only be modified by the user in charge of styling/design of the site.
      Select Page Template: This drop-down controls which Page Template is tied to this particular article. This should only be modified by the user in charge of styling/design of the site.
      Add File: Clicking this button will submit the article, and if set to "Publish", will automatically add this article to the menu and it will be available to the public.
      Reset Fields: Clicking this button will reset the form to it's original state. Only click this button if you would like to start over.
      Cancel: Clicking this link will cancel the submission and return you to the "Web Content Manager".
  2. Expand All / Collapse All
      3. Expand All: By clicking this link, you will expand all of the sub-categories for all of the web content articles in your site.
      Collapse All: By clicking this link, you will collapse (hide) all of the sub-categories for all of the web content articles in your site.
  3. Web Articles List
      4. Expanding Sub-Categories: If there are sub-categories under a particular article, an arrow will be displayed to the left of the article. By clicking this arrow, you will expand all sub-categories for that particular article. By clicking the arrow again, you will collapse the sub-categories.
      Order: These numbers control the order in which the articles are presented in the menu. Start with the number 1 and increment by 1. Change the order by entering a new set of numbers for the entire list of articles, then click the "Update Order" button at the bottom of the list.
      Title: This column contains 3 elements:
      - Delete: By clicking on the "X" graphic, you will remove this article from the list. Please note that this will also remove all sub-categories under this article. If you should accidentally remove an article and need it recovered, please contact Brazos Valley Design Support for assistance.
      - Title Name: By clicking the title name, you will be presented with the form to make changes to the article. This is how you would proceed to edit a particular article.
      - Menu Title: This column contains the title that is being displayed on the auto-generated drop-down menu on your site. To make changes to this title, click on the Title of the article to bring up the edit form.
      - Other Operations: Add Article will allow you to create an article on the same level that you are currently on. Add Subcat will allow you to create an article one level down from the level you are currently on. This in effect will create a new sub-category under this particular article.