Item

Tip

Hotkey / Tab

Saving changes while you work:

When you're working in a tab: to save your changes as you work, simply click on the tab name and your changes will be saved, enabling you to continue working on this item.

Any system tab
 

Finding your web pages URL
 

When you're creating a new page and want to know what the URL is:
1) select the preview tab for the page
2) right click and select properties from the menu that appears
3) a pop up box will appear showing the page URL under "Address: (URL)"
4) You can copy and paste this into your internet browser to view the page on screen.

Web project
 

Uploading images
 

Always resize your image to the size you want it to appear on the page BEFORE uploading to the CMS. Make sure there are no spaces or special characters in the file name! 

Web project
 

Uploading assets
 

Don't forget to check the auto thumbnail generator when uploading assets, this will save you loads of time as the asset manager will do the work for you! 

Repositories
 

Duplicating content
 

We strongly recommend not to duplicate content on the site, this means twice the work when updating. There's also a high chance the text will get updated in one location but not the other, leaving discrepancies in text on your website. If you do need content to display in two location, place the text in an information panel widget and upload this to both pages. This means you only have to edit the text once and it'll update in all locations it appears.

Web project
 

Editing widgets
 

To edit a widget that appears in your left or right hand column, select the columns tab and double click on the widget you want to edit. This will take you directly to the widget in the widgets tab

Web project / Columns
 

CMS searches
 

The CMS automatically remembers the last search you made. To view all records, clear the search pane, set any drop downs to 'All' and hit submit.

Any system tab
 

Page content
 

When you see the Orange cog symbol in your page content, this means the content is wrapped up in a widget. You'll need to edit the widget in the widgets tab

Web project
 

Finding the name of your widget
 

If you see the orange cog symbol in your page content, this means the content is wrapped up in a widget. To find out the name of the widget click with your mouse to select it, and click on the widget icon in your tool bar. The name of the widget will display in the pop up box that appears. 

Web project
 

Pasting from word

Always remember to clean up your text using the 'paste from word' icon.

Web project
 

Turning off pages
 

You may want to remove pages from the website whilst you work on them or take them down seasonally. To turn a page off, select the properties tab, you must then set the status to off and also remove page title, directory title, index title, crumbtrail name, browser title and site map name. This ensures the page will not show in any menu, users will also not be able to navigate to the page using the search.

Web project / Properties tab
 

System fail safe
 

The system is set up so an entire page of content cannot be accidentally deleted. If you do want to remove all the content and you're not replacing it with new text, adding a carriage return to the page means it's not left entirely blank and will save the implemented changes.

Web project
 

Theme widgets
 

If you have a widget you wish to display on every page within a section or across the whole site, add it to your theme widgets, available in the themes tab.

Themes
 

Replacing PDF's
 

When replacing PDF's in the CMS, save time by using the same file name. This way all the links across the website will automatically pick up the new file. Name the new files exactly the same file name as the file currently displayed on the website. Rename the existing PDF, in the properties tab, as the system will not let you upload two files with the same name. Upload your new file to the same folder in the system. Once you've checked it's working correctly on the front end, delete the old file.