Editing pages

To edit pages, you will need to know the password and you will need to know what is used as the link to the edit mode on your template. The standard link to the edit mode is a small icon located at the bottom of the template. Some users of Contentor choose to make the link 'hidden' on the template.

Logging on

Since the edit mode is password-protected, the first click on the  edit-mode link will bring up the login screen. If you enter the wrong password, the screen reloads and you are prompted to enter the password again. You will remain logged-in for three days or until you click the "log out" link on the edit page.

Passwords are managed in setup

The Edit Screen

Once you enter the right password, the system will take you to the edit page.  From this page, the you can edit the content for that particular page.

setup:

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help:

Click the links above for details

Next will be a repeating area of edit boxes, one set for each section on the page. The "header" is shown at the top of the section, typically in large text, and can be left blank.
Below the header is teh large textbox labeled "section:" where all of the text for that particular section is placed. The text box also holds any HTML or BBCode markup tags for that page.
Each section receives a section number that controls the order they are displayed on the screen. Sections need not be numbered consecutively or sequentially (i.e. you can skip numbers). To rearrange sections on a page, just change the section numbers.

Creating New Pages

• After logging on, go to the address bar and type in the address of where you would like the page to appear, such as http://contentor.net/index/news/name_of_new_page/. If you want the page to be added to the menu, use the name of a menu after the /index/, such as /news/name_of_new_page/.
• Unless the page already exists, you will receieve a message telling you that no content is on this page. Didn't get the 'no content found' message?
• Depending on your template, there may be an edit icon () or the letter 'e' as the link to the edit mode. Alternatively, you can edit the page adddress, replacing '/index/' with '/edit/' to enter edit mode.
• Once in edit mode, follow the "Editing Pages" instructions.

Editing Pages

• After clicking on the edit link (varies by template), you will be brought to the edit page.
• There you will see a page title box, a header box, a section box, a list of text editing options, and a list of chronological options for the section.
• The Page title box will provide the whole page with the desired name. The title entered here will appear on the title bar of your browser as well as in the site map and search engine listing.
• The header box allows you to create a header for each section. This header will appear larger and bolder than normal text. The sidebar check box will cause the section to be displayed in the sidebar area of the template.
• The section box is where is where the text, image tags, and links are placed. Each section is numbered, determining the order in which different sections are presented on the page. This main section text is limited to 65535 characters (about 19 single-spaced printed pages). If you need more text than this, split it between two or more sections.
• A bar of icon to the left of the text editing box allow you to create a link to another site, create a link to another page on your site, insert a image, make bold or italized text, create an bulleted or numbered list.
• To insert an image, use the form at the bottom of the edit screen. Click the "Select image to insert" button to upload a new image or to pick an image that has already been uploaded. The address of the selected image will be in the "Image File" entry, and the Width & Height will be filled in for you, if possible. Type in a discription of your image, this discripition is used by search engines and blind visitors, and will be displayed whenever you hold your mouse over the image. Next, specify the alignment of the image. It can be aligned to the left, right, or to the left without text wrapping around the image. The default alignment is left. You can also set a border for your image.
Once all this is set up, place your cursor in the section where the image is to be displayed and then click the icon to insert the image tag.
• On the righthand side of the section box, there are three different time slots. The start box, the event box, and the expire box. The start box allows you to select a time and a date for which to start displaying the section. This box is automatically set for 12:00 on the date the section is first created. The event box allows you to set the information contained in the section box on the site calendar. The expire box allows you to set a time and date with which to stop displaying the section. Each box has a picture of a little calendar next to it that will allow you to pick a date.
• Above the time slots there is a delete box. The delete box allows you to delete the whole section. To do this, select the delete box, and then either save and continue editing or save and return to the page.

Ten edit assistance icons are located to the left of the main text box. These are only fully functional in MS Internet Explorer and are explained in more detail in Pop-up Help below.
Three date entry boxes are located to the right of the text box. These determine when the section is first displayed on the site (start) and when it is no linger displayed (expire). The 'event' entry can be used to additionally place this section on the built-in automatic calendar (the section is still displayed on the edited page).

Each time you save an edited page, the edit mode will have a new empty section at the bottom of the existing sections.

Edit Screen Pop-up Help

The edit mode screen is documented here in a pop-up page containing a screen capture of an edit page and pop-up descriptions for each section. Click here to open it in a new window and click on the different areas for more information. When you are fininshed, you may just close that window.