User manual to create a website with the bluetronix cms-software

Contents

Introduction What is bluetronix software? What is a CMS? What is a online-software? Advantages of online-software System requirements Security advice   Quickstart  Edit mode – log in to the CMS Main menu Edit buttons Editing a site Editing a data record Editing the menu – changing the navigation bar Changing the layout – using a layout template Displaced display - screen resolution Website editor  Basic features Text design Text alignment Web related functions Creating links External links – links to other websites  Handling images – uploading images Image menu bar Image editor Image editing example  Handling documents – uploading documents Uploading a PDF file Uploading a ZIP file  Tables – table menu bar Inserting tables Invisible tables and transparent tables  Forms Inserting a drop down box Inserting a text field Submit button Form options Testing a form  Modules and plugins Inserting a ticker Inserting the date – 30/06/2008 format Inseringt the date – 30 June 2008 format Displaying the current time Inserting a slide show Inserting a mouse-over image Small size and full size image view CSS editor – stylesheets CSS example  Special characters  HTML code view Code view example  Site settings Site title Background and layout Keywords, author - search engine settings Avoiding search engine entry of certain sites  Editing PHP code in the text editor  Templates for site structure Customising templates with the CSS editor (advanced)  Open object offset  Dyanmic menus – drop down menus Menu types Menu editor  Site management (file management) Text editor User system Changing the admin password Members of staff management Blocking an account Unblocking an account Assigning a new user password Registered users and groups Sites/directories with password protection – secure areas Website layout bluetronix software layout conception Editing the layout – layout and areas Layout area settings – background settings Editing stylesheets – CSS classes Individual fonts Style assistant – master colours and images Design templates   Questions about the bluetronix software layout conception How do I create a site without frames and without changing the menu or navigation bar for every single page? Why is a site without frames better? How can I have scrollable frame-like areas at my page without using actual frames?  CMS modules Basics about modules – dynamic sites Element 1 – site template Element 2 – PHP script Element 3 – database Multiple installation of modules Combining different modules  Photo album Import of pictures – automatic size adjustment Setting up the CMS photo album module Simple insert and change of images in the photo album Photo album with self-made layout  Shopping-cart system – online shop Features of the shopping-cart system Setting up the CMS shopping-cart module Adding and changing items Import and export of items at CSV or TXT format Updating the shop menu (automatic) Updating the shop menu (manual) Shop database, columns and properties Links at shop sites Editing the shop templates Shopping-cart system – advanced users: PHP, HTML and Java script Shopping-cart system – payment systems Shopping-cart system – recieving orders – forwarding to a mobile phone Shopping-cart system – access statistics – optimisation Shopping-cart system with secure area  News page Setting up the CMS news page module Adding and changing news  Form system Setting up the CMS form module Creating and changing forms Forms – customising the layout Forms – forwarding to a mobile phone  Secure areas Setting up the CMS secure area module Editing the login page – customising the layout  Guestbook Setting up the CMS secure area module Changing and deleting data from the guestbook Editing the guestbook sites – customising the layout  Forum Setting up the CMS forum module Changing and deleting data from the forum Editing the forum sites – customising the layout  Website search – full-text search Setting up the CMS forum module Editing the search sites – customising the layout  Newsletter module Setting up the CMS newsletter module Editing the newsletter sites – customising the layout  Database Datenbase management Table view Editing fields Deleting row content, deleting column content Copying row content, copying column content Adding, deleting and editing columns Editing datasets Dataset view Import and export through clipboard Importing a database Step 1 – Save file as CSV in Excel Step 2 - Import file into database management system Exporting a database MySQL commands  Statistics – access analysis Traffic, number of visits Single visitor analysis Where did a visitor found my homepage? What are the keywords he entered at the search engine? Space management  Subscription Changing personal details Current account Upgrading your subscription  Domain management Registering a domain Changing your ISP Domain status display What is a main domain? Changing your main domain  E-mail E-mail adress management Creating a new e-mail address Changing the password E-mail forwarding E-mail details for POP3, STMP and IMAP Reading and writing e-mails with the webmailer Reading e-mails Writing e-mails  Setting up MS-Outlook Getting your e-mail address details Setting up MS-Outlook  Setting up Thunderbird Getting your e-mail address details Setting up Thunderbird  Setting up a spam filter  E-mail problem solving chart   Newsletter Sending Newsletter Newsletter – Address management Newsletter – Importing the address book from Outlook Step 1 – Export the address book in Outlook Step 2 – Format the columns in Excel Step 3 – Import the address book into the newsletter system   FTP directory Your FTP directory FTP access management – FTP password Setting up an external FTP programme  Reseller Reseller subscription Homepage transfer and ISP change    Importing an existing homepage Copying the HTML pages from local disc drive Uploading the HTML pages via FTP Copying the file style.css Importing the files in the CMS  Converting frame-based sites The whole purpose Determing the number of pages and the frame size Rename the main file to index.html