Newest KB Articles

How to Add a Link to a Webpage

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 22:16:35 GMT

If you want to add a link to one of your webpages on your site, just highlight the words in a TEXT content block that you want to link and then click on the "World with a chainlink on it".

That will take you to a window that will allow you to enter the Web Address or Site Page that you want the link attached to.

Now anytime someone clicks on that text they will go to the Web Addrees or Site page that you entered.

Keep on mind that if you are adding a link to an outside web address, you should select the option to open the Link in a NEW WINDOW, instead of the CURRENT WINDOW. That will allow your website to stay open, making it easier for the user to return to your site.

How to Embed Source Code into a Webpage

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 22:03:02 GMT

If you are looking to put source code on a web page you can do that by adding a TEXT content block to the webpage you want to embed the code into.

Copy the Source Code you want to embed.

Go to the TEXT Block and click on the SOURCE button. Then Paste the code into the text block. After you paste it, click to the SOURCE button again to take you out of HTML mode.

Save the TEXT block and that should do it for you.

Administration Panel: Manage Events

Sat, 05 Apr 2008 21:52:53 GMT

Summary

The Manage Events page is used to add calendar events to your sites online calendar. One of the Content Blocks that can be added to any site page is the Event Calendar content block.

Fields

Event Title - This is the name that will appear on the calendar.
Location - This is the place the event will be held.
Schedule - This displays the date and a time of the event or the type of recurring event it is. (ie. First Monday of each month, every Thursday, etc)

Options

Add New Event - Click to create a new event for your event calendar.

Edit Event - Click to edit an existing calendar event.

Delete Event - Delete the current calendar event.

Administration Panel: Edit Site Feed

Fri, 04 Apr 2008 19:52:52 GMT

The Edit News Feed page is used to edit an existing Internal Site RSS News Feeds. These feeds can be used as a quick easy way to make information available to your site users and to News Feed subscribers.

Administration Panel: News Feeds

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 20:22:22 GMT

Summary

The News Feeds page displays is a list of internal RSS news feeds that have been configured for this site.

Fields

Feed Title - The name of the News Feed. This name will be displayed in the "Internal News Feed" drop-down box on the Edit Content Block page for the RSS Feed Reader Content Block.
Category - News Feeds can be assigned to categories of your choosing.
Description - This field describes what the topic of the news feed is and what type of articles are posted in the news feed.
# Articles - Current number of articles that are in the news. feed
Last Article - Date of the last article posted.

Options

Add New RSS Feed - Choose this option to add a new RSS Feed to your Site's list of internal RSS Feeds.

Edit Feed Settings - Choose this option to edit the setting fields of the news feed.

Edit Articles - Choose this option to edit an existing articles within the news feed.

Delete Group - Choose this option to delete an existing news feed. WARNING: Deleting a news feed is permanent. By deleting a News Feed, you delete all articles within that news feed.

Administration Panel: Public Themes

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 19:23:57 GMT

Summary

The Public Themes page displays a list of themes that are available for all administrators to use on their website. These themes have been created for use on all sites with no affiliations to any organization.

Options

Preview - Choose this option to preview what you site would look like if you applied this theme. The only thing that the preview does not show is any Custom Logo you currently are using on your site.
Apply - Choose this option to apply the theme to your site. (IMPORTANT: Any custom changes that you have made to your existing theme will be lost if you apply a new theme to your site)

Administration Panel: Custom Designed Themes

Wed, 02 Apr 2008 19:00:45 GMT

Summary

The Custom Designed Themes page displays a list of themes that are available for you to use on your website. These themes have been created especially for your use only or for all sites that are affiliated with parent organization. If you would like Union-Local to custom design a theme specifically for you to use, please go to Union-Local.comand submit a "request for information" form.

Options

Preview - Choose this option to preview what you site would look like if you applied this theme. The only thing that the preview does not show is any Custom Logo you currently are using on your site.
Apply - Choose this option to apply the theme to your site. (IMPORTANT: Any custom changes that you have made to your existing theme will be lost if you apply a new theme to your site)

Administration Panel: Edit Site User

Wed, 02 Apr 2008 07:55:55 GMT

Summary

The Edit Site User page displays a user's account information. This information can be used for user identity verification, user contact information and Forum user profile information. Certain Edit Site User fields are mandatory and cannot be removed by an administrator.

Personal Information Fields

First Name - Required. Edited by Admin only.
Middle Name - Not Required. edited by Admin only.
Last Name - Required. Edited by Admin only.
Email - Required. Edited by Admin only

Contact Information Fields

Address - Required. Edited by Admin and User.
City - Required. Edited by Admin only and User.
Sate - Required. Edited by Admin and User.
Zip - Required. Edited by Admin and User.

Other Information Fields

The field in this area are setup by the site administrator, through the User Attributes page. These attributes can be setup by selecting the following criteria checkboxes:

This question is required
Show on new user registration page
Show on user profile page
Allow user to edit on profile page

Use this area to customize your registration page to fit your unique website needs.

Login Information Fields

User Name - Required. Can not be edited.
Screen Name - Required. Edited by Admin only.
Password - Required. Edited by Admin and User.
Confirm Password - Required. Edited by Admin and User.

Comments Field

Comments - This field can be edited by the user when they first register or by the site administrator. It is viewable only by site administrators.

Options

Create User - Choose this option to save a new user record to your site. (only appears if an administrator is manually creating a new user record)
Update - Choose this option to save any changes you have made to an existing. (only appears if editing an approved user record)
Delete User - Choose this option to delete this user record. WARNING: Deleting a user is permanent, if you delete a user by mistake you will need to re-create the user or have the user re-register on your site. (only appears if editing an approved user record)
Save & Approve - Choose this option to save and approve a pending new user record. (only appears if editing a pending user record)
Save User - Choose this option to save but not approve a pending new user record. This option is for when there is a need to verify additional user information before you approve an account. It allows an administrator to add comments or edit fields without approving the account. (only appears if editing a pending user record)
Reject User - Choose this option to save any changes you have made to an existing. (only appears if editing a pending user record)
Cancel - Choose this option to exit without saving changes to an existing user account or to cancel the creation of a new user record.

Administration Panel: Site User List

Tue, 01 Apr 2008 21:57:09 GMT

Summary

The Site User List page displays lists of all users that are "pending administrator approval", "pending email verification" or "current users" of your website. Only the "current user" list is visible at all times.

User Lists

Pending Email Verification - This list only appears if you have your site settings set to "Require new users to verify their email address" and there are currently new users that still need to verify their email addresses. Otherwise this list is not visible.
Pending Admin Approval - This list only appears if you have your site settings set to "Require new users to be approved by an administrator" and there are currently new users that still need an administrator to approve their account. Otherwise this list is not visible
Current Users - This list contains all approved registered users to your site.

Fields

Name - This is the user's real name. All site users are required to enter their first and last names when they register.
User Name - This is the username the user selected when they registered. They need to use this when they log into your site.
Email - This is the registered Email address for the user.
Member Of - This lists the security groups the user is assigned membership to.

Options

Add New User - Choose this option if you want to manually add a new user to your site. Most users are added through the site registration page. However, there are times when an Administrator may want to directly add a user through the Admin Panel.

Edit User - Choose this option to edit an approved or pending user.

Edit Group Memberships - Choose this option to edit the security group memberships that an approved user is in.

Delete User - Choose this option to delete an approved or pending user. WARNING: Deleting a user is permanent, if you delete a user by mistake you will need to re-create the user or have the user re-register on your site.

Administration Panel: Edit User Attribute

Tue, 01 Apr 2008 13:39:06 GMT

Summary

The Edit User Attribute page is used to add a new user attribute, or modify an existing user attribute.

Fields

Display Name - The name of the user attribute. This name will display on the user registration page, in the user profile, and in the user management screens of the administration panel.
Type - The type of attribute to use.
- Date - A date formatted field.
- Email - An email address. The address will be validated for proper format.
- Group Header - Creating an attribute of this type will place all attributes beneath it in the display list into a common group. This is a special case attribute that does not actually store data about the user, it is for display purposes only.
- Option List (Drop Down) - Presents the user with a drop down list of choices to choose from.
- Option List (Multi Choice) - Presents the user with a list of options and checkboxes, from which multiple can be selected.
- Option List (Single Choice) - Presents the user with a list of options and radio buttons, from which only a single item can be selected.
- Phone Number (US) - A US phone number. The phone number will be validated for proper format.
- Seperator Line - Creating an attribute of this type will place a seperator line in the attribute list. This is a special case attribute that does not actually store data about the user, it is for display purposes only.
- Text - A single-line free form text box. No validation is performed on the entered data.
- Text (Large) - A multi-line free form text box. No validation is performed on the entered data.
- Yes/No (Checkbox) - Presents the user with a check box to indicate a yes/no response.
- Zip Code - A US Postal Zip Code. This zip code will be validated for proper format.
Description - A description of the attribute that will help your users determine what data to enter. The descripion will be provided to the user in a tooltip button next to the attribute field.
Default Value - The default value for this attribute if a user has not specified it yet.
Max Length - The maximum length of entered data. This field only applies to text attributes.
This question is required. - By selecting this option, all users will be forced to specify a value for this attribute before they can create/update their profile.
Option List - The list of available options for this attribute. This field only applies to Option List attributes.
Show on new user registration page - Choose whether or not to display this attribute for new user registrations.
Show on user profile page - Choose whether or not to display this attribute on the user profile page.
Allow user to edit on profile page - If this option is not selected, the users will not be able to modify the attributes on their user profile. If updates are necessary, they will need to be performed by an administrator from the administration panel.

Options

Create New Item - Save the new attribute configuration.
Update - Update the existing attribute configuration.
Delete Attribute - Delete the current attribute.
Cancel - Exit without saving changes.