Cobbcorner

We use an "Expose" flash picture module to add and display pictures.  It is very flexible and has lots of cool effects. Click here for a PDF instruction booklet

• Log in to the back end section through the administrator link.
• Select the components menu under Expose
• You have the option to manager your albums.  This will bring up a new page with a log in.  You can set this specifically, the default is "manager".
  You must first select or create an album (don't bother with collections until later).
• From here you Upload photos from your hard drive or a web link or somewhere on your web site.  You can select multiple pictures at a time. 
  • The computer will automatically resize the pictures to meet preset options.
  • Beware, it will take time to upload and compress the pictures, so I usually only add 2-4 at a time to prevent any trouble.
    
• You can then add descriptions and change the order and add an album thumbnail.

That's it. pretty simple.

There are 2 parts to the web site.  You see the Front End when you visit the site.  It's made up of the content, images, and basic format.  The Back End controls the structure and database functions.

You enter the Back End by clicking on the administrator link in your web site and then logging in.  You get a whole new web site that shows up with all kinds of strange options.

Working with Content

The Article Manager is the most important part here.  You can edit, unpublish, delete, and more.

The Section and Category options are where we set up the database organization for your content.  It's divided into Sections. Then each section has categories in it.  You can work with these options without too much danger.  See how it effects your web site.

Components

This is a powerful part that allows you to add parts to your web site.  This includes news feeds, contact information, web links, and polls

It also includes the link to manage your picture albums.  I'll explain that in a different article.

Menus

This is the most powerful and important section.  It controls how your web site is displayed, what the different pages look like, and what links are available when.  Be careful here because you can drastically change what comes up on the web site.  No permanent damage though, so it's not dangerous to work with, we can always fix it.

Modules

Too complex to explain here.  It controls the parts of your web page surround your main content.  Think of the article as the window panes and the modules as the molding around it.  It controls where the menus go, what's on the side panels, etc.

Extensions

This lets you add functionality to the Front and Back ends of the web site.  If you see something on a web site you like.  Let me know and we'll add that extension to ours.

So you want to add a web link or event to our Home Page

These functions are restricted to logged in users.  The web links only show to those that are logged in, but the events you add will show on the home page to anyone.

• Click on those links and follow the directions.  It's pretty intuitive.
• I've preset categories, just work with those or let me know what new category you'd like me to add.
• For the events, there are several tabs you should work through to add the event.  There's even a help tab that has some instructions.
• You may not see your new event on the front page immediately.  I have it set to show only a certain number of events at a time and only for so long of a duration.  If you view the events, you'll see them all.