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Fourstones: /* What's a 'Blurb' and How Do I Use It? */

2009-06-12T18:32:44Z

What's a 'Blurb' and How Do I Use It?

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	=What's a 'Blurb' and How Do I Use It?=		=What's a 'Blurb' and How Do I Use It?=
	A blurb is simply some message you want to convey to visitors to your site. ~~You edit and use them exactly~~ the ~~same way you use the [[Cchost/customize/News_Feature\|'News' feature]]~~.		A blurb is simply some message you want to convey to visitors of your site. This can be useful for announcing special promotions on the site or future site outages.

	The difference is that registered users can turn the 'News' feature off through the ''Preferences'' menu item~~. Whereas~~ only admins control the 'blurbs' widget~~. This can be useful for announcing special promotions on the site or future site outages~~.		You edit and use them exactly the same way you use the [[Cchost/customize/News_Feature\|'News' feature]] except you substitute the word 'blurb' for 'news' in that tutorial.

			The difference is that registered users can turn the 'News' feature off through the ''Preferences'' menu item, whereas only admins control the 'blurbs' widget.

	=How do I edit the navigation tabs at the top of the page?=		=How do I edit the navigation tabs at the top of the page?=

Fourstones: /* How do I add administrators? */

2009-06-12T18:30:25Z

How do I add administrators?

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	*At the ''Site Administrators'' field, enter a comma separated list of log in names. (If the user name is not in use yet, the next user that registers with that name will become an admin)		*At the ''Site Administrators'' field, enter a comma separated list of log in names. (If the user name is not in use yet, the next user that registers with that name will become an admin)
	*Click on the ''Submit'' button		*Click on the ''Submit'' button
			=What's a 'Blurb' and How Do I Use It?=
			A blurb is simply some message you want to convey to visitors to your site. You edit and use them exactly the same way you use the [[Cchost/customize/News_Feature\|'News' feature]].

			The difference is that registered users can turn the 'News' feature off through the ''Preferences'' menu item. Whereas only admins control the 'blurbs' widget. This can be useful for announcing special promotions on the site or future site outages.

	=How do I edit the navigation tabs at the top of the page?=		=How do I edit the navigation tabs at the top of the page?=

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=How do I change the banner (logo)?=
*Log in as an administrator
*Click on ''Manage Site'' then ''Banner Logo'' (or browse to '''admin/templatetags/bannerlogo''')
*Click on the "Browse" button and select your preferred image.
*Click on the ''Submit Banner Logo'' button

=How do I add new file types to the system?=
*Log in as an administrator (if not already)
*Click on ''Global Settings'' then ''Pseudo Verify'' (or browse to '''admin/pverify''')
*Follow the instructions at the top of the screen
*When you finished click on the ''Submit'' button
*Follow the instructions directly below to enable the file type in submit forms.

=How do I enable/restrict file types users can upload?=
*Log in as an administrator (if not already)
*Click on ''Mangage Site'' then ''File Formats'' (or browse to '''admin/formats''')
*Check the boxes for the formats you want to allow
*Click on the ''Submit'' button

=How do I restrict licenses?=
*Log in as an administrator (if not already)
*Click on ''Manage Site'' then ''License'' (or browse to '''admin/license''')
*Check the licenses you want to enable in submit forms
*Click on the ''Submit'' button
For information on the Creative Commons Licenses see: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/

=How do I add administrators?=
*Log in as an administrator (if not already)
*Click on ''Manage Site'' then ''Settings'' (or browse to '''admin/settings''')
*At the ''Site Administrators'' field, enter a comma separated list of log in names. (If the user name is not in use yet, the next user that registers with that name will become an admin)
*Click on the ''Submit'' button

=How do I edit the navigation tabs at the top of the page?=
Read [[cchost/customize/Navigation Tabs|all about navigation tabs]].

=How do I manage page and topic content in ccHost?=

For the complete howto, see [[cchost/admin/Content_Manager|Content Manager Howto]].

=How do I repair a broken configruation (A.K.A. HELP!!!!)=
See [[Cchost/guide/Troubleshooting#Repairing_a_broken_configuration_.28A.K.A._HELP.21.21.21.21.29|Troubleshooting]].