Add Category allows users to create a new category.

The name of the category will vary from site to site, and after version 3.00, it is possible to have more than one category type.

The most important field to complete when creating a new category is the “Directory Name”.

Please note that the “Directory Name” must contain only characters of the alphabet and/or numbers. The use of spaces and punctuations is not allowed.

After version 3.00, you may also enter Meta information about the category, which is used to tell search engines what information is contained in the category.

“Meta_Title” – Is the Title of the category and is given the most importance by most search engines. As a rule of thumb, the “Meta_Title” should be between 3 – 8 words. The use of punctuation is allowed.

“Meta_Keywords” – should contain all the keywords that help to describe what the category encompasses. As a rule of thumb, all the keywords/keyphrases should be separated by a comma, and no keyword should be repeated more than 3 times- otherwise it may be marked as being spam by search engines. Creative use of capitalisation and singular/plural of words should be used.

“Meta_Description” – should contain a brief description of the category. As a rule of thumb, a sentence or a paragraph should suffice.

For categories that permit the upload of image(s), please ensure that the images are:-

1. Jpeg format
2. 72 pixels / inch
3. RGB Format (not CMYK or Grayscale)

Rollback Category is part of the versioning features of AuthorSmith that allows users to rollback to previous versions of an Category.

When you click on "Rollback", all the previous editions of the Category will be shown on a page along with a timestamp of when it was last updated.

When you click View, you will see the contents of the selected record, after which you can choose to use this edition as the latest version by pressing "Use This Version". You may also choose not to do anything to the existing record by clicking "Close".

Add Item allows users to create a new item within a category.

Please note that, items can only be added within a category.

The name of the item will vary from site to site, and after version 3.00, it is possible to have more than one item type.

Upon completion, press “Submit”.

After version 3.00, you may also enter Meta information about the category, which is used to tell search engines what information is contained in the category.

“Meta_Title” – Is the Title of the category and is given the most importance by most search engines. As a rule of thumb, the “Meta_Title” should be between 3 – 8 words. The use of punctuation is allowed.

“Meta_Keywords” – should contain all the keywords that help to describe what the category encompasses. As a rule of thumb, all the keywords/keyphrases should be separated by a comma, and no keyword should be repeated more than 3 times- otherwise it may be marked as being spam by search engines. Creative use of capitalisation and singular/plural of words should be used.

“Meta_Description” – should contain a description of the category. As a rule of thumb, a sentence or a paragraph should suffice.

For categories that permit the upload of image(s), please ensure that the images are:-

1. Jpeg format
2. 72 pixels / inch
3. RGB Format (not CMYK or Grayscale)

Rollback Item is part of the versioning features of AuthorSmith that allows users to rollback to previous versions of an item.

When you click on "Rollback", all the previous editions of the item will be shown on a page along with a timestamp of when it was last updated.

When you click View, you will see the contents of the selected record, after which you can choose to use this edition as the latest version by pressing "Use This Version". You may also choose not to do anything to the existing record by clicking "Close".

Rollback Deleted Records is part of a safety net feature of AuthorSmith that allows users to undelete previously deleted versions of an item.

When there are deleted records within a Category, the "Rollback deleted records" link will appear at the top of the page.

When you click on "Rollback deleted records", all the previously deleted items and categories will be shown on a page along with a timestamp of when it was deleted.

When you click View, you will see the contents of the selected record, after which you can choose to delete a record by pressing "Use This Version". You may also choose not to do undelete any records by clicking "Close".

N.B. - when a deleted category is rolled back / undeleted, any deleted item/record therein will need to be rolled back / undeleted separately.

To give a new user access to the GUI can be done through this function.

"cmuser" refers to the login name
"cmgroup" refers to the group to which users belongs
"password" is the password which the cmuser should enter to login
"cm_permission" can be set either to "No Access" or "Have Access" and refers to whether the cmuser has the privilege to manage users
"cm_accounts" can be set either to "No Access" or "Have Access" and refers to whether the cmuser has the privilege to access the accounts information.

For each section of the site, there will be a choice of "No Access" or a pre-defined access level represented by a number. Each number refers to an access-level which may have a different set off privileges within the section.

The privileges of each access-level can be defined in "Security Editor" within the section.  "0" represents the highest level access to that section.

To change the access rights of an existing user can be done through Edit User.

Edit User follows all the same protocol as Add User.

Logout allows users to logout from the GUI after use.

After each session, it is advisable to logout to avoid any unauthorised access.