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<blockquote data-quote="Morrus" data-source="post: 319781" data-attributes="member: 1">OK, guys - I've given you all &quot;moderator&quot; status.Here's some instructions on how to use the system:On the left, you can now see the admin options.&nbsp; Now, first things first - NEVER USE APOSTOPHES.&nbsp; I know it sounds silly, but the system doesn't like them.&nbsp; Just miss them out - &quot;doesnt&quot; instead of &quot;doesn't&quot;.&nbsp; You'll find the worst bit is if you copy/paste info from somewhere.&nbsp; What I do is paste it into Notepad first and do a find/replace to remove all the apostrophes, because you're always bound to miss one.OK, there are 3 things you're likely to do:*Add new publisher*Add new product*Edit product/publisherThe options are fairly self-evident.&nbsp; **Add New Publisher**Just add the company name, URL and a sentence or so describing them.&nbsp; Don't use any crappy marketing speak - selling stuff is their job, not ours.**Add new product**Don't use the left handmenu for this.&nbsp; Go to the publisher on the reviews page and click the &quot;Add&quot; button.&nbsp; The products are sorted into &quot;Product Lines&quot; and there's a button for each line.When you have a new product line, don't use the &quot;New product line&quot; option.&nbsp; Add it to an existing product line, and then go into the product to edit it, changing it to a new one.When adding a product EVERY SINGLE FIELD MUST BE COMPLETED or you'll get an error.&nbsp; This means that sometimes you'll be entering &quot;none&quot; or &quot;unknown&quot; or whatever.There is a box for errata/previews/misc info, and a box for external reviews.&nbsp; Check the FAQ on the left for how to format lists using tags - it's very easy.**Edit product**This is pretty easy.&nbsp; Go to the product and click &quot;Edit&quot;.&nbsp; You'll get a screen with all the info for that product.&nbsp; Use the dropdown box to select which info you want and enter the new info.&nbsp; This will REPLACE the current info, not add to it, so if you're just adding something, copy/paste the info from the list above first.**Other things**-Check the website URLs of the companies in your section.&nbsp; Sometimes you'll find it's in the database but not showing on the system. Just enter it again, and it'll show up.&nbsp; -For product covers, the image will need to be uploaded to the server.&nbsp; For the moment, just send me the covers and I'll upload them and tell you what thefilename is.&nbsp; Then you can edit the product info to reflect the image filename.&nbsp; I'll set up FTP access for you when I get chance.I suggest you look around for a bit, and then post back here.&nbsp; If you have any quesitons, let me know.&nbsp; If in doubt, it's better to ask first in case you break something!Thanks again, guys! <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Morrus, post: 319781, member: 1"] OK, guys - I've given you all "moderator" status. Here's some instructions on how to use the system: On the left, you can now see the admin options. Now, first things first - NEVER USE APOSTOPHES. I know it sounds silly, but the system doesn't like them. Just miss them out - "doesnt" instead of "doesn't". You'll find the worst bit is if you copy/paste info from somewhere. What I do is paste it into Notepad first and do a find/replace to remove all the apostrophes, because you're always bound to miss one. OK, there are 3 things you're likely to do: *Add new publisher *Add new product *Edit product/publisher The options are fairly self-evident. **Add New Publisher** Just add the company name, URL and a sentence or so describing them. Don't use any crappy marketing speak - selling stuff is their job, not ours. **Add new product** Don't use the left handmenu for this. Go to the publisher on the reviews page and click the "Add" button. The products are sorted into "Product Lines" and there's a button for each line. When you have a new product line, don't use the "New product line" option. Add it to an existing product line, and then go into the product to edit it, changing it to a new one. When adding a product EVERY SINGLE FIELD MUST BE COMPLETED or you'll get an error. This means that sometimes you'll be entering "none" or "unknown" or whatever. There is a box for errata/previews/misc info, and a box for external reviews. Check the FAQ on the left for how to format lists using tags - it's very easy. **Edit product** This is pretty easy. Go to the product and click "Edit". You'll get a screen with all the info for that product. Use the dropdown box to select which info you want and enter the new info. This will REPLACE the current info, not add to it, so if you're just adding something, copy/paste the info from the list above first. **Other things** -Check the website URLs of the companies in your section. Sometimes you'll find it's in the database but not showing on the system. Just enter it again, and it'll show up. -For product covers, the image will need to be uploaded to the server. For the moment, just send me the covers and I'll upload them and tell you what thefilename is. Then you can edit the product info to reflect the image filename. I'll set up FTP access for you when I get chance. I suggest you look around for a bit, and then post back here. If you have any quesitons, let me know. If in doubt, it's better to ask first in case you break something! Thanks again, guys! :) [/QUOTE]

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