How to Create a new Object in TopazPort

  How to create a New Object in Topaz Port: 1.    Go to www.siteurl.com/new/’type of object’ (ie: banner) 2.    Add a Title and upload any necessary images and then SAVE 3.    Go to Admin Menu/ Site Content and Layout 4.    Select Choose or Change ...

Helpful Links to Login Page and Admin Menu

Site Login Go to http://YOURDOMAIN/login   Admin Menu    Got to http://YOURDOMAIN/Admin_Menu This offers links to lots of helpful tools

How to Create a List of Articles in a Section

How to Create a List of Articles in a SectionIf you want to set up a section list on the home page in order to have a quick summary of posts of the same type (such as classifieds, job posts, etc).  This process will allow just a few posts to show on the homepage, with a clickable Section ...

How to Customize Your Main Banner Logo

How to Customize Your Main Banner LogoUploading a banner image You will need to upload the image you want to have as your banner by going to nameofyoursite/new/banner All logos should be designed in two parts with the right side capable of being replaced with custom banner ads when appropriate Dimensions for the left banner ad ...

How to Add Sections to the HomePage

Once you have created your section list, it is easy to have this show up on the homepage. Click on the Edit button you see in the main page . Then select choose for the column you want to add something to (left or right).  Then on the next screen ...

How to Customize Your Menu Bar

To customize your menu bar: Click the Edit button above the menu bar Type /NAME OF PAGE you want to link to from the menu in the order you want on the menu.  NOTE: If you don't want the name of the page to be the wording for the ...

How to Delete Spam

Sometimes sites can get spam attacks even through our stellar spam blockers.  It's easy to get rid of spam all at once if the site has a bunch of spam posts together.   See Recent Posts link in the Admin Menu. One by one open up each spam post ...

How to Remove a User from a Group

How to Remove a User from a Group Go to the Admin Menu → allGroups Select a group name you want to remove the user from. Go to the Membership Roster list at bottom of the screen.   Click the Remove User button  next to the name of person in the list you want to remove from ...

How to Undo Changes/Use the History Button

How to Undo Changes/Use the History ButtonIf you saved an edited version of a page on your site and realize that you did not like the changes you made, you can retrieve previous versions of that page on the site. All you need to do is go to that page on the site Click the History ...

How to Easily Add a Recurring Event

How to Easily Add a Recurring Event Create a New Event with the first day the event is occurring and all the details. Tip: Use the Quick Links side panel to add an event or go to http://your domain/new/autouserevent After you hit save, in the top right of the event post you will see Copy in ...

How to Edit User Subscriptions, Password or Remove a User

How to Edit User Subscriptions, Password or Remove a User To change subscriptions or groups a person belongs to: In the Admin Menu click allUsers Search for the User Name Click on User Name Click Manage Subscriptions link at bottom Check or uncheck the mailing group(s) To edit a user information (address, password, change email) In the Admin Menu click ...

How to Edit Existing Banner or Add a New Banner

How to Edit Existing Banner or Add a New BannerEdit the Current Banner First find the banner image on the site by one of the following methods from the Admin Menu: Site Content and Layout Click on the link for the banner (do not click change, that would mean you want to select a different banner not edit this ...

How to Insert images in a Page

How to Insert images in a Page If you want to add an image to page you can upload an image from your computer or use an image already uploaded to the server. Click on the picture image  in the content editor tool bar. If the image you want to use is already on the server ...

How to Link to Another Webpage

How to Link to Another Webpage Link to websites within page content: While editing a page highlight the text you want to be the link. Click on the globe icon  in the content editor tool bar type in the domain you want to link to.  Click on the Target tab and New Window (_blank) ...

How Do Group Content Permissions Work?

Content access permissions are accretive, so if content is attached to any group that allows everyone to edit, then that content will be editable by everyone, even if some groups restrict editing.

What do the TopazPort Mailer Statistics Mean?

TopazPort Mailer Statistics "Unique Opened" and "Open Rate" under represent the number of unique recipients because they count only successful pings to our servers.  Blackberries, text only readers and all mail readers where the user does not select "download pictures" are not counted. Total opened includes every time the ...

How to use the TopazPort mailer

The TopazPort mailer allows you to integrate e-blasts with your web content.   Let your users know about the new edits to your site, and more importantly encourage your users to contribute content to the site. Content for the e-blasts can be selected by choosing content posts on the site ...

Logging In Again and Activating Your Account to Edit Your Posts

When you make a post on a site, your account is automatically created with the name and email you use to post. To “activate” your account: Hit Login in the top left Hit "Need password" Enter the email you used when you made the post Click the link in the ...

How can I use my own Domain or Subdomains?

Any subdomain, like for example, match.example.org can be pointed externally to an entirely different website or can be pointed internally, so that it becomes a shortcut to a specific page such as example.org/volunteering.

Need a Password, or Forgot my Password?

Need a Password, or Forgot my Password? To get a new password click Login at the very top of the site. Click Need password?   Fill in your email address and hit send. Click on the link in your email. Voila!    

Embedding CSS in a Post

Add CSS inline html: <style type='text/css'> sytle from .css </style> Or like this within a div: style="border: 1px; " An example: class .intro ‘Rather than a mass customer base, advertising on these blogs gives lobbyists unbridled access to an extremely valuable audience: Britain’s political elite’ <font style="margin:0px; margin-bottom: 9px; padding:0px; ...

How do I roll back to a previous version of a post?

How do I roll back to a previous version of a post? Click on the post. Seeing it is messed up, you can click history just above and to the right of the title of the post: Look for the date when the post was last working successfully Click the date part of that selection Verify it looks correct when you ...