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Ring and Photo Album Maintenance Procedures  

The Cy Think content management system (CMS) treats rings and photo albums as variations of a single concept. Various features of rings and photo albums are set in different ways to achieve varius results. The procedure for making simple changes is described first. Then, the procedures is covered for adding a totally new ring or album.

Use of these procedures is controlled by an access control system. You must be signed on and have appropriate authorization to execute these procedures.

Overview of the Procedure for Changing a Web Site Page

1. Determine the name of the page.
2. Locate and modify the content of the file.
3. Build the page.
4. View the page and make more changes as needed.

Determine the Name of a Page

To determine the name of an existing page, browse to the page and look in the address bar.

Modify the Content of a Page or Add Content to a Page

1. Click "Content".
   
2. Select "Site Content" and click "Continue".
   
3. Select the content file and click "Edit the File".
   
4. Make changes and click "Save Changes".
   
5. Click "Re-publish HTML".
   
6. Select pages affected by the changes and click "Publish HTML".
   
7. View selected pages to confirm that you have achieved the desired effect.
   

Overview of the Procedure for Adding a Web Site Page

1. Select a name for the page.
2. Add the page (xxx.htm) to the list of buildable pages.
3. Add the text file (xxx.txt) to the list of editable txt files.
4. Add content to the file.
5. If needed, create a menu. (See Menu Maintenance)
6. If desired, add the page to a menu. (See Menu Maintenance)
7. Build the page.
8. View the page and make changes as needed.

Pages created using these procedures will "exist" on the site but will not automatically appear in menus, links, etc.

To make a page appear in a menu, follow the procedures in the Menu Maintenance help page.

To link to a page from another page, create a standard HTML "anchor" tag.

Select a Name for a New Page

Select a name for a new page that is unique. As you do the next two steps you will see an alphabetized list of files that already exist. This will help you pick an unused name for the new page. You may want to prefix all the pages you create with your initials or some other short code. This will both help you keep your pages together and make it easier to keep the filenames unique. Please follow this rule carefully. It is very easy to create a "royal" mess.

Note that in the Cy Think CMS, the base filename is common and the suffix is used in a special way. In addition to .htm and .txt, the xxx.mta file holds the key words.

Add a Page (xxx.htm) to the List of Buildable Pages

1. Click "Pages".
   
2. Select "Buildable Pages Add / Remove" and click "Continue".
   
3. Enter the page file name, including the .htm in the text box at the bottom of the table
4. Click "Update File List".
5. Click "Re-publish HTML".
   
6. Select the page is the list and click "Publish HTML".
   
7. It will now appear in the Buildable Pages and Add Editable Files lists.

Add a Text File to the List of Editable TXT Files

1. Click "Pages".
   
2. Select "Add Editable Files (based on HTML files)" and click "Continue".
   
3. Select the text file name and click "Update File List".
4. The content file will now appear in the list of editable files.

If Needed, Create a Menu

See the Menu Maintenance page for this.

If Desired, Add the Page to a Menu

See the Menu Maintenance page for this.

Build the Page

1. Click "Re-publish HTML".
   
2. Select pages affected by the changes and click "Publish HTML".
   

View the Page

View selected pages to confirm that you have achieved the desired effect.