Access - by Design

Glossary

To get the most from this information if you will need to understand the following terms…

• Upload - Copying a file on your computer and putting it on an internet space
• Login - Enter a restricted area via a username and/or password
• Username - A specific name for entering a restricted area
• Password - A specific name for entering a restricted area
• Control Panel - The “Back End” of your website – like the storeroom of a shop
• URL - The web address of a webpage such as http://www.access-bydesign.com

Step1. Logging in to your website

When we have finished the site design and have added the main content to your satisfaction, we will then give you your own username and password to login to the Control Panel so that you can start running your website. This “back end” is where you will manage your website.

• You do not need any special software – just an active internet connection.

The Control Panel allows you to add content to your site without comprising the professional and accessible design you paid us for!

How to log-in

Some website that have multiple authors and contributors will have been given a “log-in” button. This is usually located at the bottom of each page. If so, please ignore the first three points below and select the log-in button instead.

• Open your browser and type in your web address in full e.g. http://www.mysite.com
• Please add the following to the end of your web address /wp/wp-admin (e.g. http://www.mysite.com/wp/wp-admin)
• Press choose enter (or Go) on your browser
• You will see a “log in” box on your screen.
• When you can see the ‘log in’ box please enter your username and password details that we have given you. If you are in a public internet café or wireless area – try to make sure that your username or password is not observed. If you have forgotten your username and password we set up with you, a link underneath can be selected which will send your details to your email address.

Remember: you can change your password at anytime- please contact us for help.

A WORRY: Where is my log-in page??

If you can you see another page, a 404 (missing) page or any other message that it cannot be found, please check the following:

• That you have not got a “typo” in your URL address. The most common are;
  • comma’s instead of full stops (e.g. mysite,com),
  • spaces in the URL (e.g. my site.com)
  • back-to-front letters (e.g. mystie.com)…?
• You may also want to check that;
  • you have a live internet connection…?
  • that your domain has been activated…?
  • that you are typing the address in the browser address bar not into Google
  • Still having problems? Contact us for help.

 

TIP: The “back-end” of ALL content management systems such as this are not fully compatible with the Mac browser, Safari. Safari users must use Mozilla Firefox instead to run their websites.

Step 2: Using the Control Panel

When you have successfully logged in you will be in the “dashboard” area of your Control Panel.

Important! Always remember to choose ‘Sign Out’ in the top, right corner of the screen if you every leave your desk or finish your working session!!

Some of our sites have had pages –even whole sites deleted when users have left their contol panel open and unattended. Children particually can do an incredible amountof deleting in a very small sapace of time! This is particularly important if you are using an internet café or else others will be able to make changes to your website! Also, Internet explorer rememebers if you did not log out and will take anybody who uses your computer to your open contol panel without asking for a password or username

Keep your site safe – Log Out!

If you do forget and your site gets accidentally damaged or pages deleted, all Access by Design websites are backed up nightly, weekly and monthly and so websites will be able to be restored to a point. However, any pages that have been written between these times were created “dynamically” and not stored offline (as in old html pages) so once deleted will have to be recreated and any links to them adjusted. We have limited access to ensure that as little accidents as possible can happen, but please play safe by logging out.

All those buttons!

Do not worry about most of the options that you see on your control panel. Most of our clients will only ever need three areas - the rest are simply some of the many functions and options available as and when and if you develop your website.
In your training session you will be taught how to use all the areas you need to get started and all you need to run your say-to-day site – then come back to us later as you get more confident and learn some more!

We will have also restricted what you can and can’t use anyway, so that you will only be able to change and add specific things to your website. This gives you (and us!) the security and freedom to know that even though mistakes can happen, it will never result in anything too serious!

The main areas you will use will use are ‘Write’ and ‘Manage’ and “Gallery”. Please see information on adding content to find our more…

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