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Changing
your user information
One of our great features is that every user has the ability to
change their password, name, e-mail address and site name/description.
To change any user information login to the file manager program
and go to the very bottom of the page where you will see a drop
down list. Select "Change user info" from this list and click
the "Submit Query" button.
Changing your Password
Once you are on the change user information page, you have the ability
to change your password by simply typing the new password into the
password field and clicking the "Update Account Info" button.
This will change your password for the file manager so write down
the password as administrators may not be able to get ti back for
you if you loose it!
Changing your Site Name/Description
Every site created with HomeFree can be viewed by going to http://www.site.com/cgi-bin/new.cgi?view=all.
The sites are by default simply listed with the creator's name and
a line stating that they have no data yet. If you want to change
this line, you can do so under the user information page. To change
your site information, simply fill in the Site Name and Site Description
field and click the "Submit Query" button.
Setting up a Message Board
To set up your Message Board first you will need to activate it
by logging into your file manager, scroll to the end of the page
and select "Message Board" from the drop down list and click the
"Submit Query" button. You will then be taken to a page where
you can either activate or edit your web board. You will have several
options for your webboard:
- Number
of posts out of 500 possible: this tells you how many messages
you have. When you are close to the maximum number of files allowed,
you should use the pruning option.
- Name
of your Web Board: this will be the name used on the webboard
pages and as your web board's title.
- Background
Color: this will be used as the background for all your webboard
pages.
- Background
Image: this will be used as the background image for all your
webboard pages.
- Text
Color: this will be used as the standard text color on all webboard
pages.
- Link
Color: this will be used as the standard link color on all web
board pages.
- Visited
Link Color: this will be used as the standard visited link color
on all web board pages.
- Header
html: this allows you to add any desired html to the top of all
web board related web pages.
- Footer
html: this allows you to add any desired html to the bottom of
all web board related web pages.
- Pruning
Messages: this allows you to delete old/bad threads to save on
disk space, total threads and to remove improper posts.
- Thread
Order - allows you to remove threads by their normal listing
order.
- Posted
Order - allows you to remove threads by their posting date.
- Date
- allows you to remove threads by their creation date.
- Author
- allows you to remove threads by their author.
Once you
have your web board has been created, you can start linking to it
and visited it. On your web board, users can post messages and reply
to them, allowing people to communicated back and forth. Please note
that these messages may count as part of your web site space so delete
old ones if need be.
Setting up a guest book
If your account allows a guest book, you will need to activate it
by logging into your file manager, scrolling to the end of the page
and selecting "guest book" from the drop down list and click the "
Submit Query" button. You will then be taken to a page where you
can either activate or edit your web board. You will have several
options for your guest book:
- Select
Entrees to delete - this allows you to delete any old threads
for content or to save on disk space.
- Name
of your guest book: this will be the name used on the guest book
pages and as your web board's title.
- Background
Color: this will be used as the background for all your guest
book pages.
- Background
Image: this will be used as the background image for all your
guest book pages.
- Text
Color: this will be used as the standard text color on all guest
book pages.
- Link
Color: this will be used as the standard link color on all guest
book pages.
- Table
Background Color #1: this will be used as the background color
for your guest book table header.
- Table
Background Color #2: this will be used as the background color
for your guest book general table.
- Table
Text Color #1: this will be used as the text color for your guest
book table header.
- Table
Text Color #2: this will be used as the text color for your guest
book general table.
- Visited
Link Color: this will be used as the standard visited link color
on all guest book pages.
- Header
html: this allows you to add any desired html to the top of all
guest book related web pages.
- Footer
html: this allows you to add any desired html to the bottom of
all guest book related web pages.
Once
you have chosen all your settings, click the "Update Guest Book
Settings" to make the settings take effect and to activate your
guest book. To link to your guest book, simply copy the code provided
at the end of the guest book setup page. You can edit this code
however you want. You can also create your own custom page for people
to enter their guest book entries.
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Account Manager: Additional Features
