Creating a New Account

The first step in creating an account is go to http://www.freewebpage.org/cgi-bin/home/signup.  Once there, you will see a list possible categories to place your site in along with descriptions of each category. Find the category that you like best and select it from the drop down list at the end of the page:



Next you will be taken to the actual sign-up page. You first need to read over the rules and terms of agreement and if you agree to these rules, check the "I Agree" box and proceed to fill out the short form. The first field in the form will ask you for the member name you want.  Choose carefully as this name will be used both in the address of your website as well as in your login.  In the next field you will be asked for an email address. Please enter a valid email address as your password and additional instructions will be mailed to it. There are a few more questions that follow. The ones with the red asterisk are mandatory and must be filled out. Once you have fully filled out all these fields, click the submit button to continue.



If everything is ok, you will be transported to the confirmation page. Here you should see a box confirming your username, the location of your website, and the location of the file manager. If, however, there were mistakes and/or conflicts, you will receive an error page instead. On it will be a brief descripction of what you did wrong. To correct it, simply click your browser's back button, correct your information, and retry.

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Logging Into Your Account

Once you have successfully created an account, wait a few minutes and check the email that you have provided us. You should receive a message containing your username and password along with the location for the file manager and additional instructions. If you do not receive this email right away, just wait a little while longer and check again. However, if you still don't get the email in one or two days, contact us right away so we can get you up and running.

To log into your account, simply follow the instructions in the welcome email. Below is a snapshot of the login page and a brief description of each item:



Account name -
Enter your login name here.

Password -
Enter the password sent to you in the email. You can change it later if you want to once you log in.

Display Files -
One of our newest and most helpful features is the ability to view files based on file type. This is very useful if you have many different types of files in your directories and only want to edit files of a particular type. Notice Once you log in, you can always change your viewing preferences.

1. Viewing by All Types or not selecting any viewing preference to view will show every file of every type in the current directory.
2. Viewing Html Files will show only files with the file extentions .htm or .html.
3. Viewing by Image Files will display any file with a .gif, .jpg or .jpeg extension.
4. Viewing by Other Files will display any other allowed file types that are not html or image files.

Remember My Information -
Checking this item will set a cookie with your account name and settings so you do not have to enter them again when returning to the site at a later date. This is convenient if you are using your home computer and don't need too much security. However, if you are using a public computer where others can gain access, do not check this box.

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How Do I Move In?

Have you successfully created a TopCities account but still see the "Member hasn't moved in yet..." message on your home page? If so, simply follow these instructions to move in:

• Delete the file "index.htm" in your base directory.
• Create your home page, upload/save it in your base directory as "index.htm". Make sure it's in all lower-case and named exactly as "index.htm".
• Visit your home page to see the changes. If you still see the "not moved in" message, do this:
  • Close your browser completely
  • Re-open your browser
  • Go to your home page
  • Click the refresh button
  • If this still doesn't work, try clicking the refresh button while holding down the 'Ctrl' button

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How Do I Delete My Account?