Document Key
- Blue & Bold signifies a specific area/page of the website. After logging in, look for a user menu in the right column of the page(s) for links to these areas.
- Orangesignifies action words/buttons/clickable links
Section 1: Daily Tasks
1.1 Text changes to existing pages
- Click page
- At the top right of the body text, click the edit icon () to edit the article
- Make text change
- Double check
- Preview Changes
- Press Save or Cancel
- SAFETY: Click Versions, select Preview, click Use! To revert to this version.
1.2 Add/remove URL link to text
- Copy destination URL to your clipboard
On The Page
- Edit page
- Select text
- Click link icon in top strip of icons
- Paste URL into Link URL
- Determine Target (usually in a new window)
- Click Insert
- To remove link, insert cursor in linked text and click break link icon
Section 1: Daily Tasks (Continued)
1.3 Adding Image and Documents to Library
Media Manager
- Click Media Manager
- Navigate to the destination folder
- Click Browse
- Choose Files
- Click Start Upload
1.4 Adding Image to Page
Editing Page
- Insert cursor at desired point
- Click on Insert/Edit Image
- Click on Click on images to preview
- Set alignment, margin and alternate text
- Click Insert
- If adding new image From Computer – Use the Upload Image icon
- To remove border, click the edit icon when the image is clicked, click
- In the main window and set Margin to “0”
1.5.1 Adding Page
User Menu
- Click New Article
- Type Title
- Type the page text in the editor.
- NOTE: When copying and pasting from other programs, use the “Paste as Plain Text” icon to avoid pasting proprietary code from third party programs.
- Set the Publishing Options:
Category - Author (Leave blank to have the article automatically assigned to you.)
- Status: Published, Unpublished, Archived, Trashed
- Start and Finish Publishing dates are used for time sensitive publication. Leave blank to immediately publish and leave active until manually updated.
- Meta Description is the description that will be displayed by search engines.
- Click Save
Add to Menu
- Click menu name in the user menu
- Click New
- ClickSelect
- Choose a Page Type from the available options
- Type aMenu Title
- Type an alias, this is the page name (i.e. /about-us/)
- Set the publication options.
- Click Save & Close
Section 1: Daily Tasks (Continued)
1.5.2 Adding Recipes
Recipes Page
- Several sample recipes have been created for you to edit.
- Click Edit icon
- Edit page text, title description
- Either set the Status to Published or set the Start Publishing date to have it
automatically publish at a specific day and time. - Click Save
1.6 Modify Existing Menu/Custom Link
User Menu on all pages
- Click the Menu Link in the User menu
- Click on the Page Title (i.e. About Us)
- Edit as required
- Click Save Save and Close
1.7 Create New Custom Link within existing Menu
Media tab
- Upload new PDF (See Media Manager)
- Copy File URL
Menu Manager
- Click New
- Click Select (Menu Item Type)
- Click External URL
- Paste File URL into Link field in left-hand Details area
- Add relevant Title
- Click Save or Save & Close
1.8 Remove Custom Link within existing Menu
Menu Manager
- Click the name of the Menu
- To the right of the Menu Item Title, click the Status icon to unpublish the item.
- Click Down arrow Custom Link requiring removal
- Click Remove at bottom left-hand corner
- Click Save Menu located at Menu tabs
1.9 Modify Existing Modules
Module Manager
- Click Module Manger
- Click search for the module by name, type or location
Example: Searching “showcase” will display all of the showcase slideshows. - Click on the name of the module to edit
- Click Save & Close, Close, Save or Cancel
Section 2: Weekly Tasks
2.1 Back-up
Contact Form Submissions
- Click Contact Form Submissions
- Review messages. Change status and delete messages as necessary.
Section 3: Monthly Tasks
3.1 Full Back-up
Login to the administrator area of the website and use Components > Akeeba Backup to create a complete website backup. Download the backup to a secure location and delete it from the website.
Section 4: As required
4.1 Plugin/Joomla Updates
Periodically, updates to plugins and the Joomla software is updated and released by the developer.
Upon log-in, Joomla will display information regarding available updates on the Admin Control Panel.
This indicates that an update has been issued and requires action. After performing a full back-up (see 3.1 Full Back-up), click Control Panel tab and click the Update tab to update as required.
