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To manage your forum:
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Select the forum and click
Manage from the context toolbar.
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To explore the available options, scroll down and click Help at the
bottom of the dialog.
Forum security
By default, your forum is created with the Add new users on signup
feature enabled, which means you don't need to do anything except
moderate forum content when needed. Forum contributors simply
register and enter their own login details to post or reply to topics.
Technically, a forum uses a User List Smart object for access control,
which is created along with your forum if you have the Access Control
(New) option checked (see above).
Remember that a forum is a Smart Object itself! It is possible to use the
User List Smart object to manage forum users in several ways:
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Manually add users. You can add a set of users for private forums
rather than have new users sign up by themselves.
•
Ban/suspend users. In a lively debating environment, there's often
the need for some timely moderation to keep forum contributor's
on-topic and adhering to "house" rules. You're able to ban or
suspend users accordingly.
To manually add forum users:
1.
Select Smart Object from the Insert menu.
2.
From the Smart Objects library list, select the User List smart object
of the same name as your forum.
3.
Click Manage.
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4.
Use the Users and Groups tabs to manually add users, and the Bans
tab to ban/suspend users.
5.
Click Exit.
Forums, by their nature, are complex objects. For more configuration
details and a description of options, click the Help button in any Smart
object dialog.
Inserting an RSS reader
WebPlus lets you include an RSS feed from another website on your
own web page.
The addition of the RSS feed reader to your page automatically
subscribes to the chosen RSS feed, which will keep feed content updated
without editing and republishing your site.
To insert an RSS feed on your page:
1.
Locate and copy an RSS Feed URL from a website to the
clipboard by right-clicking the RSS symbol.
2.
From the Quick Build tab (External/Managed Content
category), select RSS Reader.
3.
A place cursor is displayed. To set the size of the feed window, drag
out a region and release the mouse button. Instead, for a window of
default size, simply click the mouse.
4.
In the dialog, paste the feed’s URL into the RSS Feed URL field.
5.
Click OK.
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Inserting a Facebook widget
Facebook widgets can be added to your page to stream various types of
live feeds to display on your page or a Like button that allows users to
share and promote your page via their Facebook pages.
A Facebook account is recommended to use these widgets. For more
information about Facebook, visit www.facebook.com.
Inserting a Facebook widget
The widget is placed directly on the page, the same as any other object.
To insert a Facebook widget:
1.
From the Quick Build tab (Social Media category), click
Facebook Widget then click on the page to place.
2.
In the dialog, from the Type drop-down list, select either Activity
Feed, Like Feed, Recommendations Feed, or Like Button.
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3.
In the Preview pane, check or uncheck Update to preview what
your widget will look like on the page as you make changes.
4.
Customize the behavior of your widget:
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Use Current Site URL
Check to use the current URL of your site. Uncheck to enter a
custom web address below. For Like Feed, enter the exact URL
of a Facebook page.
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Link Target (Recommendations Feed only)
Select Blank to open links in a new window, select Parent or
Top to open links in the same window.
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Verb to Display (Like Button only)
Select Like or Recommend as the word that appears on the
button.
5.
(Optional) Customize the appearance of your widget using
additional options (these differ according to Type).
6.
Click OK.
Editing a Facebook widget
Once added to the page, the Facebook widget can be edited at any time.
To edit a Facebook widget:
1.
Double-click the widget. The Edit dialog is displayed. The options
available are the same as those available when the widget was
created.
2.
Make your changes and click OK.
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Inserting a Twitter widget
A Tweet or Follow button can be added to your page that interfaces
directly with Twitter.
A Twitter account is recommended to use these widgets. For more
information about Twitter, visit www.twitter.com.
Twitter widget types
There are two types of widgets that can be added to a page to allow
visitors to engage with site content in different ways.
Widget type
Features
Tweet
Button
Allows visitors to share your website by tweeting your site
content to their Twitter profile.
Follow
Button
Allows visitors to follow your account on Twitter.
Inserting a Twitter widget
The widget is placed directly onto the page, the same as any other object.
To insert a Tweet Button:
1.
From the Quick Build tab (Social Media category), click
Twitter Widget then click on the page to place.
2.
In the dialog, from the Type drop-down list, select Tweet Button.
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3.
Customize the behavior of your button:
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Use Current Site URL
Check to use the current URL of your site. Uncheck to enter a
custom web address in URL To Tweet.
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Tweet Text
Enter Tweet Text. This text gets displayed in the Tweet field
and is modifiable prior to Tweet submission.
•
Via
Enter the name of a Twitter account to add to the end of the
tweet as a "via @<username>". It is recommended to enter your
username in this field.
•
Recommend
Offers a recommended Twitter username that web visitors can
follow. The recommendation appears after a Tweet has been
submitted.
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Hashtag
Enter a phrase as a hashtag (phrases cannot have spaces).
Tweets will be searchable by that hashtag.
4.
(Optional) Customize the appearance of your widget using
additional options (these differ according to Type).
5.
Click OK.
To insert a Follow Button:
1.
From the Quick Build tab (Social Media category), click
Twitter Widget then click on the page to place.
2.
In the dialog, from the Type drop-down list, select Follow Button.
3.
In the Preview pane, check or uncheck Update to preview what
your widget will look like on the page as you make changes.
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4.
In User To Follow, enter a Twitter username. Visitors will follow
this account on Twitter when they click your button.
5.
(Optional) Customize the appearance of your widget using
additional options (these differ according to Type).
6.
Click OK.
Editing a Twitter widget
Once added to the page, the Twitter widget can be edited at any time.
To edit a Twitter widget:
1.
Select the widget already present on your page.
2.
Double-click the widget. The Edit dialog is displayed. The options
available are the same as those available when the widget was
created.
3.
Make your changes and click OK.
Inserting a Google +1 button
Promote your site by using a Google +1 button to let visitors
recommend your site content to Google+. When visitors click your
button they will be able to share your web page by posting on their live
stream or the +1 tab on their Google+ profiles. The +1 tab displays all
links a user recommends to the public. The Google +1 button can also
display how many others have recommended your web page.
A Google+ account is recommended to use this button. To find out more
about Google+, visit plus.google.com.
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To insert a Google +1 button:
1.
From the Quick Build tab (Social Media category), click
Google +1 Button then click on the page.
2.
From the dialog, in the Preview pane, check or uncheck Update to
preview what your widget will look like on the page as you make
changes.
3.
In the Configuration pane, check +1 Current Page to use the
current URL of your site. Uncheck to enter a custom web address in
Custom URL.
4.
(Optional) From the Size drop-down list, select a size for your
widget.
5.
(Optional) From the Annotation drop-down list, select an
annotation style.
6.
Click OK.
To edit a Google +1 button:
1.
Select the button already present on your page.
2.
Double-click the button. The Edit dialog is displayed. The options
available are the same as those available when the button was
created.
3.
Make your changes and click OK.
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