VS-Dir FFA webmaster information - setting up FFA Entries and Ads
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Once you have set up one or more VS-Dir FFA Topic Pages, you can now manually insert both Entries and Ads to those pages. To do this, you must first know the LHID # to the page you will be posting an FFA Entry or FFA Ad to. Manual Entries and Ads are managed in List Body. The Form Admin sees is similar to the Form the End-user sees, except you will have more Fields. List Body Section includes the link to a Form, as well as a list of Pending and then Processed Entries and Ads (approved and rejected). Whereas List Head is the section where you create and then manage FFA htm pages, List Body is where you manage and can create FFA Entries and FFA Ads.
Terms:
LBID: List Body Identification
LBID #: List Body Identification number
Each individual Entry or Add that you or someone else adds to an FFA Topic Page (an LHID#) is assigned a unique LBID#. You will see that number when you look at the list of Entries and Ads in the List Body Section. The first column is the LBIB#, the second is the LHID#.
Adding an Entry or Ad to your VS-Dir FFA:
Before adding an Entry or Ad to the system, you need the LHID# for the Topic you will be posting to.
1. Go to List Body.
2. Find the link: "Add a new directory listing or ad by clicking here."
3. Fill out these fields in the Form:
FFA Category (head ID):
The number of the Topic Page, LHID#, you want the Entry or Ad to display on.
Entered:
The year-month-day date you create the FFA Entry. Example: 2010-03-07.
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Is An Ad:
This section is used only for Ads. Skip it if you are adding an FFA Entry.
Display is a Drop Down Box with choices. You can set the Ad to show in a Fixed Position, every so many Entries, or at Random.
hide: default. Hides the Ad from displaying on the FFA Topic Page.
always, in position #: Ad always displays in a fixed position on the FFA Topic Page.
Always, in every # entries: An Ad will display every so many Entries. If you only have one Ad, this means that Ad will display multiple times on the Topic page.
random ptc to show: Ad will show in different positions each page refresh.
...Display:
Once you made your choice, fill in the box with a number. Example: You want the Ad to show in a number 2 Fixed Position on that FFA Topic. Enter 2 in the Form Box. Every ? display means an Ad will display ever
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Approved:
Drop down box. Default is New. Choose Approved.
Title:
This is the title of the website, service, etc. The text should fit in the space allowed in the form box.
URL:
Place the link to the website in this form box.
Description:
Character length for the descriptionis based on what you set on the Topic Page itself.
Keywords:
Seperate keywords with commas.
Has Image:
In development
Email or Member ID:
If the Topic is open to email addresses, this is where you insert an email. If it is open to Members Only, or a Paid Entry, this is where you insert a Member ID. If it is a Member's only section, do not insert an email. The system will not be able to connect the dots correctly.
Enhanced:
In progress.
Enh. Limit:
In progress
LinkBack URL:
Place a link back (if known) in this box.
LinkBack Checked:
In progress.
LinkBack Found:
In progress.
Delete:
Used to manage Entries and Ads. Check this to delete an Entry or Ad already in the system.
Save Changes:
Once you have filled out the form, click on the Save icon. The Entry or Ad will be assigned a LBID#. If you checked Approve, it will be a live Entry or Ad.