ENTERING CONTENTS (TEXT IMAGES, VIDEOS, ETC…)
- The on-line version of the site is different from the version in the Site Panel. Why is that?
- Instead of the images i uploaded, there is a grey photo with the caption “no images”. Why?
- Can I upload several images in a red box?
- How do I edit or delete any content?
- Can I change the colour of the template?
- Can I remove the title of the site?
- How do I link a specific site to mine?
- How do I upload an image in the site?
- How can I add background music to my site?
- If I use images or music taken from the internet, do I risk a copyright infrigment?
- How can I insert a background image in the site? And how do I keep showing it if I scroll down the page?
To display online all changes made to your site from the site’s panel, press “Edit Site” and then the yellow “Publish Site” button located on top of the page.
This happens when you remove an image from a gallery but not from the red or blue box. To solve this problem just click on “Edit red box” and remove the image.
Our management panel allows text, one image, one video and one file in each red box.
If you are not pleased with what you have written, you can easily edit it anytime you want. Press the [T] icon of the box you want to edit and change what you want. If you want to delete old contents completely, you must click the [X] icon and then confirm you really want to delete everything.
There are two ways to change the colour of a template: by clicking the “Improve the site” button on the home page or by accessing the “Template” section.
If you change the colour of a template using the “Improve the site” button on the home page, changes made to the HTML code will not be lost.
If, on the other hand, you change the template or colour of a template from the “Template” section, all HTML and CSS changes will be lost (with the exception of those made in the red boxes). For more information see the Template section.
Yes. To remove the title, access the “Improve the site” section. Click the “Change title” button and select the “Hide title” icon to activate the option.
Use the editor to create a link to a specific page in the site. There is a link icon in the editor (it’s the “chain” button): all you have to do is select the text that you want to link and then click on the “Create Link” chain icon to open a pop-up menu. Fill the empty fields with the address of the site you want and a few tags and then click “Save”. After you saved your link, the pop-up menu will close and you will see that the selected text has become a link (the words are underlined and they have a different colour).
For each type of package Sitewith.us provides a certain amount of disc space to publish images, files and simple text. Inserting an image is very simple. Open the box editor and click “Insert image” to enter “Image Management” where you can browse and use a gallery of images provided by Sitewith.us or upload an image from your own computer and use it in the site. After uploading the image you will see a preview and an “I select this” link. After clicking on “I select this”, proceed to the last step where you will be asked to select the position of the photo based on the text, size of the image and a link to it (optional). If you are not a graphic designer, we advise you to select “Recommended size”.
To add background music to your site, you must access the site panel and click the “Edit site” button, then press “Improve the site” (the yellow button located on the Home Page). In this window you will find a “Background music” box where you can upload or change your musical background.
If you take images from the web, it is always a good idea to quote the source or name the author of that source (for example: a picture or part of a novel). Using images from other sites without their consent, may raise problems of copyright infrigment and you may also interfere with his internet band. We remind you that, the site is a personal instrument and you are responsable for anything you decide to publish.
A background image can be inserted by changing the style sheets (CSS), for example:
body {
text-align:center;
backgroun #000000;
margin:0px 0px 10px 0px;
background-image: url(http://www.sito.it/image.jpg);
background-repeat: no-repeat;
background-attachment: fixed;
background-position: center;
}
where:
background-image is the address of the background image;
background-repeat is the repetition of the background (’repeat-x’ repeats it horizontally; ‘repeat-y’ repeats to vertically; ‘no-repeat’ does not repeat it);
background-attachment represents background behaviour when the page is scrolled (’fixed’ to keep it in a fixed position, ’scroll’ to make it move together with the page);
background-position is the position of the image in respect of the screen, for example other parameters can be:
background-position: 50% 50%;
background-position: 150px 200px;
background-position: center top;
background-position: left bottom;
background-position: right;
PACKAGE FUNCTIONS AND SERVICES
- What is an RSS?
- I have modified the HTML code and the site is no longer displayed correctly. How can I solve this problem?
- Is it possible to have an FTP to access your services?
- Can I create a limited access area?
- How can other users enter my intranet?
- My new site doesn’t appear in the search engines.
- Can I insert ads?
- We need to have a service not included in your platform. Can you implement it, upon payment, for us?
The Rss is an aggregator, a service that collects news, weblogs and other web sources and sends them to you in “compact mode”. The data are exported in XML format.
The best thing to do is to reload the template. To do so, access the Site panel and click “Edit site” –> “Templates” and after selecting the one you want, press “Change”.
By doing so all changes made to the site’s HTML and CSS codes, with the exception of the red and blue boxes, will be lost.
You cannot access our service through FTP (File Transfer Protocol). You can work on your platform only online: this is to ensure that all the elements of the site are correctly managed.
By subscribing to the Professional and Premium packages, you have the possibility to use our Intranet service. It allows you to store documents and files and share them with a restricted number of people. Since you are the administrator you can upload files which will be accessible only to those users you have created a profile for. Each user can access only folders of your choice and cannot upload anything. For details, visit the Intranet page.
Authorized users can access the intranet section by entering their username and password in the following page: nameofyoursite.sitewith.us/intranet.
For further details visit the Intranet page.
It will take several weeks for search engines (e.g. Google, Yahoo etc.) to find your site and show it among their search results. Sitewith.us is in no way able to manage the search results of the various search engines. However, our platform is able to give to all its sites the best possible indexing on the biggest search engines. In the META section (Edit site–> change html–> Meta) you can manage all the metatags (title, keywords, etc…) regarding your site.
For further details visit the SEO settings and Meta sections.
It is possible to insert the html code of a banner in any red box (press “Advanced Toolbar” in the editor and then the “Source code” button) or in the html of any page, by pressing “Change html”). You only have to paste that portion of the code supplied by the advertising service, to see the banner on the page.
Sitewith.us does not offer extra services upon payment.
If the function you want is not available in our platform, please note that you can access the site’s HTML and CSS code at any time to modify the site according to your needs. Be aware that we cannot provide assistance for changes made directly to the site’s HTML and CSS code.
USE OF DISC SPACE
- Although I continue to delete contents from the site, the disc space available remains the same.
- I can’t publish my site, why?
- What is the maximum weight permitted for the images, videos and files I want to upload?
To free disc space, you must delete the contents directly from your personal galleries (images, videos or files). It is not enough to remove the contents from the page where they were published. For example, to delete the images you have uploaded using “Add image”, you must follow this path: Site panel –> Edit site –> click the “T” of a red box –> Add image –> Your images –> select and delete files not in use.
If you cannot publish your site, check the package expiry date and the control panel to see if we have sent you any communications.
You may have exceeded one of the limits set for your package (disc space, monthly traffic, etc…) that’s why the publishing process has been suspended and the site obscured.
The maximum weight of files that can be uploaded via the Site Panel varies depending on the type of content, as follows: 15Mb for images, 30Mb for files e 50Mb videos.
SITE STRUCTURE AND PAGES
- Can I have a drop-down menu for the first level pages instead of a classic menu?
- How can I change the name of already existing pages of the site?
- I have added another language to the site, but the pages have not been repeated and the texts have not been translated. Why?
- Where do I insert the keywords for a good placement on the search engines?
No. This function is not currently available in our platform and none of the templates have this specific characteristic.
Please note, however, that you can access your site’s HTML and CSS code at any time (Edit site–> Change html), to make changes other than those allowed by us. We cannot provide assistance regarding changes made directly to your site’s HTML and CSS code.
To change the name of a page you must access the page in question from the Site panel. On the left you will find the “Page title” field, where you can type in the new name. Click on “Change” to confirm the operation.
The structure of the default language is not repeated automatically for all other languages you choose. However, you can modify the structure of each language by clicking on the menu flags. Furthermore the system does not automatically translate texts entered in the default language.
You can make changes to the meta-tags from the appropriate “Meta” section. To access the Meta section, you must enter your Site panel and click “Change HTML” –> “Meta” (right).
In the “Individual page settings” window you can change the meta-tags (title), (description) and (keywords) for each individual page created in your site.
In the “Keyword” box you can type in new keywords to improve the indexing of your site. For further information see the Meta page.
CREATING A PHOTO GALLERY
- What is a slideshow of a photographic album?
- How many albums can I insert in each Photo Gallery page?
- How many photos can I insert in each photograph album?
- Where can I publish sponsors and friendly links?
- Can I change the username I use to access your platform?
- How can I change the e-mail address to which you send me communications?
- I cannot find my site on the internet. What can I do?
- How can I insert my VAT registration number at the bottom of the page in my site?
Use the Slideshow option to display the photos of an album full screen and to scroll them automatically. To start this presentation, click the “Slideshow” button on the top right corner of the album you have created.
For further details visit the Photo gallery page.
You can insert an infinitive number of albums on each Photo Gallery page. The only restriction is the disc space you occupy with those pictures.
For further details visit the Photo gallery page.
You can insert a maximum of 60 photos in a photograph album. For further details visit the Photo gallery page.
Most of our clients use the blue boxes (on the side bar of the site) to insert images or links to partner companies, sponsors, etc… For further information visit the page on Blue boxes.
MISCELLANEOUS
To change the username, access the control panel and press “Account Data”. There you must insert your new username. If, after saving, the window does not close and the Username field is circled in red, this means that that name is already being used by another client; consequently you must insert a different name.
To change the e-mail address you gave us when you subscribed to our services, click the “Account data” link on the control panel and in the appropriate field type in the name of the new mail box.
If your site has still not been indexed by the various search engines, type in your domain on your browsers address bar (next to the wording http://).
To insert a VAT registration number at the bottom of the home page you must access the site panel and click “Edit html”.
When the code page has opened, go to the bottom and insert your VAT registration number. For example:
{RSS} ©{YEAR} {COMPANY} VAT registration no :0000000000 . All rights reserved. | {POWERED}
If you want the VAT to appear on all the pages of your site, you must repeat it for all the pages you have created.
