BT Website Centre Control Panel. User Guide Version 1.0

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1 BT Website Centre Control Panel User Guide Version 1.0

2 Summary Contents 1 INTRODUCTION NAVIGATION Task Bar Main Menu Bar Information Panels Sections Applications LAUNCHING AN APPLICATION HOME MANAGE WEBSITES DESIGN EasySiteWizard Pro WordPress Installer Template Gallery WEBSITE TOOLS File Manager Pro FTP Manager ECOMMERCE StoreCreator DOMAINS DNS Manager SEO AND ANALYTICS EasySiteOptimizer ADVANCED TOOLS Log Manager Windows Services PROMOTE AND PRODUCTIVITY ONLINE MARKETING EasySiteOptimizer SUPPORT... 11

3 1 Introduction The BT Website Centre Control Panel provides a complete suite of business applications that will empower your company - giving you the ability to manage every aspect of your online presence through one intuitive interface. It allows you to easily access, set up and manage your website services. Using the applications contained in the Control Panel, they can build websites, manage security, set up blogs, photo albums and much more. 1.1 Navigation The Control Panel navigation provides icons and page elements that will help you design, build and promote your website Task Bar The Task Bar provides access to the Control Panel Main Menu Bar The Main Menu Bar provides links, which introduce your applications, giving you quick and easy access to your services and support. Home Manage Websites Promote & Productivity Support Information Panels Information Panels are used to display information along the left and right side of the site. The information displayed within these Panels will vary depending on what page you are visiting. For example, when you are on the Home page, you can access the Tour feature on managing your services, Support and Helpful tips Panels; however, when you are on the Manage Websites page, the displayed is the Sub Menu options to see all the applications available to you grouped by description for example Design and Website Tools Sections Sections are used to highlight content between the Panels Recent Activity All recent activity is displayed here, such as your last-opened applications.

4 Currently Managing This section displays the domain for which you are currently managing. You can also expand or collapse the view of available applications Applications Here you will see all applications you have purchased, organised by their purpose. Each category can expand to display all applications associated with that category.

5 1.2 Launching an Application Applications are launched from the Control Panel and open in a new window. To launch an application, hover over the application that you want to launch and click Launch.

6 2 Home The Home page provides general information about your account, such as suggested hints to improve your overall experience. You can also access the Manage Websites and Promote and Productivity pages. For more information about Manage Websites, see the Manage Websites section. For more information about Promote and Productivity, see the Promote and Productivity section.

7 3 Manage Websites The Manage Websites section of the Control Panel categorises applications that are available. The categories include the following: Design Website Tools Ecommerce SEO and Analytics Advanced Tools Website Add-Ons

8 3.1 Design The Design Category provides a list of applications to assist in the building of your website EasySiteWizard Pro EasySiteWizard Pro is an intuitive website builder that allows you to easily design, edit and maintain your own website. Featuring the latest in design functionality and an elite selection of high-quality website templates, this powerful site builder is perfect for a user with no HTML experience or an advanced user who is looking for enhanced features and flexibility. The dynamic drag-and-drop functionality makes it remarkably easy for you to position text and images, and the indexed library of over 40,000 FREE web-ready images gives you the power to add variety and to generate visual interest. Whether you choose a pre-built template or build your site from scratch, EasySiteWizard Pro lets you create an online presence in minutes WordPress Installer WordPress is an easy-to-use weblog system, providing numerous features like categories, ratings, as well as plugins installation. This installer application will easily install the WordPress tool to a directory that you specify within your web services account Template Gallery Advanced Template Manager offers a stunning collection of professionally designed website templates created for users and developers who demand a sophisticated and highly customised business site without the high-end site designer s price tag. You can choose from thousands of templates, all of which can be downloaded from your WebsiteOS interface quickly and easily. These media-rich templates incorporate the latest design enhancements (like Flash) and are compatible with popular HTML editing tools such as FrontPage and Dreamweaver, making it easy for you to personalize the site to your needs. 3.2 Website Tools Website Tools provides applications that will assist in supporting your website. For example, you can monitor your web storage space, set up and manage FTP access, analyse website status, or restore website content File Manager Pro File Manager Pro allows you to to take full control of your website files. It is a safe alternative to full shell access. You can copy, move, delete, rename and edit files, create and remove directories, change file permissions, and upload files from your local computer to the server FTP Manager FTP (File Transfer Protocol) is a UNIX service that has become an essential feature of the Internet. FTP is a communications protocol that allows for easy, efficient, and accurate transfer of files from computer to computer across a network or, in this case, from our end users computer (local location) across the Internet to a web server (remote location). 3.3 Ecommerce The Ecommerce section provides applications that will assist with the online presence of your website. For example, you can build and manage an online store, set up and maintain an oscommerce store, or encrypt confidential data, such credit card numbers and logins StoreCreator StoreCreator allows you to create, manage and market your store online. It has been developed to automate the installation process of Shopping Cart. Shopping Cart is an easy-to-use weblog system, providing numerous features like categories, ratings, as well as plugins installation.

9 3.4 Domains DNS Manager DNS Manager allows users to edit their domain s zone file, including A (address) records, CNAME (canonical name) records and MX (mail exchange) records. 3.5 SEO and Analytics The SEO and Analytics section provides applications that help you gather statistical data about your website. For example, you can optimize and submit your website to search engines, or track your website traffic EasySiteOptimizer Search engine optimization (SEO) for websites is critical to the success of any online business. Search engines such as Google and Yahoo!locate and list optimized sites ahead of non-optimized sites when conducting their searches. EasySiteOptimizer helps you improve your site s search ranking performance. An easyto-use wizard guides you through the steps required by all major search engines to submit your site, so it can be found by potential customers and listed higher on search engine result pages. Useful functions include: keyword creation; site analysis; submission to popular search engines; and search rank position reporting. Give yourself the power to utilize FREE natural search engine results through SEO resulting in more site visitors and more revenue. 3.6 Advanced Tools The Advanced Tools section provides applications that assist in security and management of your website. For example, you can manage your SQL databases, secure files and folders, access raw server log files, and determine what versions of PHP you are running Log Manager The Log Manager allows the end user to obtain raw server logs for their site activity and traffic. Activity Logs are enabled by default. End users can view and/or delete, print, download, and date their log files. They may disable logging altogether to conserve their disk space. Note: By disabling Activity Logs, Web Stats will only display results of the 12 most recent logs available Windows Services The Windows Services Enabler allows the use of ASP, ASP.net, ColdFusion and ColdFusion MX files on the end users domain. Our systems will process these files correctly only after enabling the appropriate service on the domain. If the end user has an SSL certificate installed on their domain, secure services can also be enabled using the Windows Services Enabler.

10 4 Promote and Productivity The Promote and Productivity section provides applications that will assist with the online presence of your website. 4.1 Online Marketing The Online Marketing section provides applications that assist with your online presence. For example, you can submit your website to search engines EasySiteOptimizer Search engine optimization (SEO) for websites is critical to the success of any online business. Search engines such as Google and Yahoo!locate and list optimized sites ahead of non-optimized sites when conducting their searches. EasySiteOptimizer helps you improve your site s search ranking performance. An easyto-use wizard guides you through the steps required by all major search engines to submit your site, so it can be found by potential customers and listed higher on search engine result pages. Useful functions include: keyword creation; site analysis; submission to popular search engines; and search rank position reporting. Give yourself the power to utilize FREE natural search engine results through SEO resulting in more site visitors and more revenue.

11 5 Support The Support page allows you to view your support information and also provides a message centre Hours of Operation Mon - Fri: GMT Sat: GMT Online Support Learn more see the latest useful guides << DOCUMENT END >>