Tutorial 1.2: Using content modules

During the course of this tutorial, you will become familiar with how to insert and edit modules from the Module Manager. This will enable you to increase the functionality of your website dramatically with little to no HTML knowledge.

Getting Started

1. Login to your your site's control panel. You should see the dashboard page with a menu bar at the top.
2. Hover your mouse over the Website tab at the top, then click the Web Pages option on the 2nd level to bring up the Web Page Manager.
3. Open your newly-created Web Page in the WYSIWYG editor by clicking on it.

Opening the Module Manager

The Module Manager can be opened from two different locations. To open the Module Manager, click the Module Manager icon, located in the top toolbar of the WYSIWYG editor.

In the Triangle Extension for Dreamweaver, the process is similar. Simply go to the "Modules" tab, and select your desired module from there.

Configuring and Inserting a Module

For the purpose of this tutorial, we will insert an Announcements module. First, Select Announcements from the Module Manager, and then Announcements from the second-level menu.

Once you have arrived at the Module Configuration screen, you will be presented with another option. For the purpose of this tutorial, we will create a Latest Items module. To do this, select Latest Items From the drop-down menu.

Now we're ready to insert the module.

To insert the module, first ensure that your cursor is in the desired location. When you are happy with the position of insertion, select the Insert button.

Publishing a Module

For the module to be visible on our Web Page, we must publish the page.

To do this, simply press the "Save and Publish" button, located below the WYSIWYG editor.

Viewing Your New Module

You're finished! Now, simply head to the URL of the page itself to view your newly-inserted module.

Check out these additional topics for some more detailed and advanced information.....

• Ad Rotator Module
• Affiliate Programs Module
• Announcements Module
• Blogs Module
• Bookings Module
• Email Campaign MOdule
• Catalogs (ECommerce)
• Comments Module
• Content Holders Module
• Dynamic Menus
• FAQs Module
• Forums Module
• Literature Module
• Photo Gallery Module
• Reports
• RSS Channels
• Secure Zones
• Site Search Module
• Web Apps
• Web Forms
• Web Pages
• Modules - article containing a list of modules and what they do
• Module Limit - article explaining the maximum number of modues allowed