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=Welcome to the Contensive Learning Center=
 
  
This guide is targeted to three audiences, end-users who use Contensive to manage their sites, designers creating and maintaining templates, and developers creating and debugging features with add-ons.
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This guide is targeted to two audiences, Site Administrators who use Contensive as part of their applications, and developers/designers who create and manage applications.
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; [[Introduction]] : What is the Contensive Site Management framework and what it does to make your site easier to manage.
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==Site Administrators==
  
 
; Beginners : Look at the [[Quick Start Guide]] if you are new to Contensive and need to get a feel for the system.
 
; Beginners : Look at the [[Quick Start Guide]] if you are new to Contensive and need to get a feel for the system.
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; Content Managers : Look in [[Managing Content]] if you are a site owner looking for information about managing your site. [[Managing Users]] describes how to use the site to add and track your users. [[Managing Email]] describes how to contact your users.
 
; Content Managers : Look in [[Managing Content]] if you are a site owner looking for information about managing your site. [[Managing Users]] describes how to use the site to add and track your users. [[Managing Email]] describes how to contact your users.
  
; Designers : Go to [[Managing Design]] if you are interested in creating and managing site templates and styles. Email templates are described in Manage Email.
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; [[Quick Start Guide]] : Information for site users and content managers covering basic topics like logging in, editing pages, and adding users.
  
; Developers : The [[Developer Guide]] has the system's APIs, as well as basics like how to install a development workstation.
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; [[FAQ]] : Frequently Asked Questions, offering solutions to topics of highest interest.
  
==Topics within this section==
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; [[Managing Content]] : The basics of how to add pages and sections to the site. These topics are focused around the Manage Content section of the Admin Site Navigator.
  
; [[Quick Start Guide]] : Information for site users and content managers covering basic topics like logging in, editing pages, and adding users.
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; [[Managing Users]] : The basics of managing users on the site, as well as organizations and groups, where you manage most permissions and roles. These topics are focused around the Manage Users section of the Admin Site Navigator.
  
; [[Introduction]] : What is the Contensive Site Management framework and what it does to make your site easier to manage.
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; [[Managing Email]] : This section covers how to setup and send email.
  
; [[FAQ]] : Frequently Asked Questions, offering solutions to topics of highest interest.
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; [[Microsites]] : A microsite is an additional website created in the same Contensive application as your primary site. From the outside, it looks like an entirely different site, but from the admin site you see it is simply a different page, site layout, template, domain, etc.
  
; [[Roles]] : Some features in Contensive can only be accessed by users with special rights. A Role is a collection of rights, like Administrator.
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; [[Developer Guide]] : References and How-To guides for developers, including Data Architecture and API references.
  
; [[Managing Content]] : The basics of how to add pages and sections to the site. These topics are focused around the Manage Content section of the Admin Site Navigator.
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; [[Tools]] : The following tools are installed with Contensive. Any add-on can also be configured as a tool so if you do not find a reference here, look for an entry in the administration site's navigator under Manage Add-ons.
  
; [[Managing Users]] : The basics of managing users on the site, as well as organizations and groups, where you manage most permissions and roles. These topics are focused around the Manage Users section of the Admin Site Navigator.
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==Developers==
  
; [[Managing Add-ons]] : This section covers how to add, use and manage addons. Addons are features added to the basic site like a Blog, Forum, Meeting Registration, etc.  All custom functionality written for your site is added as addons. These topics are focused around the Manage Addon section of the Admin Site Navigator.
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; Designers : Go to [[Managing Design]] if you are interested in creating and managing site templates and styles. Email templates are described in Manage Email.
  
; [[Managing Email]] : This section covers how to setup and send email.
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; Developers : The [[Developer Guide]] has the system's APIs, as well as basics like how to install a development workstation.
  
; [[Managing Design]] : This section covers topics related to creating and editing Templates, CSS Styles, Menuing and Layouts used in addons. These topics are focused around the Manage Design section of the Admin Site Navigator.
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; [[Roles]] : Some features in Contensive can only be accessed by users with special rights. A Role is a collection of rights, like Administrator.
  
; [[Microsites]] : A microsite is an additional website created in the same Contensive application as your primary site. From the outside, it looks like an entirely different site, but from the admin site you see it is simply a different page, site layout, template, domain, etc.
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; [[Managing Add-ons]] : This section covers how to add, use and manage addons. Addons are features added to the basic site like a Blog, Forum, Meeting Registration, etc.  All custom functionality written for your site is added as addons.  These topics are focused around the Manage Addon section of the Admin Site Navigator.
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; [[Managing Design]] : This section covers topics related to creating and editing Templates, CSS Styles, Menuing and Layouts used in addons. These topics are focused around the Manage Design section of the Admin Site Navigator.
  
 
; [[Reports]] : Contensive’s reporting and analysis tools provide real-time assessment of how your customers, members or other target audiences are utilizing your website. You can generate standard or customized reports at will, focusing on the information that best suits your needs, using whatever date parameters you define. With these tools you can evaluate campaigns, track Web visitors and analyze e-commerce critical paths, as well as keep tabs on the performance and efficiency of your website.
 
; [[Reports]] : Contensive’s reporting and analysis tools provide real-time assessment of how your customers, members or other target audiences are utilizing your website. You can generate standard or customized reports at will, focusing on the information that best suits your needs, using whatever date parameters you define. With these tools you can evaluate campaigns, track Web visitors and analyze e-commerce critical paths, as well as keep tabs on the performance and efficiency of your website.
 
; [[Developer Guide]] : References and How-To guides for developers, including Data Architecture and API references.
 
  
 
; [[Terms]] : Common words and phrases used in online help.
 
; [[Terms]] : Common words and phrases used in online help.
 
; [[Tools]] : The following tools are installed with Contensive. Any add-on can also be configured as a tool so if you do not find a reference here, look for an entry in the administration site's navigator under Manage Add-ons.
 

Revision as of 17:12, 24 October 2016

This guide is targeted to two audiences, Site Administrators who use Contensive as part of their applications, and developers/designers who create and manage applications.

Introduction 
What is the Contensive Site Management framework and what it does to make your site easier to manage.

Site Administrators

Beginners 
Look at the Quick Start Guide if you are new to Contensive and need to get a feel for the system.
Content Managers 
Look in Managing Content if you are a site owner looking for information about managing your site. Managing Users describes how to use the site to add and track your users. Managing Email describes how to contact your users.
Quick Start Guide 
Information for site users and content managers covering basic topics like logging in, editing pages, and adding users.
FAQ 
Frequently Asked Questions, offering solutions to topics of highest interest.
Managing Content 
The basics of how to add pages and sections to the site. These topics are focused around the Manage Content section of the Admin Site Navigator.
Managing Users 
The basics of managing users on the site, as well as organizations and groups, where you manage most permissions and roles. These topics are focused around the Manage Users section of the Admin Site Navigator.
Managing Email 
This section covers how to setup and send email.
Microsites 
A microsite is an additional website created in the same Contensive application as your primary site. From the outside, it looks like an entirely different site, but from the admin site you see it is simply a different page, site layout, template, domain, etc.
Developer Guide 
References and How-To guides for developers, including Data Architecture and API references.
Tools 
The following tools are installed with Contensive. Any add-on can also be configured as a tool so if you do not find a reference here, look for an entry in the administration site's navigator under Manage Add-ons.

Developers

Designers 
Go to Managing Design if you are interested in creating and managing site templates and styles. Email templates are described in Manage Email.
Developers 
The Developer Guide has the system's APIs, as well as basics like how to install a development workstation.
Roles 
Some features in Contensive can only be accessed by users with special rights. A Role is a collection of rights, like Administrator.
Managing Add-ons 
This section covers how to add, use and manage addons. Addons are features added to the basic site like a Blog, Forum, Meeting Registration, etc. All custom functionality written for your site is added as addons. These topics are focused around the Manage Addon section of the Admin Site Navigator.
Managing Design 
This section covers topics related to creating and editing Templates, CSS Styles, Menuing and Layouts used in addons. These topics are focused around the Manage Design section of the Admin Site Navigator.
Reports 
Contensive’s reporting and analysis tools provide real-time assessment of how your customers, members or other target audiences are utilizing your website. You can generate standard or customized reports at will, focusing on the information that best suits your needs, using whatever date parameters you define. With these tools you can evaluate campaigns, track Web visitors and analyze e-commerce critical paths, as well as keep tabs on the performance and efficiency of your website.
Terms 
Common words and phrases used in online help.