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ocPortal Tutorial: Admin Zone overview

Written by Allen Ellis, ocProducts
{!DOC_ADMIN_ZONE} It can be accessed from anywhere by choosing the "Admin Zone" zone link near the top of your website. You may be prompted to login again - this is for added security.


Table of contents

  1. ocPortal Tutorial: Admin Zone overview
    1. First glance
    2. Content Management Zone
      1. To-do list
      2. Version Information
      3. Notes
      4. Tips

First glance

Thumbnail: The Admin Zone at first glance

The Admin Zone at first glance
The Admin Zone is divided into sections, with 'tab links' across the top to allow easy access to each - most of the tabs will take you to an interface with icons that allows you to navigate throughout the system.

Content Management Zone

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To-do list

Thumbnail: The to-do list

The to-do list
The first section in your content area is your to-do list. This is an automatically generated list of things that need to be done on your website. Some are day-to-day updates, such as changing your image of the day or adding news. Some are less frequent and more critical, such as making backups and sending newsletters.

ocPortal will attempt to mark whether or not these actions have been completely recently. For example, if it has been more than 24 hours since you updated your image of the day, it will be marked as "not done". You can choose how often you would like to do these activities (for example, making backups monthly instead of weekly) by clicking "Configuration" from the left-hand menu, then "Administrative options".

Version Information

This section shows information about the current version of ocPortal that you are using, and whether or not it is the most recent one. If not, you will be given a link to upgrade to the latest version.

Notes

Thumbnail: The note area

The note area
This is an area for you and your staff to make notes. You can write anything you need in this space, and it will be shared between you and all of your other staff.

Tips

You will be provided with a large number of handy tips. They are organised into 4 levels of increasing difficulty with a combined total of about 55 tips.


Concepts

Admin Zone
The zone used to perform most site maintenance, accessible only by staff