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How to: Create an Event Page January 21, 2021 An event page is used to inform users of a single or reoccurring event's details such as location, date, time, and other information related to the instance. Creating an Event Page From the Content dashboard, click the Add Content button. From the list of available Content types, select Event for it...

How to: Upload Media (Images, Files, Audios, and Videos) January 20, 2021 There are various types of media that are used throughout the site. Uploading and managing media within the ZenSource CMS is easy and can be accomplished with only a few simple steps. Uploading Media From the Content dashboard, go over to the Media tab. At the top of the Media page, you have two...

How to: Create an Profile Page January 20, 2021 Profile pages are used as to provide details on people such as biography and contact information. What are Profile Pages used for? Depending on the type of website, the profile page can be used for the type of people applicable to the system. Such as: Faculty Members Doctors or Physicians...

How to: Create an Article Page January 20, 2021 This highly-flexible template is a module-driven page with structured content elements that allow for greater distribution across the website's ecosystem and is great for storytelling. What are Article Pages used for? News articles Blog articles Story-based articles Creating an Article Page From the...

How to: Publish or Unpublish a Page January 13, 2021 Pages on the site can be published or unpublished with ease. Page Statuses Not all content within the CMS needs to be live and published. In many cases, you may want to have some pages published during a certain time of the year or keep pages unpublished until they go through further review or edits...

How to: Use the Workbench January 13, 2021 The workbench is a simple dashboard that provides only the tools and pages relevant to the user. What is the Workbench? Workbench is a single interface that removes the complexity and options of the CMS and site, in only providing the tools and pages relevant to a single user role. On the page, a...

How to: Add and Edit Taxonomy January 13, 2021 Taxonomy is used to classify and organize content so that it can then be dynamically shared throughout the site. What is taxonomy? Taxonomy can be thought of as organizational topics or tags that can then be applied to content items and pages. How is taxonomy used? Here are the steps to how taxonomy...

How to: Add New Users to the CMS January 12, 2021 Adding users to the CMS is easy, allows for customization with roles and permissions, and provides a way for multiple people to collaborate on the site's content. Overview of User Accounts A user account is an account assigned to a specific person that works within the CMS. This includes...

How to: Add an Alert Banner January 12, 2021 A site alert banner is pinned to the header of the website to provide information vital information to users on the website. What is it used for? Weather warnings Safety emergency information Large announcements Accessing the Alert Banners On the top navigation of the CMS, go to Configuration. Under...

How to: Clone a Page October 29, 2020 In instances that you need to duplicate the layout or use the same content as another page, you can clone a page. What is it used for? For pages with complex layouts, you can simply clone the page so that you will not have to recreate the layout. Textual content within modules that have slight...