VWD-CMS Version 1.0 Documentation

VWD-CMS 1.0 User Guide and Feature Documentation


VWD-CMS 1.0 Toolbar
Command Summary

Site Root Folder Return to the Root folder of the site.
Content Folder Go to the Content folder - this is where Re-usable "content blocks" are located.
Navigation Folder Go to the Navigation folder - this is where navigation menus and links are located.
Ads Folder Go to the Ads folder - this is where "Ad Code Scripts" are located.
Master Page Folder Go to the Master Page folder - this is where ASP.NET Master Pages and Master Page Control definitions are located.
Images Folder Go to the Images folder - this is where the site images are located.
Product Images Folder Go to the Product Images folder - this is where your product images and pictures are located.
New Folder Create a new folder - creates a new folder in the currently selected folder.
New ASPX Page Create a new page - creates a new ASPX Page in the currently selected folder.
New Content File Create a new content file - creates a new re-usable content file, "content block" in the Content folder.
New Document Create a new document - creates a new document in the currently selected folder. You determine what kind of document by supplying the file extension. (.xlm, .js, .css, .txt, ...)
Site Home Page Opens a new browser window and navigates to the Home Page (Root Directory) of the site.
Help Opens a new browser window with the VWD-CMS 1.0 help files and documentation.
Refresh Reloads / refreshes the page / document / file that is currently being edited. Changes since the last Save are not saved to the file.
Copy Copies the page / document / file that is currently being edited. Prompts the user for the new file name.
Save Saves the current page / document / file that is being edited. For ASPX pages, the specific file that is saved depends on the current selections of the Version radio button and Language dropdown list.
Publish Draft to Live Site Publishes the Draft version of an ASPX page to the Live version of the page. Requests confirmation before publishing.

Live and Draft Versions of Your Web Pages

Version Selection - Live or Draft
Two different versions are supported, Live and Draft, for ASPX pages. This feature allows you to work on modifications and enhancements to your web pages without worrying about breaking the production website. If you make your changes in the Draft version, you can preview the page and verify that everything works before Publishing it to the Live site.

Edit Mode - Choose Content, Code, or Preview

Edit Mode - Content Editor, Code Editor, or Preview
The Edit Mode radio button list allows you to choose what part of the page or document you want to edit. The Content Editor is only available to ASPX pages while the code editor is available for most file types.

Multiple Language Support - Publish Your Pages in Different Languages

Page Language Drop Down List - Multiple Language Support
If you want to create multiple language translations of your web pages, it is easy with VWD-CMS 1.0. All you need to do is configure a new Language in the Languages.xml configuration file and it will appear in the Language drop down list. When you want to create a page in a new language, just select the language that you want from the list and start writing your language specific content. VWD-CMS 1.0 has a Language Control that will automatically show up on your pages when you have multiple languages configured. Users click the language that they want to view the page and the information is passed to the web server on the Query String of the URL. VWD-CMS 1.0 automatically detects the new language from the Query String and loads the correct language specific version of the page.

VWD-CMS 1.0 File List
Command Summary

Edit Page / Document / File Edit the corresponding Page, Document, or File in the File List. VWD-CMS 1.0 supports editing of many files including: .htm, .html, .aspx, .ascx, .cs, .css, .js, .txt, .xml, .config, and .sitemap.
Preview the Draft Page in a new browser window Preview the corresponding Draft version of the page in a new browser window. You can make changes to the draft version, preview them, and when you are satisfied with the look and feel, publish it to the live site.
Rename Page / Document / File Rename the corresponding Page, Document, or File in the File List. Prompts user for the new file name, allows cancellation.
Delete Page / Document / File Delete the corresponding Page, Document, or File in the File List. Prompts the user to confirm the delete operation.

VWD-CMS 1.0 Screenshots



Web Page Preview Screen

Web Page Preview Screen

You can preview your changes within the CMS or click on the page in the File List to open it in a new browser window.




Web Page Content / HTML Editor

Web Page Content / HTML Editor

The Web Page Content Editor is where you edit the content (HTML, Text, Images) of the main body section of your web pages.




Web Page Property Editor

Web Page Property Editor

The Web Page Property Editor makes it extremely easy to set the Page Title, Page Description Meta Tag, Page Keywords Meta Tag, Page Stylesheet, the RSS Feed Source URL (if applicable), and Ad Keywords (if you are using Ads that support Keyword filtering such as Amazon.com).




Web Page Content / Ads / Navigation Editor

Web Page Content / Ads / Navigation Editor

Web Page Content / Ads / Navigation Editor is where you define what reusable content, navigation controls, and ads will appear on the web page. This screen provides the ability to customize the content and navigation controls that are rendered on each page. This means that you get the best of both worlds - you get template based pages via ASP.NET Master Pages and using VWD-CMS allows you to customize the look and functionality of each individual page.




IIS and ASP.NET Server Settings Display

IIS and ASP.NET Server Settings Display

The IIS and ASP.NET Server Settings Display screen is very useful for quickly looking up the settings on the web server as well as determining the VWD-CMS settings that come from the Web.config file.