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This tutorial acts as a guide for setting up your new website. It assumes that you know how to log in and out as the administrator.
1. Login in as the web sites administrator.
2. The next step is to access the "Admin Area". This is done by adding "admin/" to the end of your domain for example www.myband.com would become www.myband.com/admin/ A box will appear requesting your unique username and password. Enter the details and press the "OK" button.
3. The admin homepage should load up. In the centre of the page there are various statistics about the site. Down the left are various links to administer the different parts of the site. The option we will focus on for this tutorial is "General Settings". Click this link to be taken to the "General Settings Page".
4. A new page should load similar to the one shown (Above/Below). In here are the various different settings of the site. Have a quick scroll through to take a look at the various options to familiarise yourself with them before we begin. We will go through the majority of them step by step.
5. The first section "Band Details" is where you enter information about your club. It is recommended that you fill all of the information in within this section. These are vital details about the club and are used throughout the site.
6. The next section is information used within the website pages itself and is mainly for the benefit of search engines.
Web Browser Title -> This will be displayed at the top of the web browser on every page. It is recommended that you put your bands full name in here.
Meta Description -> A general description of the site and what its main aim can be put in here. This is for the search engine part of the code and will not be viewable on the actual website. Eg "This website is all about My Band. It aims to provide current information on band activities.".
Meta Keywords -> This is a general list of keywords separated by a comma for words that can be related to your website. It is recommended that you mention your band's name and also the type of band that you are. An example of how to do the meta keywords would be: my band name, marching band, performing band, band hire.
Joining Pack Alerts Sent To -> This option requires an email address. It will send you an email address of someone wanting to know about joining the band. It is recommended that you put an email address in here that is used regularly.
Joining Pack Alerts Sent To -> This option requires an email address. It will send you an email address of someone wanting to sign up to a newsletter that your band may run. It is recommended that you put an email address in here that is used regularly.
7. The third section of the site is for all the important members' contact details such as Band Director and Secretaries. These should be completed as required.
8. When you are happy that the fields have been completed then all you have to do is press the "Save Changes" button and the new information will be saved.
