LEC#2 Tutorial Rev4x

Ryland

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• Publié par: Uctou
• Nombre de lectures: 36
• Langue: Español

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Limited  Edition  Custom  (LEC)  #2  Tutorial  

May  2009  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real  Estate  Webmasters  

REW  LEC  #2  Tutorial    Getting  Started   Congratulations   on   upgrading      Your   new   LEC   website   is   now   the   most   effective   tool   in   your   business   marketing   effort,   and   will   give   you   greater   results   in   your   lead   management   and   follow   up.     If   you   are   looking   for   help   with   specific   aspects   of   your   LEC      such   as   the   Control   Panel   module   or   REW   V2.0   blog      you   will   need   to   visit   the   Customer   Support   section   or   REW   Community   Forum   instead.     There   are   some   assumptions   made   in   this   tutorial.    Mainly,   that   you   are   already   familiar   with   what   the   CMS   is   and   how   to   access   it   on   your   live,   or   development,   web   site.    If   you   do   not   have   this   experience   yet   please   refer   to   the   REW   CMS   2.0   Tutorial   first   and   return   to   this   tutorial   at   a   later   time.    The   CMS   2.0   tutorial   is   a   more   complete   manual   for   an   understanding   of   how   to   add/move/remove   pages,   update   text   and   images,   etc.   ("CMS"   stands   for   "Content   Management   System",   which   is   the   program   you   will   use   to   do   almost   all   of   the   work   on   your   site.)     Q.   What   is   the   difference   between   the   CMS   on   my   new   LEC   site   and   the   CMS     on   my   old   Real   Estate   Webmasters   site?     A.   There   is   no   difference.   However,   with   your   LEC   you   have   more   control    over   the   areas   outside   of   the   main   body   area.   

  This   document   is   a   tutorial   for   how   to   use   your   LEC .   It   will   help   you   understand   some   of   the   fundamentals   of   managing   your   LEC   website.     Ready   to   get   going?   Turn   to   the   next   page   or   use   the   table   of   contents   below   to   find   answers   to   specific   questions.  

 

Contents     Which   Parts   of   My   LEC   Site   will   REW   Update   for   Me?   .................................................................................   3   What   is   Not   Included   in   the   LEC   Setup?   .......................................................................................................   9   Using   Snippets   to   Update   your   LEC   Website's   Content   ..............................................................................   10   Snippets   Control   the   Contents   in   a   Few   Places   on   All   Your   Pages.   .........................................................   10   Which   Snippets   Do   What   ........................................................................................................................   11    

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Which  Parts  of  My  LEC  Site  will  REW  Update  for  Me?   As   part   of   your   LEC   installation   costs,   REW   will   modify   a   few   specific   parts   of   the   website   for   you:   1)   The   logo   and   phone   number   in   the   header   Your   REW   designer   will   place   the   logo   (and   phone   number)   in   the   header,   or   "masthead",   at   the   top   of   the   pages      see   the   outlined   areas   (black)   in   Figure   1   below.     Note:   If   you   don't   have   a   company   logo,   we   will   create   a   basic   text   logo   with   the   same   font   already   appearing   in   your   header.    Figure   1      Logo   and   phone   number   in   the   header  

2)  The  links  in  the  top ‐ navigation   These   will   remain   at   their   default   settings   (see   Figure   2   below)   unless   you   request   otherwise.   You   can   ask   us   to   change   what   they   say   and   where   they   point   to   (but   if   you   want   to   change   the   font,   colour,   or   number   of   links,   it   will   require   a   separate   work   order).   Note:   If   you   ask   us   to   modify   these   links,   please   let   us   know   which   pages   (on   your   site   or   elsewhere)   they   should   link   to.    Note   also   that   space   is   limited ‐ so   if   you   want   one   of   the   links   to   say   something   long   like   "Find   Your   New   Home",   you   should   be   prepared   to   place   a   separate   order   to   have   at   least   one   other   link   removed   from   the   navigation   to   make   room.    Figure   2      Link   descriptions   and   destinations   in   the   top   navigation  

 

 

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3)  The  address/contact  info  in  the  footer   Your   REW   designer   will   update   the   address/contact   info   in   the   footer   if   you   ask   them   to.   This   is   a   one ‐ time   service   and   we   would   actually   encourage   you   to   do   it   yourself,   so   that   you   build   confidence   in   your   ability   to   work   with   the   snippets   in   the   CMS   (you   can   edit   this   field   yourself   by   editing   the   snippet   called   "footer ‐ contact" ‐ more   on   this   in   the   Using   Snippets   to   Update   Your   LECs   Website   Content   section   below).   Figure   3      Contact   information   in   the   site   footer  

 

4)  Content  transfer    Available   only   if   we're   transferring   content   from   another   REW   site.    If   you're   upgrading   from   an   existing   REW   site   (i.e.,   it   has   one   of   our   CMS's   installed),   we   will   transfer   the   content   from   your   old   site   to   the   new   one.   Please   bear   in   mind   that   this   is   a   "straight ‐ up"   transfer   of   meta   content,   filenames,   body   content,   etc ‐ we   will   not   reformat   the   old   content   to   prevent   it   breaking   in   the   new   site's   design.  

 

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5)  The  logo  in  the  footer   Your   REW   designer   will   place   the   logo   in   the   footer   at   the   bottom   of   the   pages   (shown   below).   Note:   If   you   don't   have   a   company   logo,   we   will   create   a   basic   text   logo   we   will   create   a   basic   text   logo   with   the   same   font   already   appearing   in   your   header.  

Figure  4    Footer  Logo  

 

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6)  The  slideshow   We   will   work   with   you   (or   without   you,   if   you   would   prefer)   to   create   a   slideshow   in   the   space   at   left,   beneath   the   header.    Figure   5      LEC   Slideshow   Area  

There  are  a  few  different  approaches  we  can  take:    a.)   You   can   send   your   designer   any   photos   that   you   might   already   have,   up   to   a   maximum   of   eight.   S/he   will   crop   them   and   place   them   in   the   slideshow.      Please   keep   in   mind   that   photos   with   a   vertical   (portrait)   orientation   generally   do   not   work   as   well   as   photos   with   a   horizontal   (landscape)   orientation   because   of   the   horizontal   format   of   the   slideshow.    If   you   provide   us   with   photos,   they   must   be   at   least   600   pixels   wide   by   185   pixels   high .    Anything   smaller   than   this   is   unsuitable   for   the   slideshow   and   will   not   look   good.     b.)   You   can   provide   us   with   selections   from   ShutterStock.com   (just   give   us   the   links   or   image   numbers)   and   the   designer   will   download,   size/crop   and   place   the   images   in   the   slideshow   at   no   additional   expense   to   you.     Please   note   that   more   than   eight   images   can   be   added   to   the   slideshow;   however,   a   work   order   is   required.    Feel   free   to   contact   Sales   for   an   estimate   via   the   [e-mail]   e ‐ mail.  

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7)  The  branding/contact/map  info  in  the  "Contact  Us"  dropdown  area  (at  the  top ‐ right,  click  the   Contact   Us   button   as   seen   in   Figure   6.)   Figure   6      Contact   Us   Space   and   Buttons  

Your  REW  designer  will  update  the  heading,  the  map,  the  address  and  phone  numbers,  and  the   italicized   tagline   at   the   bottom,   if   you   ask   them   to.   This   is   a   one ‐ time   service   and   we   would   actually   encourage   you   to   do   part   of   it   yourself,   so   that   you   build   confidence   in   your   ability   to   work   with   the   snippets   in   the   CMS   (you   can   edit   these   fields   yourself   by   editing   the   snippet   called   "drop ‐ down ‐ contact" ‐ more   on   this   later).      Note   also   that   we   cannot   change   the   contact   form   at   right   without   a   separate   work   order.    

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Transferring  snippets      Our   standard   CMS   snippets   (buyer's   form,   contact   form,   top ‐ bottom   snippets,   sitemap   snippet,   etc)   are   always   included   and   are   guaranteed   to   function   correctly.   If   you're   upgrading   from   an   existing   REW   site   (i.e.,   it   has   one   of   our   CMS's   installed),   we   will   transfer   the   content   from   your   old   site   to   the   new   one.    This   includes   Snippets,   both   CMS   and   IDX.     IDX   snippets,   however,   will   not   always   work   after   they   have   been   transferred   into   an   LEC   unless   we   perform   some   additional,   custom   programming.   An   estimate   needs   to   be   provided   after   you   have   given   us   a   list   of   the   snippets   that   need   to   be   transferred.   To   have   your   custom   Snippet   transferred   please   post   a   request   in   the    Work   Order   Forum,   send   your   request   to   [e-mail]    via   e ‐ mail   or   contact   your   Sales   Rep   directly.    

 

 

  Q.   What   about   all   the   other   parts   of   the   page?   I've   read   the   CMS   tutorial   twice    and   I'm   proficient   with   editing   the   body   content   of   any   page ‐ but   the   CMS   tutorial   doesn't   say   anything   about   how   to   modify   the   "Main   Navigation"    or   "Featured   Communities"   boxes   in   the   right ‐ hand   side ‐ bar,   or    the   links   in   the   footer...      A.   All   of   these   fields   are   editable   in   the   "manage   snippets"   section   of   the    CMS.   This   is   explained   in   detail   below.     

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