Building Websites with e107 Table of Contents

Table of Contents

• Preface

• Chapter 1: An Introduction to e107
• History of Content Management Systems
• How a Content Management System Works
• Brief History of e107
• The People Who Make e107 Possible
• Summary

• Chapter 2: Installing e107
• Requirements
• Operating System Requirements
• Installing e107
• Uploading e107 to Your Server
• No Command-Line Access
• Command-Line (Shell) Access
• Setting File Permissions
• Core Permissions
• Plug-in Permissions
• Content Management Plugin
• Links Page
• Statistic Logging 
• Running the Installation Script
• Stage 1
• Stage 2
• Root Access
• No Root Access
• Stage 3
• Stage 4
• Stage 5
• Stage 6
• Stage 7
• Securing Your Installation
• Upgrading an Existing e107 Installation
• Database Updates
• Troubleshooting Common Installation Problems
• Summary

• Chapter 3: Setting Site Preferences
• The e107 Front End
• Creating a Username and Password
• Activating Your Registration
• The User or Member Welcome Page
• The e107 Back End
• Setting Site Preferences
• Site Information
• Display Information
• Admin Display Options
• Date Display Options
• User Registration/Posting Option
• Signup Page Options
• Text Rendering
• Security & Protection
• Comments
• Advanced Features
• Emoticons
• Creating the Front Page
• Creating a Dynamic Front Page
• Creating a Static Front Page
• Creating Different Front Pages by User Class
• Summary

• Chapter 4: Customizing the Look and Feel of Your Site
• What is a Theme?
• Understanding the Theme Layout
• Psychology of Color
• Selecting a Theme
• Core Themes
• Additional Themes
• Custom Themes
• Deleting Themes
• Customizing Layout
• The WYSIWYG Editor
• The File Upload Manager
• Creating Menu Items Using the Custom Page/Menu Tool
• Deleting a Custom Menu Item
• Changing Views by Membership Level
• Customizing Our Site
• Internationalization—Using a Custom Language File
• Summary

• Chapter 5: Customizing Your Site for e-Commerce with Plugins
• Introduction to Plugins
• How to Install Plugins
• Core Plugin Installation
• Installing a Non-Core Plugin
• Plugin Manager Upload Plugin Option
• Uninstalling a Plugin
• Banner Plugin
• Adding the Banner Shortcode to a Theme
• Creating a Banner Ad Campaign
• Activating the Ad Campaign
• Shopping Cart Plugin
• Main ZoGo-Shop Settings
• Manage Store Categories
• Adding Store Categories
• Editing and Deleting Categories
• Manage Store Products
• Adding Store Products
• Editing and Deleting Products
• Manage Gateways
• Managing Orders
• FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) Plugin
• Adding Categories
• Adding Sub-Categories
• Setting Preferences
• Entering Sample FAQs
• Summary

• Chapter 6: Customizing Your Site for Business with Plugins
• User Class
• Creating a User Class
• Attaching a User Class to a User
• Deleting a User from a User Class
• Assigning Admin User Class to a User or Removing It
• The Forum Plugin
• Installing Forum
• Creating the Forum Parents
• Creating the Forums
• Creating the Sub-Forums
• Changing the Category Order
• Changing the Forum Order
• Changing the Order of the Sub-Forums
• Setting Forum Preferences
• Prune
• Ranks
• Forum Rules
• Reported Posts
• Moderators
• Tools
• The Poll Plugin
• Changing Themes for a More Professional Business Appearance
• Summary

• Chapter 7: Adding Content to e107
• Content Management Plugin
• Key Features
• Built-in Template System for Content Pages
• Preset and Custom Tag Capabilities
• Menu System
• Advanced Sorting System
• Personal Content Manager
• Options
• Installation and Configuration
• Creating a New Category
• Changing the Order of Categories
• Managing Categories
• Deleting a Category
• Editing a Category
• Creating Content
• Managing Content
• Deleting Content
• Editing Content
• PDF Creation Plugin
• The Coppermine Plugin
• Installing the Coppermine Plugin
• Coppermine Configuration
• General Settings
• Language, Themes & Charset Settings
• Album List View
• Thumbnail View
• Image View & Comment Settings
• File and Thumbnail Settings
• Files and Thumbnails Advanced Settings
• User Settings
• Custom Fields, Cookies, and Miscellaneous Settings
• Image Watermarking
• Saving Configuration
• Admin Mode and User Mode
• The Group Control Panel
• Categories, Albums, and Pictures
• Creating Categories
• Creating Sub-Categories
• Creating Albums
• Block (Menu) Configuration
• Summary

• Chapter 8: Information Dissemination
• The Newsletter Plugin
• Installation
• Configuration
• Creating Our First Mailing
• How to Subscribe to the Newsletter
• Event Calendar Plugin
• Installation
• Configuring Calendar Settings
• Categories
• Forthcoming Events
• Maintenance
• Event Calendar Front End
• Entering Information into our Calendar
• Editing or Deleting a Calendar Event
• RSS Plugin
• Installation
• Existing RSS Feeds
• Import
• Activating RSS on the Front End
• Search Engines
• Meta Tags
• Summary

• Chapter 9: Maintenance, Optimization, and Security
• Database Utilities
• Scan Plugin Directories
• Maintenance Flag
• Check for Available Database Updates
• Check Database Validity
• Optimize SQL Database
• Backup Core
• Security
• Files Uploads
• Passwords
• Security & Protection Preferences
• Summary

• Appendix A: Resources
• e107 Resources
• Official Sites
• Other Sites
• World Sites
• Resources for Running e107 on a Windows OS
• Apache Resources
• PHP Resources
• MySQL Resources

• Index