Gigs Calendar

Activate the Gigs Calendar by licking on the ‘Plugins’ tab on the left hand side of your screen. Once activated (or if already activated) it will appear as a new icon. To create a gigs calendar follow these steps:

• Enter the required information in the General Options field. This is where you choose which page you want your gigs calendar to be displayed on, where on the page you would like it to be shown, and which category you would like it to be filed under.
• Enter any age restrictions. This is where you would indicate whether the gig is 19+ for example.
• Enter your Display Options. This is where you choose how you would like the date and time to be displayed.
• Select the fields you would like to be displayed in your gigs calendar by checking the boxes next to them. Reorganize the fields by clicking on the names and dragging.
• You can select one of the fields in the gig calendar to be clickable in order to display the gig information.
• Click ‘Save Options.’

Discography

1. Before you create your Discography, you need to upload the media (music) that you want to have on your website:

• Go to the ‘Media’ tab on the left hand side of your screen.
• Click ‘Add New.’
• Browse/Upload your media files
• Once uploaded, you can add titles and descriptions to the file(s)
• Copy the link from the ‘File URL’ field.
• You will need to do this for each track you want uploaded in your Discography.

2. Activate the Discography by licking on the ‘Plugins’ tab on the left hand side of your screen. Once activated (or if already activated) it will appear as a new icon.  To create a discography, follow these steps:

• Select ‘Groups/Albums’ to begin creating your Discography.
• Add a new group or album by filling out the required fields and pressing ‘Add Album/Group.’
• You can add as many albums or groups as you would like by selecting the ‘add another group/album’ button.
• Now that you’ve created a group, when you select ‘Groups/Albums’ it will appear in a list.
• Now select the music note icon with the green star (located on the right hand side of the ‘Groups/Albums’ menu) to add new songs. If you are unsure which icon to press, hover your mouse over the image to see its function.
• To add a new song, enter the song’s title, and other relevant information. If you’re charging users to access your song, enter a price for the track.
• If you are charging users to access you song, enter the track link (the one you copied from the ‘File URL’ field) in the ‘Purchase Download Link’ field.
• If you want your tracks to be available for free, enter the track link in the ‘Free Download/Streaming Link.’
• Once you’ve uploaded your song(s), they will appear in a list under the ‘Songs’ tab.
• If you have multiple albums in your Discography and want to sort them by category, select the ‘Categories’ tab
• Create a new category by selecting ‘Add New’ and entering the title of the category.
• Once the category is created, it will appear under the ‘Groups/Albums’ tab.
• You can drag your albums/groups to rearrange them under the appropriate categories.
• The ‘Settings’ tab allows you to set default settings for your songs and albums, as well as select the page on which you want your Discography displayed.

Users

• To access the Users area of your website, select ‘Users’ from the left hand side of your screen.
• To manage users, click the box next to their name, then select the role you would like to reassign to them from the ‘Change role to…’ drop-down menu.
• To add a new user, select ‘Add New’ from the left hand side of your screen.
• To edit personal information including contact information and your password, select ‘Your Profile.’

Tools

• To access your Tools, select the ‘Tools’ tab from the left hand side of your screen.
• You will have the option to install various tools to enrich your website creating experience.
• If you wish to install the tools, simply press ‘Install Now.’
• Located under the ‘Tools’ tab, are the buttons ‘Import,’ and ‘Export.’
• Click on Import if you wish to import text, posts, or comments from another online system into your website.
• Click on ‘Export’ if you wish to export your text, pages, post, etc.
• You may use the ‘Export’ function to share your content with another blog or website, or simply as a way to back up, or store your content.

Settings

• To access your Settings, select the ‘Settings’ tab from the left hand side of your screen.
• To change your settings, simply click on the section relevant to the changes you would like to make and input your new information.
• For general settings such as the title, tag line, and date format of your website, select ‘General Settings.’
• For settings involving posts and publishing, select ‘Writing.’
• For settings regarding which content is displayed where on your website, select ‘Reading.’
• For settings involving comments, select ‘Discussion.’
• For settings involving the size of images and thumbnails, select ‘Media.’

• To manage the appearance and theme of your website, select the ‘Appearance’ tab from the left hand side of your screen.
• Your current theme will be displayed at the top of the main page.
• To change your theme, browse through all of the available themes and select the one that interests you.
• Clicking on the theme will show you a preview of what your site will look like using that theme.
• To activate the theme, click on ‘Activate theme name’ on the top right hand corner of the screen.

Now that you’ve selected your theme, you can manage your Widgets.

What are Widgets?

• Widgets are all of the ‘features’ available on the site, i.e., ‘Links,’ ‘Search,’ Recent Posts,’ etc.

Edit, Add, or Remove Widgets:

• Select the Widgets button on the left hand side of your screen.
• Click add/remove next to the Widgets you would like to add or remove from your site
• Drag the active Widgets by clicking on them to organize them in the order of your choice.

• To access your Dashboard, select the ‘Dashboard’ tab on the upper left hand side of your screen.
• The Dashboard is a very useful tool for getting an “at a glance” overview of your site.  You can view the current status of your posts, comments, categories, theme and drafts.
• To edit these fields simply click on them.
• The ‘QuickPress’ feature can be very useful if you’re in a rush and want to write a post.
• Input the title and content as you normally would and press Publish.

You can access and edit these posts at anytime through the ‘Posts’ tab on the left hand side of your screen.

• To access, edit and manage your pages, select the ‘Pages’ tab on the left hand side of your screen.

What is the difference between a post and a page?

• Posts appear in reverse-chronological order (the most recent appearing first) and are ideal for recent updates, news, and events.
• Pages are like different sections, or chapters of your website, and are ideal for important information (i.e, “Contact,” “About” etc.)

Add, Edit and Delete Pages:

• To add a new page, select ‘Add New’ from the left hand side of your screen.
• Now you can enter the title and content of your page, and add media.
• Each new page you create will be recognized as a ‘Main Page’ by default.
• You can make any number of your pages ‘subordinate’ pages by going to the ‘Attributes’ section on the right hand side of your screen.
• To make a page ‘subordinate,’ simply choose it’s ‘parent’ page from the drop down menu. Subordinate pages will not show up in the main menu of pages on your website, but they will be visible when someone visits the parent page. Example:Main Page: About Me
  – Sub Page 1: My Family
  – Sub Page 2: My Career

• Hover your mouse over the title of the page to select ‘Edit,’ ‘View,’ or ‘Delete.’
• Don’t forget to press Update Page when you’re done!

• To access, edit and manage your media, select the ‘Media’ tab on the left hand side of your screen.
• Your main screen will display the library of all of your existing media.
• Hover your mouse over the title of the document to choose to ‘Edit,’ ‘Delete,’ or ‘View’ each item in the library.

Add New Media:

• Select the ‘Add New’ button on the left hand side of your screen.
• Search or upload the media you wish to add.
• The media you upload will automatically be stored in the Media Library.
• When editing or creating posts you can choose to view your media library directly from the post, by selecting the icons above the content box.

• To manage your links, click on the ‘Links’ tab on the left hand side of your screen.
• Your main page will display your existing links
• Edit or delete existing links by selecting the ‘edit’ or ‘delete’ buttons, which appear when you hover your mouse over the title of the link.

Add a New Link:

• Select ‘Add New’ on the left hand side of your screen.
• Enter the name of your link.
• Enter the web address of your link.
• Enter an optional description of your link.
• You can categorize your link by selecting the category from the ‘Categories’ field.
• If the category you want is not there, you can add a new category by selecting ‘Add New Category.’
• Click ‘Add Link’ to publish your new link.
• To manage all of your link categories, select ‘Link Categories’ on the left hand side of your screen.

• To see your comments, click on the ‘Comments’ tab on the left hand side of your screen.
• If the comment is pending, it will be highlighted in yellow.
• Hover your mouse over the comment to Approve, Unapprove, Edit, Delete, Spam, or Reply to it.