The Modules screen allows managing various modules of SiteBuilder sites enabling users to create feature rich Internet representations and complex portals. Modules form the basis of the sites created with SiteBuilder and define the available functionality.
To manage modules click the Main tab and go to the Modules screen by clicking Modules icon.
SiteBuilder sites include the following modules:
By default all the modules are activated, however you can deactivate any of the modules by selecting it and clicking Deactivate. To delete a module, select this module and click Delete. To activate the deactivated module select deactivated module and click the Activate button.
To activate/deactivate/delete a group of modules, check the modules you wish to activate/deactivate/delete and click the corresponding button.
If there are more than 10 modules in the modules list then you can select how many modules per page should be displayed. The option Modules per page 10, 15, All will be displayed at the bottom the Modules screen. You can select 10, 15 or all modules to be displayed per page by clicking either one of these numbers.
You can apply additional settings to the following modules: photo, shop, votes, statistics, forum and guestbook.
In the Photo module you can choose photo gallery templates available for users creating sites with SiteBuilder, delete the existing gallery templates and upload new ones.
To upload a photo gallery template, click the Browse... button, select a template on your local drive, then click Load File to upload the template to the server.
---
In the Shop editor you can manage the following settings of online stores created with SiteBuilder:
To apply the changes, click Apply. To return without saving, click Cancel.
In the Shop editor panel you also can initialize database tables by clicking the Initialize DB Tables button. The system will prompt you if you are sure you wish to proceed.
Note: If database tables already exist and you choose to initialize them the tables will be emptied.
Click OK to initialize the tables or Cancel to cancel the operation.
---
On the Modules/Statistics screen you can make the following settings for statistics reports: activate statistics reporting for a web site owner, to set time intervals of statistics reporting to web site owner as well as set the time-life of statistics reports, i.e. time periods of statistics report storing.
To activate statistics reporting select check box located in the bottom left corner of Statistics module screen. To set up time interval for sending statistics reports select corresponding pop-up list and select required time interval.
There are five types of statistics reports in SiteBuilder:
The table below displays the frequency ranges of statistics reporting (intervals) and life-times of each of these statistics report types, i.e. for how long the report is stored.
Statistics report type |
Interval range |
Time-life range |
Daily report |
1-6 hours |
1-8 days |
Weekly report |
3-12 hours |
1-5 weeks |
Monthly report |
1 day |
1-4 months |
Quarterly report |
1 quarter |
1-2 quarters |
Annual report |
1,3 years |
1-2 years |
If administrator has SQLite database installed on his or her computer then SiteBuilder allows to store statistics report in SQLite database. The Use database SQLite check box will be displayed on Modules/Statistics screen (see the figure below), to use the database select this check box. After this all statistics reports received by administrator will be stored in SQLite database. If administrator doesn't have SQLite database installed this check box will be missing on Statistics screen.
---
One of the SiteBuilder elements for web sites is the Voting module. The web site owner is able to place it on his or her web site in order to find out the rating of this web site among its visitors.
Votes module enables administrator to upload Votes Bars to SiteBuilder or remove them from the list of available voting elements. To upload the voting element click Browse..., select the appropriate file on your computer and click Load. To remove the voting element from the list of available ones select the check box beside the element to be removed and click Delete.
--
Administrator is able to set the type of storage for the Forum module content by clicking Forum module in the list of available modules, displayed on the Modules screen. And then clicking the Storage Type drop-down list.
The content of Forum module can be stored in MySQL, sqlite, or Files (.txt format).
If administrator selected type of storage as MySQL then he or she has to enter parameters on the next screen.
Storage type will be set as MySQL. The mandatory parameters that should be set are:
The following parameters are optional:
After you have set all required parameters click Apply to save changes and return to the Modules Management screen. If you want to get back to the Modules Management screen without saving changes in parameters click Cancel.
--
Also, SiteBuilder administrator is capable of setting storage type for the Guestbook content. He or she should click Guestbook module, displayed on the Modules screen. After this, administrator can set the type of storage the same way as it is done with Forum module additional settings, i.e. by clicking Storage type drop-down box and selecting the type of storage (MySQL, sqlite, or Files).
If administrator selected type of storage as MySQL then he or she has to enter parameters on the next screen.
Storage type will be set as MySQL. The mandatory parameters that should be set are:
The following parameters are optional:
After you have set all required parameters click Apply to save changes and return to the Modules Management screen. If you want to get back to the Modules Management screen without saving changes in parameters click Cancel.