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1. CNCat 4 1 2 User Manual 1 2 1 Program Overview CNCat application is intended to create a catalogue of Internet resources and articles The program is easy to install to set up and to maintain lts functionality includes Adding editing and deleting links and articles e Checking links e Filtering links through categories e Creating black white lists of links e Creating and editing categories of unlimited nesting level e Creating cross categories e Exporting data into RSS e Searching through the catalogue e Automatic e mail notifications e Administering module with moderators involved e Aset of templates for interface configuration e Importing links and formatting themes from the previous CNCat versions To start make CNCat function you should have PHP and MySql The application supports multi language interface the distribution kit includes Russian Ukraine English and Czech languages Note This manual describes the principles of working with the catalogue within the bounds of the program interface as well as design themes editing Also please see Useful Articles HOWTO CNCat Installation Initial Installation Upgrading Previous Versions Initial Installation To install CNCat do the following O 2008 CN Software CNCat Installation 5 1 Download CNCat from the official website http www cn software com cncat 2 Extract the files from
2. e Enable php support for the php code banners e Disable the current banner To edit or delete the existing banners use C and EX icons correspondingly on the Bnners List page 2008 CN Software Administrator Interface 4 3 Settings Catalogue Links Articles RSS feed Checking Links Notifications Uncontrolled Jumps Protection Backward Link Black List Moderators Counters Service Options Importing Exporting 4 3 1 Catalogue This section Settings Catalogue contains the catalogue display settings 51 O 2008 CN Software 52 CNCat 4 1 2 User Manual Catalogue General settings Catalogue name CNCat The administrator s E Mail Language mee Links style New CNCat 4 x Date format as in PHP function date omy Hide copyright B Use filters mM Display banners B Display full description CA elias Entries settings Number of entries per page 10 Number of entries per page in the 10 administrative mode Display entries from child categories in the A current category Display sorting mode M By Popularity mM By Name M By The administrator s vote M By Date M By Google PR M By Yandex CY E DE Display entries on the main page mM Display new entries On all pages EZ Number of new links to be displayed 5 Display new links for the period in days 0 Number of new articles to be displayed
3. e The list of the catalogue categories 4 e Links sorting 5 e The complete list of all the catalogue links 6 e Options allowing to select catalogue layout all content only links only articles 7 e The list of new links 8 displays the latest submitted links the number of displayed links can be set up via Administration Settings Catalogue page e The list of new articles 9 displays the latest submitted articles the number of displayed articles can be set up via Administration Settings Catalogue page O 2008 CN Software Catalogue User Interface 17 CNCat 1 Cataloque Add link Add article Administering Map Search 2 3 Forum 1 Online Shop Free E Paid 4 E WE American Cars 10 Italian Cars 5 Other Countries 1 Dodge 2 Ford 2 Chevrolet 2 Alfa Romeo 1 Ferrari 1 Fiat 1 Lancia 1 E Skoda 1 Chrysler 1 Jeep 1 A Body Mopar Maserati 1 Forum 1 American Car Parts 1 ae 3 m ftware French Ca 3 Japanese Cars 9 Counters 2 How to Change Catalogue French Cars 3 Honda 1 Infinity 1 Lexus 1 Mitsubishi 1 Design 1 IP Address Geo location 4 Citroen 1 Peugeot 1 Renault 1 Nissan 1 Subaru 1 Suzuki 1 Toyota 1 Log file Analysis 4 Ratings 1 Real Time Volvo 1 Analysis 3 German Cars 9 O a Audi 2 BMW 2 Mercedes Benz 1 gy Korean cars 3 Opel 1 Porsche 1 Volkswagen 2 Daewoo 1 Hyundai 1 Kia 1
4. e variable display e condition of the type if then e condition of the type if then else e function call from the limited list O 2008 CN Software Appendix A Design Themes 77 Note HTML code of the template is displayed as is except for special elements It means that all line foldings space symbols etc are displayed If necessary the whole template can be written in one line Below is the detailed description of special elements Inclusion of Generated HTML Code Inclusion of Another Template Variables Display Conditions Function Call 6 2 1 Inclusion of Generated HTML Code Format DISPLAY code name Example DISPLAY CATEGORIES It is used for inclusion of generated page block into the template Generation of each block is performed by CNCat engine on the basis of several templates For example thus blocks of categories links sorting etc are included into index tpl file 6 2 2 Inclusion of Another Template Format INCLUDE template name Example INCLUDE top It is used for simple inclusion of one template into another for example for inclusion of the page top and bottom 6 2 3 Variables Display Format 1 variable name Format 2 array_name index1 Format 3 array_name index1 index2 Example 1 SCNCAT item link_url Example 2 cn_str CNCAT item item_title It is used for displaying variables and arrays elements For instance Exam
5. Broken Working links with a backward link Site 1 Official Unofficial 7 Web catalogue Availability E Forum Online Shop Car Parts Initial date 17 16 17 05 2008 Final date 47 16 17 06 2008 Search request Sort by Date Decreasing order Sort Search Form 41 8 Processing Links The section is intended for checking links and sending automated e mail messages for those entries which have been marked by the administrator in other sections by clicking the To the checking queue button see Working with Links and Articles Checking Links To start checking links located in the queue go to the Check tab Note In case of the articles check all the operations are applied to the Source field To check a link or a group of links you should select the following parameters at the top of the page check the link efficiency e check availability of a backward link e obtain Google PR and Yandex CY ratings e obtain the site icon favicon e define the number of intermediate results per page e define time limit for displaying pages with intermediate results of checking the page will be reloaded automatically in the specified period e submit the link automatically and display it in the catalogue 2008 CN Software Administrator Interface 35 Links and Articles Processing Use search option to fill the queue Clear the queue The last report Check E mail Check Para
6. CNCat 4 1 2 User Manual Links Adding Link 1 The site name The site URL URL of the page with a backward link Categories Jeep CNCat o Articles Man 2 Banners Design CN Software Products Useful Websites ooo o 000 000 Cars Citroen Peugeot Renault n Cars Audi Audi World o o a og E Web Catalogues Powered by CNCat 14 E Mail Description Full description PD 190 21 Elam 28 xxIn Keywords in META Description in META Jumps from the site Jumps to the site 0 0 PR CY 0 0 Site Official Unofficial O1 Web catalogue Availability Forum Online Shop Car Parts Link display mode By default as in the settings Full description display mode By default as in the settings bw Favourite links level Status Send email notification OOOO New Submitted Deleted a Adding Link Step 2 O 2008 CN Software Administrator Interface 41 To finish adding link click the Add button Provided that all data have been entered correctly the link will be added to the corresponding section according to the specified status New or Submitted 4 1 11 Adding Articles To add and article select the Links and Articles Add Article option The process of adding an article via Administrator interface is the same as of adding a link see Adding Link 4 1 12 Adding Image
7. E Main 7 bisplay All Links Articles ME DES 8 2 Sort by Popularity Name The administrator s vote Date Google PR Yandex CY Skoda Information on the company and 1123456 the models range Ralleyteam and forum 6 1 Ford k kkk amp Volvo Volvo Cars global homepage and country selector models dealers purchase options Ford Motor Company vehicles purchasing options owner services accessories Information on company reports career opportunities and ivestors http www ford com Toyota Official Site of Toyota Motor Sales 2 Chevrolet 1 cars trucks SUVs hybrids 0 0 9 accessories amp motorsports Official Chevrolet site vehicles pricies shop offers accessories news and events Suzuki http www chevrolet com Suzuki s official website for ATVs GN j dealers and news 3 Chrysler T Sukar 0 0 The official website of Subaru of America Inc providing the latest in product information prices and http www chrysler com en news Official Chrysler site vehicles shows purchase offers accessories news and events l amp 4 Dodge k 1 0 0 9 Official Dodge site Dodge news vehicle information offers test drives accessories a Seen How to Change Catalogue http www dodge com en De The article describes the way oe 5S Jeepe amp ki catalogue design can be changed e The path to the currently selected cate
8. In case one or more fields have been omitted a warning will appear on the screen with the list of required fields At the next step you should select a backward link from the given list and set it on the pages of the site defining its address at the corresponding field This step is optional and can be skipped Backward link is not mandatory The site URL up to 100 symbols http cn software com cnstats index php URL of the page with a backward link up to 100 symbols The list of backward links lt a href http sandbox2 cnstats ru en cncat_from pr 2816 gt CNCat 4 1 1 lt a gt CNCat 4 1 1 lt lt Back Next gt gt Wizard Step 2 At the next step you should specify the following parameters e Select a category categories and subcategory subcategories to which the link will be added up to three e Enter an e mail address for notifications concerning the link submission refusal e Enter the link description full description is optional e Specify values of META tags keywords and description These tags will be displayed in the detailed description of the link on a separate page e Select the filters values O 2008 CN Software Catalogue User Interface The site URL up to 100 symbols URL of the page with a backward link up to 100 symbols The site name up to 100 symbols Categories maxumum number is http
9. cn software com cnstats index php CN Software 3 e 1 American Cars o 1 A Body Mopar Forum o 1 American Car Parts o Chevrolet a Chevy Xtreme Chrysler 1 Dodge a Dodge Pilothouse Club o Ford 1 Ford Forum o E Jeep e CNCat o Articles manr o o E Mail address up to 100 symbols Author up to 200 symbols Description up to 1000 symbols Full description up to 2000 symbols B7U Ga M MIE ye E 5 a d E 2 w 2 META keywords up to 1000 symbols META description up to 1000 symbols Availability Site O Forum 1 Online Shop Car Parts O Official 1 Unofficial 1 Web catalogue Wizard Step 3 21 2008 CN Software 22 CNCat 4 1 2 User Manual To complete adding the link click the Next Provided that all data have been entered correctly the confirmation of successful link creation will be displayed Further the link will be considered by the administrator and added to the catalogue or declined 3 2 2 One step Add Link Form One step adding form comprises all steps of the wizard and contains the same fields O 2008 CN Software Catalogue User Interface Only working links are accepted The link will be checked for efficiency before passing over to the next stage It may take some time The site URL up to 100 symbols URL of t
10. 3 Managing Images in Database To add images into the database go to the Catalogue Elements Images page and then click the Browse Choose file button in the window containing images Fig 38 and then select the image on the local drive In the name field enter the name you want to be displayed above the image as a title Then click the Upload button As a result the currently selected image will be displayed in the list of images available in the database Besides you can sort images in the database by the category To do this before you add the image to the database in the drop down list select the category you want this image to belong to and then click the Select button Then upload the image To create a new category for images click ES icon next to the categories drop down list List of Images in Database figure O 2008 CN Software 48 CNCat 4 1 2 User Manual List of Images Adding Categories for Images In the displayed dialog of managing categories enter the name of the new category in the field below the list of categories and then click the Add button In order to delete or edit the existing category use EX or L icons correspondingly To go back to the list of images click List of Images link To edit any of the images in the database click EF icon above the desired image in the List of Images in Database Bentley Cars be Choose File no file selected S
11. 4 Upgrading CNCat 4 0 Important Before upgrading save a backup copy of all data Administering Settings Export In case the upgrade is incorrect you will be able to restore all data using the backup copy If the current CNCat version is 4 0 or 4 0 1 or 4 0 2 then there are two ways to move to CNCat v4 1 The first one recommended installation over the old catalogue You should copy new files over the old ones and then run the installation in the CNCat 4 0 Upgrade mode The database will be automatically upgraded The second way is to install new version into the separate folder and database After installation is over you should import data from the old database and copy configuration files from the previous version Both upgrade methods are described in the following paragraphs Note If you ve modified the catalogue formatting you should modify the theme to enable new functions Installing CNCat 4 1 over 4 0 Installing CNCat 4 0 into Separate Database Updating Design Themes Installing CNCat 4 1 over 4 0 Save the backup copy of the database To do this export data from the old version into the XML file Administration Settings Export Copy new version files over the old files Run the installation see paragraph Installation While installing you will be prompted to upgrade the old version Select one of the methods update the already installed version or delete program tables and install new vers
12. Add a child category Add a cross category Catalogue Categories To view a category or a subcategory you should click on its name You can create edit and delete categories subcategories and cross categories by means of corresponding icons located next to each category name in the table To create a category you should click on the icon in a row of the corresponding parent category The Main category is a parent for all categories of the first level You cannot add links to the Main category 2008 CN Software 44 CNCat 4 1 2 User Manual Categories Adding a child category Categories list In Discuss category Name Path Sorting order 1000 Description Keywords in META Description in META Disable ability to add entries DES Disable ability to add entries to child categories SE E Image Choose File no file selected Creating Child Category You should specify the following parameters in the form the category name mandatory e path to the category file mandatory e sorting order for display in the catalogue e the catalogue description e values of META tags keywords and description e disable enable adding entries to the category e disable enable adding entries to the child category e an image for the category To complete the addition click the Add button Provided that all data have been entered correctly the cate
13. CNCATT item item_title CNCAT lang link_url CNCAT item link_url CNCAT lang backlinks DISPLAY BACKLINKS ee Entry submission oom CNCAT config admin_email a SCNCAT config admin_email sited CNCAT lang mail_approve_subject Message text CNCATIIang mail_approve_body CNCAT lang site_title CNCATT item item_title CNCAT lang link_url CNCAT item link_url l 2 Entry rejection Erom CNCAT config admin_email Reply to CNCAT config admin_email es CNCAT lang mail_decline_subject Message text CNCAT lang mail_decline_body CNCAT lang site_title CNCAT item item_title CNCAT lang link_url CNCAT item link_url L 4 E mail Notifications Setup Click the Save button to save and apply your modifications 2008 CN Software 60 CNCat 4 1 2 User Manual An administrator will get notification every time a user adds link or article to the catalogue You can use the following variables in the e mails templates click plus sign to open the list of available fields e item id entry ID e item title title e item descr description e item descr full full description e item insert date adding date e item submit_date submission date e item author email author s E mail e item author_name author s name e link url link URL e link back link url URL of the page which contains a backward link e link
14. Delete from DB C1 Mark all the links on the page All marked links All found links Delete from DB Draft Links of this section can only be deleted without possibility to restore To do this click the Delete from DB button 4 1 6 Warnings The section contains links which have been considered broken by the catalogue visitors see Broken Link Warning The section interface and options are equal to the above described ones see Working with Links and Articles Besides you can remove a link from Warnings section by using the Cancel the warning button the link will be displayed in the catalogue again 4 1 7 Search The section is intended to search for the catalogue elements using various criteria By setting the required parameters you can generate a list of catalogue elements equal to the ones described in the above sections The search form consists of the following parameters selection of a category containing required elements definition of an element status new submitted deleted selection of filters definition of initial and final dates date the element was added e field for textual request Search results can be sorted out see Working with Links and Articles O 2008 CN Software 34 CNCat 4 1 2 User Manual Links Search All categories w 1 Including subcategories Select O Links Articles New Submitted Deleted Any Q Working
15. Display new articles for the preiod in days 0 Maximum length of new links descriptions 0 Categories settings Display subcategories of child categories On all pages Maximum number of displayed subcategories 10 for each child category Categories sorting order In the assigned order then by name Number of columns in the categories list for 3 each page Number of columns in the categories list for 3 other pages Separator of categories names in a full name Display the path to the current category on the m main page Images Image size 640 x 480 Image preview size 150 x 150 Catalogue Configuration Links style value defines the URL pages of the catalogue Three types of format are supported O 2008 CN Software Administrator Interface 53 e Common without mod_rewrite http www server com c 48 amp s 0 e New CNCat 4 x http www server com external services site analyzer s2p0 html e Old CNCat 2 x 3 x http www server com dir pop external services site analyzer 4 3 2 Links This section Settings Links contains settings of links processing 2008 CN Software 54 CNCat 4 1 2 User Manual Links Display parameters Display Favicon Show icon from Andex if it is not in the databse Link display mode Open link in new window Adding link Adding mode Disable ability to add links for visitors Use CAPTCHA Use addiing with
16. Google PR Yandex CY check the link rating in search systems Google and Yandex CY o Obtain favicon import the link icon from the site Click the Save button to apply and save your settings 4 3 6 E mail Notifications To make your work with links and articles easier you can set up e mail notifications which are sent to the users and administrator automatically upon a specific event in the system successful adding of the link article link article submission link article rejection Such notifications are set up on the Settings E mail Notifications page 2008 CN Software Administrator Interface Settings E mail Notifications E mail Notifications Notify the administrator about new links and articles Notify the user about link article addition m m Notify the user about link article acceptance C4 Notify the user about link article rejection mM Notifiction for administrator did CNCAT config admin_email Abe SCNCAT lang mail_admin_subject Message text CNCAT lang mail_admin_body CNCAT lang site_title CNCAT item item_title CNCAT lang link_url CNCATT item link_url CNCAT lang descr CNCATT item item_descr l 2 Entry adding From CNCATIconfig admin_email Rapiyto CNCATIconfig admin_email Subject CNCAT lang mail_add_subject Message text CNCATIIang mail_add_body CNCAT lang site_title
17. Other Countries Skoda Description information on the company and the models range Ralleyteam and forum Setting up Specific Notification Messages To send necessary messages to the recipients 1 Select links articles which authors you want to send a message 2 Specify the message subject 3 Entertext 4 Define the number of intermediate results per page 5 Define time limit for displaying pages with intermediate results of checking the page will be reloaded automatically in the specified period 6 Click the Send button As a result your message will be delivered to all the specified recipients users who placed links articles in the catalogue and specified their e mail address You can use available variables to customize messages O 2008 CN Software 38 CNCat 4 1 2 User Manual 4 1 9 4 1 10 Duplicated Links The section contains duplicated links with equal URL probably submitted to the catalogue by mistake Links Duplicated 6 http cn software com en cncat List of Duplicated Links To view and edit the links details you should click on their names in the list Adding Links Alink addition procedure in the administrator interface is analogous to the above described one for a user see Adding Link except for absence of limitations for example for maximum number of categories and additional parameters of a link display in the catalogue Besides the administrator can a
18. catalogue resources e Theme default classic simple select graphical design theme of the catalogue e Administration login name password data necessary for catalogue administering Click the Next button and the wizard will create all required tables in the database In case the database does not exist the installer will try to create it Then the installation wizard will display the config php file content You should create this file manually and place it into the catalogue the CNCat is installed in and then insert the result code 2008 CN Software CNCat Installation 9 Create the file config php at the cncat_config folder and copy the following code into it lt php Common config settings 11 All settings in this file will override the settings loaded from database SCNCAT config alogin admin SCNCAT config apassword d8578edf8458ce06fbc5bb76a58c5ca4 SCNCAT config db host localhost CNCAT config db user sandbox8 SCNCAT config db password PDCxw4eBYSu8jZy SCNCAT config db name sandbox8_cnstats_ru SCNCATI config db prefix encat4_ SCNCAT config db charset utf8 gt A Configuration File Code Provided the previous step has been completed correctly the wizard will display the message about successful installation completion otherwise the code for config php file wil
19. files for import on the server in the cncat_export folder There are no files Import Importing from CNCat 3 x 2 x 1 x You should specify the import parameters in this form e preliminary deletion of the catalogue contents e rewrite or omit the link with the same ID e files with data on categories and links To start importing click the Import button For more information on importing from XML file see paragraph Importing Data from_XML To import data from database of the previous versions select Importing from CNCat 3 x 2 x 1 x Import from Database see Data Importing figure Import from database of CNCat 1 x 2 x 3 x Import Note All existing data will be deleted while importing to the catalogue For CNCat 1 2 and earlier the prefix was not used For 1 3 2 x versions was used prefix cncat_ For 3 x version prefix was specified during installation default is cncat_ Import options Database name Table prefix Import Importing from DB of Previous Versions The process of design importing is described in detail in paragraph Importing Design of the given manual 4 3 14 Exporting The section is intended for exporting the catalogue data to XML file As a rule export procedure is performed before a version update or for creation of the catalogue backup 2008 CN Software 68 CNCat 4 1 2 User Manual Export Export parameters Exported data Entries ca
20. image in the description of your link or in the text of the article 4 2 Catalogue Elements Categories Filters Managing Images in Database Managing Banners 4 2 1 Categories The section Categories is intended for modification of the catalogue categories The section presents a table containing names of the catalogue categories and subcategories the number of links articles within the whole category within subcategories paths used on the catalogue pages URL and O 2008 CN Software Administrator Interface 43 sorting order Categories list Category Path Sorting ID Main 0 ma Y EX American Cars 0 10 USA 1000 51 Y Er Dodge 1 2 USA dodge 991 s B Es Dodge Pilothouse Club 1 1 USA dodge dodge 998 so Y E TU Ford 1 2 JUSA ford 992 oo EY EX Ford Forum 1 1 USA ford ford 999 78 B Ps 7 Chevrolet 1 2 USA chevrolet 993 53 Es S Chew Xtreme 1 1 JUSA chevrolet chevrolet 1000 79 Y Es S CHRYSLER Qa Onse 1 USA chrysler 9468 P E ES Jeep Jeep 1 1 JUSA jeep 005 67 EK Es A Body Mopar Forum 1 1 USA 997 69 Y Es e American Car Parts 1 1 USA 1000 73 Y Es A i French Cars 0 3 french 1000 52 Y A Citroen 1 1 french citroen 1000 193 Y EX Peugeot 1 1 french peugeot 1000 Y Er PEUGEOT Renault 1 1 french 1000 95 Y Es German Cars 0 9 1000 50 Y E Y Edit FX Delete Ey
21. is more or less the story of Citroen So that is where we will focus Mark all the links on the page All marked links All found links Delete To new Submit To the processing queue Links Check Report The list of checked links can also be sorted by efficiency To return to the checking form use the option Queue To delete the current report you should use the option Delete the report Sending Customized E mails To send and customize specific notifications go to the E mail tab In Out PR cY ID 2008 CN Software Administrator Interface 37 Links and Articles Processing Use search option to fill the queue Clear the queue The last report Checking Delivery Delivery parameters Subject Message text The number of intermediate results on the 5 page while checking Time limit for each page of intermediate 100 results sec Sort by Popularity Decreasing order le Sort Total number of checked links 3 Mark all the links on the page In Out PR cy ID French Classic Cars 14 05 2008 14 05 2008 0 0 2800 http www francethisway com top10lists frenchclassiccars php Categories French Cars Citroen French Cars Description The story of the classic car in France is more or less the story of Citroen So that is where we will focus Skoda 12 05 2008 21 05 2008 0 0 2791 http skoda auto com Categories
22. on user pages of the catalogue article tpl article newarticles_top newarticle newarticles_bottom Article description Beginning of new articles block Description of a new article End of new articles block Templates for a page with detailed description of a link 2008 CN Software Appendix A Design Themes 73 extended tpl ext ext_cats_top ext_cat ext_cat_delim ext_cats_bottom ext_filter_top ext_filtval ext_filter_delim ext_filter_bottom Defines general structure of a page with detailed description of a link including the description itself Contains calling of ext templates describing the list of categories and filters for the link Beginning of categories list block for the current link Description of a category Delimiter between categories End of categories list block Beginning of filters description Filter value Delimiter between filter values End of filter description Templates for a page containing the article text extended_article tpl ext_article ext _ cats top ext_cat ext_ cat delim ext_cats bottom ext filter top ext_filtval ext filter delim ext _filter_ bottom Defines general structure of a page which contains the text of an article Contains calling of ext templates describing the list of categories and filters for the article Beginning of categories list block for the current article Description of a category Delimiter between cat
23. rating pr page rank Google PR of the page e link rating cy Thematic Citation Index Yandex TCI of the page 4 3 7 Uncontrolled Jumps Protection To obtain relevant information on the catalogue links and articles rating level you can set up the corresponding parameters for popularity estimation on the Settings Uncontrolled Jumps Protection page Settings Uncontrolled jumps protection Uncontrolled jumps protection Use time limitation while jumping to the site M Counter timeout sec 30 Use time limitation while jumping from the site mM Counter timeout sec 30 Uncontrolled Jumps Protection Settings The rating level is estimated according to unique IP s If a visitor jumps several times to from the site using one and the same IP within the defined timeout period then only one jump will be counted Click the Save button to save and apply your settings O 2008 CN Software Administrator Interface 61 4 3 8 Backward Link The section is intended to create backward links which should be located on the site pages upon a link addition There can be several variants of backward links Backward links Add a new backward link HTML code String for checking Checking method Sorting Display lt a href BACKURL gt CATNAME YoBACKURL ee gt URL 1000 Yes EY Ex Backward Link To create a backward link you should use the option Add a new backward link adding form will be display
24. subcategories block Beginning of description of the path to the current category Main gt Subcategory gt Subcategory gt Current category Root category 2008 CN Software 72 CNCat 4 1 2 User Manual category tpl catpath_parentcat_delim catpath_parentcat catpath_currentcat_delim catpath_currentcat catpath_bottom Delimiter between parent categories One of parent categories Delimiter between the current category Current category End of description of the path to the current category Templates for displaying links at user pages of the catalogue item tpl items_top item items_bottom admin_rating_top admin_rating_num admin_rating_num_active admin_rating_delim admin_rating_bottom itemcount favitems_top favitems_bottom brokenscript newitems_top newitem newitems_bottom Beginning of links block Link description End of links block Beginning of the administrator s vote block only for the administrator Rating Current rating of a link Delimiter between rating marks End of the administrator s vote block Number of links in a category Beginning of favourite links block the block is included into the beginning of general list of links End of favourite links block Script for displaying a dialog box confirming broken link warning when pressing x icon Beginning of new links block Description of a new link End of new links block Templates for displaying articles
25. the first step of the wizard In one step mode the identifier generation stage is omitted therefore backward link checking is possible only after adding the link into the catalogue Setting of addition mode and parameters is performed in the administrator module see Links The catalogue administrator as well as moderators can add links via administrator interface see Adding Links Add Wizard One step Add Link Form 3 2 1 Add Wizard To add a link click on the Add link section in the menu bar the following dialog box will appear on the screen see Wizard Step 1 figure Note The given example describes a standard set of adding parameters lt may differ depending on the settings specified at the administrator interface At the first step you should specify the site name and address enter the characters displayed in the image protection from automatic adding and click the Next button O 2008 CN Software 20 CNCat 4 1 2 User Manual Only working links are accepted The link will be checked for efficiency before passing over to the next stage It may take some time The site name up to 100 symbols The site URL up to 100 symbols Enter the characters you see in the image Next gt gt Wizard Step 1 Provided that the previous step has been performed correctly the wizard will display the next step of the link adding Note All the fields of the form are obligatory
26. users O 2008 CN Software 76 CNCat 4 1 2 User Manual 6 2 mail tpl mail_admin_to mail_admin_from Description of a template for letters notifying the administrator and mail_admin_subject moderators mail_admin_ body mail_add_ from mail_add reply to Description of a template for letters notifying users about preliminary mail_add subject addition of a link to the catalogue at the administrator s consideration mail_add_body mail_approve_from mail_approve_reply_to Description of a template for letters notifying users about link submission mail_approve_ subject in the catalogue mail_approve_body mail_decline_from mail_decline_reply_to mail_decline_subject mail_decline_body Description of a template for letters notifying users about link refusal Templates File Format Template file contains description of one or more templates Each template has the following format TEMPLATE template name HTML template code TEMPLATE For certain templates the list of used database fields is defined after the name This option is intended for increasing of efficiency For instance TEMPLATE newitem ITEM item_id item title item_descr link url link target In this case only fields item id item title item descr link url link target are requested for ITEM variable HTML code of the template can contain the following special elements inclusion of generated HTML code e inclusion of another template
27. you buy AS IS software This means 1 All copyrights to CNCat are exclusively owned by the authors CN Software Ltd 2 The CNCat license grants you the right to run one instance a single installation of CNCat on one web server and one web site for each license purchased For each installed instance of CNCat a separate license is required Modifications to the software or database to circumvent the one license one board rule are prohibited You may not rent lease sub license sell assign pledge transfer or otherwise dispose of CNCat in any form on a temporary or permanent basis without the prior written consent of CN Software Ltd 3 CNCat WEB CATALOGUE IS DISTRIBUTED AS IS NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND IS EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED YOU USE AT YOUR OWN RISK THE AUTHOR WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR DATA LOSS DAMAGES LOSS OF PROFITS OR ANY OTHER KIND OF LOSS WHILE USING OR MISUSING THIS SOFTWARE 4 LA Vau maw notice comu amulata clone rant laaca call _madifs 4 M 1 accept the agreement License Agreement Then the wizard will check your server configuration for conformance with the system requirements PHP 4 3 0 Yes MySQL Yes GD Yes MB String Yes Check Results Next you will be prompted to configure connection settings some parameters are set up automatically MySQL server typically localhost MySQL login name nd MySQL password JPDCxw4eBYSu8jZy Database name sandbox8_enstat
28. 3 Entries 65 Categories 59 Optimize The catalogue cleanup Deletion of all entries categories filters moderators the black list and backward links without any possibility to restore these data Yes I want to delete all the catalogue contents Clean up the catalogue Synchronization Synchronization of the number of entries and categories names Synchronization a YH Recycle bin Deletion of all entries from Deleted section without any possibility to restore them Total number of deleted entries 2 Free space after deletion 1 04 Kb Delete E mail send check 65 E Mail Send Service Options Note The catalogue and Deleted section cleanup is performed without any possibility to restore the deleted data 2008 CN Software 66 CNCat 4 1 2 User Manual 4 3 13 Importing This section Settings Import is intended for importing the catalogue data from XML file or from database Import Importing form CNCat 4 x Importing from XML and database Importing from CNCat 3 x 2 x 1 x Importing from XML Importing design Importing from databse Data Importing As a rule import procedure is performed before a version update For more information see paragraph Upgrading CNCat 3 1 2 1 2 0 1 4 You can import from CNCat 4x either using old database or XML file Import from CNCat 4 x Import Note All existing data will be deleted while importing to th
29. CNCat 4 1 2 User Manual 2008 CN Software 2 CNCat 4 1 2 User Manual Table of Contents Part Program Overview 4 Part Il CNCat Installation 4 Initial Installations re re aara uns ccevvadvadanecdec nee re anne none 2 Upgrading Previous Versions ins cnn cerraran 10 Upgrading CNCat 4 0 ou cesseeeseeseeeeeseeeeseeeeeeeneesseeeeeneeeees Installing CNCat 4 1 over 4 0 Installing CNCat4 0 into Separate Database nc naar ccnnn nn name nan nn nn cnn nn nana ninas Updating Design THEMES ii A A A ea is Upgrading CNCat 3 12 14 20 Vd ii ans ri rt cdi 12 Importing Data from Old Database Directly sise 13 Importing Data from XML iia AA AAA E AA a rue 13 Importing D sign 25 rrira Mensa eit waite wit en Gos one A een te ely 14 Part lll Catalogue User Interface 15 Main User Interface Elements 16 A A A N 19 AO WA ZANT A o an 19 One step Add Link FOr a a nina nr tree nn ee a Ted sites 22 Adding Article sssssss sise aa vaaan uae aa baa nici 24 TENA A a T O 26 Broken Link Warnitng ooo ita 26 Part IV Administrator Interface 27 4 Links and Articles 0 taa aae ken edan drain terne teeestieneliscieveesetssvtes 27 Working with Links and Articles is isiisiieissseenseeenneenneeeenenenntes 28 New LIN kS AFtICIOS coi ao cient Submitted Links Articles Deleted Links Articles Drafts tsi tei A A O ON A O NN A A NO Duplicated Links ii iii Adding Links cocncccinnccnnnncnnnno Adding Articles Addin
30. Importing from CNCat 3 x 2 x 1 x Importing from database 2 Specify the database name and table prefix Open config php file of your old catalogue version to get these values e db name database name e Sdb prefix prefix 3 Click the Import button Note The importing process can take some time When importing information on the amount of already imported data is displayed 2 2 2 2 Importing Data from XML To import data from XML files 1 Go to administrator interface then select the Settings Import Importing from CNCat 3 x 2 x Importing from XML 2 Check the Clean the catalogue before importing field 3 Browse for the XML files if they are of a small size 1 Mb at most 2008 CN Software 14 CNCat 4 1 2 User Manual 2 2 2 3 Import from XML of CNCat 2 x 3 x Import Clean the catalogue before importing all entries will be deleted without any possibility mM to restore them the links importing is performed into an empty catalogue Overwrite if the link with that ID already O exists Omit if the link with that ID already exists Q File with categories Choose File no file selected eme Choose File no file selected The list of files for import on the server in the cncat_export folder There are no files Import Importing XML from Local Disk If the files size is larger than 1 Mb upload the files into the cncat_export folder and t
31. ase the upgrade is incorrect you will be able to restore all data using the backup copy For more information see your CNCat User Manual paragraph Exporting To upgrade CNCat versions 3 x 2 x and 1 x do the following 1 Save a backup copy for versions 3 x and 2 x export data into XML files see the manual for your current CNCat version paragraph Exporting 2 Save the backup copy of all old catalogue files 3 Install the current version of CNCat into new folder and new database or into the same database but with the different prefix for the tables By default the prefix was cncat_ For more information see paragraph Installation 4 Import data directly from the old database or from XML files 5 You can also choose to import design from the old database 6 If you have modified the files top php and _bottom php in the old version then copy them into the new version 7 Make sure the catalogue and its all functions work fine 8 Once you remove all old files place the catalogue files into the old folder In the following paragraphs the way data and design can be imported is described O 2008 CN Software CNCat Installation 13 Importing Data from Old Database Directly Importing Data from XML Importing Design 2 2 2 1 Importing Data from Old Database Directly To import data from the old database 1 Go to administrator interface then select the Settings Import
32. at the request has been defined correctly the system will display the result of the search Sort by Popularity Name The administrator s vote Date Google PR Yandex CY By relevance 1 CNStats site statistics and site counter 0 5 PR 5 CY 240 CNStats is a flexible and versatile system intended for accumulation and analysis of the site attendance statistics CNStats suits to upcoming projects perfectly There are more than 50 reports available in the system The system is easy to install and to set up it allows counting all the visitors of your web site both humans and robots All visits data is stored at your server which meets safety and confidentiality demands System requirements PHP MySQL le http www cnstats com x a CNStats Rating the program suite for web sites rating management 0 1 PR 5 CY 800 The CNStats Rating system has been designed to collect and analyze statistics for attendance of any web site and generate visiting ratings rubricated by different categories http www cn software com en cnstats rating x S CNCat Official Site 0 1 PR 0 CY 0 CNCat the application for web resources catalogue creation The site presents detailed product description specifications feedback ability to download and install trial versions and to buy the license El http cn software com en cncat Total number of found links 3 Search Results Broken Link War
33. ave Editing Images in Database In the window of editing images you can e add or change the title for an image e specify the category you want to sort an image by select the category in the drop down list O 2008 CN Software Administrator Interface 49 e upload another image instead of the current one Make sure you save your changes before closing the window To define the maximal size of the images in pixels that can be stored in the database go to the Settings Catalogue page Also you can specify the size of the thumbnails there which appear as previews in the database 4 2 4 Managing Banners To enable displaying banners in the catalogue e either select the Display banners option on the Settings Catalogue page e or check the Display banners box ad then click Save on the Catalogue Elements Banners page On the Catalogue Elements Banners page you can manage the way banners will be displayed on the pages of the catalogue Banners M Display banners Save Add Banner Banner Code Comment Page Position PHP Support Sorting order Display lt a href http www cn software con On all pages At the top No 1000 Yes B Ek 9 gt Banners List To add a banner onto the catalogue page s select the Add Banner option O 2008 CN Software 50 CNCat 4 1 2 User Manual Banners Adding Banners List Banner Banner Code Comment Page Po
34. d in this section you should use the option Clear the queue To view the results of the last check you should use the option The last report To start checking use the Check option under the entry or Check to process all the entries in the queue checking process will be displayed on the screen As the scripts execution time is usually limited at the server and links checking requires certain time period the page with intermediate results is updated automatically in case the parameter Time limit for each page of intermediate results has been exceeded Besides the page is refreshed according to the parameter The number of intermediate results on the page while checking O 2008 CN Software 36 CNCat 4 1 2 User Manual Final check results are displayed in the report form Processing Report Queue Delete the report All O Working Broken Sort by Date Decreasing order tm Sort Total number of checked links 2 Mark all the links on the page Skoda 12 05 2008 21 05 2008 0 0 6 60 2791 http skoda auto com 23 07 2008 Categories Other Countries Skoda Description Information on the company and the models range Ralleyteam and forum French Classic Cars 14 05 2008 14 05 2008 0 0 30 2800 http www francethisway com top10lists frenchclassiccars php 23 07 2008 Categories French Cars Citroen French Cars Description The story of the classic car in France
35. dd several links at once maximum number is 10 At the first step you should specify the number of added links categories filters value if any and state links with the Submitted status will be added to the catalogue immediately after filling in the form These parameters will be set automatically for all added links but they can be changed at the next step Links Adding Options The number of links Categories a e 7 American Cars o 7 A Body Mopar Forum o 7 American Car Parts o Chevrolet Chevy Xtreme o Chrysler o Dodge D Dodge Pilothouse Club o Ford Ford Forum o Jeep O CNCat o 9 Articles API Banners e Site Official Unofficial Web catalogue Availability Forum Online Shop Car Parts New Submitted Continue Adding Link Step 1 Further you should define standard link parameters name address description etc as well as additional parameters e define display variant for a link and its detailed description O 2008 CN Software Administrator Interface 39 e define favourite level for a link by setting the required level Favourite links are displayed at the top of the links list and are marked by star icons The number of stars corresponds to the indicated level maximum 10 Sorting of favourite links is performed in decreasing order notwithstanding the order set by the user O 2008 CN Software 40
36. e Name up to 255 symbols Abstract up to 2000 symbols Article up to 20000 symbols BIU CrRm X Ga BG i EEO Cle es b S Qom 28 xx 2 Categories maxumum number is 3 e American Cars o A Body Mopar Forum o American Car Parts o 1 Chevrolet 1 Chevy Xtreme o 1 Chrysler o Dodge a 1 Dodge Pilothouse Club o Ford 1 Ford Forum o E Jeep e CNCat o Articles Dan E Mail address up to 100 symbols Author up to 200 symbols Source up to 100 symbols o URL of the page with a backward link up to 100 symbols META keywords up to 1000 symbols META description up to 1000 symbols Availability O Forum 1 Online Shop 1 Car Parts Site O Official 1 Unofficial 1 Web catalogue Enter the characters you see in the image 4 Adding Article 2008 CN Software 26 CNCat 4 1 2 User Manual 3 4 3 5 After all the necessary fields are filled in click the Add button If you have entered all data correctly the message box with the information about successful operation completion will be displayed for you The article will be added to the catalogue for the administrator to accept it or decline Search To perform a search through the catalogue you should enter a certain link parameter in the entry field and click the Search button Potts Search Form Provided th
37. e catalogue Maxcumanbhbi pazmep 3arpyxaemoro a na 2M Importing from databse Database name Table prefix The list of files for import on the server in the cncat_export folder There are no files Import from downloaded file Lota e Choose File no file selected Importing from CNCat 4 x You should select the required file for importing from the list of files on the server if there are any or specify the file stored locally on the computer depending on the chosen location during export procedure If you import from the database you should specify the name of the database you are importing from and the tables prefix This information is stored in the file config php Note 1 Importing is impossible without exporting data preliminary see paragraph Exporting You can import data from previous version of CNCat 3 x 2 x 1 x To perform it you should use the option Import from CNCat 3 x 2 x 1 x 2008 CN Software Administrator Interface 67 Import from XML of CNCat 2 x 3 x Import Clean the catalogue before importing all entries will be deleted without any possibility g to restore them the links importing is aai performed into an empty catalogue Overwrite if the link with that ID already exists O Omit if the link with that ID already exists O File with categories Choose File no file selected File with links Choose File no file selected The list of
38. e screenshot e description the theme description O 2008 CN Software 70 CNCat 4 1 2 User Manual Template description files contain description of one or more templates which are used depending on the displayed page Page Template Files tpl index Catalogue page the page containing the list of categories and ae links The main page and all categories pages belong here RENTE category common Detailed description of the site the page available by clicking the extended icon extended_article i common Catalogue map displays the list of all categories of the catalogue map common search item article Commen add add_article Link addition page mail common is admin common mail is Each design template describes one of the page elements or a part of the element Below is the list of templates for each tpl file Search results page Administrative interface pages Template for general structure of the catalogue pages index tpl Defines general structure of the main page One can specify the order of index 8 the main elements on a page General templates for all or most part user pages common tpl top Top ofthe page header bottom Bottom of the page footer menu Menu items Catalogue Add a link etc searchform Search form sort_top Beginning of links sorting block O 2008 CN Software Appendix A Design Themes 71 common tpl sort sort_deli
39. ed on the screen Backward links Adding Backward links list CATNAME the catalogue name BACKURL automatically generated link to the catalogue considering the jumps statistics SITEID the link identifier in the database Backward link HTML code lt a target _blank href BACKURL gt CATNAME lt a gt HTML Check HTML code availability on the page URL Check URL availability A BACKURLO RegExp Check for correspondence to regular expression in PCRE format Display order Do not display when adding a link a e Adding Backward Link The following parameters should be set in this form e HTML code which should be located on the site page e check of HTML code availability on the page e check of URL availability e check of correspondence to regular expression O 2008 CN Software 62 CNCat 4 1 2 User Manual e sorting order e display of a backward link upon a link addition The administrator can set one of the following variants for checking backward link availability e availability of certain HTML code e availability of URL in the format lt a href gt lt a gt e compliance with regular expression The following macros can be used in HTML code of a backward link as well as in checking settings e CATNAMES the catalogue name e BACKURL automatically generated link to the catalogue considering jumps statistics e S SITEIDS the link ident
40. ed for working with various types of links and articles at the Links and Articles section new submitted deleted etc O 2008 CN Software Administrator Interface 29 Links Submitted All categories E Including subcategories Select Links Y Articles Sort by Date Decreasing order le Sort Mark all the links on the page In Out PR cy ID EZ Toyota x7 12 05 2008 04 06 2008 0 0 2789 http www com Categories Japanese Cars Toyota Description Official Site of Toyota Motor Sales cars trucks SUVs hybrids accessories amp motorsports French Classic Cars 14 05 2008 04 06 2008 0 0 2800 http www francethisway com top10lists frenchclassiccars php Categories French Cars Citroen French Cars Description The story of the classic car in France is more or less the story of Citroen So that is where we will focus PROMOCJA STRON Darmowe pozycjonowanie 0 0 2815 29 05 2008 29 05 2008 http www toruniak eu Categories CNCat Web Cataloques Powered by CNCat Description Niniejszy darmowy katalog stron uruchomili my aby skutecznie promowa witryny internetowe Aktywna promocja stron to po owa sukcesu w osi gni ciu wysokich pozycji w wyszukiwarkach internetowych i zapewnieniu sobie sta ej du ej liczby u ytkownik w Dzi ki Links and Articles Processing Interface There is a sorting mechanism at the top of t
41. ed link fields Beginning of filter value selection block includes filter name Element of filter value selection End of filter value selection block Beginning of backward links block 2008 CN Software Appendix A Design Themes 75 add tpl add_backlink add_backlinks_bottom add_errors_top add_error add_errors_bottom add_cat_next_level add_cat add_cat_prev_level Description of a backward link End of backward links block Beginning of errors list block Description of an error End of errors list block Displayed upon increasing of categories nesting level in the list of categories Categories selection element Displayed upon decreasing of categories nesting level in the list of categories Templates for a page to add articles on add_article tpl add_article_form Defines the structure of a form for adding articles Templates for displaying links in the administrative interface admin tpl admin_items_begin admin_item admin_items_end admin_item_cat admin_item_cat_delim admin_item_rating Beginning of links block in the administrative interface Description of a link End of links block Description of a link category Delimiter between categories Element of a link rating Description of JavaScript scripts js tpl js_calendar Options for displaying built in calendar in the administrative interface Templates of notification letters for administrators and
42. egories End of categories list block Beginning of filters description Filter value Delimiter between filter values End of filter description Templates for the page Catalogue map map tpl map map_cat_next_level map_cat map_cat_prev_level Defines structure of the catalogue map page Displayed upon increasing of the category nesting level Description of a category Displayed upon decreasing of the category nesting level Templates for search results page Templates from item tpl file are used for links displaying 2008 CN Software 74 CNCat 4 1 2 User Manual search tpl search Defines structure of search results page Templates for link addition page add tpl add form step1 step2 step3 final field_link_url field_back_link field_site_title field_cats field_email field_descr field_descr_full field_meta_keywords field_meta_descr field_captcha field_submit extfield_ext_int1 extfield_ext_double1 extfield_ext_varchar1 extfield_ext_datetime1 extfield_ext_text1 extfield_ext_text2 extfield_ext_text3 add_filter_top add_filtval add_filter_bottom add_backlinks_top Defines general structure of all pages of link addition Defines structure of link addition form for One step mode Defines structure of link addition forms for Wizard mode Defines information displayed upon link addition Define elements of link fields Define elements of extend
43. ength of field Article Length of field Keywords in META Length of field Description in META Maximum number of selected categories Checking source Check URL availability in the database Ignore www while checking Backward link on the same domain Check the link efficiency Allowed to add Submitted automatically M 4 B Display HTML code M M M M M B 100 100 from 4 to 255 from to 100 from 9 to 200 from 4 to 2000 from 4 to 20000 from 9 to 1000 from 9 to 1000 3 8 B 8 B Articles Configuration Some parameters of work with articles configuration are analogous to the ones of the links settings see paragraphs Links and Checking Links To save and apply the modifications click the Save button RSS feed You can specify the way RSS feed will be displayed in your catalogue via the Settings RSS feed page O 2008 CN Software Administrator Interface 57 Settings RSS feed CATNAME catalogue name 9 TITLE category title RSS feed Display Only on the main page Title RSS nenta ana TITLES Description RSS nenta karanora YCATNAME Display entries from child categories in the mM current category Number of displayed entries 10 Show link To expanded description RSS feed Setup Specify the parameters presented on the form Some of these paramete
44. ess several catalogue elements at a time you should mark them off and click the corresponding buttons for group operations at the bottom of the page To process all links displayed on the current page you should enable the option Mark all the links on the page located under the links list By default the option All marked links is enabled i e group operations will be applied to all marked links To apply the operation to all the catalogue elements found in this section you should select the option All found links To edit the link article parameters you should use the Edit option As a result the editing form will be displayed on the screen O 2008 CN Software Administrator Interface Links Editing Link 1 The site name Toyota The site URL http www toyota com URL of the page with a backward link Categories Cal American Cars o A Body Mopar Forum o American Car Parts o J Chevrolet Chew Xtreme o Chrysler o Dodge Dodge Pilothouse Club Ford Ford Forum o H Jeep CNCat o 3 Articles API Banners 14 E Mail Description Official Site of Toyota Motor Sales cars trucks SUVs hybrids accessories amp motorsports Full description BZU E Ga GB Gy i jE a b BB Am 2 r Keywords in META toyota Description in META Jumps from the site Jumps to the site 0 0 PR CY 0 0 S
45. for Link Article When you add new link article or edit already submitted link article you can also add an image into the article s text or into the link description To do this 1 On the adding or editing form click El on the toolbar of the text or full description field see Adding Form figure As a result the dialog box for adding image will be displayed for you Insert edit image Image URL Image description Alignment Dimensions Border Vertical space Horizontal space Adding Image 2 You can either enter the path to an image in the Image URL field or select the image in the database by clicking on the icon In the latter case the window with the list of images will be displayed List of Images in Database O 2008 CN Software 42 CNCat 4 1 2 User Manual All categories Choose File no file selected Upload EY EX Bentley X CNCat Logo X BNR34 List of Images in Database 3 The list of images displays only those images that are currently available in the database see paragraph Managing Images in Database Select the image you want to make its path display in the name field see Adding Image figure 4 In the window of adding image Adding Image you can set up the way an image will be displayed in the text alignment dimensions border vertical and horizontal space Click the Insert button to display the
46. g Image for Link Article 2 Catalogue Elements daa Categories a 42 A 46 Managing Images in Database cnn cnn 47 Managing Banners iss iscscsscicccsisescceseccsvcsweicscseoscicsussvetesctstvcicesscversccsssssevchecesvcccovavsavsnccecusccusnstarcuueresunsneseseveactessnts 49 AA nee ang cuz dent trance EA nt en ces und A EEEE E eue Ce RE eue 51 2008 CN Software Table of Contents 3 Catalogue Links Articles RSS feed GRE De Ta A EE D D 57 Email Notifications sra es ta AAA AA nt ere iia 58 Uncontrolled J mps Prole O icc cccsecsicssccessccesssasscacesesuctecesersesecuenscessnectanancesedsessstecespacssevesisaiceveacertatceanzsceerssve 60 Backward Link TE BACK A O O D EE Moderat rs sus seins A er nn ae ire re A te AA COUNTERS O Service OPHONSs ii a e ara e a aa a sesccussusesucsedssuecubessveadseudeuesebescedegeuvssuecte e 65 TELLE COLA A A T T 66 D 4 610 LES RAR RE PES 67 Part V Catalogue Management Additional Options 68 T Site Mais titine anaiai ti dise daoiiie ieies 68 Part VI Appendix A Design Themes 69 1 Theme Files and Templates 69 2 Templates File FOAN a aanere Fewest ii 76 Inclusion of Generated HTML Code siennes 77 Inclusion of Another AAA A ON 77 Variables Dis play ii A Aa Erre eTEN oaaae aea das Lens iS Ino 77 exo Ko Li Loa e ER EE TTT AT TEA ET A T TET 78 FUNCION eE A E SAE E EEE EE BE EAEE EEE E E EN E A E T 78 2008 CN Software
47. gory and category s name 10 Main Italian Cars Display All Links Articles Fiat Cars from Italy Fiat Sort by Popularity Name The administrator s vote Date Google PR Yandex CY This web site aims to provide information on all the cars developed and built bv Fiat olus its Main Catalogue Page Note The GUI design depends on the selected theme see Catalogue Menu bar 1 allows you to add link article and to go to the administrator interface see Administrator Interface and to the catalogue map Search engine 2 allows finding the required link in the catalogue efficiently Filters 3 are intended for sorting out the links list by various parameters language geography resource type etc The filtering parameters can be set up in the administrator interface its number and variety of values are unlimited Several values of each filter can be selected for each link see Filters The list of categories 4 includes the number of links contained in every category subcategory Each link can be stored in one or more categories Besides it is possible to create cross categories which are links to existing categories see Categories Astandard sorting mechanism 5 allows sorting links by popularity name etc O 2008 CN Software 18 CNCat 4 1 2 User Manual There are the following parameters defined for each link in the list of all catalogue elements 6 jumps f
48. gory will be added to the list Note 1 The path to the category is used in user friendly addresses of the catalogue pages see Links style Note 2 The level of categories nesting is unlimited provided that Common links style is used Upon using other styles maximum nesting level is limited by maximum URL length it may vary depending on a browser and a web server it is recommended not to exceed 1000 symbols 2008 CN Software Administrator Interface 45 To edit a category subcategory you should select its name in the table and click on the icon LY in the corresponding row editing form will be displayed on the screen Categories Editing Categories list Category Discuss pens Discuss Path discuss Change the parent category n Main hw Sorting order 1000 Description Keywords in META Description in META Disable ability to add entries _ B ES Disable ability to add entries to child categories B Eb Imaga Choose File no file selected Entries batch deletion Delete all entries 0 O Delete all entries from child categories 0 f Entries batch moving Move all entries 0 O Move all entries from child categories 0 f f Discuss Save Editing Category Editing algorithm is equal to adding except for the following options e to change a parent category you should mark the corresponding option and select the re
49. he page which allows to display links and articles sorted by categories by dates etc Below is the list of links belonging to the given section new submitted etc The following parameters are defined for each link e the link article name with the source site icon after the link checking The background color is different for links and articles e the level of favour marked by a star multiplied to its number x7 e the date the link article was added on e the site URL source site e the category e description e number of jumps from to the site In Out e the link rating in Google PR and Yandex CY 2008 CN Software 30 CNCat 4 1 2 User Manual e the link ID e the result of the link s checking for correctness yes 8 no with the checking date e the result of the link s checking for a backward link availability Lo yes eo no with the checking date Under each catalogue element there options allowing you to e delete a link article see Deleted Links Articles e submit a new link article see Submitted Links Articles e move a submitted deleted link article to the New category see New Links Articles e edit the link article parameters e define the administrator rating for link article in the catalogue by selecting the required level 0 10 e perform the link checking see Checking Links assign the link to the checking queue see Checking Links To proc
50. he page with a backward link up to 100 symbols The name up to 100 symbols Categories maxumum number is 3 AAA American Cars o A Body Mopar Forum o 1 American Car Parts o Chevrolet a Chevy Xtreme Chrysler C Dodge 1 Dodge Pilothouse Club o Ford a Ford Forum o Jeep CNCat o 1 Articles manr E Mail address up to 100 symbols Author up to 200 symbols Description up to 1000 symbols Full description up to 2000 symbols BZU X Ga WB iy i ee web S rm _2 4 2 META keywords up to 1000 symbols L 1 META description up to 1000 symbols 1 Availability Forum 1 Online Shop 1 Car Parts Site O Official O Unofficial 1 Web catalogue Enter the characters you see in the image Add Link Form 23 O 2008 CN Software 24 CNCat 4 1 2 User Manual 3 3 Adding Article To add an article click the Add article menu item on the main catalogue page As a result the Add article form will be displayed Specify the article title abstract which will be displayed in the list of categories for this article and enter article text Also please select the category in the categories tree and the filters specify the source link and fill in other fields 2008 CN Software Catalogue User Interface Add articl
51. hen refresh the import page On the import form check the Clean the catalogue before importing option Import from XML of CNCat 2 x 3 x Import Clean the catalogue before importing all entries will be deleted without any possibility Mm to restore them the links importing is performed into an empty catalogue Overwrite if the link with that 1D already O exists Omit if the link with that ID already exists a ia Choose File no file selected File with links Choose File no file selected The list of files for import on the server in the 1 cncat_links xml cncat_export folder gt encat_rubrics xml Importing XML File from Server Import 4 Click the Import button Note The importing process can take some time When importing information on the amount of already imported data is displayed Importing Design New CNCat stores formatting in files which is different from the CNCat version 3 1 and earlier For more information on formatting see Design Themes manual Note 1 Importing design themes function is a trial one yet After you import the themes there can be slight differences in the pages format comparing to the old catalogue version Note 2 If your current operating system is not Windows for example FreeBSD or Linux make sure PHP is able to create folders and files in cncat_config themes folder Consult your hosting support staff about these abilities 2008 CN Software CNCa
52. ifier in the database The displayed sorting order of backward links is indicated by a certain number in the field Display order The sorting is performed by increasing this value To hide a backward link upon a link addition you should mark the corresponding option Nevertheless a backward link will be checked To complete the addition click the Add button Provided that all data have been entered correctly the backward link will be added to the list 4 3 9 Black List The section is intended to create a list of links templates forbidden for adding Black list Expression Checking method freedomain com Substring y x Black List To add a template you should select the checking method a substring or a regular expression and enter the expression into this field in a suitable format Regular expression should be entered in PCRE format with delimiters Substring Add Form for Adding Template 2008 CN Software Administrator Interface 63 4 3 10 Click the Add button the expression will be displayed in the table To edit and delete the expressions you should click on the icons C and EX correspondingly It is also possible to create the so called white list of exceptions if there is a substring from the white list in the URL of the forbidden link then this link can be added to the catalogue Exceptions www freedomain com 5 X Exce
53. in the catalogue Submitted Links Articles This section contains links and articles submitted by the administrator and added to the catalogue The section interface and options are equal to above described see Working with Links and Articles Deleted Links Articles This section contains links and articles deleted from the catalogue or from the administrator sections by the administrator The section interface and options are the same as the ones described above see Working with Links and Articles except for the option Delete from DB the link or and article will be deleted from the catalogue database physically without any possibility to restore it Links and articles located in this section can be restored by moving into the Submitted category thus they will be displayed in the catalogue again or to the New without being available in the catalogue with the help of the corresponding buttons Drafts This section contains links which are being added at the moment in case the wizard is used 2008 CN Software Administrator Interface 33 Links Drafts All categories Including subcategories Select Links amp Articles Sort by Date be Decreasing order ly Sort 1 Mark all the links on the page In Out PR cy ID CN Software 17 06 2008 0 0 gt 850 2816 http cn software com cnstats index php 4 17 06 2008 Categories Not defined Description
54. ion see Update Old Version figure In the latter case all the data will be deleted Installing CNCat 4 0 into Separate Database Install CNCat 4 1 into the separate folder and new database see paragraph Installation You can use the same database but the different tables prefix for example cncat41_ 1 In the administrator interface select the Settings Import Import from CNCat 4 x Import from XML and database O 2008 CN Software CNCat Installation 11 2 Specify database name and tables prefix of the previous version 3 Click Import Note The importing process can take some time When importing information on the amount of already imported data is displayed For more information on data importing see paragraph Importing 2 2 1 3 Updating Design Themes If you use the modified formatting theme you should change it to enable new functions of the catalogue New themes have been significantly modified that is why if you are using one of the standard themes with your modifications we recommend to modify the newly updated theme in the same way If the standard theme has been radically modified then do the following 1 Save a backup copy of your theme 2 Copy new files from the default theme into your theme e editor css e add_article tpl e article tpl e extended_article tpl e images category big gif limages rss gif 3 Copy file add tpl from the default the
55. ite M Official E Unofficial Web catalogue Availability E Forum M Online Shop Car Parts Link display mode By default as in the settings Full description display mode By default as in the settings Favourite links level 0 O O O Status O New Submitted Deleted Send email notification m Edit Link Form 2008 CN Software 32 CNCat 4 1 2 User Manual 4 1 2 4 1 3 4 1 4 4 1 5 To edit a link you should enter the required modifications into corresponding fields equal to those of the addition form Besides you can set the following additional parameters of the catalogue elements e define displaying variant for a link and its detailed description e assign favourite level for an element by setting the required level Favourite elements are displayed at the top of the links list and are marked by the star icon with its number The number of stars corresponds to the indicated level maximum 10 Sorting of favourite elements is performed in decreasing order e define the element status new submitted To save changes you should click the Save button To restore initial data click the Cancel button New Links Articles This section contains catalogue elements registered in the system but not submitted in the catalogue The section interface and options are equal to above described see Working with Links and Articles The links and articles of this section are not displayed
56. l be displayed again After that delete install folder from the server To start working with the catalogue specify the path to the catalogue interface in the Browser address field for example http www server com cncat or use the link on the installation form CNCat 4 1 2 installation completed successfully Before you start working with the catalogue please delete the install folder Go to the catalogue gt gt Installation Completion After installation has been completed go to administrator interface see paragraph Administrator Interface and enter License key there Get free or commercial key at website http www cn software com ru encat License Unlicensed copy of CNCat You should enter the license key for the domain Get free register key for limited use of CNCat License free Buy register key for full version Owned or Leased license Enter the license key text below You should copy the entire key together with the strings starting with symbol Form for License Submission Enter the full license code into the text field and then click the Save button After your license has been accepted you will be able to access all the other administrator page sections and to manage your catalogue O 2008 CN Software 10 CNCat 4 1 2 User Manual 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 1 1 2 2 1 2 Upgrading Previous Versions Upgrading CNCat 4 0 Upgrading CNCat 3 1 2 1 2 0 1
57. m sort_bottom pagenav_top pagenav_curpage pagenav_pageitem pagenav_delim1 pagenav_delim2 pagenav_bottom filters_top filter_top filtval filtval_delim filter_bottom filters_delim filters end Sorting block element Delimiter between elements of sorting block End of links sorting block Beginning of pages navigation block Current page number Page number Delimiter between adjacent page numbers Delimiter between distant page numbers End of pages navigation block Beginning of filters block Beginning of filter description Filter value Delimiter between filter values End of filter description Delimiter between filters descriptions End of filters block Templates for displaying categories and subcategories as well as path to the current category category tpl cats_top cats _column_top cat cats_column_bottom cats_bottom subcats_top subcat subcats_delim subcats_more subcats_bottom catpath_top catpath_rootcat Beginning of categories block Beginning of categories block column Description of a category includes calling of subcat templates with the list of subcategories for this category End of categories block column End of categories block Beginning of subcategories block for the current category Description of a subcategory Delimiter between subcategories Ellipsis or any other symbol at the end of subcategories list in case they are more than can be displayed on a page End of
58. me over the file of your theme 4 To enable the link Add Article in common tpl file of the menu template substitute the string IF CNCAT config add_disable for IF CNCAT config add_disable lt a href CNCAT abs cncat_add php gt lt strong gt CNCAT lan IF CNCAT config add article enable lt a href CNCAT abs cncat_add_article php gt lt stro 5 To enable section New Articles in index tpl file of the index template after the string DISPLAY NEW_ITEMS add 2008 CN Software 12 CNCat 4 1 2 User Manual 2 2 2 lt br gt DISPLAY NEW ARTICLES Also we recommend to copy newitem templates code from the standard theme 6 To enable the section for selecting the displayed elements of the catalogue A References Articles e Copy all temtype templates from the file common tpl of the standard theme into the new theme e In index tpl file of the index template right before the string DISPLAY SORT add the following string DISPLAY ITEM TYPES lt br gt 7 To enable RSS in the category tpl file of the catpath currentcat template add as the last string IF CNCAT page show rss lt a href CNCAT abs cncat rss php c CNCAT page cid gt lt in Upgrading CNCat 3 1 2 1 2 0 1 4 Important Before upgrading save a backup copy of all data into XML files Administering Settings Export In c
59. meters Check the link efficiency CA Check availability of a backward link D Check Google PR mM Check Yandex CY mM Obtain favicon M The number of intermediate results on the 5 page while checking Time limit for each page of intermediate 100 results sec Submitted automatically Never Check Sort by Popularity Decreasing order le Sort Total number of checked links 2 Mark all the links on the page In Out PR cy ID French Classic Cars 14 05 2008 14 05 2008 0 0 2800 http www francethisway com top10lists frenchclassiccars php Categories French Cars Citroen French Cars Description The story of the classic car in France is more or less the story of Citroen So that is where we will focus Il Motore di Ricerca esoterico 20 05 2008 20 05 2008 0 0 2812 http cartomanzia in Categories CNCat Web Cataloques Powered by CNCat Description Cartomanzia in motore di ricerca astrologia oroscopo amuleti esoterismo cartomanzia cartomanti Motore di ricerca internet esoterico talismanico Links Checking Parameters At the bottom of the page is a queue of links waiting to be checked The list can be sorted by standard parameters name popularity etc To cancel checking of a link you should use the option Cancel checking this option is displayed in the menu of a checked link at all sections to which the link belongs To cancel checking of all links foun
60. ning The catalogue users can warn the administrator and the moderators that a certain link in the catalogue does not display its contents To single out these links you should use the button x to the right of the link name the following warning will be displayed on the screen O 2008 CN Software Catalogue User Interface 27 Are you sure that this link is broken Yes No Confirmation Request Click Yes to confirm that the link is broken it will be placed to the Warnings section of the administrator interface Still it will be displayed in the catalogue as well 4 Administrator Interface To enter the administrator interface you should click on the Administration menu item and enter the administrator s login and password defined during the installation process Then click the Login button Login Password Return to the cataloque Administrator Authorization In case an incorrect password has been entered you will be returned to the entry form Links and Articles Catalogue Elements Settings 4 1 Links and Articles Working with Links and Articles New Links Articles O 2008 CN Software 28 CNCat 4 1 2 User Manual Submitted Links Articles Deleted Links Articles Drafts Warnings Search Checking Links Duplicated Links Adding Links Adding Articles Adding Image for Link Article 4 1 1 Working with Links and Articles Aunique interface is implement
61. onfiguration via web interface Export import of links and settings Open source code of the user interface Support of the plug ins for the administrative interface etc Availability Forum Online Shop Site Official The moderator s vote No Jumps to the site 0 Jumps from the site 0 Detailed Link Description The following parameters are specified for each article in the catalogue list 6 e article title e abstract e source link To display the content click on the article title O 2008 CN Software Catalogue User Interface 19 How to Embed CNCat on Your Site Details You can create _top php and _bottom php files in the root folder of the catalogue These files will be executed and Source enabled in the beginning and in the end of each page of the ee user catalogue software com cncat Categories s s lt 2 i s lt e CNCat Articles Design The moderator s vote No Jumps to the site 0 Jumps from the site 0 Article Contents To inform the moderator about a link which does not display its contents click on the icon see Warnings 3 2 Adding Link There are two algorithms of adding links e By means of a wizard recommended e By means of one step form brief variant The advantage of the wizard is in checking of a backward link while adding To generate a backward link you should know its identifier which is generated at
62. orted Function Call Format 1 function name Format 2 function name parameter Example 1 cn_str CNCAT item item title Example 2 cn date CNCAT item item insert date 2008 CN Software Appendix A Design Themes 79 An expression can be used as the function parameter variables constants operations without brackets For the sake of safety only the following functions are available cn str string prepares a string for display on a page analogue of htmispecialchars cn date mysql date formats data intval ceil l or round cn copyright displays Copyrights mandatory for CNCat Free O 2008 CN Software
63. out CAPTCHA for robots Hidden parameter name Hidden parameter value Submitted automatically Message above the form registration rules etc Use the field URL of the page with a backward link Use the field Author Use the field Full description Use the field Keywords in META Use the field Description in META Use WYSIWYG editor for advanced search Display categories closed for adding links Maximum number of symbols in the field The site URL Maximum number of symbols in the field URL of the page with a backward link Length of field The site name Length of field E Mail Length of field Author Length of field Description Length of field Full description Length of field Keywords in META Length of field Description in META Maximum number of selected categories Check URL availability in the database Ignore www while checking Backward link on the same domain Check the link efficiency Allowed to add Submitted automatically Links Comments to certain parameters m Redirect iv Mm B Display HTML code M m M M M B M 100 100 from 1 to 100 from 4 to 100 from 9 to 200 from 4 to 1000 from 9 to 2000 from y to 1000 from 9 to 1000 Configuration O 2008 CN Software Administrator Interface 55 e Link
64. ple 1 shows display of a link URL 2008 CN Software 78 CNCat 4 1 2 User Manual 6 2 4 6 2 5 Example 2 uses additional function en_str equal to PHP function htmlspecialchars This function prevents from insertion of harmful JS and HTML code It is recommended to use this function for displaying of all string variables Note Arrays indexes are defined without inverted commas For the sake of safety the following variables are available in templates at present 1 CNCAT array containing all information about a page and displayed data 2 STHEMEURL root URL for theme files 3 CNCAT ENGINE CNCat engine object Conditions Format 1 IF condition HTML code ENDIF Format 2 IF condition HTML code ELSE HTML code ENDIF Example IF CNCAT page cat_item_count gt 0 CNCAT lang items in category lt strong gt CNCAT page cat_item_count lt strong gt ELSE CNCAT lang no items in category ENDIF In this example the following condition is checked if a number of links on a page is more than O then the number should be displayed otherwise a message notifying about links absence should be displayed It is possible to use variables and constants in conditions a number of a line in single inverted commas The following operators are supported gt lt gt lt 88 Function calls are supported see below Brackets are not supp
65. ptions List To add an exception you should enter the expression in a text field and click the Add button Add Form for Adding Exceptions To edit and delete exceptions you should click on the icons L and EX correspondingly Moderators The section is intended for management of the catalogue moderators Moderators Add a new moderator Login name E Mail Ability to manage categories moderatorA moderA server com No F4 EX moderatorB moderB server com Yes F4 EX List of Moderators Amoderator manages links in certain categories which are assigned to him her by the administrator Depending on the settings a moderator may be also allowed to manage these categories To add a moderator you should use the option Add a new moderator adding form will be displayed on the screen 2008 CN Software 64 CNCat 4 1 2 User Manual Moderators Adding Moderators list Moderator Login name Password Moarsepxaenme napona E Mail moder3 server com Can administer categories C4 Categories the first flag denotes a category the second one subcategories e Discuss o Forums o News Groups E Eternal Services o H JSite Analysis o H H Site Statistics information o H GArticles Services Software o B Counters o GIP Address Geo location o M Mlog file Analysis o M MRatings o O Real Time Analysis Adding Mode
66. quired category in the list e to delete an image if any check the corresponding option e to move and or delete groups of the category elements including child categories you should check the corresponding options in the required groups of fields Across category is a subject link to a real category To add a cross category you should select the category to bp which a cross category should be added and click on the icon in its row As a result the adding form will be displayed on the screen 2008 CN Software 46 CNCat 4 1 2 User Manual 4 2 2 Categories Adding a cross category Categories list In External Services category Name Sorting order 1000 Link to category Discuss Description ngs Choose File no file selected Add Adding Cross category You should specify the following parameters in this form the cross category name mandatory sorting order a category to which the cross category will refer mandatory description of the cross category a picture for the cross category To complete the adding click the Add button Provided that all data have been entered correctly the cross category will be added to the list Across category is marked with the symbol in the catalogue To delete a category subcategory you should select it in the list and click on the icon ES You can delete only an empty category subcategory which does not contain link
67. rator The following parameters should be set in this form e login name and password for the administrator interface e e mail for notifications e prohibition permission to manage categories adding and editing e selection of a category for managing its links There are two flags next to the name of each category The first one grants the rights to manage this category the second one to manage all child categories of this category as well To complete adding click the Add button Provided that all data have been entered correctly the moderator will be added to the list To edit and delete moderators you should click on the icons and EX correspondingly 4 3 11 Counters The section is intended to reset the catalogue statistics counters To do this you should mark the required counters and click the Reset button 2008 CN Software Administrator Interface 4 3 12 Service Options Counts Counts Number of jumps to the catalogue Number of jumps from the catalogue E The moderator s vote Reset Resetting Catalogue Counters The section contains options for the catalogue service operations database optimization removal of the catalogue contents synchronization of the number of links and names of child categories cleanup of the Deleted section checking e mails send Service options Database Database size 271 01 Kb Data 145 01 Kb Index 126 Kb Fragmented O b Number of rows 43
68. rom to the site in brackets the link rating in Google PR and Yandex CY level of favour links marked by star icons see Adding Link brief description of the link the link URL To view detailed description of a link click on the icon M Site description CNCat Official Site The site URL http cn software com en cncat Categories e CNCat Useful Websites Description CNCat the application for web resources catalogue creation The site presents detailed product description specifications feedback ability to download and install trial versions and to buy the license Full description CNCat key features Adding editing and deletiing links articles Creating and editing categories with unlimited nesting Placing each link article into several categories Links efficiency checking Backward links checking Links articles rating calculation Google PR Yandex CY Links articles estimation by the administrator Detailed description of each link article on a separate page Protection from links articles addition by robots URLs black list Accumulation of the statistics for jumps to from the catalogue Duplicated links control Notifications from users about broken links Manual and automatic sorting of categories Searching links in the catalogue E mail notifications Design setting by means of templates URL of the search engine friendly pages The parameters c
69. rs are Display access to the RSS feed on all pages only on the main page on all pages except the main one do not display Display catalogue entries links and articles only links only articles Title specify the title for your RSS feed If you use the value TITLE then it will be replaced by the name of the current category on the catalogue pages Description specify your RSS feed description CATNAME value in this case corresponds to the catalogue name Show link to the main page of the catalogue to expanded description of the link or article to category which a link or an article is submitted to Click the Save button for the modifications to take effect 4 3 5 Checking Links To set up parameters for checking links go to the Settings Links Checking page Settings Links checking Links checking Checking method Sockets recommended w Checking timeout 30 Maximum number of redirects w Check the link efficiency mM Check availability of a backward link D Check Google PR mM Check Pindex CY mM Obtain favicon mM Save Checking Links O 2008 CN Software 58 CNCat 4 1 2 User Manual e Links checking parameters part of the parameters can be modified before links checking in Checking section o Checking method select method Sockets If your server does not support sockets then it will automatically enable the second check method file_get_contents o Check
70. s Prefix for CNCat tables encat41ien_ Connection Settings Specify the following parameters on this form e MySql server login name password data for establishing connection with MySql server Enter 2008 CN Software CNCat Installation 7 data you have or data you ve got from the hosting provider or databases server administrator e Database name database name You can choose any name here e Prefix for CNCat tables a prefix for CNCat database tables names by default cncat41_ Click Next The installer will check you workstation for the existing version of CNCat In case the current CNCat version is found you your computer you will be prompted to delete all the existing program tables and install CNCat one more time to do this check the corresponding checkbox and then click Next To ignore this update and to leave everything as is click Cancel The latest version of CNCat 4 1 2 was found 1 Delete the tables of the current version and then install CNCat one more time Important All data will be lost Save the backup copy Administering Settings Export if you want to restore data later MySQL server typically localhost localhost MySQL login name sandbox4 MySQL password pnQ5rSeVfR7pDCZx Database name sandbox4_cnstats_ru Prefix for CNCat tables cncat4_ Updating Current Version of CNCat In case the installation wizard finds the old version of CNCa
71. s To delete a non empty category you should first delete all its elements or move them to other category Filters The section is intended for creation of filters which present a mechanism of additional subject sorting of links and articles in the catalogue The number of filters and their values is unlimited O 2008 CN Software Administrator Interface 47 Filters Name Mandatory Sorting Site No 1000 EY EX Availability No 1000 E EX Optional 1000 Add Filter Value Sorting Official 1000 Site Unofficial 1000 Web catalogue 1000 Forum 1000 Availability Online Shop 1000 BD QI x be Ge be Be Car Parts 1000 Site v 1000 Add Filters and Their Values To create a filter you should enter its name in a text field below the filters list define optional mandatory attribute and sorting order value and then click the Add button the filter will be added to the list in the upper table When adding a link you should define at least one value for mandatory filters Next you should create values for the new filter To create a value you should select the filter name in the drop down list at the bottom of the form enter the value name in a text field define sorting order and click the Add button the filter value will be added to the list in the lower table E EX To edit and delete filters and their values you should click on the icons and correspondingly 4 2
72. s display parameters o Display favicon the link icon display mode e Links adding parameters Use CAPTCHA Completely Automated Public Turing Test to Tell Computers and Humans Apart the option enabling graphic test for robots definition It is a small image with characters in it which should be entered to the corresponding field in the form of link addition Hidden parameter name the name of the parameter used for robots identification o Hidden parameter value the value of the parameter used for robots identification Once all necessary parameters have been set up click the Save button to apply the changes 4 3 3 Articles To set up working with articles go to the Settings Articles page of the administrator interface 2008 CN Software 56 CNCat 4 1 2 User Manual 4 3 4 Settings Articles Adding article Allow visitors to add new articles Use CAPTCHA Message above the form registration rules etc Use the field Source Use the field URL of the page with a backward link Use the field Author Use the field Keywords in META Use the field Description in META Display categories closed for adding links Maximum number of symbols in the field Source Maximum number of symbols in the field URL of the page with a backward link Length of field Title Length of field E Mail Length of field Author Length of field Abstract L
73. sition Display order PHP Support Do not display lt a href http www cn software com ru cnstats ref cncat target _blank gt lt img border 0 width 468 height 60 src http www cn software com ru cncat samples sample_banner_ru gif alt CNStats STD System Recording and Analyzing Site Attendance Statistics gt lt a gt On all pages O Only on the main page O On all pages except the main one O In category American Cars Ea 1 Including subcategories O By URI template O On search page O On sitemap page On page of link adding Q On page of article adding O On page with detailed description Links 1 Articles At the top ES 1000 n 0 Managing Banners Using the displayed form you can perform the following settings e Add the banner code into the Code field e Specify some notes if any in the Comment field e Set up the catalogue page s the current banner will be displayed on e Select a position on the catalogue page s at the top to the right to the left at the bottom above the entries among the entries below the entries Note that banners with the position related to the entries will not be displayed on the pages where there are no list of entries articles and or links e Specify the banners displaying order if you have set up two banners for one and the same position than the banner with the larger sorting number will be displayed
74. t then you will be prompted e either to update the old version up to the current one e or delete the tables of the old version and install the new one The old CNCat 4 1 was found Upgrade up to CNCat 4 1 1 Important Before upgrading save the backup copy of all data Administering Settings Export It will allow you to restore data in case of incorrect upgrade O Delete the tables of the old version and then install the new CNCat 4 1 1 Important All data will be lost Save the backup copy Administering Settings Export if you want to restore data later MySQL server typically localhost localhost MySQL login name sandbox8 MySQL password jPDCxw4eBYSuBjZy Database name sandbox8_cnstats_ru Prefix for CNCat tables cncat4_ Updating the Old CNCat Version 2008 CN Software CNCat 4 1 2 User Manual Click Next to install new version of the program At the next step the wizard will display the form to set up catalogue parameters Interface language English UTF 8 EZ Language of the catalogue content Default O Classic O Simple Summ A Reiman se oe att Laca lame ace be cen Login name admin Password Confirm password Setting up Catalogue Parameters Specify the following parameters on this form e Interface settings interface language language of the catalogue content select program interface language and the language of the
75. t Installation 15 To import formatting from the old catalogue you should do the following 1 Goto administrator interface and then select the Settings Import Importing from CNCat3 x 2 x Importing Design Importing design from CNCat 2 x 3 x Import Attention If the theme already exists then it will be rewritten Importing design form database Theme name Folder for a theme directory cncat_config themes Database name Table prefix Import Importing Design from Previous Versions 2 Specify the new theme name this is how it will be displayed in the list of themes 3 Enter the old catalogue version database name and table prefix These values are stored in the config php file of your catalogue old version e Sdb name database name e db prefix prefix 4 Click the Import button Go to the Settings Catalogue General Settings Make sure the design theme is displayed in the list see the Theme drop down list 3 Catalogue User Interface Main User Interface Elements Adding Link Adding Article Search Broken Link Warning O 2008 CN Software 16 CNCat 4 1 2 User Manual 3 1 Main User Interface Elements User interface consists of the following elements e Menu links to catalogue main page adding links form adding articles form administration page and XML site map 1 e The catalogue search 2 e Filters 3
76. tegories filters moderators Backward links Black list Settings Esport binary data mM Use compression D Storage Save on the server in the cncat_export folder Download via the browser Export Export Parameters The following parameters should be set in this form e select data for exporting e define whether binary data export should be performed pictures etc e define whether XML file should be compressed in GZIP format e the export file storage To perform exporting click the Export button Note 1 Unlike CNCat 3 x 2 x it is impossible to export import separate elements of the catalogue only categories or only links in 4 x version Note 2 To save file with the exported data onto the server you need access rights for the cncat_export folder located in the root of the catalogue If you have no rights to change it use Browser for exporting 5 Catalogue Management Additional Options This paragraph contains description of the additional options available for the administrator and users of CNCat catalogue Site Map 5 1 Site Map The XML site map is intended for improving the quality of the catalogue pages indexing by the search engines The map is displayed in accordance with the standard http www sitemaps org The site map url http catalogue address sitemap xml 2008 CN Software Appendix A Design Themes 69 6 Appendix A Design Themes Design of CNCat catalogue pages is config
77. the archive and then place them into any directory of your site you can place the files into the root directory 3 Run the installer To do this specify the path to folder install in the Browser address field For example http www server com cncat install As a result the installation wizard will appear in the screen In case you are running the update of the previous CNCat version and there is a config php file located in cncatconfig folder then you will be asked to log in as and administrator first To proceed with the installation please enter the administrator login and password Login name Password CNCat 4 1 1 Copyright 2002 2008 CN Software Ltd Administrator Login At the first step select the installation language Language English EZ CNCat 4 1 1 Copyright 2002 2008 CN Software Ltd Selecting Interface Language At the second step you should accept the License Agreement to continue installation O 2008 CN Software CNCat 4 1 2 User Manual Read the following License Agreement CNCat the application for web resources catalogue creation License agreement for use and distribution NOTICE TO USER PLEASE READ THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT CAREFULLY BY INSTALLING OR USING ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE SOFTWARE YOU ACCEPT ALL THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT AND YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THEM The CNCat system is distributed as try before
78. ured with the help of special themes Selection of a theme is performed in the administrative interface of the catalogue Settings Catalogue Theme CNCat design themes have the following features e arrangement of pages elements in optional order display of optional fields for categories subcategories links and articles variables display support of conditions if then else templates nesting Note PHP code is not supported in themes In case it is necessary to execute PHP code one should create files _top php and or _bottom php which will be displayed at the beginning and at the end of the catalogue page Theme Files and Templates Templates File Format 6 1 Theme Files and Templates Note We do not recommend changing files of standard themes it may influence correctness of the catalogue update To change the catalogue design you should create a new theme Design themes are located at the folder cncat_config themes Each theme is placed into a separate folder To create a new theme one should copy any standard theme to a new folder and specify the theme title in theme txt file see below Atheme consists of template description files tpl theme description file theme txt and secondary files style css image files etc The file theme txt contains the name and description of the theme e title the theme title displayed upon selection of a theme e screenshot the file name with the them

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