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1. H Delete Tonew Submit Edit 012345678910 Check To the checking queve PROMOCJA STRON Darmowe pozycjonowanie 0 2815 29 05 2008 29 05 2008 http www toruniak eu Categories CNCat Web Catalogues Powered by CNCat Description Niniejszy darmowy katalog stron uruchomilismy aby skutecznie promowac witryny internetowe Aktywna promocja stron to potowa sukcesu w osiqgnieciu wysokich pozycji w wyszukiwarkach internetowych i zapewnieniu sobie sta ej duzej liczby uzytkownik w Dzi ki rzetelnemu wpisowi do naszego katalogu stron www zwiekszysz swoje zarobki z inwestyqji internetowych Ka da zg oszona witryna przed zaakceptowaniem przechodzi proces weryfikacji Szczeg ln pozycj na Fig 28 Links and Articles Processing Interface There is a sorting mechanism at the top of the 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 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 CY2. Use addiing without CAPTCHA for robots Hidden parameter name Hidden parameter value o R Submitted automatically Message above the form registration rules 9 Display HTML code etc Use the field URL of the page with a wv backward link Use the field Author wi Use the field Full description v Use the field Keywords in META v Use the field Description in META v Use WYSIWYG editor for advanced search B Display categories closed for adding links v Maximum number of symbols in the field The 100 site URL Maximum number of symbols in the field URL 100 of the page with a backward link Length of field The site name from 4 to 100 Length of field Description from 4 to 1000 Length of field Full description from 9 to 2000 Length of field Keywords in META from 9 to 1000 Length of field Description in META from 9 to 1000 Maximum number of selected categories 3 Check URL availability in the database TA Ignore www while checking v Backward link on the same domain v Check the link efficiency v iiia a hee Fig 49 Links Configuration lt 7 User Manual CNCat 4 1 1 45 Comments to certain parameters e Links display parameters o Display favicon the link icon display mode e Links adding parameters o Use CAPTCHA Completely Automated Public Turing Test to Tell Computers and Humans Apart the option enabling graphi
3. CY 160 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 it allows counting all the visitors of your web site both humans and robots All visits data are stored at your server which meets safety and confidentiality demands System requirements PHP MySQL http www cnstats cam 3 Opentracker net Website tracking web statistics website analysis 07 3 PR 7 CY 40 Opentracker is a web site tracking tool built for website analysis Analyze website statistics and monitor visitors online amp real time http www opentracker net x Fig 25 Search Results 4 5Broken Link Warning 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 El to the right of the link name the following warning will be displayed on the screen x Are you sure that this link is broken Yes No Fig 26 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 User Manual CNCat 4 1 1 22 5Administrator Interface To ente
4. To import data from the old database 1 Go to administrator interface then select the Settings Import 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 db 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 1s displayed 3 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 User Manual CNCat 4 1 1 I2 Import from XML of CNCat 2 x 3 x Import Clean the catalogue before importing all entries will be deleted without any possibility Til to restore them the links importing is performed into an empty catalogue Overwrite if the link with that ID already exists O Choose File jno file selected Omit if the link with that ID already exists File with categories File with links Choose File no file selected The list of files for import on the server in the z cncat_export folder There are no files Import Fig 12 Importing XML from Lo
5. no file selected Gaa Fig 42 Adding Cross category You should specify the following parameters in this form e the cross category name mandatory e sorting order e a category to which the cross category will refer mandatory e description of the cross category e 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 A cross 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 EX You can delete only an empty category subcategory which does not contain links To delete a non empty category you should first delete all its elements or move them to other category 5 2 2 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 1s unlimited User Manual CNCat 4 1 1 39 Filters Name Mandatory Sorting Site No i1000 E BK Availability No 1000 E EX Optional fr 1000 Add Filter Value Sorting Official 1000 3 BK Site Linofficial 1000 3 BK Web catalogue 1000 aF BK Forum 1000 Fd x Availability Online Shop 1000 BF X Car Parts 1000 S EK Site 1000 Add Fig 43 Filters and Their Values To create a filter you should enter it
6. 7 gt 5 Fig 9 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 will 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 1 installation completed successfully Before you start working with the catalogue please delete the install folder Go to the catalogue gt gt Fig 10 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 cncat User Manual CNCat 4 1 1 8 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 Save Fig 11 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
7. Discuss Mame Path Change the parent category Sorting order Description Keywords in META Description in META Disable ability to add entries Disable ability to add entries to child categories Image Entries batch deletion Delete all entries 0 Delete all entries from child categories 0 Entries batch moving Move all entries 0 Move all entries from child categories 0 Discuss discuss O Main i 1000 B E B E Choose File no file selected O O l Discuss Save Fig 41 Editing Category Editing algorithm is equal to adding except for the following options to change a parent category you should mark the corresponding option and select the required category 1n the list to delete an image if any check the corresponding option 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 A cross category is a subject link to a real category To add a cross category you should select the category to 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 User Manual CNCat 4 1 1 38 Categories Adding a cross category Categories list In External Services category Name Sorting order 1000 Link to category Discuss Description Image Choose File
8. PAE a 2 You can either enter the path to an image in the Jmage 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 User Manual CNCat 4 1 1 displayed Fig 38 34 Images How all categories i E Choose File j no file selected Upload 4 Ef EX Bentley B EX CNCat Logo EY CX BNR34 O Fig 38 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 Fig 37 4 In the window of adding image Fig 37 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 image in the description of your link or in the text of the article 5 2Catalogue Elements 5 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 sorting order User Manual CNCat 4 1 1 35 Categories list Category Path Sorting ID Main 0 6 E Es 3 ce American Cars 0 10 US
9. User Manual CNCat 4 1 1 50 The following macros can be used in HTML code of a backward link as well as in checking settings e CATNAME the catalogue name e BACKURL automatically generated link to the catalogue considering jumps Statistics e SITEID the link identifier 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 5 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 ar EX Fig 57 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 Fig 58 Form for Adding Template Click the Add button the expression will be displayed in the table To edit and delete the expressions you should click on the icons P and X correspondingly It is also possible to create the so called white list of exce
10. e the link ID e the result of the link s checking for correctness yes checking date 7 User Manual CNCat 4 1 1 no with the 24 e the result of the link s checking for a backward link availability lt yes 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 e assign the link to the checking queue see Checking Links To process 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 1 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 User Manual CNCat 4 1 1 23 To edit the link article parameters you should use the Edit option will be displayed on the screen L
11. for displaying pages with intermediate results of checking the page will be reloaded automatically in the specified period 29 Links Checking Use search option to fill the queue Clear the queue The last report Checking parameters Check the link efficiency Check availability of a backward link Check Google PR Check Yandex CY Obtain favicon Haeao A The number of intermediate results on the page while checking Time limit for each page of intermediate results sec Seiad aiana Never o 100 Check i Sort by Popularity r Decreasing order b Sort Total number of checked links 1 Toyota 12 05 2008 04 06 2008 2789 http www toyota com Categories Japanese Cars Toyota Description Official Site of Toyota Motor Sales cars trucks SUVs hybrids accessories amp motorsports Mark all the links on the page All marked links O All found links Delete To new j Submit j Fig 32 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 found in this section you should use the option Clear the queue To view the results of the last check you should use the
12. logs to MySOL 4 Delete Tonew e Submit Edit e 012345678910 Check To the checking queue y With marked links With all found links Pelete Cro new Submit To the checking queue Fig 33 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 5 1 9 Duplicated Links The section contains duplicated links with equal URL probably submitted to the catalogue by mistake Links Duplicated Fig 34 List of Duplicated Links To view and edit the links details you should click on their names in the list 5 1 10 Adding Link A link addition procedure in the administrator interface 1s 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 add 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 state Submitted 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 User Manual CNCat 4 1 1 31 Links Adding Options The number o
13. o H Articles e H H Services D O Software o H H Counters o H GTF Address Geo location m fj Loo file Analysis wl fi Ratings O O Real Time Analysis Ada Fig 62 Adding Moderator 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 User Manual CNCat 4 1 1 32 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 P and EX correspondingly 5 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 Counts Counts O Number of jumps to the catalogue G Number of jumps from the catalogue O The moderator s vote r k Reset Fig 63 Resetting Catalogue Counters 5 3 12 Service Options The section contains options for the catalogue service operations e database optimization e removal of the catalogue contents e synchronization of the number of links and
14. replaced by the name of the current category on the catalogue pages e Description specify your RSS feed description Y YCATNAME value in this case corresponds to the catalogue name e 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 5 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 hr Checking timeout 30 Maximum number of redirects tal Check the link efficiency Check availability of a backward link Check Google PR Check PIndex CY Hee Obtain favicon Fig 52 Checking Links e Links checking parameters part of the parameters can be modified before links checking in Checking section User Manual CNCat 4 1 1 48 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 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 5 3 6 Notifications To make your work with links and articles easier you can set up e mail notifications which are sent t
15. to access all the other administrator page sections and to manage your catalogue User Manual CNCat 4 1 1 9 3Upgrading Previous Versions 3 7Upgrading CNCat 4 x Important Before upgrading save a backup copy of all data Administration 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 higher then there are two ways to update up to the new CNCat version 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 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 see below 3 1 1 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
16. A 1000 51 E EF a Dodge 1 2 USA dodge 991 54 Es 33 Dodge Pilothouse Club 1 1 USA dodge dodge 998 so E Ez oe a gt Ford 1 2 USA ford 992 66 B ES Ford Forum 1 1 USA ford ford 999 78 EB Et oe lm a Chevrolet 1 2 USA chevrolet 993 53 EB E oe Chevy Xtreme 1 1 USA chevrolet chevrolet 1000 7 E Es nA CHRYSLER ETEN ae o 9 Chrysler 1 1 USA chrysler 994 68 Eg EF Jeep Jeep 1 1 USA jeep 95 67 B EF S A Body Mopar Forum 1 1 USA 997 69 EB Ew oo American Car Parts 1 1 USA 1000 73 EB Es X French Cars 0 3 french 1000 52 EB E ae Citroen 1 1 french citroen 1000 93 EB Es X Peugeot 1 1 french peugeot 1000 Wf Es 3 Renault 1 1 french 1000 95 EY EN German Cars 0 9 1000 50 EB Es 3 57 Edit k Delete Ez Add a child category ae Add a cross category Fig 39 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 EF 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 User Manual CNCat 4 1 1 36 Categories Adding a child category Categories list In Discuss categ
17. NCat 4 1 1 49 Backward links Add a new backward link HTML code String for checking Checking method Sorting Display lt a href BACKURL gt CATNAME BACKURL URL 1000 Yes Wy x Fig 55 Backward Link To create a backward link you should use the option Add a new backward link adding form will be displayed on the screen Backward links Adding Backward links list So CATNAME the catalogue name BACKURLS automatically generated link to the catalogue considering the jumps statistics So SITEIDYs the link identifier in the database Backward link HTML code lt a target J blank href BACKURL gt 6CATNAME lt a gt HTML Check HTML code availability on the page D URL Check URL availability BACKURL RegExp Check for correspondence to regular expression in PCRE format Display order Do not display when adding a link g Ga Fig 56 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 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
18. The site URL up to 100 symbols Enter the characters you see in the image Next gt gt J Fig 19 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 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 htto cn software com cnstats index php symbols 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_fram pr 2816 gt CNCat 41 1 lt a gt CNCat 4 1 1 lt lt Back J Next gt gt Fig 20 Wizard Step 2 At the next step you should specify the following parameters Select a category categories and subcategory subcategories to which the link will be added up to three Enter an e mail address for notifications concerning the link submission refusal Enter the link description full description is optional Specify values of META tags keywords and description These tags will be displayed in the detailed description of the link on a separate p
19. User Manual CNCat 4 1 1 http www cn software com cncat User Manual version 1 0 7 July 9 2008 2002 2008 CN Software Ltd CZ CN SOFTWARE http www cn software com Table of Contents es ee 1 Ee ee eee a a eee rene eee ee eee rT eer Tere yee Tre 17 MRAN a AO EE A a AREE tant casa A EEEN ETA ened een 20 pea aan ieee eaeaaae emia ae age eeu tenia 20 dA Sene 5 ee PA Be a eet ee ane tae eect eases kee anssae si eee eases 22 C User Manual CNCat 4 1 1 2 User Manual CNCat 4 1 1 3 1Program 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 Its functionality includes Adding editing and deleting links and articles Checking links Filtering links through categories Creating black white lists of links Creating and editing categories of unlimited nesting level Creating cross categories Exporting data into RSS Searching through the catalogue Automatic e mail notifications Administering module with moderators involved A set of templates for interface configuration 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
20. Xtreme o Chrysler C Dodge a Dodge Pilothouse Club C Ford a Ford Forum C Jeep French Cars C Citroen Cl Peunent E Mail address up to 100 symbols Author up to 200 symbols Source up to 100 symbols URL of the page with a backward link up to 100 symbols META keywords up to 1000 symbols META description up to 1000 symbols Cost C Paid Free Availability C Forum Cl Online Shop Enter the number displayed on the image Fig 23 Adding Article 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 4 4Search To perform a search through the catalogue you should enter a certain link parameter in the entry field and click the Search button User Manual CNCat 4 1 1 21 statistics Search Fig 24 Search Form Provided that 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 1 Logaholic Web Site Statistics 0 3 PR 5 Logaholic Web Site Statistics Convert logs to MySQL http www logaholic com 2 CNStats site statistics and site counter amp t O 4 PR 5
21. age Select the filters values User Manual CNCat 4 1 1 18 The site URL up to 100 http cn software com cnstats index php symbols backward link up to 100 symbols The site name up to 100 CN Software symbols Categories maxumum number is 3 American Cars A Body Mopar Forum American Car Parts Chevrolet O Chevy Xtreme Chrysler Dodge Dodge Pilothouse Club Ford o 00 og Ford Forum o Jeep CNCat o Articles i A MmT E Mail address up to 100 symbols Author up to 200 symbols Description up to 1000 symbols Full description up to 2000 symbols B Z U 2 iil ea BE A i jE El ow lee Ejla aan 2 H x META keywords up to 1000 symbols META description up to 1000 symbols Availability C Forum O Online Shop C Car Parts Site Official Unofficial Web catalogue lt lt Back Next gt gt Fig 21 Wizard Step 3 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 User Manual CNCat 4 1 1 19 4 2 2 One step Add Link Form One step adding form comprises all steps of the wizard and contains the same fields Add a link Only working links are submitted Before passing over to the next st
22. age s the current banner will be displayed on 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 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 Enable php support for the php code banners Disable the current banner To edit or delete the existing banners use and EX icons correspondingly see Fig 46 User Manual CNCat 4 1 1 43 5 3Settings 5 3 1 Catalogue This section Settings Catalogue contains the catalogue display settings Links style Catalogue General settings Catalogue name The administrator s E Mail Language Theme Links style Date format as in PHP function date Hide copyright Use filters Display banners Display full description Search method Entries settings Number of entries per page Number of entries per page in the administrative mode Display entries from child categories in the current category Display sorting mode Default sorting order Display entries on the main page Display new entries Number of new entries displayed Maximum length of new links descriptions Display subcategories of c
23. age the link will be checked for efficiency It may take some time 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 3 e Discuss o Forums o C News Groups e Services e Software C Counters o IP Address Geo location o Log file Analysis b E Mail address up to 100 symbols Description up to 1024 symbols Full description up to 2048 symbols META keywords up to 1024 symbols META description up to 1024 symbols Cost C Paid H Free Enter the number displayed on the picture Fig 22 Add Link Form 4 3Adding 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 User Manual CNCat 4 1 1 20 Add article article Name up to 255 symbols Abstract up to 2000 symbols Article up to 20000 symbols B Zz U Format v amp 23 A Gm i i joo 3 D S o Qm M Categories maxumum number is 3 C American Cars o A Body Mopar Forum o American Car Parts o Chevrolet a Chevy
24. ator Catalogue Elements Banners page you can manage the way banners will be displayed on the pages of the catalogue Banners W Display banners Save j Add Banner Banner Code Comment Page Position PHP Support Sorting order Display lt a href bttp www cn software con Onall pages Atthe top No 1000 Yes X TE gt Fig 46 Banners List To add a banner onto the catalogue page s select the Add Banner option User Manual CNCat 4 1 1 42 Banners Adding Banners List Banner Banner Code lt a href http www cn software com ru cnstats ref cncat target _blank gt lt img border 0 width 468 height 60 sre http jf vnen software com rujcncat samples sample_banner_ru gif alt CNStats STD System Recording and Analyzing Site Attendance Statistics gt lt a gt Comment Page On all pages O Only on the main page O On all pages except the main one G In category American Cars G Including subcategories C By URI template On search page O On sitemap page C On page of link adding C On page of article adding On page with detailed description Q links Articles Position At the top Display order 1000 PHP Support A Do not display g mid Fig 47 Managing Banners Using the displayed form you can perform the following settings Add the banner code into the Code field Specify some notes if any in the Comment field Set up the catalogue p
25. c 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 o 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 5 3 3 Articles To set up working with articles go to the Settings Articles page of the administrator interface User Manual CNCat 4 1 1 46 Settings Articles Adding article Allow visitors to add mew articles wi Use CAPTCHA wi Message above the form registration rules C Display gt HTML code etc me AF Use the field Source wi Use the field URL of the page with a Til backward link Use the field Author iwi Use the field Keywords in META iwi Use the field Description in META wi Display categories closed for adding links A Maximum number of symbols in the field 100 Sources Maximum number of symbols in the field URL 100 of the page with a backward link Length of field Tithe from j to 255 Length of field E Mail from 4 to 400 Length of field Author from 9 to 299 Length of field Abstract from i to 2000 Length of field Article from 1 to 20000 Length of field Keywords in META from 9 to 1000 Length of field Description in META from
26. cal Disk If the files size is larger than 1 Mb upload the files into the cncat_export folder and then 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 Til to restore them the links importing is performed into an empty catalogue Overwrite if the link with that ID already exists i Omit if the link with that ID already exists File with categories Choose File j no file selected File with links Choose File no file selected The list of files for import on the server in the cncat_export folder Import Fig 13 Importing XML file from Server 4 Click the Import button Note The importing process can take some time When importing information on the amount of already imported data 1s displayed 3 2 3 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 th
27. d File with links Choose File j no file selected The list of files for import on the server in the cncat_export folder There are no files Import Fig 67 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 User Manual CNCat 4 1 1 55 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 Fig 65 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 versions was used prefix cncat_ For 3 x version prefix was specified during installation default is cncat_ Import options Database name Table prefix Import Fig 68 Importing from DB of Previous Versions The process of design importing is described in detail in paragraph Importing Design of the given manual 5 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 Export Export parameters Expo
28. egory containing required elements e definition of an element status new submitted deleted e selection of filters e 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 User Manual CNCat 4 1 1 28 Links Search All categories 4 Including subcategories Select Links A Articles 4 New A Submitted HQ Deleted Any Working O Broken G Working links with a backward link Site G Official Unofficial 4 Web catalogue Availability 7 Forum Online Shop 7 Car Parts B Initial date 47 16 17 05 2008 Final date 17 16 17 06 2008 Search request earch Reset Fig 31 Search Form 5 1 8 Checking Links The section is intended for checking links which have been marked by the administrator in other sections by clicking the To the checking queue button see Working with Links and Articles 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 check availability of a backward link obtain Google PR and Yandex CY ratings obtain the site icon favicon define the number of intermediate results per page submit the link automatically and display it in the catalogue User Manual CNCat 4 1 1 define time limit
29. emes folder Consult your hosting support staff about these abilities To import formatting from the old catalogue you should do the following User Manual CNCat 4 1 1 13 Go to administrator interface and then select the Settings Import Importing from CNCat 3 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 Folder for a theme directory cncat_config themes Database name Table prefix cncat_ Import Fig 14 Importing Design from Previous Versions Mme Specify the new theme name this is how it will be displayed in the list of themes Specify the folder for the new theme this folder will be created when importing ja 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 db name database name e db prefix prefix iClick the Import button Go to the Settings Catalogue General Settings Make sure the design theme is displayed in the list see the Theme dropdown list User Manual CNCat 4 1 1 14 4Catalogue User Interface 4 1Main User Interface Elements User interface consists of the following elements e Menu 1 e The catalogue search 2 e Filters 3 e The list of the catalogue categories 4 e Lin
30. er Manual CNCat 4 1 1 54 Import from CNCat 4 x Import Note All existing data will be deleted while importing to the catalogue MaKCHMANbHbIA pazmep sarpysaenmoro qaia 2M Importing from databse Database name Table prefix d Import j The list of files for import on the server in the cncat_export folder There are no files Import Import from downloaded file ane Choose File no file selected Import Fig 66 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 Import from XML of CNCat 2 x 3 x Import Clean the catalogue before importing all entries will be deleted without any possibility m to restore them the links importing is performed into an empty catalogue Overwrite if the link with that ID already O exists igi Omit if the link with that ID already exists ii irae Choose File no file selecte
31. ersion 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 ss lt s sCizC MySQL login name sandbox MySQL password JPDCxw4eBYSubjzy Database name sandbox8_cnstatsu 0 Prefix for CNCat tables cncat41ien_ Fig 6 Updating Current Version of CNCat In case the installation wizard finds the old version of CNCat 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 Upgrade 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 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 Connection Parameters MySQL server typically localhost localhost MySQL login name sandbox8 ss lt sSCid MySQL password jPDCw4eBYSubjZys lt s Database name sandbox8_enstats ru ss S S Prefix for CNCat tables cncat4_ Fig 7 Updating the Old CNCat Version Click Next to install new version of the program At the next step t
32. eveloped and built by Fiat olus its Fig 16 Main Catalogue Page Path to Current Category 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 Catalogue Elements A standard sorting mechanism 5 allows sorting links by popularity name etc There are the following parameters defined for each link in the list of all catalogue elements 6 e jumps from to the site in brackets e the link rating in Google PR and Yandex CY e level of favour links marked by star icons see Adding Link e brief description of the link e the link URL To view detailed description of a link click on the icon Site descri
33. f links Categories H American Cars o H A Body Mopar Forum o H American Car Parts o O Chevrolet Chevy Xtreme o gt Chrysler Dodge Dodge Pilothouse Club o H Ford Ford Forum o H Jeep CNCat o Articles a H API gt Banners H Site Official Unofficial Web catalogque Availability Forum Online Shop H Car Parts O New Submitted Contin ue Fig 35 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 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 User Manual CNCat 4 1 1 32 Links Adding Link 1 The site URL URL of the page with a backward link Categories American Cars o A Body Mopar Forum e B American Car Parts Dodge Pilothouse Club o Ford Ford Forum o Jeep e CNCat o 9 Articles API Banners a E Mail OT Description Full description B Z U E amp Zg Cre 2 x x 2 Keywords in META Description in META Jumps from the si
34. g to 1000 Maximum number of selected categories 3 Checking source Check URL availability in the database O Ignore wew while checking C Backward link on the same domain G Check the link efficiency G Allowed to add Any Submitted automatically Never Save Fig 50 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 5 3 4 RSS feed You can specify the way RSS feed will be displayed in your catalogue via Settings RSS feed page lt 7 User Manual CNCat 4 1 1 47 Settings RSS feed So CATNAMES catalogue name wa TITLEY category title RSS feed Display Only on the main page Display Links and articles Title RSS penta ana TITLES Description RSS nenta KaTanora S gt CATMAME Display entries from child categories in the ral current category Number of displayed entries 10 Show link To expanded description Gave Fig 51 RSS feed Setup Specify the parameters presented on the form Some of these parameters are e Display access to the RSS feed on all pages only on the main page on all pages except the main one do not display e Display catalogue entries links and articles only links only articles e Title specify the title for your RSS feed If you use the value TITLE then it will be
35. h does not display its contents click on the icon see Warnings 4 2Adding 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 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 Link 4 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 Fig 19 Note The given example describes a standard set of adding parameters It 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 User Manual CNCat 4 1 1 17 Add link 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
36. he categories dropdown list Fig 38 User Manual CNCat 4 1 1 40 List of Images Fig 44 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 X or 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 icon above the desired image Fig 45 List of Images Bentley Cars he Choose File no file selected Fig 45 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 e upload another image instead of the current one Make sure you save your changes before closing the window User Manual CNCat 4 1 1 4 To define the maximal size of the images in pixels that can be stored in the database go to Settings Catalogue page Also you can specify the size of the thumbnails there which appear as previews in the database 9 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 administr
37. he wizard will display the form to set up catalogue parameters lt 7 User Manual CNCat 4 1 1 7 Interface language Ganora O Theme Gaw S Administering Login name admin Password Confirm password Fig 8 Setting up Catalogue Parameters Specify the following values e Interface settings interface language theme program interface language and graphical design theme selection 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 Create the file config php at the cncat_config folder and copy the following code into it lt php Common config settings All settings in this file will override the settings loaded from database SCNCAT config alogin admin SCNCAT config apassword d8578edf845 8ce06fbcSbb76a58cSca4 SCNCAT config db host localhost SCNCAT config db user sandbox8 SCNCAT config db password PDCxw4eBYSuajzy SCNCAT config db name sandbox8_cnstats_ru SCNCAT config db prefix cncat4_ SCNCAT config db charset utf8
38. heck your server configuration for conformance with the system requirements Check Results PHP 4 3 0 Yes MySOL Yes GD Yes ME String Yes Fig 4 Check Results Next you will be prompted to configure connection settings some parameters are set up automatically MySQL Connection Parameters MySQL server typically localhost localhost MySQL login name sandbox 0 MySQL password jPDCxw4eBYSu8jZy Database name sandbox8_enstats ru ss Prefix for CNCat tables encattllen_ Fig 5 Connection Settings Specify the following parameters on this form e MySql server login name password data for establishing connection with MySql server Enter data you have or data you ve got from the hosting provider or databases server administrator O User Manual CNCat 4 1 1 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 Installation The latest version of CNCat 4 1 1 was found A Delete the tables of the current v
39. hild categories Maximum number of displayed subcategories for each child category Categories sorting order Number of columns in the categories list for each page Number of columns in the categories list for other pages Separator of categories names in a full name Display the path to the current category on the main page Images Image size Image preview size Fig 48 Catalogue Configuration lt 7 User Manual CNCat 4 1 1 CNCat Links 4 0 English utf 8 Default Theme New CNCat 4 x d m o 10 rd By Popularity By Name By The administrator s vote H By Date By Google PR 0 By Yandex CY Popularity Ed On all pages 5 On all pages F 10 In the assigned order then by name 150 x 480 44 This value defines the URL pages of the catalogue Three types of format are supported Common without mod_rewrite http www server com c 48 amp s 0 New CNCat 4 x http www server com external services site analyzer s2p0 html Old CNCat 2 x 3 x http www server com dir pop external services site analyzer 5 3 2 Links This section Settings Links contains settings of links processing Links Display parameters Display Favicon Display from URL Show icon from Andex if it is not in the wv databse a eo ee Open link in new window Adding link Adding mode Disable ability to add links for visitors Use CAPTCHA
40. if Copy file add tpl from the default theme over the file of your theme To enable the link Add Article in common tpl file of the menu template substitute the string LE PeCNCAT contig ada disdble F for IF SCNCAT config add disable lt a href SCNCAT abs cncat_add php gt lt strong gt SCNCAT lang men add link lt strong gt lt a gt ENDIF IF SCNCAT config add article enable lt a href SCNCAT abs cncat add article php gt lt strong gt SCNCAT lang menu add article lt strong gt lt a gt ENDIF To enable section New Articles in index tpl file of the index template after the string DISPLAY NEW ITEMS add lt br gt DISPLAY NEW ARTICLES Also we recommend to copy newitem templates code from the standard theme To enable the section for selecting the displayed elements of the catalogue All References Articles e Copy all itemtype 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 To enable RSS in the category tpl file of the catpath currentcat template add as the last string IF SCNCAT page show _rss lt a href SCNCAT abs cncat_rss php c SCNCAT page cid gt lt img src STHEMEURL images rs
41. inks Editing Link 1 The site name The site URL URL of the page with a backward link Categories e American Cars o A Body Mopar Forum o American Car Parts o Chevrolet o Dodge Toyota http www toyota com Dodge Pilothouse Club o Ford a Ford Forum o F Jeep e C CNCat o J Articles API Banners E Mail Description Official Site of Toyota Motor Sales cars trucks SUVs hybrids accessories amp motorsports 2 H x 2 Keywords in META Description in META Jumps from the site Jumps to the site PR CY Site Availability Link display mode Full description display mode Favourite links level Status Send email notification 0 0 0 0 M Official Unofficial E Web catalogue Forum m Online Shop Car Parts gt OOO New Submitted O Deleted B Fig 29 Edit Link Form 47 User Manual CNCat 4 1 1 As a result the editing form 26 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 c
42. ks 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 e The list of new articles 9 displays the latest submitted articles CNCat Links 4 1 1 1 Cataloque Add link Add article Administering Map Availability Cost C Forum Online Shop E Free Paid American Cars 10 Italian Cars 5 Dodge 2 Ford 2 Chevrolet 2 Alfa Romeo 1 Ferrari 1 Fiat 1 Lancia 1 Chrysler 1 Jeep 1 A Body Mopar Maserati 1 Forum 1 American Car Parts 1 gt Japanese Cars 9 French Cars 3 Q Honda 1 Infinity 1 Lexus 1 Mitsubishi 1 Citroen 1 Peugeot 1 Renault 1 Nissan 1 Subaru 1 Suzuki 1 Toyota 1 Volvo 1 German Cars 9 m a Audi 2 BMW 2 Mercedes Benz 1 Korean vars 3 f Opel 1 Porsche 1 Volkswagen 2 Daewoo 1 Hyundai 1 Kia 1 7 Display All Links Articles Sort by Popularity Name The administrator s vote Date Google PR Yandex CY Fodx ttt t 0 0 Ford Motor Company vehicles purchasing options owner services accessories Information on company reports career opportunities and ivestors http www ford com x Chevrolet amp amp 1 0 0 9 Official Chevrolet site vehicles pricies shop offers accessories news and events http www chevrolet com x Chrysler titt 0 0 Official Chrys
43. ler site vehicles shows purchase offers accessories news and events http www chrysler com en x Dodge t 1 0 0 Official Dodge site Dodge news vehicle information offers test drives accessories http www dodge com en x vo 5 Jeep amp amp i Fig 15 Main Catalogue Page Other Countries 1 Skoda 1 Software 12 Counters 2 How to Change Cataloque Design 1 IP Address Geo location 4 Loqg file Analysis 4 Ratings 1 Real Time Analysis 3 Skoda Information on the company and the models range Ralleyteam and forum Volvo Volvo Cars global homepage and country selector models dealers purchase options Toyota Official Site of Toyota Motor Sales cars trucks SUVs hybrids accessories amp motorsports Suzuki Suzuki s official website for ATVs dealers and news Subaru The official website of Subaru of America Inc providing the latest in product information prices and news How to Change Catalogue Design The article describes the way catalogue design can be changed e The path to the currently selected category and category s name 10 7 User Manual CNCat 4 1 1 15 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 d
44. names of child categories e cleanup of the Deleted section User Manual CNCat 4 1 1 53 Service options Database Database size 144 36 Kb Data 34 36 Kb Index 110 Kb Fragmented 54 b Number of rows 274 Entries 34 Categories 16 Optim ize The catalogue cleanup Deletion of all entries categories filters moderators the black list and backward links without any possibility to restore these data 4 Yes I want to delete all the catalogue contents Clean up the catalogue Synchronization Synchronization of the number of entries and categories names Recycle bin Deletion of all entries from Deleted section without any possibility to restore them Total number of deleted entries 18 Free space after deletion 11 67 Kb Delete Y Fig 64 Service Options Note The catalogue and Deleted section cleanup is performed without any possibility to restore the deleted data 5 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 Fig 65 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 Us
45. o the users and administrator automatically upon a specific event in the system Such notifications are set up on the Settings Notifications page Settings Notifications Notifications Notify the administrator about mew links ral Notify the user about the link addition wi Notify the user about the link acceptance wi Notify the user about the link rejection wi Fig 53 Notifications Click the Save button to save and apply your modifications 5 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 iwi Counter timeout sec 30 Use time limitation while jumping from the site wi Counter timeout sec 30 Fig 54 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 5 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 User Manual C
46. option The last report To start checking use the Check option 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 1s refreshed according to the parameter The number of intermediate results on the page while checking Final check results are displayed in the report form User Manual CNCat 4 1 1 30 Checking Report Queue Delete the report All O Working Broken Select Sort by Date Decreasing order Total number of checked links 2 G Mark all the links at the page In Out PR cy Id CI CNStats Rating the program suite for web sites rating 1 0 5 850 2743 management Wf x4 27 11 2007 15 12 2007 15 12 2007 Categories Software Software Ratings Software Counters Description The CNStats Rating system has been designed to collect and analyze stats for attendance of any web site and build visiting ratings rubricated by different categories Delete Tonew Submit Edit 012345678910 Check To the checking queue Logaholic Web Site Statistics 07 06 2006 3 0 4 2739 http www logaholic com ee Categories Software Log file Analysis Description Logaholic Web Site Statistics Convert
47. orresponds 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 5 1 2 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 in the catalogue 5 1 3 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 5 1 4 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 corres
48. ory Mame Path Sorting order 1000 Description Keywords in META Description in META Disable ability to add entries D Ee Disable ability to add entries to child categories O B Image Choose File 3 no file selected Gaa Fig 40 Creating Child Category You should specify the following parameters in the form e 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 category 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 To edit a category subcategory you should select its name in the table and click on the icon Pi in the corresponding row editing form will be displayed on the screen User Manual CNCat 4 1 1 a7 Categories Editing Categories list Category
49. ponding buttons 5 1 5 Drafts This section contains links which are being added at the moment in case the wizard is used User Manual CNCat 4 1 1 27 Links Drafts All categories C Including subcategories Select Links Articles Sort by l Date l Decreasing order Sort j Q Mark all the links on the page In Out PR CY ID C CN Software 17 06 2008 850 2816 lt a 17 06 2008 http cn software com cnstats index ph Categories Not defined Description Delete from DB Mark all the links on the page All marked links 7 All found links Delete from DE J Fig 30 Draft Links of this section can only be deleted without possibility to restore To do this click the Delete from DB button 5 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 Cancel the warning button the link will be displayed in the catalogue again 5 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 e selection of a cat
50. ption CNStats site statistics and site counter The site URL http Awww costats com s Categories Software i Real Time Analysis Software Counters Description 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 it allows counting all the visitors of your web site both humans and robots All visits data are stored at your server which meets safety and confidentiality demands System requirements PHP MySQL Cost Paid The moderators vote 10 Jumps to the site 4 Jumps from the site 0 Fig 17 Detailed Link Description The following parameters are specified for each article in the catalogue list 6 e article title e abstract e source link 7 User Manual CNCat 4 1 1 16 To display the content click on the article title How to Embed CNCat on Your Site You can create _top php and _bottom php files in the root folder of the catalogue These files will be executed and enabled in the beginning and in the end of each page of the Source user catalogue http www cn hal software com encat Categories Delete To new s Edits Check s The moderator s vote Jumps to the site Jumps from the site Fig 18 Article Contents To inform the moderator about a link whic
51. ptions 1f 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 37 x Fig 59 Exceptions List To add an exception you should enter the expression in a text field and click the Add button Add Fig 60 Form for Adding Exceptions To edit and delete exceptions you should click on the icons P and LX correspondingly User Manual CNCat 4 1 1 51 5 3 10 Moderators The section is intended for management of the catalogue moderators Moderators Add a new moderator Login name E Mail Can administrate categories moder moderl server com No Fd x moderz moder2 server com Yes Fd x Fig 61 List of Moderators A moderator 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 Moderators Adding Moderators list Moderator Login name moder3 Password rss NOATBepKMeHME NAPONA O nemmn E Mail moders server com Can administer categories cal Categories the first flag denotes a category the second one subcategories H H Discuss o H H Forums Oo A H News Groups Q Eternal Services gt Q Site Analysis o gt Q Site Statistics O O Information
52. r 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 mame Password Login J Return to the catalogue Fig 27 Administrator Authorization In case an incorrect password has been entered you will be returned to the entry form 5 1Links and Articles 5 1 1 Working with Links and Articles A unique interface is implemented for working with various types of links and articles at the Links and Articles section new submitted deleted etc User Manual CNCat 4 1 1 23 Links Submitted All categories e H Including subcategories Select O Links A Articles Sort by Date Decreasing order Sort Mark all the links on the page In Out PR CY ID Toyota 12 05 2008 04 06 2008 2789 http fyna to com Categories Japanese Cars Toyota Description Official Site of Toyota Motor Sales cars trucks SUVs hybrids accessories amp motorsports Delete Tonew Submit Edit 012345678910 Check To the checking queve French Classic Cars 14 05 2008 04 06 2008 0 0 2800 http www francethisway com top10lists frenchclassiccars ph 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
53. rted data C Entries categories filters moderators Backward links C Black list Settings Esport binary data ral Use compression C Storage Save on the server in the cncat_export folder Download via the browser Export Fig 69 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 User Manual CNCat 4 1 1 56 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 User Manual CNCat 4 1 1 57
54. s gif alt RSS style vertical align top margin right 15px gt lt a gt ENDIF User Manual CNCat 4 1 1 l1 3 2Upgrading CNCat 3 1 2 1 2 0 1 4 Important Before upgrading save a backup copy of all data into XMLI files Administration Settings Export In case the upgrade 1s incorrect you will be able to e restore all data using the backup copy For more information see your CNCat User Manual paragraph Export To upgrade CNCat versions 3 x 2 x and 1 x do the following l 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 Export 2 Save the backup copy of all old catalogue files 3 Install CNCat 4 1 1 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 3 2 1 Importing Data from Old Database Directly
55. s 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 To edit and delete filters and their values you should click on the icons and L amp correspondingly 5 2 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 dropdown 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 icon next to t
56. te Jumps to the site su Site 9 Official Unofficial E Web catalogue Availability Forum Online Shop Car Parts By default as in the settings hw Link display mode Full description display mode Favourite links level Status Send email notification gt OOO New Submitted Deleted B Fig 36 Adding Link Step 2 To finish adding link click the Add button User Manual CNCat 4 1 1 33 Provided that all data have been entered correctly the link will be added to the corresponding section according to the specified state New or Submitted 9 1 11 Adding Article To add an 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 5 1 12 Adding Image 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 on the toolbar of the text or full description field see Fig 36 As a result the dialog box for adding image will be displayed for you I nsert edit image Insert edit image 0 x Po Image description SS O Not set Y x _ Horizontal space Image URL Alignment Dimensions Border Vertical space Fig 37 Adding Image Cancel i
57. the already installed version or delete program tables and install new version Fig 7 In the latter case all the data will be deleted 3 1 2 Installing CNCat 4 x into the Separate Database Install the new CNCat version 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 2 Specify database name and tables prefix of the previous version 3 Click the Import Note The importing process can take some time When importing information on the amount of already imported data 1s displayed For more information on data importing see paragraph Importing 3 1 3 Updating Design Themes If you use the modified formatting theme you should change it to enable new functions of the catalogue User Manual CNCat 4 1 1 10 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 l 2 Save a backup copy of your theme 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 e images rss g
58. the principles of working with the catalogue within the bounds of the program interface The ways to configure templates additional fields database and etc are given in separate documents please see Useful Articles HOWTO 2Iinstallation To install CNCat 4 1 1 do the following 1 Download CNCat from the official website http www cn software com cncat 2 Extract the files from 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 Next gt gt Cancel l CNCat 4 1 1 Copyright 2002 2008 CN Software Ltd Fig 1 Administrator Login At the first step select the installation language Selection of the interface language Language English Next gt gt Cancel CNCat 4 1 1 Copyright 2002 2008 CN Software Ltd Fig 2 Selecting Interface Language At the second step you should accept the License Agreement to contin
59. ue installation O User Manual CNCat 4 1 1 5 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 you buy AS I5 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 15 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 fj I accept the agreement Fig 3 License Agreement Then the wizard will c
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