Willow Valley Training Guide

1.0 Login

On the local server, you can access the admin Localhost:8000/admin

This product has been installed with two unique login credentials.

  1. Menu Editor
  2. User Admin

Please contact your system administrator to retrieve or access your username or password for this product.

2.0 Dashboard

Description:

The dashboard holds a list of the most recent entries created within the Mod Carousel CMS

2.1 – CMS Menu Navigation

Description:

Locate the “Three-line” menu icon in the upper left corner of the site to access the CMS navigation menu.

2.2 – Sorting Lists

3.0 –Entries Screen

Description:

The Entries Screen is where Menus, Menu Items, and Locations are set up and edited. 

3.1 – Entries: Locations

Search: Use the search bar to quickly filter the locations list

Red Dot / Green Dot: Click the dot to change the active state of a specific location. A red dot means the location has been set to inactive. A green dot means the location is set to active.

Title: The locations name as shown in the CMS

Entry Type:

  1. Venue: This assigns the location to display using the “Venue” template
  2. Daily Menu: This assigns the location to display using the “Daily Menu” template

URI: This is the internal web address for this locations menu. This is the web address that will need to be accessed from Carousel within the Interactive Dynamic Bulletin created within Carousel’s CMS

Post Date: The date the location was published

Expiry Date: The date the location post will go to inactive

Globe icon: This is a link to the web address of the location

3.1.1 – Entries: Locations: Adding New Locations

Creating and setting up Location feeds with assigned Menus

Step 1: Enter a Title for the Location’s Menu feed

Step 2: Assign Menu’s to the feed

Step 3: Set the specific menu broadcast details within the blue box

Step 4: Location Title

Step 5: Location Logo: Add an Image

Step 6: Save

Assigning menus to location feeds

 

 

Location Information
Slideshow / Multiple Menu Settings

Entry Type: This drop determines the template that is used for associated menu screens.

Slug: The slug is the name that is used to establish the location feed URL

Parent: The Parent tool allows you to assign this selection under another location’s feed

Author: Shows who created this selection

Post Date: The date and time that this post will be set to active

Expiry Date: The date and time that this post will be set to inactive

Enabled: A toggle switch to turn this post on active or inactive manually

3.2 – Entries: Menus

Search: Use the search bar to quickly filter the locations list

Red Dot / Green Dot: Click the dot to change the active state of a specific Menu. A red dot means the Menu has been set to inactive. A green dot means the Menu is set to active.

Title: The locations name as shown in the CMS

Post Date: The date the location was published

Expiry Date: The date the location post will go to inactive

3.2.1 – Entries: Menus: Adding New Menus

Creating New Menus

Step 1: Enter a title for the menu within the CMS and Database. Note this title is not the title that is displayed on the menu. The Display menu is set in step 2

Step 2: Enter the Menu Title that should be displayed on the broadcasted menu

Step 3: Select the menu subhead

Step 4: Add Menu Items

Step 5: Click on the Images and Colors tab

Step 6: Assign a Menu Image

Step 7: Assign Menu Background Color

Step 8: Assign the Menu Information Text Color

Step 9: Assign the MenuBorderr Color

Step 10: Click the red “save” button in the upper right

 

Menu Information: Defining the Menu’s titles and items

 

Image & Colors: Adjusting the menu’s primary image and color scheme

Text Sizes: Adjusting the size of the text used on a specific menu

Slug: The slug is the name that is used to establish the Menu URL

Author: Shows who created this selection

Post Date: The date and time that this post will be set to active

Expiry Date: The date and time that this post will be set to inactive

Enabled: A toggle switch to turn this post on active or inactive manually

3.3 – Entries: Menu items

3.3.1 – Entries: Menu items: Add New Items

Menu Item Fields: Assigning Name & Categories

Step 1: Enter a Menu Item

Step 2: Assign a related Category* for the Menu Item

Step 3: Click the red “Save” button to store your new menu item

*To learn how to setup and edit categories visit Section 5.0 Category.

Entry Type: This drop determines the template that is used for associated menu items.

Slug: The slug is the name that is used to establish the Menu Items ID

Author: Shows who created this selection

Post Date: The date and time that this post will be set to active

Expiry Date: The date and time that this post will be set to inactive

Enabled: A toggle switch to turn this post on active or inactive manually

3.4 – Entries: All Entries

4.1 – Globals: Footer Copy Defaults

5.0 – Categories

6.0 – Assets

7.0 – User Admin

7.1 – User Admin: Register New User

User Account

Permissions