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1. Dodge Pilothouse Club 1 1 Ford 1 2 Ford Forum 1 1 Chevrolet 1 2 t SIM Chevy Xtreme 1 1 CHRYSLER Q Chrysler 1 1 Jeep Jeep 1 1 A Body Mopar Forum 1 1 American Car Parts 1 1 French Cars 2 5 Citroen 2 2 Peugeot 1 1 PLUGEOT Renault 1 1 German Cars 1 10 gt Path JUSA USA dodge USA dodge dodge USA ford USA ford ford USA chevrolet USA chevrolet chevrolet USA chrysler USA jeep France France citroen France peugeot France renault Germany Web Directory Categories To view a category or a subcategory you should click on its name Sorting 1D 0 64 1000 51 991 54 998 80 992 999 78 993 53 1000 79 994 68 995 67 997 69 1000 73 1001 52 1002 93 1003 94 1004 95 1005 50 s Es mo e E mi Be 7 lt ad mE E Es e DLJ s ES En N NNN DI X F BR NN mE ES y ES DI s y mi DI lt ad mi 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 ES in a row of the corresponding parent category The Main category is a parent for all categories ofthe first level You cannot add links to the Main category
2. 2009 CN Software Ltd Administrator Interface Categories Adding Child Category Categories list In Main category Name Path Sorting order 1000 Description Keywords in META Description in META Image Choose File no file selected Sort out the entries in the category By default as in the settings Operations Disable ability to add entries D Eb Disable ability to add entries to child sai categories O Eb Do not display in categories list m Creating Child Category You should specify the following parameters and options in the form e the category name mandatory e path to the category file mandatory e sorting order for display in the web directory e the web directory description e values of META tags keywords and description e animage for the category e the wayentries will be sorted in the category by popularity date name etc e disable enable adding entries to the category e disable enable adding entries to the child category e disable enable displaying the current category in the categories list To complete the addition click the Add button 53 O 2009 CN Software Ltd 54 CNCat 4 3 3 User Manual 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 web directory p
3. Number of displayed entries 10 Show link To expanded description w Save 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 O 2009 CN Software Ltd Administrator Interface 71 one do not display e Display web directory entries links and articles only links only articles e Title specify the title for your RSS feed If you use the value STITLES then it will be replaced by the name of the current category on the web directory pages e Description specify your RSS feed description SCATNAMES value in this case corresponds to the web directory name e Showlink to the main page of the web directory 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 7 Checking Links To setup parameters for checking links go to the Settings Links Checking page Settings Links Checking Links Checking Check method Sockets recommended Checking timeout 30 Maximum number of redirects w Obtain favicon Check the link efficiency mM Check availability of a backward link DO Check Google PR mM Check Yandex CY mM mM User Agent header Mozilla 5 0 compatible CNCat 4 2 http www cn software com en cncat robot Ch
4. O 2009 CN Software Ltd 48 CNCat 4 3 3 User Manual 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 O 2009 CN Software Ltd Administrator Interface Links Adding Link 1 The site name The site URL URL of the page with a backward link Categories American Cars o A Body Mopar Forum o American Car Parts o Chevrolet Chevy Xtreme o Chrysler o E Dodge Dodge Pilothouse Club o Ford Ford Forum o E Jeep M CNCat o Articles Darl Banners lag E Mail Description lt td gt lt tr gt lt tr gt lt td colspan 2 class name gt Full description lt td gt lt tr gt lt tr gt lt td colspan 2 class name gt lt textarea name item_descr_full 1 style width 100 gt Keywords in META Description in META Jumps from the site Jumps to the site o 0 PR CY 0 0 The moderator s vote o ie Site M Official MM Unofficial Web catalogue Availability M Forum Online Shop Car Parts Image 1 Choose File no file select
5. common tpl top bottom menu searchform sort_top sort sort_delim 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 Top of the page header Bottom of the page footer Menu items Web Directory Add a link etc Search form Beginning of links sorting block 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 O 2009 CN Software Ltd 90 CNCat 4 3 3 User Manual common tpl filters_end 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 catpath_parentcat_delim catpath_parentcat catpath_currentcat_delim Beginning of categories block Be
6. E In detailed description On the adding form E In the list of links and articles E In detailed description ext_int2 Integer Integer 2 On the adding form ext_int3 Integer Integer 3 E In the list of links and articles 1000 E In detailed description M On the adding form ext_text1 Text Comment M In the list of links and articles 1000 M In detailed description On the adding form In the list of links and articles In detailed description On the adding form In the list of links and articles In detailed description ext_varchari String String 1 On the adding form Inthe list of links and articles E In detailed description ee DN DN ON DS DE DE AE CN DN ON EN N DN DN DN AN AA ON DN DN DA DE SN AABN po DE N ext_varchar2 String String 2 On the adding form In the list of links and articles E In detailed description ext_varchar3 String String 3 H H H E Additional Fields Setup Go to the tab you want either Links or Articles To add an additional field select the type of the field first date fraction integer text string image Then 2009 CN Software Ltd 70 CNCat 4 3 3 User Manual 4 3 6 e Label specify the name of the field being added the displayed name ofthe field e Activity select yes to display the additional field on the links articles adding editing form in the administrator and user
7. 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 theme screenshot e description the theme description Template description files contain description of one or more templates which are used depending on the displayed page O 2009 CN Software Ltd 88 CNCat 4 3 3 User Manual Page Web directory page the page containing the list of categories and links The main page and all categories pages belong here Detailed description of the site the page available by clicking the icon Web directory map displays the list of all categories of the web directory Search results page Link addition page Administrative interface pages Template Files tpl index item article category common extended extended article common map common search item article common fed 2 add article admin common mail js 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 Template for general structure of the web directory pages index tpl index General templates for all or most part user pages Defines general structure of the main page One can specify the order of the main elements on a page O 2009 CN Software Ltd Appendix A Design Themes 89
8. 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 Comments 0 Ss Volvo 12 05 2008 17 03 2009 http www volvocars com intl Pages default aspx Categories Japanese Cars Volvo Description Volvo Cars global homepage and country selector models dealers purchase options Comments 0 In Out PR cy 1D o o 2 20 2800 17 03 2009 Added By user Approved By administrator Actions log o o 325 2790 17 03 2009 Added By user Approved By administrator Actions log Setting up Specific Notification Messages To send necessary messages to the recipients 6 Specify the message subject Enter text Define the number of intermediate results per page Click the Send button Select links articles which authors you want to send a message Define time limit for displaying pages with intermediate results of checking the page will be reloaded automatically in the specified period As a result your message will be delivered to all the specified recipients users who placed links articles in the O 2009 CN Software Ltd Administrator Interface 47 web directory and specified their e mail address You can use available variables to customize messages 4 1 10 Duplicated Links The section contains duplicated links with equal URL probably submitted to the web directory b
9. Obtain favicon The number of intermediate results on the page while checking Time limit for each page of intermediate results sec 100 Submitted automatically Never iv Check Sort by Popularity w Decreasing order Sort Total number of checked links 3 Markall the links on the page View all In Out PR cY 1D Skoda 12 05 2008 17 03 2009 o o 7 50 2791 http skoda auto com 17 03 2009 Categories Other Countries Skoda Added By administrator Approved By administrator iption Inf Rall fi 5 Description Information on the company and the models range Ralleyteam and forum Actions log Comments 0 Delete Tonew Submit e Edit e 012345678910 Check Cancel checking View Toyota 12 05 2008 21 05 2008 o o 2 a 2789 http www t com Added By user Categories Japanese Cars Toyota Approved Description Official Site of Toyota Motor Sales cars trucks SUVs hybrids accessories amp Acors lod motorsports Comments 0 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 ofall links found in this section you should u
10. Ltd possesses a unique functional set which provides the possibility of using developing and promoting your Internet project in a most effective way Comments 1 Delete To new Submit Edit e 012345678910 Check To the processing queue View Spam Mark all the links on the page All marked links All found links Delete To new Submit To the processing queue Quarantine List This section contains links which are being added at the moment in case the wizard is used Links Drafts All categories EZ E Including subcategories elect O Links Articles Sort by Popularity w Decreasing order Sort Mark all the links on the page In ox PR cy 1D CN Software 23 12 2008 o o 5 700 2815 http www cn software com cncat 23 12 2008 Categories Not defined Added By user Description Actions log Comments 0 Delete from DB View Markall the links on the page All marked links All found links Draft Links of this section can only be deleted without possibility to restore To do this click the Delete from DB 2009 CN Software Ltd 42 CNCat 4 3 3 User Manual button 4 1 7 Warnings The section contains links which have been considered broken bythe web directory 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 remo
11. 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 ofa 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 ofthis 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 C and EX correspondingly 4 3 14 Counters The section is intended to reset the web directory statistics counters To do this you should mark the required counters and click the Reset button 2009 CN Software Ltd 80 CNCat 4 3 3 User Manual Counts Counts Number of jumps to the catalogue Number of jumps from the catalogue E The moderator s vote Reset Resetting Catalogue Counters 4 3 15 Service Options The section contains options for the web directory service operations e Database database optimization e Web directory cleanup removal ofthe web directory contents e Synchronization synchronization ofthe number of links and names of child categories Some values in the database are duplicated to increase performance This funct
12. 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 web directory moderators Moderators Add a new moderator Login name E Mail Ability to manage categories moderator moderA server com No a EX moderatorB moderB server com Yes PS EX 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 O 2009 CN Software Ltd Administrator Interface Moderators Adding Moderators list Moderator 79 Login name Password Noatsepxaenne napona E Mail moder3 server com Can administer categories M Categories the first flag denotes a category the second one subcategories e Discuss o Forums o News Groups E Bternal Services o H JSite Analysis o H H Site Statistics information o H GArticles Services o Software o B Counters o GIP Address Geo location o A M Log file Analysis o A M Ratings o GReal Time Analysis Adding
13. a sorting mechanism at the top ofthe page which allows to display links and articles sorted by categories by dates etc Below is the listof 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 2009 CN Software Ltd Administrator Interface 37 the link ID e the result of the link s checking for correctness yes a no with the checking date e the result of the link s checking for a backward link availability Lo yes e no with the checking date e information on how and by whom the link was added and approved actions log Click the Actions Log to open the corresponding report on the operations performed with the currently selected link Links Submitted All categories Including subcategories Select Links f Articles Sort by Popularity Decreasing order Sort Mark all the links on the page In Out PR cy 1D CN Software x6 19 05 2008 21 04 2009 o 0 6 700 2806 http www cn sof
14. and to maintain lts functionality includes e 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 web directory e Automatic e mail notifications e Administering module with moderators involved e Asetof 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 kitincludes Russian Ukraine English and Czech languages Note This manual describes the principles of working with the web directory within the bounds of the program interface as well as design themes editing Also please see Useful Articles HOWTO 2 CNCat Installation Initial Installation Upgrading Previous Versions Installing CNCatinto Joomla Installing CNCatinto WordPress O 2009 CN Software Ltd 6 CNCat 4 3 3 User Manual Installing CNCat into Drupal 2 1 Initial Installation To install CNCat do the following 1 Download CNCat from the official website http www cn s oftware com cncat 2 Extract the files from the archive and then place them into any directory of your site you can place the files
15. categories 4 e Links sorting 5 e The complete list of all the web directory links 6 e Options allowing to select web directory 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 setup via Administration Settings Web Directory 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 Web Directory page e Web directory statistics 10 displays general stats info total amount of categories links in directory articles in directory date updated For a particular category statistics includes the number of links and articles in the current category 2009 CN Software Ltd Web Directory User Interface 23 CNCat Web Directory Add link Add article Administration Map 2 You are logged in as admin Logout 32 Official 1 Unofficial Web catalogue Car Parts Forum Online Shop 4 E American Cars 11 Italian Cars 7 s A Other Countries 5 Dodge 2 Ford 2 Chevrolet 2 Chrysler 1 Alfa Romeo 1 Ferrari 1 Fiat 2 Lancia 1 5 Volvo 1 Skoda 1 Auto Planet 1 The Jeep 1 A Body Mopar Forum 1 American Maserati 1 History of Automobile Industry 1 Car Parts 1 3 Japanese Cars 9 CNCat 19 A French Cars 5 Honda 1 Infiniti 1 Lexus 1 Mit
16. following condition is checked if a number of links on a page is more than 0 then the number should be displayed otherwise a message notifying about links absence should be displayed Itis 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 supported Function Call Format 1 function name 2009 CN Software Ltd Appendix A Design Themes 99 Format2 function name parameter Example 1 cn_str CNCAT item item _title Example 2 cn_date CNCAT item item_insert_date 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 e cn str string prepares a string for display on a page analogue of htmlspecialchars e cn date mysql _ date formats data e intval e ceil e floor e round e cn copyright displays Copyrights mandatory for CNCat Free 7 Appendix B Integrating CNCat into Other Sites Integrating into Joomla Integrating into WordPress Integrating into Drupal Information Block New Links 7 1 Integrating into Joomla In case you run Joomla content managementsystem on your site you can install CNCat web directory script as a
17. module is updated to a newer version You can find all administration tasks belonging to a particular module on the administration by module page To extend the functionality of your site a number of contributed modules are available Core optional Enabled O meononondn O Name Aggregator Blog Blog API Book CNCat Color Comment Contact Content translation Version 6 10 6 10 6 10 6 10 4 3 3 6 10 Description syndicated content RSS RDF and Atom fe blog APIs Allows users to structure site pages in a hierarchy or outline f certain themes Allows u s to comment on and discuss published content Required by Forum disabled Tracker disabled ent to be translated into different langu Depends on Locale disabled Enabling CNCat Module in Drupal C Click the Save configuration button 5 Add a link to CNCat web directory in Drupal it will appear in the main Drupal menu a Select the Administer Menus Navigation menu item b Enable the check boxes next to CNCat links that you want to appear in the main menu O 2009 CN Software Ltd CNCat Installation 21 admin Navigation i Additem Edit menu My account G content To rearrange menu items grab a drag and drop handle under the Menu item column and drag the items or group of items to a new location in the list Grab a handle by clicking and holding the mouse while hoverin
18. section are not working at the moment or the descriptions do not correspond to the contents The section interface and options are the same as the ones described in Working with Links and Articles 2009 CN Software Ltd Administrator Interface 41 4 1 6 Drafts Links Quarantine All categories EZ Including subcategories Links Articles Sort by Popularity Ea Decreasing order Sort Markall the links on the page In Out PR cy 1D French Classic Cars 14 05 2008 13 11 2008 do jo sm james http www francethisway com top10lists frenchclassiccars php gt 13 11 2008 e 13 11 2008 Categories French Cars Citroen Added By user French Cars Actions log Description The story of the classic car in France is more or less the story of Citroen So that is where we will focus Comments 0 Delete To new Submit e Edit e 012345678910 Check To the processing queue Spam CN Software x6 19 05 2008 21 05 2008 o o 6 750 2806 http www cn software com lt 13 11 2008 13 11 2008 Categories CNCat CN Software Products A Description The mainstream of CN Software Ltd is software development The Actions company offers you ts products as well as installation and maintenance services Besides CN Software elaborates any of their products according to your requirements specification on certain commercial terms The software produced by CN Software
19. 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 web directory 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_configthemes folder Consult your hosting support staff ab out these abilities To import formatting from the old web directory you should do the following 1 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 Theme name Folder for a theme directory cncat_config themes Database name Table prefix Import Importing Design from Previous Versions O 2009 CN Software Ltd 16 CNCat 4 3 3 User Manual 2 Specify the new theme name this is how it will be displayed in the list of themes 3 Enter the web directory old version database name and table prefix These values are stored in the config php file of your web directory old version e Sdb name database name e db prefix prefix 4 Click the Import button Go to the Settings Web Directory General Settings Make sure the design theme is displayed in the list see the Theme dr
20. update the already installed version or delete program tables and install new version see Update Old Version figure In the latter case all the data will be deleted Installing CNCat 4 x into Separate Database Install CNCat 4 1 into the separate folder and new database see paragraph Installation You can use the same database butthe 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 2009 CN Software Ltd 12 CNCat 4 3 3 User Manual 2 2 1 3 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 Updating Design Themes If you use the modified formatting theme you should change it to enable new functions of the web directory 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 Ifthe 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 editor css add_article tpl article tpl extended_article tp
21. xml Appendix A Design Themes Design of CNCat web directory pages is configured with the help of special themes Selection of a theme is performed in the administrative interface of the web directory Settings Web Directory Theme CNCat design themes have the following features e arrangementof pages elements in optional order display of optional fields for categories subcategories links and articles e variables display e support of conditions if then else e 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 ofthe web directory page Theme Files and Templates Templates File Format 2009 CN Software Ltd Appendix A Design Themes 87 6 1 Theme Files and Templates Note We do not recommend changing files of standard themes it may influence correctness of the web directory update To change the web directory design you should create a new theme Design themes are located at the folder Iencat_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
22. 09 CN Software Ltd 82 CNCat 4 3 3 User Manual Import from XML of CNCat 2 x 3 x Import Clean the web directory before importing all entries will be deleted without any possibility O to restore them the links importing is aai performed into an empty web directory Overwrite if the link with that ID already O exists Omit if the link with that ID already exists 10 File with categories Choose File 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 There are no files Import Im porting from CNCat 3 x 2 x 1 x You should specify the import parameters in this form e preliminary deletion of the web directory contents e rewrite or omitthe 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 mporting 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 web directory 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 opti
23. Adding Links Add Wizard One step Add Link Form O 2009 CN Software Ltd Web Directory User Interface 27 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 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 thatthe previous step has been performed correctly the wizard will displaythe next step of the link adding Note All the fields ofthe 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 setit 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
24. Articles Name Type Label Activity Display M On the adding form Inthe list of links and articles MM In detailed description Sorting order ext_text2 Text Theme a Do an Dn on on aiM M On the adding form F In the list of links and articles M In detailed description ext_datetimel Date Date Added M On the adding form M In the list of links and articles F In detailed description ext_datetime2 Date Date Checked On the adding form Inthe list of links and articles F In detailed description ext_datetime3 Date Date 3 On the adding form In the list of links and articles In detailed description ext_doublel Fraction Fraction 1 E On the adding form Inthe list of links and articles In detailed description ext_double2 Fraction Fraction 2 On the adding form Inthe list of links and articles In detailed description ext_double3 Fraction Fraction 3 On the adding form Inthe list of links and articles In detailed description ext_imagel Image Image 1 On the adding form In the list of links and articles In detailed description ext_image2 Image Image 2 M On the adding form ext_image3 Image Image3 A In the list of links and articles yes ve 1000 M In detailed description On the adding form ext_intl Integer Integer 1 Inthe list of links and articles No 1000
25. CNCat 4 3 3 User Manual O 2009 CN Software Ltd Website www cn software com E mail cncat cn software com 2 CNCat 4 3 3 User Manual Table of Contents Part Program Overview 5 Part Il CNCat Installation 5 Initial iO A aia ato 6 2 Upgrading Previous Versions iccioccac Aia dan 11 Upgrading ENCANTA 11 Installing CNCat 4 x over 4 0 and Higher oooococococcococcccoccconoccconoccnonccnano conc cconnncnnn nn cnn cnn nr c nn rra nr crn rca Installing CNCat 4 x into Separate Database Updating DESIN TOMES AAA A A Aa Upgrading CNCat 3 1 2 1 2 0 1 4 nsss Importing Data from Old Database Directly Importing Data from XML Importing Design 3 Installing CNCat into Joomla ooomccccconnncccconaninnnonanonnncnncnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnanennnnncrnnnnnncrnnncnnarenenananes 4 Installing CNCat into WoOrdPTess ccccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaeeeeeeaeseeeeeaaeeeeeeaaeeeeeeaaseeeeees 17 5 Installing CNCat into Drupal lt oommiioimiinai a 19 Part Ill Web Directory User Interface 21 Main User Interface Elements sriain a r a E aa aa r iia 22 27 Adding D Kaaa a aaa ii 26 IN AA NO 27 ONES Ce PvA Gi k FOCI r tadas saveanceces sosednscnsaceertusees An Ea Ea E pea aeae aapi aa o 30 Adding ACE aos 32 E O 33 Broken Link Warming vicio 33 Part IV Administrator Interface 34 1 Links and Article iii ads 34 Working With Links and Articles a ar a re E a papa tA aE Er apan aE Ea pa R 35 New Links Article Siini A aaa aidaa ia
26. CNStats site statistics and site counter 0 5 PR 5 CY 240 Rate Comments 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 http www cnstats com 2 CNStats Rating the program suite for web sites rating management 0 1 PR 5 CY 800 Rate Comments 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 E 3 CNCat Official Site 0 1 PR O CY O Rate Comments 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 http cn software com en cncat E Total number of found links 3 Search Results 3 5 Broken Link Warning The web directory users can warn the administrator and the moderators that a certain link in the web directory does not display its co
27. NCat 4 3 3 User Manual 3 2 How to Embed CNCat on Your Site KO 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 user catalogue Source http www cn software com cncat Categories Comments ii 333 j 33 i 07 11 2008 Mike e CNCat Articles Design thanks for info The moderator s vote No Rate from users 9 5 Add comment ro Mame Jumps to the site 0 E Mail Jumps from the site 0 Comment Your rate No v Enter the characters you see in the image Article Contents To inform the moderator about a link which does not display its contents click on the icon bx see Warnings Adding Link There are two algorithms of adding links e Bymeans ofa wizard recommended e Bymeans 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 web directory Setting of addition mode and parameters is performed in the administrator module see Links The web directory administrator as well as moderators can add links via administrator interface see
28. _rss lt a href CNCAT abs cncat_rss php c CNCAT page cid gt lt img src THEMEURL images rss gif alt RSS style vertical align top margin right 15px gt lt a gt ENDIF 2 2 2 Upgrading CNCat 3 1 2 1 2 0 1 4 Important Before upgrading save a backup copy of all data into XML files Adminis teration Settings Export In case 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 directory files 3 Install the current version of CNCatinto 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 web directory and all its functions work fine 8 Once you remove all old files place the web directory files into the old folder In the following paragra
29. ages 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 itmay vary depending on a browser and a web server itis recommended not to exceed 1000 symbols To edita category subcategory you should select its name in the table and click on the icon LY inthe corresponding row editing form will be displayed on the screen Categories Editing Categories list Category American Cars Name Path Sorting order Description Keywords in META Description in META Delete the image UE Image Sort out the entries in the category Operations Change the parent category Disable ability to add entries Disable ability to add entries to child categories Do not display in categories list Delete all entries 1 Delete all entries from child categories 10 Move all entries 1 Move all entries from child categories 10 American Cars USA 1000 american cars N Choose File no file selected By Popularity Main w O Eb 08 O DO American Cars le 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 required category in the list O 2009 CN Software L
30. ai Submitted Links AT C O S a ccci lt scccveiscexsssievcececenaceseassuccessesgressexyasecevezsesuscysnieedsnseetvasisunecesseereseessuacresuseneteeedasereveates Deleted Links Articles Quarantine Drafts Warnings Search Processing Links Duplicated Links PAGING TKS EEE E A E A A E E T A E A A E A A Adding Articles s csscceeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Adding Image for Link Article 2 Web Directory Elements ccceeeccceeeceeeeeceeneeeeeeeeneecessenseeeseeneeeeeeseeneeceneeneeesseenesesenssenes O 2009 CN Software Ltd Table of Contents 3 Categories dir O A O cos 51 Filters cai wee 56 Managing Images in Database w 56 Managing Banners ecnocccccnnccnncncnnnnncnannnnnnnos 58 COMMONS ETE TEETE EEE T TAT TT 60 IA TE e N E E A E E nied 61 Web Directo h E A TA ii 61 Links Articles O a eee seein eenveons Setting Up COM MENUS msicirovinnnroccaniicirnidi aaa DALE AAA ARRE aaa yaaa diii Additional Fields e a cous cues data RSS feedi O CO O 5 A AO Checking Links Scheduled Check CRON Emal Noticas bi Uncontrolled Jumps Protection Backward Link Black List oo eee wi TT Moderators AEA E EATE tensenecevsuces vessapnecsunescn vsueeeudsessucueesonoesgsidsucesedsoncustesucdetsssapnebieneceverseusessiveecseste 78 COUN ETS oicevetissiceceivccatcadacevusetcsccttuissteoseuvscavesssieosceissvectsuashcevetedcavessestevvsesiuctduieetescecvscevessedsouseussvevedaastdeneivecedesdens
31. at o Articles Manr i 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 Ea SC mh X oa l jE El 0 gt GL Ej m amlar META keywords up to 1000 i symbols META description up to 1000 symbols Availability C Forum O Online Shop O Car Parts Site O Official O Unofficial C Web catalogue Image 1 no file selected lt tack Wizard Step 3 2009 CN Software Ltd 30 CNCat 4 3 3 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 bythe administrator and added to the web directory 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 2009 CN Software Ltd Web Directory 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 list of backward links lt a lhref http sandbox4 cnstats ru en cncat_from pr r49ed77a4050c1 gt CNCat lt a gt CNCat The site URL up to 100 symbols URL of the page with a backward link up to 100 symbols Categories maxum
32. atter case the window with the listofimages will be displayed List of Images in Database O 2009 CN Software Ltd Administrator Interface 51 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 image in the description of your link or in the text of the article 4 2 Web Directory Elements Categories Filters Managing Images in Database Managing Banners Comments 4 2 1 Categories The section Categories is intended for modification of the web directory categories O 2009 CN Software Ltd 52 CNCat 4 3 3 User Manual The section presents a table containing names ofthe web directory categories and subcategories the number of links articles within the whole category within subcategories paths used on the web directory pages URL and sorting order Categories list Table ja Category Main American Cars 1 11 Dodge 1 2
33. by the current script links articles new submitted O 2009 CN Software Ltd Administrator Interface 73 deleted e Atwhatintervals the repeated check should start time in days the next check will be started e How manylinks should be processed per one script run during the check the time intervals of the scriptrun should be specified in the hosting settings After all parameters are specified click the Generate button Thus you can generate several commands to run scheduled tasks for different sets of parameters You should copy the result commands and paste them into the settings of your hosting schedule and specify how often the task should be run Example e the command is run once an hour hosting settings there are 100 links in the web directory e 10links are processed per hour number defined bythe parameters e the repeated complete check is assigned for every 15 days defined by the parameters Thus the complete check will be over in 10 hours The next repeated check will start in 15 days The check runs starting with the oldest links by the last checked date The scheduled check results are displayed in the report To view the report click the Check report at the top of the Scheduled Check page Settings Check report Scheduled check Clear Report _Refresh_ Date Log 2008 11 07 11 43 08 Shceduled Check Report While links check is in process you can refresh the rep
34. ce language and the language of the web directory resources e Theme default classic simple select graphical design theme of the web directory e Administration login name password data necessary for directory 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 itinto the web directory the CNCatis installed in and then insert the result code 2009 CN Software Ltd 10 CNCat 4 3 3 User Manual 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 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 Z Configuration File Code Provided the previous step has been completed correctly the wizard will displaythe message about successful installation
35. cklinks DISPLAY BACKLINKS 4 Entry submission CNCAT config admin_email nyse CNCATIconfig admin_email ia CNCAT lang mail_approve_subject Message text CNCAT lang mail_approve_body CNCAT lang site_title CNCATT item item_title CNCAT lang link_url CNCAT item link_url Entry rejection From CNCAT config admin_email Reply to CNCAT config admin_email ae CNCAT lang mail_decline_subject Message tet CNCAT lang mail_decline_body CNCAT lang site_title CNCAT item item_title CNCAT lang link_url CNCAT item link_url E mail Notifications Setup Click the Save button to save and apply your modifications 2009 CN Software Ltd Administrator Interface 75 An administrator will get notification every time a user adds link or article to the web directory You can use the following variables in the e mails templates 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 ofthe page which contains a backward link e link rating pr page rank Google PR of the page e link rating cy Thematic Citation Index Yandex TCI of the page e ext ur
36. 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 ES and EX correspondingly To disable filters in the web directory unselect the Use filters check box This option is also duplicated on the Settings Web Directory administrator page To save your modifications click the Save button Managing Images in Database To add images into the database go to the Web Directory Elements Images page and then click the 2009 CN Software Ltd Administrator Interface 57 Browse Choose file button in the window containing images List of Images in Database 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 sortimages 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 L icon next to the categories drop down list List of Images in Database figure List of Images Name Cars Cats cn software 3 CNCat Adding Categories for Ima
37. 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 web directory specify the path to the web directory 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 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 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 web directory O 2009 CN Software Ltd CNCat Installation 11 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 1 1 2 2 1 2 Upgrading Pr
38. cript Save Attention These settings are not saved automatically Specify necessary check parameters then click the Save button Select how the scheduled tasks will be started in accordance with the hosting provider requirements start via PHP or wget command line Copy the corresponding string for the start into the hosting schedule settings Specify that the given task should be carried out at certain intervals for example once per hour Check Parameters Links Articles New 5 Submitted Deleted Time interval in days for the repeated check of the links 0 Number of links checked per one script run 0 not limited 0 Generate Command for start via PHP php f usr home developer sandbox2 en cncat_cron php type amp status amp expire 0 amp limit 0 amp passw Command for start via wget wget http sandbox2 cnstats ru en cncat_cron php type amp status amp expire 0 amp imit 0 amp passw Setting up Scheduled Check Note General check parameters are defined on the Settings Checking Links administration page To protect the scheduled check we strongly recommend creating secret key for access to the script To do this 1 Enter the code into the Secret key for access to check script 2 Click the Save button Before you generate the commands for running check script va php and wget specify the check parameters e Which web directory entries will be checked
39. d Appendix A Design Themes 93 extended_article tpl Defines general structure ofa page which contains the text of an article ext_article Contains calling of ext templates describing the list of categories and filters for the article ext_cats_top Beginning of categories list block for the current article ext_cat Description of a category ext_cat_delim Delimiter between categories ext_cats_bottom End of categories list block ext_filter_top Beginning of filters description ext_filtval Filter value ext_filter_delim Delimiter between filter values ext_filter_bottom End of filter description Templates for the page Web directory map map tpl map Defines structure of the web directory map page map_cat_next_level Displayed upon increasing of the category nesting level map_cat Description of a category map_cat_prev_level Displayed upon decreasing of the category nesting level Templates for search results page Templates from item tpl file are used for links displaying search tpl search Defines structure of search results page Templates for link addition page O 2009 CN Software Ltd 94 CNCat 4 3 3 User Manual 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_d
40. d links for visitors Use CAPTCHA Use addiing without CAPTCHA for robots Hidden parameter name Hidden parameter value Submitted automatically Message above the form registration rules Di ae E Display HTML code A Use the field URL of the page with a Mm backward link Use the field Author Mm Use the field Full description mM Use the field Keywords in META mM Use the field Description in META mM Use WYSIWYG editor for advanced search O Use WYSIWYG editor for descriprion Display categories closed for adding links mM 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 The site name field value from 4 to 100 Length of E Mail field value from 4 to 100 Length of Author field value from 9 to 200 Length of Description field value from 3 to 1000 Length of Full description field value from y to 2000 Length of Keywords in META field value from y to 4000 Length of Description in META field value from y to 1000 Maximum number of selected categories 3 Check URL availability in the database mM Ignore www while checking mM Backward link on the same domain mM Check the link efficiency mM Allowed to add Eu Working e Minimal value of Google PR 0 Minimal value of Yandex citati
41. database 77 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 12 Black List The section is intended to create a listof links templates forbidden for adding Black list Expression Checking method Substring EX X Black List To add a template you should selectthe checking method a substring or a regular expression and enter the expression into this field in a suitable format O 2009 CN Software Ltd 78 CNCat 4 3 3 User Manual 4 3 13 Regular expression should be entered in PCRE format with delimiters Substring Add 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 C and EX correspondingly Itis also possible to create the so called white list of exceptions if there is a substring from the white listin the URL of the forbidden link then this link can be added to the web directory Exceptions wwew freedomain com 3 X Exceptions List
42. e name Example INCLUDE top Itis 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 O 2009 CN Software Ltd 98 CNCat 4 3 3 User Manual 6 2 4 6 2 5 Example 1 CNCAT item link_url Example 2 cn_str CNCAT item item _title Itis used for displaying variables and arrays elements For instance Example 1 shows display of a link URL Example 2 uses additional function cn_str equal to PHP function htmlspecialchars This function prevents from insertion of harmful JS and HTML code Itis 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 SCNCAT array containing all information about a page and displayed data 2 STHEMEURL root URL for theme files 3 SCNCAT_ENGINE CNCat engine object Conditions Format1 IF condition HTML code ENDIF Format2 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
43. e on the Design page Add the CNCat widgets to the sidebar and save changes Go to the web directory gt gt CNCat 4 3 2 Copyright 2002 2009 amp CN Software Ltd Installation Completion 6 Delete the install folder and go to the web directory page 7 On the WordPress administration panel select the Links Add New menu item Ca 5 sees amp Add New Link 5 Posts Name Save Edit NCat Add New ENGat O Keep this link private Example Nifty blogging software Tags Categories Media Web Address Library http yoursite ru wordpress wp cncat php Add New Example http wordpress org don t forget the Edit Add New Description Hie Categories Links and Articles Web Direstory oO aS This will be shown when someone hovers over the Edit link in the blogroll or optionally below the link Add New Comments Categories Add New Category Adding Link Pointing to Web Directory 8 Fillin necessary fields and click the Add Link button As a result the link pointing to the web directory will be displayed in the list of WordPress links 9 Then on the Plugins page activate CNCat plugin To do this select the Activate link next to the plugin name 2009 CN Software Ltd CNCat Installation Dashboard SP Posts Edit Add New Tags Categories Media Links Pages EJ Comments En Appearance Installed Add New Editor amp Users Manage Plugins Plug
44. eck robots btt file 0 List of bots in robots txt Identifiers of the search robots separated by commas The backward link will be ignored if the file robots bd contains the rule that does Aport Googlebot Lycos Mail Ru MSNBot Slurp not allow one of these robots to index a StackRambler WebAlta Yandex page with the backward link Checking Links Links checking parameters part of the parameters can be modified before links checking in Processing section e Checking method select method Sockets If your server does not support sockets then it will automatically enable the second check method file_get_contents e Check Google PR Yandex CY check the link rating in search systems Google and Yandex O 2009 CN Software Ltd 72 CNCat 4 3 3 User Manual e Obtain favicon importthe link icon from the site e Check robots txt file consider the robots txt file during the check More information about robots txt see http en wikipedia org wiki Robots tt If the robots txt file of the web site under check does not allow one of the listed robots to index the page with the backward link then it will be assumed that there is no backward link Click the Save button to apply and save your settings 4 3 8 Scheduled Check CRON To set up a scheduled check for links go to the administration page Settings Scheduled Check Settings Scheduled check Check report Secret key for access to check s
45. ed Link display mode Full description display mode Favourite links level Status Send email notification To finish adding link click the Add button By default as in the settings f By default as in the settings o OO New Submitted E Deleted a Adding Link Step 2 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 2009 CN Software Ltd 50 CNCat 4 3 3 User Manual 4 1 12 Adding Articles To add and article select the Links and Articles Add Article option The process ofadding an article via Administrator interface is the same as of adding a link see Adding Link 4 1 13 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 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 l
46. ed deleted etc O 2009 CN Software Ltd 36 CNCat 4 3 3 User Manual Links Submitted All categories Including subcategories Select E Links Articles Sort by Popularity 7 Decreasing order e Sort Mark all the links on the page In Out PR cy ID CN Software x6 19 05 2008 21 04 2009 0 0 6 700 2806 http www cn software com lt 21 04 2009 Categories CNCat Useful Websites Added By administrator Approved By administrator Description The mainstream of CN Software Ltd is software Act development The company offers you its products as well as installation pan and maintenance services Besides CN Software elaborates any of their products according to your requirements specification on certain commercial terms The software produced by CN Software Ltd possesses a unique functional set which provides the possibility of using developing and promoting your Internet project in a most effective way Comments 0 French Classic Cars 14 05 2008 21 04 2009 o o 3 10 2800 http www francethisway com top10lists frenchclassiccars php gt 21 04 2009 Categories French Cars Citroen Added By user French Cars Approved By administrator Description The story of the classic car in France is more or less the Actions log story of Citroen So that is where we will focus Comments 0 Links and Articles Processing Interface There is
47. enstats ru Prefix for CNCat tables cncat4ilen_ Connection Settings Specify the following parameters on this form e MySql server login name password data for establishing connection with MySql server Enter data 2009 CN Software Ltd CNCat 4 3 3 User Manual 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 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 o
48. er 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 Scriptfor 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 O 2009 CN Software Ltd 92 CNCat 4 3 3 User Manual Templates for displaying articles on user pages of the web directory article tpl article Article description newarticles_top Beginning of new articles block newarticle Description of a new article newarticles bottom End of new articles block Templates for a page with detailed description of a link extended tpl ext Defines general structure ofa 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 ext_cats_top Beginning of categories list block for the current link ext_cat Description of a category ext_cat_delim Delimiter between categories ext_cats_bottom End of categories list block ext_filter_top Beginning of filters description ext_filtval Filter value ext_filter_delim Delimiter between filter values ext_filter_bottom End of filter description Templates for a page containing the article text O 2009 CN Software Lt
49. ers e define the administrator rating for link article in the web directory 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 e view the site the link leads to the web page will be displayed right below the entry To process several web directory elements ata 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 web directory 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 2009 CN Software Ltd Administrator Interface Links Editing Link 1 The site name Toyota The site URL AN URL of the page with a backward link Categories a American Cars o A Body Mopar Forum American Car Parts o Chevrolet Chevy Xtreme Chrysler o Dodge Dodge Pilothouse Club o Ford Ford Forum o Jeep E Nat o Arties GAP Banners pe x E Mai
50. evious Versions Upgrading CNCat 4 x Upgrading CNCat 3 1 2 1 2 0 1 4 Upgrading 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 move to new CNCat version The first one recommended installation over the old web directory 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 wayis 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 youve modified the web directory formatting you should modify the theme to enable new functions Installing CNCat 4 x over 4 0 and Higher Installing CNCat 4 xinto Separate Database Updating Design Themes Installing CNCat 4 x over 4 0 and Higher 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 ofthe methods
51. f the Sorting field If the sorting order is set up as 0 the links to this page will not be displayed Adding Static Page Specify the following e Title the title for the current page mandatory field e Identifier the page title used as a part of URL in case you leave this field empty then the page identification number will be used in URL e Sorting the value that defines the sorting order of the new page link on the main web directory page The links are displayed in the ascending sorting order of the Sorting field value e Contents current page contents mandatory field After new page formatting is over click the Add button to save the page in the web directory To edit or delete a static page click ES or ES correspondingly in the list of static pages Note In case you want to link to this page from other web directory pages you will have to add it manually into the design theme O 2009 CN Software Ltd 86 CNCat 4 3 3 User Manual 5 1 Web Directory Management Additional Options This paragraph contains description of the additional options available for the administrator and users of CNCat web directory Site Map Site Map The XML site map is intended for improving the quality of the web directory pages indexing bythe search engines The map is displayed in accordance with the standard http www sitemaps org The site map url http directory address sitemap
52. g over a handle icon Remember that your changes will not be saved until you click the Save SEDEN configuration button at the bottom of the page Content management aeea Menu item Enabled Expanded Operations Blocks Menus Navigation Primary links Secondary links Modules Themes My account mM B edit Site configuration 4 Create content m o edit A Page Mm B edit Help Story a a edit Log out Administer mM B edit Content management mM B edit Comments mM B edit Content mM B edit Content types m B edit gt Post settings m B edit RSS publishing Mm B edit Taxonomy mM B edit Site building mM B edit Blocks mM B edit Menus mM B edit Navigation M B edit delete Primary links mM B edit delete Adding Links to CNCat in Drupal C Click the Save configuration button 6 Click the CNCat menu item 7 The installation page will appear Install CNCat Please see Initial Installation part for the instructions 3 Web Directory User Interface Main User Interface Elements Adding Link Adding Article Search Broken Link Warning 2009 CN Software Ltd 22 CNCat 4 3 3 User Manual 3 1 Main User Interface Elements User interface consists of the following elements e Menu links to web directory main page adding links form adding articles form administration page and XML site map 1 e The web directory search 2 e Filters 3 e The list of the web directory
53. g up Comments Additional Fields RSS feed Checking Links Scheduled Check CRON Notifications Uncontrolled Jumps Protection Backward Link Black List Moderators Counters Service Options Importing Exporting 4 3 1 Web Directory This section Settings Web Directory contains the web directory display settings 61 O 2009 CN Software Ltd 62 CNCat 4 3 3 User Manual Web Directory General settings Catalogue name CNCat The administrator s E Mail Language English UTF 8 Theme Date format as in PHP function date d m Y Hide copyright a Use filters mM Show menu links Web Directory Add link Add article BD Administration E Map Display banners O Display full description mM Se tid 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 m current category Display sorting mode Mm By Popularity M By Name M By The administrator s vote M By Date M By Google PR Mm By Yandex CY By Users rating ee Sorting order in the administration mode Sorting direction in the administration mode Display entries on the main page Mm Display new entries On all pages a Number of new links to be displayed 5 Display new links for the period in days 0 Number of new articles to be displayed 5 Display new articles for the p
54. ges 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 L4 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 L icon above the desired image in the List of Images in Database O 2009 CN Software Ltd 58 CNCat 4 3 3 User Manual 4 2 4 List of Images Bentley Bentley Cars ES Choose File no file selected Save 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 wantto 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 To define the maximal size of the images in pixels that can be stored in the database go to the Settings Web Directory page Also you can specify the size ofthe thumbnails there which appear as previews in the database Managing Banners To enable displaying banners in the web directory e either select the Display banners option on the Settings Web Directory page e or check the Display banners box ad then click Save on the Web Directory Elements Banners page On the Web Directory Elements Ban
55. ginning 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 subcategories block Beginning of description of the path to the current category Main gt Subcategory gt Subcategory gt Current category Root category Delimiter between parent categories One of parent categories Delimiter between the current category O 2009 CN Software Ltd Appendix A Design Themes 91 category tpl catpath_currentcat catpath_bottom Current category End of description ofthe path to the current category Templates for displaying links at user pages ofthe web directory 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 Delimit
56. h categories Choose File 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 There are no files Import Importing XML from Local Disk 2009 CN Software Ltd CNCat Installation 15 Ifthe 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 web directory before importing option Import from XML of CNCat 2 x 3 x Import Clean the web directory before importing all entries will be deleted without any possibility m to restore them the links importing is performed into an empty web directory Overwrite if the link with that ID already i exists O Omit if the link with that ID already exists a Eno mit categories Choose File no file selected Fale with links Choose File no file selected The list of files for import on the server in the cncat_links xml cncat_export folder N 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 2 2 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 Appendix A Note 1 Importing design
57. he list will be displayed use the following parameters Parameter Description and Possible Values type 1 by default display links and articles 0 display links 1 display articles limit Number of displayed items 5 by default offset Defines the order number of the item to start displaying from 0 by default i e starting from the very first new link or article length Restriction on the number of symbols in the description 150 by default sort Sorting order submit_date by default in the descending order by date i e the newest links are displayed rating_moder in the descending order by moderator s rate rating_users in the descending order by users rate For example http web directory_url cncat_info_items php limit 108length 100 O 2009 CN Software Ltd
58. in deactivated Plugins extend and expand the functionality of WordPress Once a plugin is installed you may activate it or deactivate it here Recently Active Plugins The following plugins were recently active When a plugin has been inactive for more than 7 days it will be moved to the Inactive plugin list Clear List Bulk Actions v Apply O Plugin Version Description Action E CNCat Plugin 1 0 CNCat new links and articles widgets By CN Software Ltd Activate O Plugin Version Description Action Inactive Plugins Bulk Actions v Apply O Plugin Version Description Action Plugin Activation 19 As a result the CNCat plugin will move to the list of activated plugins and CNCat widgets will get available 10 Select Appearance Widgets menu item and add CNCat widgets to the sidebar of the widgets in use Dashboard SP Posts Media Links Pages E Comments Themes Widgets Editor Header Image and Color Plugins Installed Add New Editor 2 5 E Widgets Available Widgets Current Widgets Show all widgets X Show Sidebar 1 Show CNCat new links You are using 5 widgets in the sidebar Add more from the Available Widgets section CNCat new articles CNCat search CNCat new links Edit CNCat menu CNCat new articles Edit Pages Add og CNCat search Edit WordPress Pages CNCat menu Edit Calendar Add Links Ccbinku Edit A calendar of ur log s posts Save Changes Activa
59. interface e Display select where you want the additional fields to be displayed in the web directory o on the adding form check this boxto display the additional field on the form of article link adding o in the list of links and articles check this box to display the field in the list of links and articles in detailed description if checked then the additional field will be displayed on the page of the link article detailed description e Mandatory specify if this field is mandatory when adding link article or not by selecting yes or no in the drop down list correspondingly e Search enable or disable the search according to the current field e Sorting order specify the order the additional field will appear in the web directory after the general build in fields the smaller the sorting value the higher the additional field To apply your settings click the Save button Note the empty additional field which is not mandatory will not be displayed on the selected pages until the template is setup otherwise RSS feed You can specify the way RSS feed will be displayed in your web directory via the Settings RSS feed page Settings RSS feed CATNAME catalogue name TITLE category title RSS feed Display Only on the main page Title RSS nenta ana Yo TITLEW Description RSS nenta katanora CATNAME Display entries from child categories in the mM current category
60. 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 cncatiinstall 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 CNCat 4 1 1 Copyright 2002 2008 CN Software Ltd Administrator Login At the first step select the installation language Selection of the intartece enguege 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 2009 CN Software Ltd CNCat Installation 7 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 IS sof
61. ion on Delete To new Edite Check 012345678910 Current Cal 2 ii There are a set of values which describe the categories and give oO 3 CN Softw kh necessary info for the users are 0 0 PR O CY O Rate Comments The mainstream of CN Software Ltd is software development The company offers you its products Statistics as well as installation and maintenance services Besides CN Software elaborates any of their products 10 according to your requirements specification on certain commercial terms The software produced by CN Software Ltd possesses a unique functional set which provides the possibility of using developing and promoting your Internet project in a most effective way Total amount of categories 59 2 Links in directory 57 http www cn software com Articles in directory 7 Date updated 04 06 2008 Main Web Directory Page e The path to the currently selected category and categorys name 11 Main Italian Cars Display All Links Articles Fiat 6 Official site of Flat producer related forums Flat owners clubs dealers and Cars from Italy Fiat other useful resources This web site aims to provide information on all the cars Anwintnena mead bill has Elat ahan Sort by Popularity Name The administrator s vote Date Google PR Yandex CY Note The GUI design depends on the selected theme see Web Directory Menu bar 1 allow
62. ion recalculates the links counters in categories and other duplicated data Itis automatically called when adding or submitting a link Synchronization is required only in case of database failures e Recycle bin cleanup of the Deleted section e E mail send check checking e mails send Service Options Database Database size 306 56 Kb Data 163 56 Kb Index 143 Kb Fragmented 1 05 Kb Number of rows 513 Entries 67 Categories 59 Optimize The web directory 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 web directory contents Clean up the web directory Synchronization Synchronization of the number of entries and categories names Synchronization y 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 29 Kb Delete E mail send check E Mail Service Options O 2009 CN Software Ltd Administrator Interface 81 Note The web directory and Deleted section cleanup is performed without any possibility to restore the deleted data 4 3 16 Importing This section Settings Import is intended for importing the web directory data from XML file from database and from other web directories Import Importing form CNCat 4 x Importing f
63. 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 e inclusion of generated HTML code e inclusion of another template e variable display 2009 CN Software Ltd Appendix A Design Themes 97 e condition of the type if then e condition of the type if then else e function call from the limited list 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 Itis 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 templat
64. koda Added By administrator Approved By administrator Description Information on the company and the models range Ralleyteam and forum mments 0 Actions log E Toyota 12 05 2008 21 05 2008 o o 8 550 2789 http www com 17 03 2009 Categories Japanese Cars Toyota Added By user Approved Description Official Site of Toyota Motor Sales cars trucks SUVs hybrids acoessories amp motorsports Actions log Comments 0 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 2009 CN Software Ltd 46 CNCat 4 3 3 User Manual Links and Articles Processing Use search option to fill the queue Clear the queue The last report Check E mail E mail Parameters Subject Message text The number of intermediate results on the page while checking Time limit for each page of intermediate 100 results sec List of fields v Sort by Popularity Decreasing order EA Sort Total number of checked links 2 Mark all the links on the page French Classic Cars 14 05 2008 17 03 2009 http www francethisway com top10lists frenchclassiccars php Categories French Cars Citroen
65. l Description Official Site of Toyota Motor Sales cars trucks SUVs hybrids accessories amp motorsports Full description B7U lt Erre ie Ea A a eE 9 0 gt dE Qs 2 Hja Keywords in META toyota Description in META Jumps from the site Jumps to the site 0 0 PR CY 0 0 Site M Official E Unofficial Web catalogue Availability Forum M Online Shop Car Parts Link display mode By default as in the settings le Full description display mode By default as in the settings Favourite links level level 0 OOO Status O New 10 Submitted O Deleted Send email notification B Save Cancel Edit Link Form 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 web directory elements 2009 CN Software Ltd 40 CNCat 4 3 3 User Manual 4 1 2 4 1 3 4 1 4 4 1 5 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 T
66. l detailed description page URL e DISPLAY BACKLINKS list of backward links 4 3 10 Uncontrolled Jumps Protection To obtain relevant information on the web directory 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 mM Counter timeout sec 30 Use time limitation while jumping from the site mM Counter timeout sec 30 Uncontrolled Jumps Protection Settings O 2009 CN Software Ltd 76 CNCat 4 3 3 User Manual 4 3 11 The rating level is estimated according to unique IP s Ifa 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 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 lt a href BACKURL gt CATNAME String for checking BACKURL URL Backward Link Checking method Sorting Display Yes B EX To create a backward link you should use the option Add a new backward link adding form will be displayed on the screen Back
67. l limages category big gif images rss gif 3 Copy file add tpl from the default theme 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 lang menu_add_ link lt strong gt lt a gt ENDIF IF CNCAT config add article enable lt a href CNCAT abs cncat add article php gt lt strong gt CNCAT lang menu _add article lt strong gt lt a gt ENDIF 5 To enable the section New Articles in index tp file of the index template after the string DISPLAY NEW_ITEMS add O 2009 CN Software Ltd CNCat Installation 13 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 web directory 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 7 To enable RSS in the category tpl file of the catpath_currentcat template add as the last string IF CNCAT page show
68. l date 19 03 2009 E No check run since 19 03 2009 fie Search request Search Reset Sort by Date w Decreasing order EZ Sort Search Form The section is intended for checking links and sending automated e mail messages for those entries which have been marked bythe 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 e 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 web directory O 2009 CN Software Ltd 44 CNCat 4 3 3 User Manual Links and Articles Processing Use search option to fill the queue Clear the queue The last report Check E mail Check Parameters Check the link efficiency Da Check availability of a backward link Check Google PR Check Yandex CY QQ a A
69. ld 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 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 2009 CN Software Ltd CNCat Installation 9 Click Next to install new version ofthe program At the next step the wizard will display the form to setup web directory parameters Interface language English UTF 8 EZ Language of the catalogue content Default O Classic O Simple Summ A Reiman se oe att Laca ate scons be cen Login name admin Password Confirm password Setting up Web Directory Parameters Specify the following parameters on this form e Interface settings interface language language of the web directory content select program interfa
70. n additional component of your site To integrate CNCat with Joomla you will need a special CNCat edition for Joomla For more detailed information see Installing CNCat into Joomla paragraph 7 2 Integrating into WordPress To work with the CNCat web directory within the content management system WordPress download CNCat edition for WordPress from the official website http www cn software com en cncat download CNCat installation and configuration in WordPress are described in Installing CNCatinto WordPress O 2009 CN Software Ltd 100 CNCat 4 3 3 User Manual 7 3 7 4 Integrating into Drupal Integration of CNCat web directory into Drupal implies adding new module to Drupal Download the CNCat edition for Drupal from the official website http www cn s oftware com en cncat download To install and configure CNCat in Drupal please see Installing CNCat into Drupal part Information Block New Links If the web directory is a part of your site and you wish to place the block informing about new links and articles on one or several pages of your site you can use the script cncat_info_items php This script outputs the list of recently added entries along with their descriptions You can use the script code as an example of getting a list of recently added links or include it into your PHP code as follows echo file get contents http web directory URL cncat_info items php To configure the way t
71. ners page you can manage the way banners will be displayed on the pages of the web directory 2009 CN Software Ltd Administrator Interface 59 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 FASES lt 8 gt Banners List To add a banner onto the web directory page s selectthe Add Banner option 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 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 Comment Page On all pages O Only on the main page O On all pages except the main one O In category American Cars E Including subcategories Only on the main page of the category O Br URI template On search page O On sitemap page O On page of link adding On page of article adding O On page with detailed description links Articles Position Atthetop wy Display order 100 PHP Support Do not display D Managing Banners Using the displayed form you can perform the following settings e Add the banner code into the Banner Code field Specify some n
72. ning of links block in the administrative interface admin_item Description of a link admin_items_end End of links block admin_item_cat Description of a link category admin_item_cat_delim Delimiter between categories admin_item_rating Element of a link rating Description of JavaScript scripts js tpl js_calendar Options for displaying built in calendar in the administrative interface O 2009 CN Software Ltd 96 CNCat 4 3 3 User Manual Templates of notification letters for administrators and users 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 addition mail_add_subject of a link to the web directory 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 in mail_approve_subject the web directory mail_approve_body mail_decline_from meill CAES Description of a template for letters notifying users about link refusal mail_decline_subject mail_decline_body 6 2 Templates File Format Template file contains description ofone 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
73. ntents To single out these links you should use the button Xx to the right of the link name the following warning will be displayed on the screen O 2009 CN Software Ltd 34 CNCat 4 3 3 User Manual 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 web directory 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 Web Directory Elements Settings 4 1 Links and Articles Working with Links and Articles New Links Articles 2009 CN Software Ltd Administrator Interface 35 Submitted Links Articles Deleted Links Articles Quarantine 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 implemented for working with various types of links and articles at the Links and Articles section new submitt
74. nts Comment Rate Date Author E Mail Entry title cool stuff 10 2008 11 07 13 50 33 Jenn CNStats site statistics and site counter FX does anyone know the alternative 9 2008 11 07 13 49 04 Mike CNStats site statistics and site counter FX heard a lot of this development company 10 2008 11 07 12 42 04 Jenn CN Software EX thanks for info 9 2008 11 07 11 48 29 Mike How to Embed CNCat on Your Site EX List of Submitted Comments In case the comments are approved automatically see Setting up Comments then all the comments added by users will appear in the list of submitted comments To delete a comment from the list of submitted ones click EX icon next to the needed comment In case the comments are put under moderation then they will appear in the list of new comments for you to approve them or to delete Settings New comments Submitted comments Execute Action Comment Rate Entry title Author E mail Entry title Submit Skip Delete O O 2008 11 07 CNStats site statistics and site Sp e cost stuf 10 13 50 33 i counter O 10 O does anyone know the 9 2008 11 07 Mike CNStats site statistics and site alternative 13 49 04 counter Execute List of New Comments To submit skip delete a comment select the desired operation in the list of actions and then click the Execute button O 2009 CN Software Ltd Administrator Interface 4 3 Settings Web Directory Links Articles Settin
75. o restore initial data click the Cancel button New Links Articles This section contains web directory elements registered in the system but not submitted in the web directory 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 web directory Submitted Links Articles This section contains links and articles submitted by the administrator and added to the web directory 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 web directory 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 web directory 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 web directory again or to the New without being available in the web directory with the help of the corresponding buttons Quarantine This section contains links and articles temporary moved from the web directory or from the administrator sections bythe administrator As a rule the items moved to this
76. on index 0 Submitted automatically Never E2 Links Configuration Comments to certain parameters e Links display parameters 2009 CN Software Ltd Administrator Interface 65 o Display favicon the link icon display mode Links adding parameters o 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 o Minimal value of Google PR and Minimal value of Yandex citation index these values are checked when user adds a link If these parameters of the web site being added are lower than the minimal values set by you then the link will not be added and the corresponding message will be displayed for the user 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 O 2009 CN Software Ltd 66 CNCat 4 3 3 User Manual 4 3 4 Settings Articles Adding article Allow visitors to add new articles Use CAPTCHA Message above the fo
77. ons 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 To import data from Scripto web directory selectthe Import from Scripto O 2009 CN Software Ltd Administrator Interface 83 Import from Scripto Import Note All existing data will be deleted while importing to the web directory Import options Datania Choose File no file selected Import Importing from Scripto Web Directory Browse for the file with data exported Scripto and click Import Note that when importing from other web directories all the current data will be deleted 4 3 17 Exporting The section is intended for exporting the web directory data to XML file As a rule export procedure is performed before a version update or for creation of the web directory backup Export Export parameters Exported data Entries categories filters moderators Backward links Black list Settings Esport binary data mM Use compression o 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 pe
78. op down list 2 3 Installing CNCat into Joomla To install CNCat onto the site working on Joomla content management system do the following 1 Download CNCat version for Joomla from the official web site htto Avww cn software com en cncat download 2 On the Control Panel of Joomla select Extensions Install Uninstall tab 3 Upload package file browse for CNCat distribution kit com_cncat zip saved on a disc 4 Click the Upload File amp Uninstall button The installation will run automatically After the installation is completed web directory access data and URL will be displayed O 2009 CN Software Ltd CNCat Installation 17 A Extension Manager Install Components Modules Plugins Languages Templates O Install Component Success Links and articles directory CNCat has been successfully installed Your login and password for access to administrator page admin password The web directory is available at http your site joomla index php option com_cncat Upload Package File Package File Browse Upload File amp Install Install from Directory Install Directory Install Install from URL Install URL http 4 Install Installation Completion Save your login and password before you close this page You can change your login and password by modifying the components com_cncat cncat cncat_config config php file 2 4 Installing CNCat into WordPress To install link
79. ort the Refresh button to get the current results To delete the report click the Clear Report link 4 3 9 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 eventin the system successful adding of the link article link article submission link article rejection Such notifications are setup on the Settings E mail Notifications page 2009 CN Software Ltd 74 CNCat 4 3 3 User Manual 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 mM Notify the user about link article rejection mM Notifiction for administrator pon CNCATIconfig admin_email aa SCNCAT Iang 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 Entry adding From CNCAT config admin_email Reply to CNCAT config admin_email Subject CNCAT lang mail_add_subject Message text CNCAT lang mail_add_body CNCAT lang site_title CNCAT item item_title CNCAT lang link_url CNCAT item link_url CNCAT lang ba
80. ory then the minimum number of symbols should be 0 e Length of Comment field value specify the minimum and maximum number of symbols for the text in this field the Comment field is mandatory whatever value is set up for its minimum border e Enable users rate allow users to rate links or and articles at a ten point scale e Allow rating without comments allow users to rate link article without adding comments in case this option is notenabled then a user will not be able to rate link article without leaving a comment Important Since users comments and ratings are displayed on the page of the link article detailed description make sure that the option Display full descriptionis enabled on the administration page Settings Web Directory O 2009 CN Software Ltd 68 CNCat 4 3 3 User Manual 4 3 5 Additional Fields CNCat allows you to add one or more additional fields for links and articles There are three types of data and three additional fields for each type You can enable or disable these fields By default all the additional fields are disabled To setup displaying additional fields in the web directory go to Settings Additional Fields admin page There are two forms for setting up additional fields one for links and the other one for articles Both tabs have the same controls O 2009 CN Software Ltd Administrator Interface 69 Settings Additional Fields Links
81. otes if any in the Commentfield Set up the web directory page s the current banner will be displayed on e Incase you need to specify specific conditions to display a banner enter the corresponding PHP code in the PHP condition field This condition will be checked ifthe banner is set up to be displayed O 2009 CN Software Ltd 60 CNCat 4 3 3 User Manual 4 2 5 on the page In other words ifthe Only on the main page value is selected then the banner will be displayed only if the main page is being viewed and the specified PHP condition is true e Selecta position on the web directory 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 e Enable php support for the php code banners e Disable the current banner To edit or delete the existing banners use CY and ES icons correspondingly on the Banners List page Comments Comments that have been left by a user for a particular link and or article are displayed on the administration page Web Directory Elements Comments Settings Submitted comments New comme
82. ouble1 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 add_backlink add_backlinks_bottom add_errors_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 extended 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 Description of a backward link End of backward links block Beginning of errors list block O 2009 CN Software Ltd Appendix A Design Themes 95 add tpl add_error Description of an error add_errors_bottom End of errors list block add_cat_next_level Displayed upon increasing of categories nesting level in the list of categories add_cat Categories selection element add_cat_prev_level 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 Begin
83. phs the way data and design can be imported is described O 2009 CN Software Ltd 14 CNCat 4 3 3 User Manual 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 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 web directory version to get these values e Sdb name database name e 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 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 web directory before importing field 3 Browse for the XML files if they are of a small size 1 Mb at most Import from XML of CNCat 2 x 3 x Import Clean the web directory before importing all entries will be deleted without any possibility Mm to restore them the links importing is performed into an empty web directory Overwrite if the link with that ID already O exists Omit if the link with that ID already exists 10 File wit
84. r users See Setting up Comments then the links Rate and Comments will be displayed for every web directory entry You can add comment or and rate the links article via those links or via the detailed description form To view detailed description of a link click on the icon 2009 CN Software Ltd Web Directory User Interface CN Software The site URL http www cn software com Categories e CNCat CN Software Products Description The mainstream of CN Software Ltd is software development The company offers you its products as well as installation and maintenance services Besides CN Software elaborates any of their products according to your requirements specification on certain commercial terms The software produced by CN Software Ltd possesses a unique functional set which provides the possibility of using developing and promoting your Internet project in a most effective way The moderator s vote No Jumps to the site 0 Jumps from the site 0 Image 1 Comments No comments Add comment Name E Mail Comment Enter the characters you see in the image Detailed Link Description The following parameters are specified for each article in the web directory list 6 e article title e abstract e source link To display the content click on the article title or the icon 25 2009 CN Software Ltd 26 C
85. reiod in days 0 Maximum length of new links descriptions o Categories settings Display subcategories of child categories Con allpages ic Maximum number of displayed subcategories 10 for each child category Categories sorting order f In the assigned order then by name ca 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 ea Display the path to the current category on the m main page View of the categories list on the E administrator page Images Image size 640 x 480 Image preview size 150 x 450 Web Directory Configuration Links style value defines the URL pages of the web directory Three types of format are supported 2009 CN Software Ltd Administrator Interface e Common without mod_rewrite http www server com c 488s 0 e New CNCat 4 x http Awww server com external s ervices site analyzer s2p0 htm 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 63 O 2009 CN Software Ltd CNCat 4 3 3 User Manual Links Display parameters meee Show icon from Andex if it is not in the databse 4 Urk sly mode Open link in new window mM 4 B Adding link Adding mode Disable ability to ad
86. rform exporting click the Export button Note 1 Unlike CNCat 3 x 2 x itis impossible to export import separate elements of the web directory 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 ofthe web directory If you have no rights to change it use Browser for exporting 44 Plugins You can use and implement additional plugins in the web directory and then manage them via administrator O 2009 CN Software Ltd 84 CNCat 4 3 3 User Manual interface Use existing plugins as an example Static Pages 4 4 1 Static Pages To add an additional page with specific information to the web directory for example usage rules contacts and etc go to the Plugins Static Pages Static Pages Add Title Identifier Users Pages page php id 4 PAE Read about CNCat 229 php id about PAE Contacts e php id contacts r y x Usage Rules page php id rules y x Ls Ls Static Pages Click the Add link at the top left corner The form for adding static pages will appear 2009 CN Software Ltd Administrator Interface 85 Static Pages Adding List of pages Page Title Identifier Sorting Contents B7ZU IS S ES Pomt The links to static pages will be displayed in the web directory heading in the ascending order o
87. rm 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 Use WYSIWYG editor for abstract 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 Title field value Length of E Mail field value Length of Author field value Length of Abstract field value Length of Article field value Length of Keywords in META field value Length of Description in META field value 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 Articles Configuration 4 4 Display HTML code DAA aR o 3 from q 255 from 4 from 9 200 from 4 2000 from q 20000 from y 1000 from 9 1000 w 0 0 0 0 Any Never BEE E 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 Setting up Commen
88. rom XML and database Importing from CNCat 3 x 2 x 1 x Importing from XML Importing from databse Importing design Import from other web directories Import from Scripto 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 the web directory The uploaded file size should not exceed 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 pase 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 O 20
89. s 2 o A Body Mopar Forum o American Car Parts o Chevrolet a Chevy Xtreme o Chrysler o J Dodge Dodge Pilothouse Club o Ford Ford Forum o E Jeep CNCat o H Articles Dane ff 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 Availability O Forum O Online Shop Car Parts Site O Official O Unofficial C Web catalogue Image 1 Choose File no file selected Enter the characters you see in the image Adding Article O 2009 CN Software Ltd Web Directory User Interface 33 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 web directory for the administrator to acceptitor decline 34 Search To perform a search through the web directory you should enter a certain link parameter in the entry field and click the Search button 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 By relevance 1
90. s 79 Service Options Im porting Exporting A APIU GINS asera aaa aa aa aa ae ERa a a AAE AATA a da Eaa AE da Eaa Static Pages dss a aE E a Ra 84 Part V Web Directory Management Additional Options 86 T Site Mapu cn aada estecadeetuenieveeredasceusseneseereteneeneiese 86 Part VI Appendix A Design Themes 86 Theme Filesand Templates cui ia ai 87 2 Templates File Formation Add A a A 96 Inclusion of Generated HTML Code cocccccnccccnncconcccnnncnnnnnnnnancncnnnonnnnnnnnannn nn nana nn rra narran naar nn nr nnnnn nn nn nana nr nnnannn nn 97 Inclusion of Another Template ats VETE AO AA tevecscavecdcocccesecevsccseteenssveuecusnscedece tsuusnsdupetsesusvenscaeesddaesesscsvsderetesuesSeteruecsvedece Gonditio s A T asta cet ca toe abe eased OET Function Call sicccccsecc th cicada eae ed AEE eo ca el de ened ee Part VII Appendix B Integrating CNCat into Other Sites 99 1 Integrating into Joomla cooomiodacinici iria 99 2 Integrating into WOrdPresS cit 99 3 Integrating Into DrUPAl icon tn a dede indi 100 4 Information Block New LiNkS oocoocccnncccncconicnconnconnconccnnnnnanonanonaronnrnononanonnrnnnnancnanananenanes 100 O 2009 CN Software Ltd CNCat 4 3 3 User Manual O 2009 CN Software Ltd Program Overview 5 1 Program Overview CNCat application is intended to create a directory of Internet resources and articles The program is easy to install to set up
91. s and articles web directory script CNCat into the content management system WordPress 1 Download CNCat edition for WordPress from the official website http www cn s oftware com en cncat download 2 Extract the installation files from the archive and copy them into the WordPress root directory 3 In the Browser open cncat folder in the WordPress directory for example http yoursite com wordpress cncat The page with the CNCat installation launch on will be displayed 4 Run the Installation Wizard Then follow the installation steps described in Initial Installation paragraph 5 At the final step of the web directory installation the dialog with the further instructions on adding CNCat to WordPress will be displayed O 2009 CN Software Ltd 18 CNCat 4 3 3 User Manual CNCat 4 3 2 installation completed successfully Before you start working with the web directory please delete the install folder Web directory is available at http yoursite ru wordpress wp cncat php Administration page is available at http yoursite ru wordpress cncat cncat_admin Link to web directory Go to the WordPress administration panel Then select Links menu item and add the link pointing to CNCat You may also need to activate Links widget Widgets activation Go to the WordPress administration panel Then select Plugins menu item and activate CNCat plugin After that the CNCat widgets will be availabl
92. s you to add link article and to go to the administrator interface see Administrator Interface and to the web directory map Search engine 2 allows finding the required link in the web directory 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 The categories can be displayed either as a table or as a tree See settings in Settings Web Directory Each link can be stored in one or more categories Besides itis possible to create cross categories which are links to existing categories see Categories 2009 CN Software Ltd 24 CNCat 4 3 3 User Manual Astandard sorting mechanism 5 allows sorting links by popularity name etc There are the following parameters defined for each link in the list of all web directory elements 6 e jumps from to the site in brackets e the link rating in Google PR and Yandex CY level of favour links marked by star icons see Adding Link e brief description of the link the link URL Also ifthe administrator has enabled the option to add comments and to rate links and articles fo
93. se 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 2009 CN Software Ltd Administrator Interface 45 Final check results are displayed in the report form Processing Report Queue Delete the report All O Working Broken Select Sort by Date EZ Decreasing order he Sort Total number of checked links 3 Mark all the links on the page In Out PR cY 1D 8 Volvo 12 05 2008 17 03 2009 o o 325 2790 http www volvocars com intl Pages default aspx 17 03 2009 Added By user Categories Japanese Cars Volvo gt Approved By administrator Description Volvo Cars global homepage and country selector models dealers purchase options Actions log Comments 0 Skoda 12 05 2008 17 03 2009 o o 7 50 2791 http skoda auto com lt 17 03 2009 Categories Other Countries S
94. subishi 1 Articles 6 CN Software Products 4 Citroen 2 Peugeot 1 Renault 1 Nissan 1 Subaru 1 Suzuki 1 Toyota 1 Useful Websites 2 Web Cataloques Powered by CNCat 7 German Cars 10 Korean Cars 4 Audi 2 BMW 2 Mercedes Benz 1 Opel 1 ZN Daewoo 1 Hyundai 1 Kia 1 Porsche 1 Volkswagen 2 7 a IA 5 Ga Main Display All Links Articles 8 Sort by Popularity Name The administrator s vote Date Gooale PR Yandex CY Toyota Official Site of Toyota Motor Sales 6 Ae EER ET cars trucks SUVs hybrids accessories amp motorsports 1 How to Embed CNCat on Your Site PROMOCJA STRON Darmowe PR 5 CY 750 Rate No 9 0 Rate Comments 1 pozycjonowanie The article describes the way catalogue design can be applied Niniejszy darmowy katalog stron E uruchomili my aby skutecznie http www cn software com cncat promowa witryny internetowe Delete e To new Edite Checks 012345678910 tc E 2 CNCat Official Site 0 1 PR O CY O Rate Comments French Classic Cars CNCat the application for web resources catalogue creation The site presents detailed product The story of the classic car in description specifications feedback ability to download and install trial versions and to buy the France is more or less the story of license Citroen So that is where we http cn software com en cncat M How to Get Informat
95. td Administrator Interface 55 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 offields Across categoryis a subject link to a real category To add a cross category you should select the category to be 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 Categories Adding Cross Category Categories list In American Cars category Name Sorting order 1000 Link to category American Cars iw Description Image Choose File no file selected Sort out the entries in the category By default as in the settings Add Adding Cross category You should specify the following parameters in this form e the cross category name mandatory e sorting order e acategory to which the cross category will refer mandatory e description of the cross category a picture for the cross category the way entries will be ordered in the category by name popularity date etc 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 web directory To delete a category subcategory you sho
96. ted CNCat Widgets Installing CNCat into Drupal You can install CNCat web directory into Drupal content management system To do this 1 Create cncat folder within modules folder of the Drupal files on the server 2009 CN Software Ltd 20 CNCat 4 3 3 User Manual 2 Download CNCat edition for Drupal from the official website http www cn software com en cncat download 3 Extract the installation files from the archive and copy them into the newly created cncat folder 4 Enable the new module in Drupal a Select the Administer Site Building Modules menu item b Enable the checkbox next to CNCat web directory admin My account Create content Administer Content management Site building Blocks Menus Modules Themes Site configuration User management Reports Help Log out Home gt Administer gt Site building Modules List Uninstall The configuration options have been saved Modules are plugins that extend Drupal s core functionality Enable modules by selecting the Enabled checkboxes below and clicking the Save configuration button Once a module is enabled new permissions may be available To reduce server load modules with their Throttle checkbox selected are temporarily disabled when your site becomes extremely busy Note that the Throttle checkbox is only available if the Throttle module is enabled It is important that update php is run every time a
97. to 100 http 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_from pr 2816 gt CNCat 4 1 1 lt a gt CNCat CAD 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 O 2009 CN Software Ltd 28 CNCat 4 3 3 User Manual 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 page Select the filters values O 2009 CN Software Ltd Web Directory User Interface 29 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 site name up to 100 CN Software symbols Categories maxumum number is 3 e American Cars a o A Body Mopar Forum o American Car Parts o 7 Chevrolet Chevy Xtreme o O Chrysler C Dodge Dodge Pilothouse Club o O Ford Ford Forum o Jeep e CNC
98. ts To configure the way users will add comments or and rate links and articles in the administration interface go to Settings Comments page 2009 CN Software Ltd Administrator Interface 67 Settings Comments Comments Enable comments for links Enable comments for articles Allow adding new comments Submit new comments automatically Use CAPTCHA Length of Author field value Length of E Mail field value Length of Comment field value Enable users rate Allow rating without comments aaa from 4 to 50 from 4 to 50 from 3 to 2000 m m Setting up Comments and Rate Adding There are the following options e Enable comments for links allow displaying available comments for links e Enable comments for articles allow displaying available comments for articles e Allow adding new comments allow users to add new comments the adding comments form is available on the page of the link article detailed description e Use CAPTCHA make it mandatory to enter the code from the image when adding rate or and comment e Length of Author field value specify the minimum and maximum number of symbols for the text in this field ifthe filed is not mandatory then the minimum number of symbols should be 0 e Length of E mail field value specify the minimum and maximum number of symbols for the text in this field ifthe filed is not mandat
99. tware 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 1 LA Vau mau notice canu amulata rlana rant laaca call modifi 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 localhost S SE MYSQL login name sandbox8 MySQL password jPDCxw4eBYSuBizy Database name sandbox8_
100. tware com 21 04 2009 Categories CNCat Useful Websites Added By administrator Approved By administrator Description The mainstream of CN Software Ltd is software development The company offers you ts Aone products as well as installation and maintenance services Besides CN Software elaborates any of their products according to your requirements specification on certain commercial terms The software produced by CN Software Ltd possesses a unique functional set which provides the possibility of using developing and promoting your Internet project in a most effective way Comments 0 Clear Report 2009 04 21 10 51 28 User admin URL validity check http www cn software com URL is valid Google PR check 6 Yandex rank check 700 2009 04 21 10 50 56 User admin URL validity check http www cn software com URL is valid Google PR check 6 Yandex rank check 700 2009 04 21 10 44 50 User admin The entry was moved to the Submitted group 2009 04 21 10 44 30 User admin The entry was moved to the New group Actions Log There are the following options below each web directory entry e delete a link article see Deleted Links Articles e submita new link article see Submitted Links Articles e move a submitted deleted link article to the New category see New Links Articles O 2009 CN Software Ltd 38 CNCat 4 3 3 User Manual e edit the link article paramet
101. uld select it in the list and click on the icon ES You can delete only an empty category subcategory which does not contain links To delete a non empty category you should first O 2009 CN Software Ltd 56 CNCat 4 3 3 User Manual 4 2 2 4 2 3 delete all its elements or move them to other category Filters The section is intended for creation of filters which presenta mechanism of additional subject sorting of links and articles in the web directory The number of filters and their values is unlimited Filters M Use filters Save Name Mandatory Sorting Site No 1000 E X Availability No 1000 E EK f Optional 1000 Add Filter Value Sorting Official 1000 Y EX Site Unofficial 1000 W EX Web catalogue 1000 a X Forum 1000 PAE Availability Online Shop 1000 Er Ek Car Parts 1000 MES Site 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
102. um number is 3 American Cars o A Body Mopar Forum o American Car Parts o Chevrolet Chevy Xtreme Chrysler Dodge Dodge Pilothouse Club Ford a Ford Forum o Jeep CNCat o Articles moan B B o Oo la E Mail address up to 100 symbols Author up to 200 symbols Description up to 1000 symbols Full description up to 2000 symbols B7U s a E a i Eam 2 H L META keywords up to 1000 symbols META description up to 1000 symbols Availability O Forum O Online Shop Car Parts Site O Official O Unofficial C Web catalogue Image 1 no file selected Enter the characters you see in the image Add Link Form 2009 CN Software Ltd CNCat 4 3 3 User Manual Adding Article To add an article click the Add article menu item on the main web directory page As a resultthe 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 selectthe category in the categories tree and the filters specify the source link and fill in other fields Name up to 255 symbols Abstract up to 2000 symbols Article up to 20000 symbols BZU Ga WG Gy i i E E Ole b S S Rm 2 2 Categories maxumum number is 3 American Car
103. ve a link from Warnings section by using the Cancel the warning button the link will be displayed in the web directory again 4 1 8 Search The section is intended to search for the web directory elements using various criteria By setting the required parameters you can generate a listof web directoryelements equal to the ones described in the above sections The search form allows you to set up the following parameters e a category containing required elements e entries status new submitted deleted e how and who added and approved the links approved by administrator during check during adding added by user by administrator by bot e filters types e validity and backward link status e starting and ending dates date the entry was added e starting and ending dates defining the time interval of the last check e date since which there was no check e field for textual request Search results can be sorted out see Working with Links and Articles O 2009 CN Software Ltd Administrator Interface 43 4 1 9 Processing Links Links Search All categories Including subcategories Select Links f Articles ED New 5 Submitted 5 Deleted Added Any Approved Any w Validity Any E2 Backward link Any Site Official Unofficial Web catalogue Availability Forum Online Shop Car Parts El Initial date 49 92 2009 G Fina
104. ward links Adding Backward links list CATNAME the catalogue name BACKURL automatically generated link to the catalogue considering the jumps statistics oSITEID 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 BACKURL O RegExp Check for correspondence to regular expression in PCRE format Display order Do not display when adding a link nN Adding Backward Link The following parameters should be setin this form e HTML code which should be located on the site page e check of HTML code availability on the page 2009 CN Software Ltd Administrator Interface e check of URL availability e check of correspondence to regular expression e sorting order 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 SCATNAMES the web directory name e BACKURLS automatically generated link to the web directory considering jumps statistics e SITEIDS the link identifier in the
105. y 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 4 1 11 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 ofa link display in the web directory 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 Submitted status will be added to the web directory 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 American Cars o 7 A Body Mopar Forum o 7 American Car Parts o Chevrolet Chevy Xtreme o Chrysler o Dodge Dodge Pilothouse Club o H Ford Ford Forum o Jeep CNCat o Articles API Banners gt Site Official E 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

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