the manual

what we do

Tribal Core provides internet strategy and web marketing for businesses that value social responsibility, philanthropy and community.
Contact
Tyler Suchman
tyler -at- tribalcore dot com
805-715-9694
Ojai, California

May 27, 2007

Website Manual Introduction

Welcome to your website manual! Your site uses a content management system called Movable Type, that allows you to add, modify and delete entries, create pages, include images, moderate discussions and more. Use the navigation in the left column to find the resources and instructions you are looking for.

About the Design

Your website uses a Movable Type template, over 100 of which can be found at The Style Archive. The template selected for you is further customized to best match the image and persona of your company.

The template, or look-and-feel, of your website is controlled by a Cascading Style Sheet. Commonly called a style sheet or CSS file, this file contains instructions to your browser on how to display your site, from colors to images and layout.

If you are not so handy with code, then you'll need some help if you want to make site modifications on the style sheet. The location and filename of your style sheet are dependent on what theme is being used, but the base directory is:

wwwroot/cgi-bin/mt/mt-static/themes

Another design note: your site is set up with a default page extension of .shtml. What that means is that you can use Server Side Includes (SSI), such that code common to multiple pages can be contained and edited in a single text file. This is very useful for the inclusion of site-wide advertisements, for instance. See the top ad banner on OjaiNews.com for an example. A reference for SSI can be found here.

You or your designer will need FTP access. If you have not already received it, please contact Tribal Core, and we will set you right up.

using your domain name

Changing the Domain Name Server settings at your registrar (where you first registered your domain) will point the domain to its new location on our servers. Use the following information, and we will take care of the rest:

Primary: NS2.NETWORKPRODUCTS.COM
Secondary: NS3.NETWORKPRODUCTS.COM
Tertiary: delete it, if it exists

If you registered your domain with GoDaddy, then use the following directions:

  1. Go to your registrar (GoDaddy), and log in.

  2. in the top green row, put your mouse over Domains (far left), and in the drop-down menu, select My Domain Names

  3. select the checkbox next to yourdomainname.com, and select Nameservers from the row above it

  4. either choose Custom Nameservers, or select the Custom Nameservers tab.

  5. copy and paste the following:
    for Nameserver 1: NS2.NETWORKPRODUCTS.COM
    for Nameserver 2: NS3.NETWORKPRODUCTS.COM

  6. hit OK

  7. within a few minutes (but could be as much as 12-24 hours), your site should be live at yourdomainname.com - it will be a placeholder site that says 'Watch this space - yourdomainname.com - coming soon!'

  8. once this is set up, we will load the software and build your site.

Additional Resources

The official Movable Type manual:
www.sixapart.com/movabletype/docs/3.2

An HTML tutorial:
www.w3schools.com/html

Resize images online:
www.shrinkpictures.com