Getting Started

In your welcome email you should have received a URL (ie mysite.birddogsw.com), User Name, and Password. 

• Open your browser and go to this web site
• Click the Login or Account link
• Enter the User Name and password you were sent
• Click Sign In
• The site will change from its' current Theme (Color Scheme) to the BirdDog Tangerine Scream theme (Orange, of course!)

You're logged in!

It is a good idea to change your inital password:

1. Login
2. Click the Dashboard link (if the Dashboard isn't already showing)
3. On the right hand menu, click Edit Email Address and Password
4. Type your current password in the Current Password box
5. Type your new password in the New Password and Confirm New Password box
6. Click the Save New password link
7. Logout
8. Login with your new password

An important part of creating a web site is adding content.  This is done one page at a time...let's add your first page:

• Click Dashboard
• Click Content Manager
• Click Edit Main Menu
• Click Add Page
• Type 'My First Page' in the Short Description
• Type 'My First Page - Long Description' on the Long Description tab
• Click Save

You've created your first page!

Things to notice:

• The text you entered in Short Description shows on the menu
• Click the new menu Item, notice that the Short Description and Long Description show on this page

The menu structure of most sites is arranged in a 'Tree View' or Hierarchy.  Typically, you will click on a menu item (which is just a page).  That page will have some content and (possibly) other pages below it.  These pages can have pages below them as well, too an unlimited depth.

Here is a simple site Hierarchy:

• Home
• Products
• Product Category 1
• Product Category 2
• Product Category 3
• Services
• Service Type 1
• Service Type 2
• About Us
• Contact Us

To add a new Product Category page (Product Category 4), you would just browse to the Products page and click Add Page.  You could also go to Dashboard | Content Manager | Web Manger and browse to the Products page and click the Add Page button.

Now let's create another page, that is beneath the page you previously created:

• Browse to the page you previously created
• Click Add Page
• Type 'My Second Page' in the Short Description
• Type 'My Second Page - Long Description' on the Long Description tab
• Click Save

You've created your second page!

Things to notice:

• The text you entered in Short Description shows on the menu
• Click the new menu Item, notice that the Short Description and Long Description show on this page
• Notice that this page is below the previous page you created
  

An important part of creating an Ecommerce site is adding items that your customers can purchase:

• Click Dashboard
• Click Inventory | Items
• Click the Add Item button
• Click the Get Next Item No button
• Type 'My First Item - Description' in Description
• Click the Save and Edit button
• Type 'My First Item - Short Description' in Short Description
• Type 'My First Item - Long Description' in Long Description
• Click the Save button

Things to notice:

• The text you entered in Short Description shows as the title of the page
• The text you entered in Long Description shows in the body of the page
• The Item Number shows on this page as well
• The Price is $9,999,999.00 (will fix that later)

Another important part of a web site is being able to find the information you've entered:

• Notice the Search box and button in the top right hand corner
• Enter 'my' in the box and click the Search button
• Notice that in your search results you get the page and the item you previously added

• Click 'My First Web Page' in the menu
• Click Edit Page
• Click the Web Items tab
• In the Item No box, type '1000' and click the Add Web Item button
• Click Save on the Web Page

Things to notice:

• The Item you added now shows in a list at the bottom of your web page 
• You now have an Add To Cart button!

Normally, you don't want to give your stuff away, so let's set a price:

• Go to the Item you previously added (either browse the menu or use search to find it)
• Click Edit Item
• Click the Price Codes tab
• Click Add Price Code
• Item Number Only should be selected in the drop down
• Click Add Price Code
• Double Click on Discount under Pricing Basis and select Price
• Double Click on 0 under Price and enter '9.99'
• Click Save on the Item

Things to notice:

• Your Item now has a Sale Price of 9.99 
• If you add the item to the Shopping Cart, it shows a price of 9.99