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This page provides an overview of your account - what websites you have, which tools you have registered, and your personal information is all listed here. | This page provides an overview of your account - what websites you have, which tools you have registered, and your personal information is all listed here. | ||
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* | * [[Renewing your hosting service]] by selecting the [[Image:Renew.PNG]] button. | ||
* | * The [[account expiry date]] of your hosting package is shown directly above the [[Image:Renew.PNG]] button. | ||
* | * [[Change your password]] for your Bravenet account by selecting the [[Image:Accountpassord.PNG]] button. | ||
* | * [[Change your account information]] by selecting the [[Image:Editinfo.PNG]] button. Note that this will not change the information associated with your [[Managing domain contacts |domains]]. | ||
* | * [[View your transactions]] by selecting [[Image:Transactions.PNG]] | ||
* Access the [[Website manager]] for a registered website by either clicking its name or using the [[Image:Manageico.PNG]] icon. | |||
* Customize a [[Web tool]] by selecting its name. | |||
* Add a [[Web tool]] through the [[Image:Getmorewebtools.PNG]] button. | |||
===[[Account manager - Websites tab | Websites]]=== | ===[[Account manager - Websites tab | Websites]]=== | ||
This tab contains all the options you need to build and manage a website. | This tab contains all the options you need to build and manage a website. | ||
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* | * [[Build a website]] by selecting [[Image:Newweb.PNG]]. | ||
* If you | * If you are [[Build a Frontpage site | building]] a [[What is Frontpage? | Frontpage]] site, use the [[Image:Newfront.PNG]] option instead! | ||
* | * Access the [[Website Manager]] for an already registered website by either clicking its name or using the [[Image:Manageico.PNG]] icon. | ||
* | * [[Web page viewing | View a website]] you have created by clicking the "view" icon to the right of the website that you wish to view. | ||
* | * [[Delete a website]] by selecting the [[Image:Delete]] icon. WARNING - READ [[Delete a website#Warning | THIS]] before deleting your website! | ||
====[[Website manager]]==== | ====[[Website manager]]==== |
Revision as of 10:31, 23 April 2008
The Bravenet account manager is our custom tool for managing all aspects of your account - everything from changing your password, to creating a new website, to managing your domains, along with many more tasks, can be accomplished from the account manager.
To access the account manager, you need to log in to your Bravenet account. If you do not have an account, it's easy to get one!
All the articles related to the account manager can be found in the account manager category page - check there for more detailed information about any of the options.
Sections
You can easily access any section using the navigation tabs on the top of the page. Make sure you're logged in, otherwise these options will not be available! More detailed information on each section is available - just click on the appropriate header below.
Account
This page provides an overview of your account - what websites you have, which tools you have registered, and your personal information is all listed here.
Actions
- Renewing your hosting service by selecting the button.
- The account expiry date of your hosting package is shown directly above the button.
- Change your password for your Bravenet account by selecting the File:Accountpassord.PNG button.
- Change your account information by selecting the File:Editinfo.PNG button. Note that this will not change the information associated with your domains.
- View your transactions by selecting File:Transactions.PNG
- Access the Website manager for a registered website by either clicking its name or using the File:Manageico.PNG icon.
- Customize a Web tool by selecting its name.
- Add a Web tool through the button.
Websites
This tab contains all the options you need to build and manage a website.
Actions
- Build a website by selecting .
- If you are building a Frontpage site, use the option instead!
- Access the Website Manager for an already registered website by either clicking its name or using the File:Manageico.PNG icon.
- View a website you have created by clicking the "view" icon to the right of the website that you wish to view.
- Delete a website by selecting the File:Delete icon. WARNING - READ THIS before deleting your website!
Website manager
This is where you do most of the work of creating and maintaining your site. You can access the website manager for a website by clicking its name in the main Account tab, or by clicking the "manage" icon for that website on the Websites tab.
Key Features
- You can manage your files on your website in one of three ways on this page - with the file manager, with the FTP Applet, or through the text/visual editor.
- New to web design? Try our website wizards, or build a site around our web templates!
- You can view traffic statistics with the view statistics option.
- If you need to make changes in how PHP is set up for your account, use the PHP Configuration option.
- Select the "delete website" option to permanently delete your website. This is NOT reversible - be careful!
- In some cases, you may need to know exactly where your website is on our servers (especially for PHP). Your storage path is listed at the bottom of this page.
Web Tools
We have dozens of web tools available for use on your websites. Most of these tools have both a free and a pro version. This tab is where you can manage your webtools - you can register any combination of web tools you wish here.
In addition, once you've registered a web tool, you can find more information on it and customize it to suit your website and your needs by selecting it out of the list.
Key Features
- Register a web tool by selecting it from the "Unregistered Services" list.
- Manage a registered tool by selecting it from the "Registered Web Tools" list. Find more information about each webtool at the webtools category page.
- If you have the free version of a tool registered, you can upgrade by selecting the "upgrade" option in the service level column next to the tool name.
- If you have a pro tool, and would like to renew it, select the "renew" option in the service level column.