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Create and change your site's content at will, no technical knowledge required. It's like using a word processor.

Tutorial

1 - To Modify a Text (Node)
2 - Add a New Text or Content (Node) (eg.: blog, link, FAQ and home page entry)
3 - To Erase a Text (node)
4 - To Add an Image in a Text
5 - To Add an Image to a Photo Gallery
6 - To Add a Video
7 - To Insert a Hyperlink in a Text
8 - Online Store and Catalog : Sell Goods and Services with Paypal
9 - Create a New Webpage With a New Menu
10 - Erase a Web Page and Its Menu (Tab)
11 - Advanced: Categorize, Tag and Link Content In Your Site (Taxonomy)
12 - Change The Look and Feel of Your Web Site (Template/Theme)
13 - Add a Logo or an Image in the Main Title
14 - Create an Online Form
15 - Add New Users with Different Profiles
16 - Get Google Analytics

1 - To Modify a Text (Node)

Enter your user name and password to make changes.
On any page, click on the title of any text to modify its content (text, pictures, video, hyperlinks, forms, etc.). It is a link to the page associated with this particular text
Click on the EDIT tab.
Paste your text in the word processor. To avoid the loss of data, we strongly suggest that you edit your texts in a separated simple word processor (ex.: WordPad) and then paste it into your site.
To show only the beginning of your text, as a teaser, to appear on your page (the visitor will be able to view the whole text by clicking on a Read More link) : Place your cursor at the breakpoint and then, click on the BREAK icon in the word processor. A red line will appear.
SAVE at the end of the page.

2 - Add a New Text or Content (Node) (eg.: blog, link, FAQ and home page entry)

You can add text on certain pages or sections with a changing content. We created for you some categories so that you can add new texts there : the Links section, the Home page, the Blog. For example, you may want to add an article to your Home page, a new link in your Links page, etc.

a) Create a blog/news entry

Enter your user name and password to make changes.
Choose CREATE CONTENT -> BLOG ENTRY in the administration menu.
Choose the language of the article if you have a bilingual site (english, français).
Paste your text in the word processor. To avoid the loss of data, we strongly suggest that you edit your texts in a separated simple word processor (ex.: WordPad) and then paste it into your site.
Save your changes at the bottom of the page. Your text will appear in the Blog/News section and the linked Blog page.

b) Add an article on the Home page

Enter your user name and password to make changes.
Choose CREATE CONTENT -> TEXT in the administration menu.
Paste your text in the word processor. Note : To avoid the loss of data, we strongly suggest that you edit your texts in a separated simple word processor (ex.: WordPad) and then paste it into your site.
Choose the language of the article if you have a bilingual site (english, français).
Click on the link PUBLISHING OPTIONS. Choose PROMOTED TO FRONT PAGE.
Save your changes at the bottom of the page. Your text will appear as an entry on the home page.

*If you want your main content on the home page to remain at the top of contents, click on the title of the main content, then choose the option STICKY AT TOP OF LISTS in the Publishing options at the bottom of the page. Don't forget to SAVE.
**If you only want to show a teaser with a read more link for your text : in the edit page, place your cursor where you want to cut the text. Then click on the Drupal Break icon in the word processor's options. A red line will appear. Then save and the read more link will appear automatically.

c) Add a new entry in the Links page or in the FAQ page

Enter your user name and password to make changes.
Choose CREATE CONTENT -> TEXT in the administration menu.
In CONTENT CATEGORY, choose Links for a new link or FAQ for a new Q&A.
Paste your text in the word processor. Note: To avoid the loss of data, we strongly suggest that you edit your texts in a separated simple word processor (ex.: WordPad) and then paste it into your site.
Choose the language of the article if you have a bilingual site (english, français).
Save your changes at the bottom of the page. Your text will appear as an entry on Links or FAQ page if you have one.

3 - To Erase a Text (node)

It is better not to erase a text from the Edit page because you could erase a menu or a page associated to that text. If you want to unpublish an article/text :

Enter your user name and password to make changes.
Click on the title of the text you want to erase it is a link to the page associated to the text.
Press on the EDIT tab.
Deselect the "Published" option. The article will still exist but it will not be visible to visitors.
Press on SAVE at the bottom of the page.
If you want to definitly erase a text, click on the title of the text, then click on the EDIT tab. At the bottom of the page, next to the Save button, click on the ERASE button. The site will ask you to confirm.
Si vous voulez dépublier ou effacer plus d'un article:
Go to SITE MANAGEMENT, then CONTENT.
You will see a list of all the articles and other contents on your site.
Check all the articles you want to unpublish or erase, then select your options in the drop-down menu.

4 - To Add an Image in a Text

Make sure your image is in the JPG, GIF, our PNG format. If your image is in another format (BMP, Photoshop...), you use for example Paint (on PC), Preview (on Mac), or Photoshop, etc. to transfer your image in the JPG, GIF ou PNG format.
Make also sure you image is not too heavy (ideally less than 200 Ko).

Save your image in a file on your computer (we suggest that you save all the images related to your website in the same file on your computer).
Enter your user name and password to make changes.
Click on the title of the text for which you want to add an image (see Add or Modify a Text (node) further up).
In the word processor, place your cursor at the place where you want to add an image.
Press on the image icon in the word processor. The image management window will appear.
Press BROWSE (OR SELECT depending on your web browser).
Find your image on your computer and then click on OPEN (or ADD).
The adress of your image will appear in the image management window. Press on SEND TO SERVER. OK.
A preview of your image will appear.You can modify certain parameters of your image (alignement left/right/center, size (in general, images are about 300 pixels in size - try it out). Click OK.
SAVE at the bottom of the page.

5 - To Add an Image to a Photo Gallery

Save your image in a file on your computer (see "To Add an Image in a Text", further up). Your image must be in the PNG, GIF ou JPG format. Contrary to the addition of a photo in a text, a photo added in a photo gallery does not need to be in a specific format. The physical size of the photo will be automatically reformated in the gallery. But please note that a heavy photo will take longer to load (up to several minutes).

Enter your user name and password to make changes.
Click on CREATE CONTENT.
Click on IMAGE.
Give a title to your image in the Title field.
Image : Click on BROWSE. Select your image on your computer then click on OPEN.
In the edit page, select your galerie and your other options.
You can also include text in the word processor.
Press on SAVE at the bottom of the edit page.

6 - To Add a Video

To enter a new video, upload your video on Youtube www.youtube.com or on Google Video http://video.google.com and note its ID (for example : ErYcScPcaHg). You will have to open an account on one of these sites.

Then, on your website, enter your user name and password.
Then choose the CREATE CONTENT option -> TEXT or BLOG for a new text or a new blog post
OR click on the title of a text in which you want to add a video -> EDIT.
In your text, put your cursor at the place where you want your video to appear. Click on the VIDEO icon in the word processor. A window will appear. Enter your video's ID in the window (for example : ErYcScPcaHg).
It will give you this : {youtube id="ErYcScPcaHg"}
To change a video entry, press on the video title and then Edit.
SAVE at the end of the edit page.

7 - To Insert a Hyperlink in a Text

Enter your user name and password to make changes.
Go to the edit page of a text (click on the title of the article or create a new article -- see further up).

a) For a hyperlink toward an external website

Select the word(s) you want to link.
Press on the ICON INSERT/MODIFY A LINK.
Link type : URL
Protocole : http://
URL : Enter a web address. Example : example.com/example
Press OK. Your selected text will be highlighted. The link will be effective only when you save the edit page.
Press on SAVE at the bottom of the page.

b) For a hyperlink toward another page in your website.

Write on a piece of paper OR copy the path extension of the page you want to point to. For example : if the address of the page you want to point to is www.monsite.com/node/15, the path extension is /node/15
In the word processor, select the word(s) you want to link.
Press on the ICON INSERT/MODIFY A LINK.
Link type : URL
Protocole : <other>
URL : write the path of the page you want to point to. Example : /node/15
Press OK. Your selected text will be highlighted. The link will be effective only when you save the edit page.
Press on SAVE at the bottom of the page.

8 - Online Store and Catalog : Sell Goods and Services with Paypal

You must possess or create a Paypal account, www.paypal.com, before you can securely sell products and services online on your website. If you do not want to make online transactions with Paypal, you can simply present your products and services in a photo catalog. Here are the steps to follow for both scenarios :

Enter your user name and password to make changes.

a) Catalog

To put a new article on sale :
Save your images in a file on your computer (we suggest that you save all the images related to your website in the same file on your computer).
In your site, go to CREATE CONTENT then choose IMAGE OR PRODUCT (*there can be another name depending on the Qumbia version you have).
Give a title to your image in the title field.
In the Image field, select your image by clicking on BROWSE (NOTE : do not select an image in the text field/word processor). Select your image on your computer then OPEN.
Photo Galleries or Categories : Select STORE or ONLINE STORE (*can differ for personnalized sites).
You can include text in the word processor, a product description for example and the price.
Press on SAVE at the bottom of the page.
To modify a product's image : Click on the title of the product then click on the EDIT tab. Edit the info then press SAVE at the bottom of the page.

b) Paypal

Follow the previous steps to post your images. But before saving, insert your Paypal icons. Here is how you do it:
For online billing : Click on the PAYPAL icon in the word processor pour insert a Paypal button under your article. (N.B.: To make it work, you need to open a Paypal account with the same informations).
A window will appear. Enter the requested infos:
language : english/français
type : buy/donation
Paypal account email: ex. moi@macompagnie.net
type of amount : predefined/non predefined (Is the price fixed or according to demand?)
amount of the transaction
Finally, SAVE your changes at the bottom of the page.

9 - Create a New Webpage With a New Menu

Enter your user name and password to make changes.
Choose CREATE CONTENT then, TEXT.
You will see an edit page with a series of spaces to fill in.
Make sure only the option PUBLISHED is selected.
Enter a title for your page: For example, About Us
In Vocabularies: Choose <none>
Click on MENU SETTINGS : This option will allow you to link your page to a menu.
Menu Link Title: Enter a title for the menu item associated to your page (for example : About us).
Parent item : Determines where your menu item will appear. If you choose Primary Links, it will appear in the main menu at the top. If you choose Secondary Links, it will appear in the menu at the bottom of the page. If you choose the Side Menu (or Left Menu), it will appear on the side menu, etc.
Weight : Determines the order of appearance of your menu item in a menu. A heavier weight will bring your menu item lower or at the end.
Language : Choose the language of your text.
Paste your text in the word processor. To avoid the loss of data, we strongly suggest that you edit your texts in a separated simple word processor (ex.: WordPad) and then paste it into your site. See the section : Add a new text or content for more details.
Finally, SAVE your changes at the bottom of the page. A new menu will appear and you will be able to click on the menu to make your page appear.

10 - Erase a Web Page and Its Menu (Tab)

You will need to erase the text (node) and then you will need to erase the menu.

First, erase or unpublish your text according to the technique shown above in the section: Erase a text. This is optional, if you do not do that, your article will still be accessible in the Content list (or with its path/URL).
Second, click on SITE MANAGEMENT -> MENUS, or go to this link yoursite.com/admin/build/menu/list.
Go to the menu you want to erase and then uncheck to box PUBLISHED.
Press on SAVE at the bottom of the page.

11 - Advanced: Categorize, Tag and Link Content In Your Site (Taxonomy)

Your Drupal site has an advanced system of content management. If you are curious, go visit the taxonomy section (SITE MANAGEMENT - TAXONOMY) or yoursite.com/admin/content/taxonomy/list
Your site probably has certains active vocabularies: Content Categories and Image Galleries.
Each Content Categories contain terms, for example, 'blog', 'link'. Photo galleries could contains terms like 'beach images' et 'flower images', for example.
You can add as many vocabularies and terms as you want. These become accessible when you create or edit content.
You can visualize all the contents linked to a given term by clicking on 'list terms', then by choosing a term.
If you want to have a related menu item to post these contents linked to a term, you will have to copy the path of the term (for example: taxonomy/term/44) then create a new menu item (SITE MANAGEMENT - MENUS - MENUS - ADD MENU or yoursite.com/admin/build/menu/list) with this path.

12 - Change The Look and Feel of Your Web Site (Template/Theme)

Enter your user name and password to make changes.
Choose SITE MANAGEMENT, then LOOK AND FEEL (THEMES). A list of themes (also called templates, models, visual design, etc.) will appear. These are models already adapted to your site. You will NOT loose your content (texts, photos, etc.) when you choose a new theme. There will be changes in the visual way informations appear and the look (colors, style, etc.). Warning, some page layouts could be affected. If some content does not appear, it is probably related to the block region in which the info was sent. Go to SITE MANAGEMENT - BLOCKS and activate the blocks that had been deactivated.
Choose a theme: check the boxes ENABLED and DEFAULT.
Finally, SAVE CONFIGURATION at the bottom of the page. You will have a new look for your site.
Also, if some content does not appear, you can look for it in : SITE MANAGEMENT -> CONTENT. You will see a list of all the texts and other contents of your site. There is a search tool to find your content. Then click on the title of the content, choose the EDIT tab and link this content to a menu item in Menu Parameters.

13 - Add a Logo or an Image in the Main Title

(note : this option is not available for certain types of sites. You can contact us to make the changes).

Save your logo in a file on your computer.
Enter your user name and password to make changes.
Choose SITE MANAGEMENT -> LOOK AND FEEL (THEMES). A list of themes (templates) will appear.
Find the theme associated to your site then click on CONFIGURE next to it. If the CONFIGURE link does not appear, make sure that both boxes ENABLED and DEFAULT are checked (then save and the configue link will appear).
In logo parameters : click on BROWSE to get your logo image.
Select your image. Click on OPEN.
Finally, SAVE CONFIGURATION at the bottom of the page.

14 - Create an Online Form

An online form is a particular content type called "Webform". Instead of creating an image or an article, you will create another content type called "Webform".

Go to CREATE CONTENT -> WEBFORM.
Then, you can add as many fields to your form as you want. For each field, you can choose a type of field (button, mutichoice, text field).
SAVE at the bottom of the page.
Copy the path/URL link (such as http://monsite.com/node/443) of your form. You can then create a new menu item (go to SITE MANAGEMENT -> MENUS -> MENUS -> ADD) and paste the link as the path of your menu item.
SAVE CONFIGURATION.

15 - Add New Users with Different Profiles

Each subscribed user can use or modify the site in different ways. The person in charge of the site will have a superadmin role, while other users can have more restrictive roles as a security measure or to better control the site content.

To add a new user, choose SITE MANAGEMENT - USERS, then choose the ADD USER tab at the top.
User name : Enter a user name, no foreign caracters.
E-mail : Enter the email address of the user.
Password : Enter a password easy to remember but hard to hack (put capital letters and numbers). Confirm your password.
Status : Select ACTIVE. Select BLOCKED to bar the user from the site.
Roles : Select SITE ADMINISTRATOR for a superadmin role so you can make any changes on the site. For a secondary role, select EMPLOYEE. The Qumbia admin is reserved to the Qumbia staff so they can manage your site and make updates.
Check NOTIFY USER OF NEW ACCOUNT to send a confirmation email to the new user.
Save by selecting CREATE NEW ACCOUNT at the bottom of the page.
If you want to change permissions in the roles or create new roles :
Go to ADVANCED - USERS MANAGEMENT - ROLES.
You can then ADD A ROLE, or EDIT ROLE or EDIT PERMISSIONS.
Check all the modules and functions a user can have access to.
Click on SAVE PERMISSIONS at the bottom of the page.

16 - Get Google Analytics

Your website can be integrated with Google Analytics. You can contact us to do it for you or you can try to do it yourself. Here is how:

Open a Google Analytics account at http://google.com/analytics
Add your website to your Google Analytics profile.
Copy the tracking code. In general, it starts with UA-...
On your site, Go to ADVANCED - SITE BUILDING - MODULES and activate the Google Analytics module.
Then, Go to ADVANCED - USERS MANAGEMENT - PERMISSIONS then give yourself the permission to use the Google Analytics module.
Go to ADVANCED - SITE CONFIGURATION - GOOGLE ANALYTICS and insert your tracking code (UA-...).
After about 24 hours, you will be able to see your site statistics from your Google Analytics account on http://google.com/analytics

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