Dezignaid

Providing Construction Solutions

User Guide

This guide highlights key changes to the management of this website

Posting ads

This guide highlights key changes to the management of this website

The process of posting an ad has not changed, a user simply has to click on "Post Ad" on the menu to post an ad. Only logged in users can post an ad. An admin user will see the following additional fields when creating an ad.

When an ad is created by a non-admin, an email will be sent to the admin. The admin will log in and approve the ad before it becomes visible in the frontend.

Ad Management

When a non-admin user logs in, s/he is automatically directed to the "Ad Mangement" page (see image below)

The user will:

see the status of the ad (see red arrow above).
can also request that the ad be featured (the admin will be sent an email about this request)
See whether the add is featured or not
edit the ad
delete the ad

The user can see ONLY ads s/he has created.

Ad admin user also has this menu to manage only ads created with the admin account.

Admin Dashboard

When an admin logs in, s/he is automatically redirected to the "Admin Dashboard" page (see image below)

The admin is able:

view all ads created by ALL users
change the status of an ad from "Pending" to "Approved". Pending ads are not visible in the front end
See wheater a user has requested for an ad to be featured (see blue arrow)
make an ad a "Featured" ad (see red arrow)
edit the full content of any ad
delete an ad

Only admins have access to this page.

Send Email

To send email to all users, follow the steps below.

At the top of the page, click on "Dezignaid" . This should take you to the backend of the website.

On the left-hand menu, click on "WP EMail Users" see blue arrow. Select "Role" - see green arrow. Then select "Subscribers" - see the purple arrow. Fill out the remaining fields as needed.

Sidebar Image Ads

Create a 250px by 250px Image and then follow the steps below to add an ad to the right sidebar:

1. Click on "Settings" and click on "Image vertical reel scroll slideshow"

2. To edit any of the existing ads, hover your cursor over the ad and click on "Edit"

3. To add a new ad, click on "Add New"

4. Click on the "Upload Image" button and upload the image (see red arrow).
5. Add the URL to the website (or Facebook page etc) you are advertising or enter a pound sign (#) if you not adding a URL (see green arrow)
6. Select "Group1" (see blue arrow)
7. Enter the position of the ad (see purple arrow)
8. Click on the orange "Insert Details" button