{"id":28,"date":"2018-10-10T23:51:43","date_gmt":"2018-10-10T23:51:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/connectedcourses.stateu.org\/seeds\/collector\/28\/"},"modified":"2018-10-10T23:51:43","modified_gmt":"2018-10-10T23:51:43","slug":"setting-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jdowna.wescreates.wesleyan.edu\/trucollector\/cool\/setting-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Setting Up Your Image Collector SPLOT"},"content":{"rendered":"

Installed via Reclaim Hosting”s cpanel installer, this is a version of the TRU Collector<\/a> fully built out with many things that you would have to do to create a site like this from scratch.<\/p>\n

It helps you dive right into creating a pool of images or other things you might build a collection around.<\/p>\n

Once you have installed a copy of this into your own site, you have a few more things to do to get the pool going.<\/p>\n

Once you have done these, you can delete the earlier “Collectables” in the pool (the dog and the animated hamster), although you are welcome to keep them. You might want to edit this post, and under the Publish settings in the top right, change the status to Draft<\/code>. That way, it will not appear on the site, but you can preview it from the Dashboard if you need to check these instructions.<\/p>\n

Also be sure to refer to the theme’s set-up instructions<\/a> for help understanding the Theme Options.<\/p>\n

WordPress Settings<\/h2>\n

Make sure you are logged into your site (add \/admin<\/code>) to your URL. You can tell you are logged in if you see the black admin menu bar on top of every page your site. The following are some things you should do first to customize the site.<\/p>\n

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  1. Make sure an Author Account is set up.<\/strong>\u00a0This is critical! Go to Users in the WordPress Dashboard, and if there is not an account named collector<\/strong> set one up (you can enter an email like collector@yourdomain.com<\/code> it is never used). Set the account’s role to author<\/code> (see example settings<\/a>).Then go to a browser where you are not logged into this site, and try the link to Add a photo. If you get to the upload form, you are golden.<\/li>\n
  2. Customize the site and tagline<\/strong> Go to Settings -> General<\/code><\/li>\n
  3. Make Your Own Categories<\/strong> Go to Collectables -> Collectable Categories<\/code>. Delete the silly ones that come with this, and create your own meaningful categories.<\/li>\n
  4. Update the About Page<\/strong> Go to Pages<\/code> and look for the About page. Make it describe your own site, not this one.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    TRU Collector Options<\/h2>\n

    Look for the link in the top admin bar to the options that further control how the site works. The Documentation tab explains (hopefully) the settings, but to summarize:<\/p>\n

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    1. Access Code<\/strong> Enter a passphrase to provide a weak entrance requirement to post images. If a code is entered, anyone adding images to your pool will be sent to the Welcome Desk screen where they must enter the code to access the form for adding items.\n