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Add/Edit Element Category

Use the Add Element Category dialog to create new Element groupings. Active Element categories display as options for designers creating new Elements and appear in the Element Gallery.

Click Admin - Site Administration, expand Elements & Forms and select Elements. From the Manage Elements dialog click Manage Categories, then click Add New Category, or click the edit icon for a selected Element

For existing Elements, this dialog displays in edit mode, as shown above, and contains the following fields:

• Name: Required. Enter a descriptive name for the category.
• Description: Required. Describe the purpose of this category.
• Active: When checked (default) this category displays as a Categories option in the New Custom Element dialog. Unchecked, this category type is hidden. You cannot deactivate the default category.
• Default: When checked, makes this the default category for Elements created at your site. The default category displays first in the Categories drop down for creating new Elements, as shown below. You cannot delete the default category.

 

Related Links

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You can download PDF versions of the Content Contributor's, Administrator's, and Elements Reference documents from the support section of paperthin.com (requires login).

The following guides are available from the support site and are in the /docs/directory of your CommonSpot Server:

• Getting Started Guide
• Upgrade Guide
• Release Notes

You can also download these other guides from the support section of paperthin.com (with login):

• Developer's Guide
• Template Developer's Guide
• Shared Database Configuration Guide
• Replication vs Shared Database Guide 

Sites upgrading from versions earlier than release 6.0 should review the following (from the support section of paperthin.com - requires login):

• What's New in CommonSpot 6.0
• CommonSpot 6.0.0 Menu Quick Reference

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For technical support:

http://www.paperthin.com/support/

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