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Why Tendenci Chose Python over PHP

Note: this is a repost from the eschipul.com blog at https://www.eschipul.com/2016/10/why-tendenci-chose-python-over-php/. Why did our team choose to rewrite Tendenci - The Open Source AMS in the Python Programming language? It is a question I get asked a lot. We’ve never been a company that likes to talk in the negative if at all possible, yet it is important to talk about the …

Quick guide: How to create a superuser from the command line.

Hello Tendenci Admins/Developers. This guide assumes that you are using a VirtualEnvWrapper. At the end of this guide you will have a new user login with admin access to your tendenci site without need for an admin to create one for you. This is a quick guide showing you how to create a superuser from the command line. You need …

How Do I Add Anchor Links on a Page?

Anchors are link tools that help your visitors jump to specific spots on a page. For example, you could create a list of content items at the top of a page and then have a visitor click one of these links to jump directly to the content farther down on the page. This helps eliminate scrolling on very long Web …

Merge Users Feature for Tendenci

  Hi there! This help-file explains how to find similar users so you can identify and merge duplicate user contact records. You are probably asking yourself, how could I end up with duplicate user contact records? Simple. A user might have forgotten their password, therefore then decides to create a new user account. This happends quite often, which is why …

Meaning of Hits, Visits, Page Views and Traffic Sources - Web Analytics Definitions

 OUR MISSION IS TO CONNECT AND ORGANIZE THE WORLD'S PEOPLE. DO GOOD.   There are many programs available that allow you to track visitors on your site, how they got to you and what they did while they were there. The statistics can be a little confusing so here is a little explanation of what you will be looking at and what each item …

Create, Search and View Invoices Online with Tendenci

Create, Search and View Invoices Online You won’t need an accounting degree to manage incoming revenue with our integrated payment gateways and automated invoice module.  Tendenci automatically generates an invoice for each website transaction.  Invoices are color-coded, making it easy to distinguish between event registration invoices, membership invoices, and other transaction types from the Preview List.  Open individual invoices and you have …

Setting Up Online Payment Processor and Merchant Provider on a Tendenci Site

Our Mission is to Connect and Organize the World's People. Do Good.  This help file is intended for site administrators and developers. Our Association Management Software is Open Source. It currently supports the following payment gateways.  Stripe (SSL is required) - RECOMMENDED Authorize.net (SIM) (We also support CIM for recurring payments. But it hasn't been integrated with any of the …

Seeing the exact text of an HTTP request for Troubleshooting

Sometimes it is helpful to see the *EXACT* response from a server for an HTTP request. There are numerous methods of achieving this result. To see the full HTTP header of a request you can use a site like Rex Swain's HTTP Viewer. Using the HTTP viewer you can easily see the header information from a request for http://www.google.com which …

Update the favicon

  Be sure to first go to https://realfavicongenerator.net/ and follow the instructions on how to upload your image for your favicon. Once you have your zip file downloaded be sure to have the files extracted and ready to upload in the theme editor.   To get to the Theme Editor, go to the Apps menu in your Tendenci nav and click on Theme …

How do I receive error notifications from my Tendenci site?

Hey Tendenci Community,  To receive error notifications from your site, you can add your name and email in the ADMINS setting at conf/settings.py https://github.com/tendenci/tendenci-project-template/blob/master/conf/settings.py#L130. We also recommend you up a Sentry site to monitor your errors https://develop.sentry.dev/self-hosted/. We love Sentry!    Did this answer your question? If not, please contact our support team for more information.

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