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Custom Forms - Allowing file uploads on a custom form
Security Risks and Information The first thing to take note of when allowing file uploads in custom forms is your target audience. Is this form going to be anonymous, user only, or administrator only? Allowing anonymous people to upload files can be a security risk. John Doe could easily upload a Microsoft word document that contains a virus or …
Clearing my local DNS cache
You would want to clear your DNS (domain name system) cache if you are getting unexpected results when performing processes which require transfereing data over the Internet or LAN (local area network). DNS is what resovles a domain name, such as www.mycompany.com to a physical computer IP address (internet protocol address). DNS records have a TTL (time to live) …
Creating a Google Account and why you need one
All of Google's free services only require you to have one log in and that is your Google Account log in. You want to create one so that you have one universal log in to your Google Adwords, Google Analytics and other Google Products that you may use. Follow these simple steps to create your Google Account: Go …
Tendenci Definitions
We have come up with a few definitions that we hope will be helpful during the project process. This dictionary was created with you in mind, to prevent misunderstandings and give you a better grasp in conversation when discussing you Tendenci website and the tools involved. We will continue to add to this glossary to provide better and more definitions. If you have …
Reasons to take your Tendenci site live
Are you wondering if your web site is ready to go live? We've gathered important reasons why your new site, powered by Tendenci®, should go live: Web Marketing Search Engine Marketing benefits: your tendenci-optimized content can be found in the search engines and increase traffic to your web site Newsletter Distribution can be used with a live Tendenci site …
The kickoff meeting
The very first step in starting your new website project will be to meet with your project manager and officially kick off your project. Kickoff meetings can be done in person or over the phone depending on your location and your preferences. Each project and kickoff meeting is unique but overall these are the items that will be discussed. An …
I want to sell advertising on my site. What size(s) should my on-line ads be?
Advertising is a great way to add an extra revenue source to your site. As such, a fairly standard set of sizes has been created to prevent advertisers from having to "extreme-customize" their ads. Please note: This comes directly from the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB). Schipul and Tendenci make no claims to the creation of this content, merely the dissemination …
Tips: Writing Effective Email Newsletter Subject Lines
Thinking about creating a newsleter in your Tendenci site? Please read our DIY Email Marketing and Newsletter with Tendenci to stay connected to your members and community. And our Tendenci Policies and Guidelines for Sending Email Newsletters for best legal practices. Some Email Newsletter Subject Tips When you use the newsletter creation tool in Tendenci, by default your subject line will …
Tips: Setting up a Google (Gmail) Account
Google currently offers free email hosting using your own domain, check out email options in Google Domains. 1. Email Options in Google Domain 2. Gmail in standard or basic HTML version 3. Google Cloud Software as a Service (SaaS) 4. What new in Google Workspace
How do I get my menu or navigation to stop from going behind a video?
By default, when a user copies and pastes the embed code provided by YouTube, the YouTube code leaves out a specific parameter which tells the video to stay behind the way our drop down menus are styled. This has specifically to do with the fact that YouTube players are effectively embedded Flash. In order to correct this, you must add …
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