Technical Support

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for the Guest Book

This FAQ is aimed at site administrators to help them configure and use the guest book. For more specific information or general user information, refer to Control Panel Help or Guest Book Help.

1. How can I display my guest book on my website?
2. How can I change the colors used in my guest book to match my website?
3. How can I purge old guest book entries?
4. How can I add an image to the top of my guest book?
5. How can I add a URL link to my guest book to link back to my website?
6. How can I change the header and description text at the top of my guest book?
7. How can I set the number of entries to display per page?
8. How can I require users to log in before viewing my guest book?
9. How can I require users to log in before posting to my guest book?
10. How can I have all posts to my guest book emailed to me?
11. How can I censor profanity in my guest book?
12. How can I designate users to act as moderators for my guest book?

To include your guest book on your website, add a URL link (i.e. <a href='UrlToYourGuestBook'>Guest Book</a>) to a page on your website and set the "href" parameter to the URL of your guest book. To find out the URL of your guest book, log into your Control Panel and go to the Services / Guest Book / Options page.

To change the colors used in your guest book to match your website, log into your Control Panel and go to the General / Appearance page.

To purge old news articles, log into your Control Panel and go to the Services / Guest Book / Purge page.

To add an image to the top of your guest book, log into your Control Panel, go to the Services / Guest Book / Options page and enter the URL to your image into the Header Image field.

To add a URL link to your guest book, log into your Control Panel, go to the Services / Guest Book / Options page and enter the URL to link to into the Header Link field.

To change the header and description text at the top of your guest book, log into your Control Panel, go to the Services / Guest Book / Options page and edit the Title and Description fields.

To set the number of entries to display per page, log into your Control Panel, go to the Services / Guest Book / Options page and select the preferred value from the the Entries Per Page drop down list.

To require users to log in before they can view your guest book, log into your Control Panel, go to the Services / Guest Book / Options page and check the Login Required box.

To require users to log in before they can post to your guest book, log into your Control Panel, go to the Services / Guest Book / Options page and check the Login To Post box.

To have all posts to your guest book emailed to you, log into your Control Panel, go to the Services / Guest Book / Options page and check the Email Posts box.

To censor profanity in posts to your guest book, log into your Control Panel, go to the Services / Guest Book / Options page and check the Censor box.

To designate users to act as moderators for your guest book, log into your Control Panel, go to the Users / Maintenance page and edit the user you would like to designate. On the Permissions page of the User Profile, select Moderator for Guest Book.