18 U.S.C. SECTION 2257 RECORD KEEPING
Location - Plug-Ins
Here you can add or edit the stage name, legal name, 2257 documents
and text notes or documentation for a model and download each related
document.
By clicking "Preview" under Manage Sets you ca...
There are 3 ways for the system to handle trailers on tours:
1) (Default) Have the system create them for you from your full-length
source files by creating a 60-second "preview". This happens when you
select the "create 60-second MP4 480p preview traile...
ADD AND SCHEDULE CONTENT
Adding and Editing:
This process is fairly self explanatory. The set edit page is where
you will perform most of the content import process. This is where the
database record of each content set will be created.
Scheduling Upd...
Step 1) Login to your CMS admin panel. Click the Tours icon (or
Plug-Ins/Manage Tours). If the icon is not listed in your top icon bar
you can add it by clicking Toolbar Configuration on the left side
menu. Select "Tube Style Tour"
Step 2) Click Manage C...
/video_tutorials/8-areas.mp4
Location: Global Setting Gear(Right hand sprocket)
"Areas" define different template folders and settings to be used for
different parts of a site. An area can be a member's area, a tour, a
trial area or a mobile site area...
BANNER MANAGER
Location - Plug-Ins
This Plug-In can be used to create ad rotations inside a site.
By default, zones have been added to the index, bonus, news,
favorites, gallery and model bio pages.
FIELDS:
Title is used for identification only. T...
BONUS CONTENT MANAGEMENT
Location - Plug-Ins
Configure options are extensive and include options for an overlay
image as well as the size of the preview thumbnails to use for each
bonus content item.
In order to use an overlay, upload a transparent gi...
CALENDAR
Location - Plug-Ins
Here you can manage entries on the calendar. Each item you enter will
display a clickable link on the calendar. Clicking an item link will
lead the member to a detailed view of the corresponding calendar entry
that will show...
CMS ADMINISTRATOR ACCESS
Location - Gear icon menu at top right of screen.
Manage users who have access to the cms admin panel.
Give temporary access by entering an expiration date.
Options for limiting user rights are as follows:
READ - The user h...
CONTENT IDENTIFIERS/CONTENT TAGS
Location - Utilities
This feature is used to assign identifier tags to a certain content
type. A common use of this would be for a site that has various videos
at difrerent aspect ratios and resolutions that must be dete...
CONTENT ROTATION SCHEDULING
Location - Plug-Ins
Under Sets, when adding or editing a set you have the ability to
schedule sets for rotation. Each content set can have a serirs of
Appear Dates and Expire Dates.
The appear date is the date when conten...
CONTENT SUPPLY NOTIFICATIONS
Location - Utilities
Here you can manage email notifications to tell site managers when a
site is running out of updates or a specific number of updates are not
scheduled within a set time period.
For example, setting a Mi...
Hi,
We do not recommend the use of cpanel and do not offer support for
issues resulting from its use. Any problems or complications with site
setup or configuration for users choosing to make use of cpanel are
outside the scope of Elevated X support and w...
Cropping Thumbnails
Location - Sets
When adding a new set, under the sub-section "Add Preview Thumbnail"
you'll see a checkbox marked "Select and Crop Thumbnail." If this box
is checked, clicking the Add/Edit Entry button at the bottom of the
page will ...
Location - Utilities
This utility can be used to bulk import multiple updates (Sets) into
the CMS at one time.
To start, click the Utilities icon in your admin panel and then click
CSV Bulk Content Import/Export. Click the blue link above the CSV file
f...
/video_tutorials/5-custom-pages.mp4
CUSTOM PAGES
Custom Pages is free feature update in the most recent version of
Elevated X 3.2. It allows you to display standard HTML code into page
templates in your members and tour areas of your site. Each custom
...
CUSTOMIZING THE HIGH LEVEL CACHING SYSTEM
High Level Caching is a system is present within the CMS to reduce
database usage and speed up general page loads.
The high level caching system is extendable, so a developer can add
to the conditions that dete...
DVD ASSOCIATION
Location - Plug-Ins
This Plug-In is used to manage a DVD section.
If you use this Plug-In frequently an icon for it can be added to your
top navigation bar by clicking Toolbar Configuration on the left side
menu.
Click Configure to ...
ERROR PAGE
In your system, the page that's displayed when a member encounters an
error or where a content item that's unavailable is the error page.
This error page is located as follows:
PHP TEMPLATES (CMS VERSION 4.0)
This template is available in
...
Favorites
Location - Plug-Ins
This feature enables the saving of favorite sets by each member. When
in use, each member has the option to add any set to favorites as well
as the option to remove a set from the favorites list. In order to
maximize system...
FFMPEG VIDEO CAPTURE
Location - Sets/Preview
If the Media Type is a movie file with a supported encoding format
(mpeg or windows media version 1-8), clicking + Crop Thumb to the
right of the thumbnail will load the Capture Video Screenshots page.
Here...
FULL SIZE PHOTOS AND THUMBNAILS
Location - Utilities/Batch Operations
This will batch create all full size photos and thumbnails for the
selected (checked) item(s). This includes compressing, resizing,
cropping and watermarking. Batch content creation m...
FUTURE CONTENT DISPLAY
Location - Plug-Ins
This feature controls how a future update preview (what's coming soon)
is displayed.
Here you can change the number of previews to display and control the
pages on which this content is displayed.
Note - This r...
The best way to preview a set is by assigning the set's date to be in
the future by 1 week or more.
Then have them create a member username and password that can access
the member's area. Once they have done this and accessed the member's
area there shoul...
The Elevated X CMS system can be setup to use .jpg images as source
materials for the thumbnail creation for all preview thumbnails. When
you upload the content for a set you would also upload a folder full
of images to use for thumbnails(either members ...
The CMS has the ability to import and export comments to a CSV file.
You can reach this functionality by going to Utilities -> Import /
Export from the top menu. Once you are on that page, there should be
an option for "Import / Export Comments" on the p...
The CMS has the ability to import and export content ratings to a CSV
file.
You can reach this functionality by going to Utilities -> Import /
Export from the top menu. Once you are on that page, there should be
an option for "Import / Export Content Rat...
The CMS has the ability to import and export DVD ratings to a CSV
file.
You can reach this functionality by going to Utilities -> Import /
Export from the top menu. Once you are on that page, there should be
an option for "Import / Export DVD Ratings" on...
The CMS has the ability to import and export model ratings to a CSV
file.
You can reach this functionality by going to Utilities -> Import /
Export from the top menu. Once you are on that page, there should be
an option for "Import / Export Model Ratings...
IMPORT CONTENT
Location - Utilities/Batch Operations
This will import all sets into the database. This function will not
add any content to the system or site. This simply imports the data
record created on the add/edit sets page.
You can import the existing template fields into the new areas by
using the area admin under the gear icon.
1) Go to the "Manage Site Areas" admin under the gear icon
/cms_admin/areas.php
2) Locate the new area entry and click edit
3) Scroll down to the ...
MAILING LIST
Location - Plug-Ins/Mailing List
After clicking Manage you will see a page listing the current mailing
lists as well as a button to Send Email Blast.
The Add/Edit Mailing List page lets you configure your mailing list.
Fields include li...
Manual Model Thumbnail Cropping
Step 1) In your CMS ad min panel, locate and click the Associate icon.
Step 2) Locate the Model you wish to manually crop a thumbnail for,
and click the thumbs button.
Step 3) Click the 'Select and crop a thumb for this ...
MEDIA TYPES
Media Types list all the file formats and extensions the CMS will use
to import content. It will only import content that matches what's
listed under Pattern for each format.
Warning - Unless you're 100% certain that you understand what
som...
Member Comments
Location - Plug-Ins
Here we have options for managing comments submitted by members for
news entries and site updates.
Under Configure is the option to have all comments auto-approve,
making them live on the site without requiring manu...
MEMBER RATINGS
Location - Plug-Ins
This feature allows members to vote to rank each content set and
display a corresponding top list.
Configuration options include the maximum rating to be accepted for
each set, the default rating, and whether or not ...
MODELS
Location - Plug-Ins
Manage the association of content sets to specific models. This allows
you to group sets to be displayed on a model's page.
Configuration includes options for the individual models' pages.
Adding/Editing
This page lists fi...
NEWS
Location Plug-Ins
Configuration:
The news Plug-In configuration includes options for displaying news
entries such as the number of news entries to display per page and the
number of characters to truncate each news story summary to on the
main page...
For both trial members and full members, Elevated X relies on a folder
called "content" that houses your system's content (on a trial area,
this is a symlink to your members area).
While both trial and full members areas are often protected with a
usern...
Preview
Location - Sets
On the main Set page select a set to manage and click "Preview". This
will load a page that shows you each individual piece of content
within the set. This allows you to schedule part of a set to be
released with its own update d...
PREVIEW THUMBNAILS
Location: Plug-Ins
This plug-in allows automatic importing of preview images from a
folder or auto-crop for each content set.
In order to use this function you must have priorities defined under
Utilites/Priority Defaults.
You can...
PRIORITY DEFAULTS
Location - Utilities
This utility will enable pre-loading the cropper with width and height
settings based on priority values. This is used when a member area
design requires multiple thumbnail sizes for Content Set preview
thumbs and/...
PRIVATE MESSAGING
Location - Plug-Ins
Here we have options for viewing, replying to and deleting messages
sent to a specific administrator. Choose a name from the "Select an
Administrator" dropdown at the top of the page to view correspondence
for that...
PROCESS PAGE / PROGRESS BAR
This page displays the progress for all batch functions and content
import processes.
For information on errors please see the Errors and Common Problems
section.
/video_tutorials/13-remove-content-from-all-sets.mp4
REMOVE CONTENT FROM ALL SETS
Location - Utilities/Batch Operations
Note - This feature will remove the association between the content
and the content sets. NOTE - This does NOT remove content from ...
REMOVE CONTENT FROM THIS SET
Checking this box will result in any content formerly associated with
this database record being removed. This DOES NOT mean that the
content is deleted from the server. It means that the system will be
cleared of all memory...
RESTORE DATABASE
Location - Utilities
Here you can browse your hard drive and locate the desired backup XML
file you want to restore.
This operation cannot be undone and will restore your site to the
state it was in at the time of the backup.
If you h...
SEO OPTIMIZED URLS
SEO Optimized URLs is free, feature update in Elevated X version 3.2
and greater. For existing CMS installations you must submit a support
ticket and request a system update with the SEO functionality.
'SEO Optimized URLs' requires ...
Similar to the Tour Sections
[https://support.elevatedx.com/index.php?/Knowledgebase/Article/View/298/0/tour-sections]functionality
that is present in the CMS, it is possible to also display separate
categories on your index page.
The setup process for ...
SETS
Switch to gallery view
Clicking this link will change the page display to show you a
thumbnail preview of your content.
Switch to list view
Clicking this link will change the page display to show your content
in a list format.
Adding and Editin...
SETUP
A description of each function and option can be seen by mousing over
the (?) icon to the right of each field. Unless you're 100% certain
that you understand what something does we don't suggest altering the
setup. Changing the settings and config...
SYNC
The sync function is used to load a script that will sync content
among multiple servers. This is typically used in conjunction with a
load balanced setup.
TEMPLATE FIELDS
Location - Plug-Ins
This feature allows you to add custom data fields and have them show
on any or all pages of a site and can be used as an alternative to
editing style sheets to control simple page elements like color and
text sizes or...
TOP TOOLBAR AND LEFT SIDE NAVIGATION MENU
Toolbar Configuration
This allows you to customize the top icon bar and the left side
shortcut menu items to include and position the icons for the feature
you use most frequently. Selecting items and clicking t...
TOUR MANAGER
Location - Plug-Ins
Here we have options for adding and editing tours as well as managing
the content associated with tours. The tour manager supports multiple
tours, each with a unique setup and its own content associations.
To add a tou...
Tour Sections allow you to define parts of your tour page that either
exclusively show a specific category, or exclude types of scenes.
This is useful if you want your tour to have separate photos and
separate videos.
HOW TO FIND TOUR SECTIONS
Under ...
/video_tutorials/9-trailer-clip-cutter-setup.mp4
Clip Cutter
What is it:
The clip cutter allows a user to manually cut a source file into
multiple parts and stitch the results together into a video. This is
useful for creating trailers, or abridged ve...
/video_tutorials/10-trailer-clip-cutter-usage.mp4
Trailer Clip Cutter Usage:
(For Clip Cutter setup, please search for "Trailer Clip Cutter setup")
In order to cut a clip manually, you're going to want to go to Sets
and either add or edit an entry:
...
TRIAL
Location - Plug-Ins
This Plug-In offers the ability to manage a separate set of pages for
trial members. A flexible array of setup options allows for many
different configurations.
In addition to the ability to specify a different upgrade page f...
/video_tutorials/12-trial-area-setup.mp4
In order to setup a limited trial area, just follow the following
steps:
1) Copy the members area files and folders(except for the 'content'
folder) to your local machine. ***Make sure to use binary transfer
mod...
USER AUTHENTICATION
Note - This is intended for use in integrating with custom auth setup
or 3rd party scripts and assisting with this type of implementation,
testing or troubleshooting is not considered part of our standard
product support.
By defaul...
USERS
This displays a list of each member who is active on the currently
selected site.
Editing and manually changing the "Join Date" field will result in
more content being shown (if the new date corresponds to a date that
will result in more content...
To create a webform that will submit information to an email address,
go to your Plugins >> Web Forms >> Manage
Create a new foirm by clicking the "add a new entry" button and fill
out all fields for the form.
Next you can choose which field should be ...
WATERMARKS AND PHOTO SETTINGS
Location - Plug-Ins
Here you can control your images including adding and editing multiple
set options if you choose to offer your members a choice to view or
download images of different resolutions or pixel dimensions.
...
/video_tutorials/3-what-are-media-type2.mp4
WHAT ARE MEDIA TYPES?
Media types are file patterns in the CMS that control what types of
content gets read into the system when you add a set of content. They
also control how that content displays in the va...
WHAT'S HOT
Location - Plug-Ins
What's Hot can be used to display specific sets. One possible use of
the feature might be driving traffic by highlighting a specific movie
or gallery page that contains a promotion, trade, up sell or unique
template featur...
ZIP FILES
Location - Utilities/Batch Operations
This will batch create zip files. Batch zip creation may take up to
several hours depending on the size of your photo sets, image file
sizes and your specific zip setup. We suggest limiting the amount of
...
ZIP MANAGEMENT
Location - Plug-Ins
This feature specifies the zip files to be created and linked to by
the system. Multiple zip sizes can be offered by creating multiple zip
setups and specifying a different Pattern for each. Pattern
corresponds to the ...
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