Adding a classified advert page
Classified Adverts can be used for a wide variety of purposes, such as job adverts and selling small items.
To enable the classified adverts page
- Log in to your website
- From home page select ‘Manage Website’ link
- Click on ‘Create standard pages'
- A list of standard pages will appear. Classified Ads - click the ‘Enable' link under the ‘Actions' heading
- Under the ‘Enabled' heading it should now say ‘On'
Adding a classified advert
- Select Classified Ads can be used for a wide variety of purposes, such as job adverts and selling small items. from the navigation menu found on your homepage
- Click ‘Manage Classified Ads' link
- Click 'Add a classified'
- Create a title and add a description for your entry
- Choose the type of advert you are posting (Sale, Personal, Lost and Found) using the drop down boxe.
- To display an image with the classified Ad, click ‘Browse’ button
- Choose image from the list displayed on your computer
- Click ‘Open’
- Enter the 'Alternative Text' in the box provided (this should be a descriptive text to aid the partially sighted and is displayed when you hover over the image).
- Select the start and end date for your classified to appear on your website.
- Click 'Create’.
- You will then be taken back to the Classified Ads page where you will see your advert displayed (if start date is the same day you created the advert)
Editing classifed adverts
- From the Classified Adverts page click on the title of the advert or click 'More information' displayed with the advert.
- This will take you onto details of your Classified Advert entry, click on ‘Edit this item’
- Make any changes and click ‘Ok’
Archiving classifed adverts
- From the Classified Adverts page, click 'Manage Classified Adverts'
- Check the box in the Select column for the Classified Ad you would like to archive
- Choose one of the archive options from the drop down box. (Archive Now, Archive as of Next Week or Archive as of Next Month)
- Click 'Go'.
- You will then be taken back to the Manage Classifed Ads page. The entry will not be displayed as it has been archived.
Viewing archived classifed adverts
- From the Classified Adverts page, click 'Manage Classified Adverts'
- Check the box in the Select column for the Classified Ad you would like to archive
- Choose one of the archive options from the drop down box. (Archive Now, Archive as of Next Week or Archive as of Next Month)
- Click 'Go'.
- You will then be taken back to the Manage Classifed Ads page. The entry will not be displayed as it has been archived.
- To view the archived advert, click on 'Archived' displayed underneath the title of the page.
Deleting Classifed Adverts
- From the Classified Adverts page, click 'Manage Classified Adverts'
- Check the box in the Select column for the Classified Ad you would like to delete
- Choose delete from the drop down box.
- Click 'Go' but please note you will not be offered a warning message to ensure you wish to delete once you have clicked 'Go'
- You will then be taken back to the Manage Classifed Ads page. The entry will be removed.

