Anuko Web Hosting with CMS Tips and Tricks

With the help of experienced Anuko CMS users we have compiled this web page with tips and tricks for Anuko CMS. These tips and tricks may help you while you learn how to use and work with Anuko CMS.

Note 1: We are looking for improvements to this page. If you have a tip or trick to share please let us know!
Note 2: Tips and tricks specific to how to create a great site are compiled into this separate page about creating a great site.

Use Search on Anuko Site to Find Information

If you can't find an answer to your question use the Search function on the Anuko Software site to find information. If the information you require is not available online please contact us using the Contact Anuko form.

General Tips and Tricks about Anuko CMS

Please read Anuko CMS User Guide! Study Anuko CMS online documentation.
If you find a bug (something is not working properly) in Anuko CMS make sure to report a bug to us. We take bug reports seriously, and will do all we can to fix it.
If you come up with an idea to improve Anuko CMS, please let us know! We try to review and consider all improvement suggestions that come from Anuko CMS users.
Subscribe to the Anuko CMS newsgroup. It's a great resource about the content management system and a proper place to ask questions and offer improvement ideas.

Use the CTX Macro in Internal Links to Your Pages

Don't use absolute links when pointing to pages in your site. Instead, use the CTX macro surrounded by $ signs. CTX stands for "context". This macro identifies the root of your site. Links with this macro will work properly when your site is accessed with or without the www prefix, as in http://anuko.com and http://www.anuko.com sites. The CTX macro will properly identify the root as being with or without the www prefix while an absolute link will just go to a hard-coded location. The CTX macro will also help when you migrate a free trial site to a paid subscription with your own (and different!) domain name.

Several Different Feedback Forms - Easy!

In some situations you might need more than one feedback form. For example, on http://www.anuko.com site we have the Contact Anuko form, and then for each product several more forms such as Anuko CMS Feature Request form, Anuko CMS Bug Report form, and so on. They all send emails with a different subject and have different prefilled text. Because we host http://www.anuko.com site in Anuko CMS the same capabilities are available to you!
Any Anuko CMS form internally consists of 2 files, an .htm file and a .script file, for example:

feedback.htm
feedback.script

To create a different form create a couple of new corresponding files, for example:

contact_us.htm
contact_us.script

Creating an .htm file is easy. Use the "Add new page" icon in your site map and copy the content from another form. Then replace the action value in the form definition line to reflect your new file name. For example:

<form method="POST" name="feedback" action="feedback.htm">
change to:
<form method="POST" name="feedback" action="contact_us.htm">

Creating a .script file requires a bit more effort. First, look at any existing form script by starting to edit the form and then, in the address bar of your browser, replacing the URL extension from .htm to .script. For example:

http://www.anuko.com/content/root/edit_page.htm?page=/feedback.script

Copy the content from this script to another page, such as contact_us.script. Change the subject and text fields accordingly. Make sure to test this new form by actually using it.

Use HTML Inserts Where Necessary

Anuko CMS provides a quick and easy system for basic editing and positioning of your content, but in some situations you might want to do something that is beyond the capabilities of the Anuko CMS Formatting Tags In such situations use raw HTML inserts. For example,

<html>
<center>
<img src="/img/wrcms/anuko.com/small_logo.gif" border="1">
</center>
</html>

Such HTML tags work in navigational menus, too. The "Anuko CMS newsgroup" link in the menu on this page is done in exactly this way.

Use Logos with Transparent Edge

If you'd like a portion of a site background to show up through your logo as on http://www.anuko.com you can make the edge of your logo image transparent. This will make your logo consistent with other design templates available in Anuko CMS.

Ask for Help When You Need It

Please do not hesitate to ask for help when you need it. We stand behind our system and will help you to create and maintain your site. Technical support is provided free of charge to Anuko CMS users. You can use the Anuko CMS Feedbak Form to contact us.

Note: We are looking for improvements to this page. If you have a tip or trick to share please let us know!