Editor Overview
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Editor Overview
Welcome to Cybernautic! We are so excited for you to see the work our team has been doing on your fully customized website. You might be watching this as a first time website owner, or just someone checking us out. In this video, I’m going to show you the engine that powers your site.
Maybe you want to show off your new employee on a staff page. Inform visitors about a new service you are offering. Check your website performance. Swap out an image from your photographer. or even just write a new blog post. You can do it all... right here.
Thats why we’ve made a video series just for you, and its called… Editor… 101. If you don’t know me yet, my name is David. And I will be taking you on a journey through Editor, to show you exactly what it can do.
Lets jump in...
Create Your Account
If you have logged in before, feel free login to Editor and to skip to the next section of the video. If this is your first time logging into Editor, here are the steps you need to follow.
One of our sales strategists or project managers should have added your email address to Editor. Take a moment to look through your inbox to find an email with the subject line: “Cybernautic Editor Welcome E-Mail”. This was sent to you as soon as your email was added to Editor, so you might need to scroll through your inbox or just search the subject line directly. If you can’t find this welcome email, contact client services with the button below to have your account created in Editor.
Once you find the email, click on the link that says: “Click Here To Activate Your Account and Set A Password”. You will then be directed to a page where you can create a new password for your account. Type in your new password and click Activate Account. You should then get a confirmation message that says: "Your account has been activated!”
Now that we have your account all set up, let’s sign in.
Page Manager
Now that we are inside you will see that Editor opens to the Page Manager. This is where you can manage the location of pages in your sitemap and edit the content for any page on your site.
The most notable part of the page manager is the pages menu. Here, your pages are split up into categories. Each of these categories place your page onto a specific area of your site.
I go into detail about how each of these categories operate in the “Page Manager” video. This video will go through everything you need to know about using the Pages Manager, including creating new pages, updating existing content, organizing your header navigation, and more. The video link will be featured below.
Let’s take a quick moment to open up a page and see what’s inside... When I click on the home page you will see all sorts of settings in Editor. Each page in Editor is made up of blocks. These blocks can be for an image banner, paragraph text, testimonials, or settings that are specific to your website design.
On the home page we first have a cycling banner block. You’ll notice that each of these items in the table corresponds to a specific banner on the section. The next block is for Service Features, where each of their four services are shown with an icon and some text. These two blocks just scratch the surface of what blocks can do in Editor.
Let’s go back to the Pages Menu to show off one last feature in this section…
Edit Items Appearing On All Pages
At the very top of the Page Manager you will notice a green page titled: “Edit Items Appearing on All Pages.” Now this isn’t.. actually.. a page like the others, rather, its a group of settings that affect your site as a whole. This is why its not inside of a Page Category. When we open this up you will see a lot of options for customization; Notice the same “table-looking” blocks from the previous page edit screen as well. On this page we can swap out our logo, change social media links, and update our click-to-call phone number. You will also find things like an announcements banner, contact forms, scrolling logos, and other features that are unique to your custom site. A good rule of thumb is if a section or content appears on a majority of your website pages, you will probably find the block to edit it in this page.
File Manager
Next, I want to direct your attention to the File Manager. You'll find this by clicking on the files button in the top left corner of Editor. This is the place on your site where you can add images, upload documents, or swap out items like staff portraits, building shots, and more. Most often, you will be uploading an image directly from the page you're trying to add it to. But, in the case of adding a gallery of photos or a folder of documents to reference later, you can upload those here. You will also see that in both the images and files section there is a folder structure, similar to what you'd find on your computer.
Depending on how your site is customized, you might already have folders in this section. These could include logos, staff portraits, or other reference material. If we click into the scrolling logos folder you can see how we have a list of brand icons our example business partners with. We can also add images to this folder by clicking the upload images button.
With a handful of features such as custom folders, image editing tools (like Crop, Transform, and Filters) as well as automatic dynamic image resizing and compression, this makes Editor a powerhouse for your media. I go into all of these features and as well as adding images and files to your pages in the File Manager video. This will be linked below and you can watch all of the Editor 101 videos through the link below.
Notifications
Next, I want to draw your attention to the bottom right corner of Editor as we will find the Notification Center. These notifications confirm that your actions were completed successfully. While it’s small and out-of-the-way, it’s a powerful feature.. Every time you create a new page, edit a page block, or upload an image it will give you a notification saying that it was successfully completed. This prevents any and all confusion on whether your page has been saved or if there was somehow an error in completing the request. It’s just one of the many features in Editor that provide clarity and peace of mind when working on something as important as your website.
There are a few more features that I’d like to highlight briefly. We will find each of them as icons in the top right corner of Editor.
Settings
The first icon you’ll notice is for your website settings. When we click on this icon, you’ll see we have a few tabs for settings that we can change on the site. And while there are a few different tabs, the main thing that you would use the settings for.. is adding new user accounts to Editor. So when you have a new team member who will be working on your website, you can directly create an account for them from this settings page. No need to submit a support ticket. I go into more detail about user accounts in the User Accounts video, this will also be linked below.
Reports
The next section is for your website performance reporting. The icon looks like a chart, let’s click on that. When we open this up, you’ll see a full page that contains a highly detailed report about how your website is doing on the Internet. You can see things like your website traffic, where your users are coming from, and which pages are performing best. There are a lot.. of metrics on this page. Some might seem intuitive to understand while others you may have never heard of before. Don’t worry though, we take you through a deep dive into these metrics in another video titled: “Understanding Your Website Report”, helping you understand who is coming to your site and what they are doing while on it. You can find this video below.
Support
Lastly, there are two more quick links to make your experience using editor as easy as possible. The first is the support button. You might have heard me mention this earlier in the video: one of the benefits of having Cybernautic manage your website is its first-class client support. Clicking on the support button will open you up to a portal where you can submit any request or issue you’re having with your website. After you submit this form, it will directly notify us, and a support representative will reach out to you as soon as possible. I have also included the link to this portal in the description below. So if you have any other questions after taking a look at some of our videos, don’t hesitate to reach out.
Logout
Finally, when you’re done with your editing session, it’s time to log out. Clicking the power icon in the top right of editor will sign you out, making sure that no one else can access your account while you’re away. This keeps access to your website locked, and restricted only to you and our team.
Like I’ve mentioned throughout the video, we’ve built an entire library of video resources for you to help teach you about the amazing features that Editor has to offer. You can navigate through the links below to learn more about how the Page Manager works, different page types, custom features we’ve built specifically for you, image editing tools, and so much more. I’ll see you in the next video.