Managing N2CMS

Signing in to N2

You'll need a username and password to log on to N2CMS. When you have this, visit ~/n2 (e.g. www.yourdomain.com/n2) to enter your credentials. 

For N2CMS 2.5 and earlier

When you sign in, you'll see a 3-pane view (pictured below) that consists of: 

  • The largest area is the preview pane, which shows you the page on your site that you're currently viewing. 
    • If you enter edit mode, the edit form occupies this area. 
  • On the left, the site tree, which shows you the content of your website. 
    • Drag and drop nodes to adjust parenting (for example, put one page "under" another page). 
    • Left-click a node to view that page in the preview pane. 
    • Right-click a node to access the 
  • On the top, the toolbar allows you to perform a variety of management tasks such as: 
    • Sign out from the administration area 
    • Manage user accounts
    • Manage site-wide settings
    • Manage page-level access permissions
    • Perform bulk operations, such as import/export 

Figure 1. the management UI

N2CMS does not currently support website templates that contain frame-breaking scripts.

 

For N2CMS 2.5 and later (with UI refresh)

When you sign in, you'll see a user interface that should look familiar if you're already familiar with earlier versions of N2CMS. However, it's been refreshed for improved accessibility, performance, and mobile device compatibility. 

 

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