How to use the various modules on the Webjam platform

1. How to guide

2. What’s a module?
To create a functioning network without knowing about
code, you need to be fluent in drag and drop.
Webjam is made up of scores of modules. Modules are the tools
that Webjam provide you with to customise your site. For example a
forum, a blog or a photo uploader.
Some modules
Click ‘edit site’ and
using the modules tab you
can access a wealth of
z
materials from blogs
to flickr addons.
“it’s so simple to make your page unique”

3. The EDIT button
There are a few key notes to take in
before you begin creating.
Depending on what you have
added to your page the ‘EDIT’
button allows you to moderate
and amend your module. It
allows you to allows to manage
privacy, settings, moderation, co-
edition and replication rights.
By clicking on the ‘ADD’ button Just click ‘EDIT’ to open up a
you are able to add specific whole new world of what we do.
modules to other pages on your
site. For example if you see a
widget you like on another site
click ‘ADD’ from the top right of
the module and choose which
page you wish to add to.
Looking after your site

4. Moderation
Control who looks at your site and who can access specific pages.
Having the ability to change the privacy settings on specific
modules as well as pages can be used to great effect when
recruiting new members.
PUBLIC means that any user from any network can view the page.
MEMBERS OF THIS NETWORK keeps certain aspects of the site
Going premium
private for people who have joined your network.
on Webjam costs
PRIVATE can be used as an admin page where only you as the
just £12.95 per
editor have access.
month or £99 per
CUSTOM is the term used when certain modules have had their
year.
status changed. Some private, some members and some public.
Moderating your network

5. Module tabs
Arranged for ease of use.
The modules are separated into different
groups so you can quickly find the module
you need. The tabs are:
• Me and My Community
• My content
• Webjam Toolbox
• Media + TO PAGE
• Internet Services
• Widgets Select a tab then choose which
• Advertising module you want. Simply click
• Promote your network + TO PAGE or drag and drop the
• News Feeds module into position on your site.
The following guide explores the key
modules within these tabs.
“just drag and drop and you’re done!”

6. Me and My Community
The best tools for community interaction
The first tab in the modules drop down
encourages community interaction. Here
you can add forums, events, bulletin Activities
boards and add friend buttons. One of the The activity feed enables you to keep
key modules is the Activity Feed; yourself and your members updated
with what is happening on your site.
If someone adds a blog, makes a
comment, adds a photo or joins your
ACTIVITY FEED network it will show up on your
“The feed allows editors activity feed. There is more too and
to keep up with what is it is all customisable. Once the feed
taking place on their is added to your site click ‘EDIT’ on
network quickly and the top right corner of the module
easily whilst allowing and choose ‘Activity types’ where
users quick navigation you can uncheck the types of activity
around the site” you don’t want to show up.
“just drag and drop and you’re done!”

7. Activity Feed
Once you drop your module onto the page click
‘EDIT’ in the top right of your module.
In ‘ACTIVITY TYPES’ tick the boxes
you wish to display in the feed.
The ‘SETTINGS’ tab allows you to
define how many activities are
shown and whether you want
network activity, page activity,
channel activity or personal
activity.
“just drag and drop and you’re done!”

8. Adding and Moderating a forum 1
Keep in touch with what your users are discussing
Then choose ‘Post a
Click ‘modules’ then ‘me & new topic.’ A new
my community’ and add a page will appear for
forum to your page. you to post a topic.
People can easily
reply by clicking
the topic headline.
To subscribe to
updates on the
forum click the
‘subscribe’ button
Me and My Community

9. Adding and Moderating a forum 2
Keep in touch with what your users are discussing
Click ‘EDIT’ on your forum. Here you can give a
description to your forum, decide who can post and
choose how many forums you have on your site.
ADVANCED allows you to decide the post
order and user photo size
By clicking FORUMS you can control how
many forums are displayed on one page.
Me and My Community

10. Choose ‘modules’ then ‘me
& my community’ and add Post events and invite friends to join you.
an event module to your
page. Set up new event
Add all the required
details in the marked
fields and hit ‘create
event.’
Now choose the
friends you want to
ask, click the box by
their name and click
‘invite guests’
That’s it. Now watch as
people start accepting
your invites.
Me and my community

11. And some more...
Five other things you can do for your community....
Add a Poll to your The ‘Bulletin’ Allow friends and
page. Add a question module allows contacts to become
and answers and visitors to easily post members of your
watch as the results notes on your network allowing
come in. network. them to see
community only
content by adding a
‘Join network
the ‘Subscribe to Allow other users to button.’
newsletter’ feature add you as a friend
allows non-users to add by choosing the ‘Add
their email address to as friend button’ tab.
your contact list.
Part 1: Me and My Community

12. My Content
Tools to make your site reality.
Using the tools in the ‘My Content’ tab
you should be able to have a fully
functional site in moments.
The modules are:
The ‘Files’ module allows you
1. Blog to upload files to your site for
2. Rich Text users to access. These can be
3. Free HTML anything from a PDF to an
4. Files excel document. Add them as
5. Photos you would a photo. You can
6. Notepad also keep this module private
7. Post it Note or for members only if you
want to keep the
documentation private.
The post it note tool allows
you to place notes around
your site as guides to users
“just drag and drop and you’re done!”

13. Adding a Blog
Turning a blank canvas into a wonderful website
When the blog appears on
your page, tap ‘Write new
post’
You can either drag and drop the module
onto the page or alternatively click ‘+ TO
i
PAGE’ Do this with any module you like
until you are satisfied with your content.
Add text relevant to A new box will appear
your blog post to the where you can start
tags to help search writing. You are now
engines find your blog ready to become the next
quickly. Charlie Dickens! Easy.
y
My Content

14. Adding a Blog
More than what you see. Click ‘EDIT’
The blog module doesn’t end simply at
typing a post. The BASIC tab allows you
to define how many posts and tags per
page. The COMMENTS tab increases
your control of comments on the blog,
you can moderate all comments ,
decide who can comment on posts.
The UPDATE SEVICES feature will
automatically update your blog onto
various websites including Technocrati,
thus feeding your blog around the web
with minimal effort. CO-EDITORS gives
the network editor control over who
can write in the blog. If you want a user
to be able to post blogs but to have no
control over the rest of the site then
simply make them a co-editor.
My Content

15. Rich Text
Do just about anything in Rich Text
The ‘Rich text’ module allows you to add text, pictures,
links, videos, flash and more including an HTML editor. Use
the key below to see which button does what and use these
to your advantage when creating your site.
Key
1. Add Hyperlink
2. Insert table 1 2 3 4 5 6
3. Add image
4. Insert files
5. Embed video/media
6. Edit HTML
Do anything in Rich Text!

16. Upload Photos
Make your site feel unique
Find a picture you love.
Add ‘My Photos’ to your page then click the Add
photos button to bring up the Image Library, click
the Upload tab and follow the prompts. Insert into
a module from the Image Library by selecting the
'INSERT' button in the actions tab.
“Try a slideshow too.”

17. Upload Photos
Do more than just simply adding a photograph.
The SLIDESHOW settings
define the time, transition
and height of the images to
be displayed.
In the COMMENTS tab you
can choose to allow
comments and also to
subscribe to comments
should you wish to
moderate.
In the SETTINGS tab you can control how the
photos are displayed; Slide show, thumbnails or
grid as well as showing the title, date and author.
Collaborative mode allows members to add
photos to the library.
“Try a slideshow too.”

18. Toolbox
Keep on top of your site using the toolbox.
By using the modules in the toolbox you
are able to guide users around your site,
offer information that is useful to them
and the ability to use the NEW search
function. Tools to take notice of are:
1. Show top users
2. Search
3. Page Navigation
4. Saved Search
“just drag and drop and you’re done!”

19. Show top users/networks
Choose to display popular users.
You can choose to show users from the
whole network or from a specific channel
that you are a member of. By showing the top
networks visitors are
able to see popular
networks with high
content and community
interaction.
Toolbox

20. Search Function
In ‘Toolbox’ add the 'Search' module
to your site. This allows you to have
a search box on your network to
search for a specific query within
content type (such as blog posts, The search results are
photos, comments), users, networks displayed so that you
or within all of these. The radio can quickly choose
buttons can be selected to show what type of content
search returns within your network you want to search
or all networks. within (left). You are
also given quick links
sorted by relevance or
date (see below).
Toolbox

21. Media
Add You Tube videos and flickr photos to Copy and paste the embed
your network using the Media tab. There code from YouTube to display
is also an MP3 Player and the option to a specific video. You can find
add photos and files. this to the right of the video
on the YouTube website.
Add the YouTube module
to your page and then
click ‘Show Videos’. Here
you can choose what
videos will show up.
Select the ‘Display by’
drop down to choose the
video search function.
“Add YouTube videos direct from your site”

22. Add Flickr pics
To add pictures from Flickr click ‘media’ in the
modules tab and select ‘Flickr Photos.’ Drag and
drop or click add. You can change the Flickr tags Use the dotted
you search by free tags or by a particular line to change
username by clicking edit in the flickr module the size of
and editing the preferences. Set up your photos your column.
as a Grid or Slideshow
Tag your images
using the edit button
Media

23. Internet services
The whole web under one roof.
There’s tonnes of tools for you to use in
the ‘Internet services’ tab. Just add to the
page and follow the prompts to set up
your chosen service.
Google Maps
1. Google Maps Venda shop
2. Shopping Search
3. POP3 Email
4. Bookmarks
5. Yahoo! Mail
6. Amazon Search
7. Web search
8. Gmail
9. Venda shop
“just drag and drop and you’re done!”

24. Google maps
Adding stuff to your site
Once you’ve placed
click Modules/Internet Services and the map in your site
then add Google Maps choose your location
and set it as the
default view.
You can now simply
add markers by
clicking ‘add new
marker’ and typing
in the details
Click ‘EDIT’ to control the map. Like the photos
you are able to allow collaborative mode. You
can also give each marker a key.
Internet services

25. Quick tips.
5 more Internet services modules you can add in seconds
Email. Add an email Search your
favourite games, TOP TIP!!
module to you page Build your own
by clicking ‘add’ Gmail DVDs and music with
the snappy Amazon shopping district on
or Yahoo! Mail. your website using
Search module.
the Venda tool.
Venda allows you to
have a shop set up in
just 10 minutes!
Add your Set up a shopping
favourite bookmarks search engine using
for other’s to see the internet’s top
by clicking ‘add’ shopping sites. ‘Add’
bookmarks. shopping.

26. Widgets
From Super Mario to Petz
A Widget is free content that you can add to your site
to give it more glitz. Widgets make it easy to customise
the content of your network and are excellent for both
users and owners.
How to get a widget.
In the ‘Widgets’ tab you have three choices.
1. Webjam widgets which are created by us for you to instantly add to your site
2. Widgetbox library are popular widgets taken from widgetbox.com and offer
everything from Super Mario games to Family Guy episodes!
3. Create a widget allows more advanced users to add their own widget using HTML
Super tools to make you smile.

27. Webjam Widgets
Ready made for your site
Polls
Find out what people
Weather like and what they
Click add to page and then don’t like by adding a
choose your location… poll to your site. Click
Really that’s it. You are the ‘add a question’ and
weather forecast. use the form to create
your poll
Google Calendar
Keep your diary on your own site. Just add the Google
Calendar to your page and set it up by linking it to your
gmail account. Make it private if you don’t want anybody
to see it – or perhaps members only if there is key
member info on the calendar.
Created by us for you.

28. Widgetbox
Adding one to your page
Search the
widgetbox
library using
the search tool
Decide on the
width and height
to fit the widget on
your page and click
GET WIDGET
Click VIEW AND Simple as that.
ADD to bring up a
new screen where
you can test the
widget.
The amazing widegetbox library

29. The News
You’ll only need one URL to be in the know.
Type...
…the news channel you
want to search in the
search box and click find
feeds, eg BBC CNN SKY
Find the feed you like
A list will appear for you to choose the feed that you
want on the page. You can preview this or simply + to
page. If you preview you are able to edit the amount of This button
stories in the feed. Otherwise click ‘edit’ on the right refreshes your
corner of your news module. news feed
RSS Feeds

30. Quick tips.
The top 5 helpful tips for building your site
Add a column by Change the style
of your website by TOP TIP!!
clicking the plus sign. webjam is so easy to
Use the x to delete clicking ‘styles’ on the
toolbar and selecting use. To make your
the column. site look great all you
one that suits you.
have to do is drag
and drop modules.
You will create your
own personalised
Find out how See an index of your website in a matter
many people have pages and move from of minutes.
visited your site in page to page by
the last day, week or clicking the ‘Settings’
month. tab.

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