HELP
Visitors
There is no need for normal visitors to log in to this website. You will be able to see all the information - but you will not be able to edit it.
The Guestbook, of course, is not restricted. Please leave a message. Feedback is always welcome.
Authorised Users
Apologies
Sorry if any of the stuff below falls in the 'blatantly obvious' category, but Authorised Users come in all shades of computer literacy.
Logging In
In the box below the menu you should see input fields for Username and Password. You should have been supplied with these by the Webmaster.
These fields are case sensitive. If your login is unsuccessful, it may be because you have CapsLock on, or forgot the initial capital letter. etc.
Complete the Username and Password fields, then click the LOG IN button. The page will refresh, so you may have to wait a second or two.
If your login is successful, the login fields should be replaced with a "Log Out" button, and a note saying "User: <Your username> logged in".
Logging Out
Click the "Log Out" button, and wait for the page to refresh. The input fields for Username and Password and the "Log In" button should reappear.
What Can You Do?
Having logged in, you will now find that you can edit some things on the website. Just how much you can edit depends on your 'permissions'.
e.g. You might only have permission to enter match reports, or at the other end of the scale, you might be able to amend the fixture list, add and delete Users, amend their permissions, create new teams, post notices, add new options to the menu and even change the whole colour sceme and style of the website.
If you need more permissions than you have been granted - ask the webmaster.
How does editing work?
Unfortunately it is not as simple as typing over what you see on the screen. Usually you will find a 'link' by the side of the information you want to edit. It will look like this: Edit or E.
Click the link and you will be shown a form - where you can edit the information and then click the SAVE button at the bottom of the form to save that information in the database.
If you make a mistake, you can always just click your Browser's Back button instead of clicking SAVE.
After clicking SAVE, the page should refresh - including the newly edited information. A message at the top of the page should inform you that the last action was an amendment.
What About Deleting things?
As with editing, this is usually done by clicking a link next to the information you want to delete. E.g. Delete or D.
The page should then refresh - but without the deleted information. There should be a message at the top of the page saying that the last action was a deletion, followed by a link on which you can click if you made a mistake and want to undo the deletion.
What About Adding New things?
This is similar to editing existing things, in that you get a form to fill in. If you have permission to add new things, you will see an underlined link - something like Add new fixture.
After completing the form, press the Submit button to save the new thing in the database. If you change your mind before you have hit the Submit button, you can use your browser's Back button to return to the previous page.