Fresh Question Manager Admin Panel - Help Page
º First, print this page for convenience (in page-setup set margins to .5")
º The actual panel can only be accessed when online at:   http://xxxxxxxx. The entry password is "xxxx".
º BEFORE entering, add it to your Bookmarks or Favorites.
º When returning to the panel after doing some work on it, hit "refresh" or "reload" to make sure you see all the
  latest changes. If it says "Repost From Data ?" click "OK".
º To see your published Q & A's on the site, go to the Read Q & A's page (hit "reload" or "refresh" here also*).
  To practise dealing with fresh questions, you can enter test ones on the Question user-submit page.
* In the instructions below you are warned about losing data if you wrongly delete something in the Admin Panel.
  This data may be retrievable if you have a backup/restore system on your server and you know how to use it.
  Ask your server about this.


The Panel


The left column is where fresh questions from users will appear- see image above. If there aren't any, it will be empty -see image below. Each question has a number by it. This is the Question ID number.


The center column shows you all the Q & A's presently up on the site and in the database. Each of these also has a Question ID number.


The righthand or Admin column is what you use to make changes. Ignore the first "headline" box at the top. To set the number of questions-per-page that you want to appear on your pages, click in the Question Mananger Info circle and enter the number in the box.
How To Manage Q & A's.
Please follow the directions below exactly and read all warnings !
To answer a fresh question appearing in the left column :
Step 1: In the Admin column, click in the circle above "Answer Question".
Step 2: enter the Question ID number.
Step 3: Write the answer.
Step 4: Click "submit action" at the bottom of this column.
You can clear the boxes by clicking on "reset" (see image at bottom of this page).
BEWARE !!!
º Don't add "Dear" or the name. That will be automatically entered.
º Make sure you enter correct ID number for the question you are answering.
To add fake/filler questions and answers to your pages. :
Step 1: In the Admin column, click in the circle above "Add Question & Answer".
Step 2: Enter the fake/madeup name.
Step 3: Enter the City and state.
Step 4: Enter the question.
Step 5: Enter the answer.
Step 6: Click "submit action" at the bottom of this column.
You can clear the boxes by clicking on "reset" (see image at bottom of this page).
BEWARE !!!
º Don't add "Dear xxxx -From..in.." or the name in either box. That will be automatically entered.
To delete a Q & A from the Database list (center column) and the "read Q & A's" page. (This is in case you need to correct an already published mistake) :
N.B. You can also use this feature to delete Q & A's if, in the future, there are enough new Q & A's to delete some old ones, one by one.
Step 1: In the Admin column, click in the circle above "Delete Q & A".
Step 2: enter the Question ID number.
Step 3: Click "submit action" at the bottom of this column.
BEWARE !!!
º Make sure you enter the correct ID number for the Q & A you want to delete.
º Make sure you click in the correct circle. If you click in the one below it you will erase ALL the Q & A's from the database and the site * (see next item)
NEVER USE THIS FEATURE UNLESS YOU WANT TO DELETE ALL THE Q & A's FROM THE DATABASE and "READ Q & A's" PAGE !!!!!!!! They may be unretrievable.* This will only be useful if you are getting TONS of new Q & A's daily.
To delete a fresh user-question from the list (lefthand column) AFTER you have submitted the answer !!!
Step 1: In the Admin column, click in the circle above "Delete question only".
Step 2: enter the Question ID number.
Step 3: Click "submit action" at the bottom of this column.
BEWARE !!!
º Make sure you enter the correct ID number for the question you want to delete.
º Make sure you don't delete an unanswered question or you will lose that user's question. It may be unretrievable.*
To delete all fresh user-questions (lefthand column) AFTER you have answered them !!!
Step 1: In the Admin column, click in the circle above "Delete all questions only".
Step 2: Click "submit action" at the bottom of this column.
BEWARE !!!
º Make sure you have answered ALL the questions first because you may not be able to retrieve them after deletion.*