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Category: Documentation
Jane Atkinson By Jane Atkinson
Jane Atkinson
25.Mar
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Index page

Use this page to find your way around the help files.

 

Important information for everyone

FreeToastHost Terms of Use agreement     Privacy and Cookie policy     Cookie policy

 

For members

The items in this section, in blue boxes, are for club members without special privileges. (But if you are an officer or admin, it is also a good idea to start here.)

New to FreeToastHost sites?

Browsing the site and logging in

If you are having trouble logging in or getting changes to "stick", try these first:

Cookie settings
Clearing the browser cache

What to do if you forget your password

Set up your Member profile


Using email

Accessing and using the club mailing lists

What email addresses are available on a FTH site?

Receiving email, if you're not getting emails and especially if you use gmail or hotmail

Using the agenda

Members view of the agenda

What do all those buttons do?

Emailing agendas

Responding to emailed agendas

Printing agendas

Role reports and signup sheets

If you need to know how to edit an agenda, go to this page


Other

Club calendar

Downloading files

 

 

 

For administrators

These items, in the burgundy boxes, are for site administrators.

Club officers and the Toastmaster of the meeting (or equivalent) may also be able to use some of these functions.

It's still a good idea to get familiar with the members' perspective first, by referring to the items above.

 

Are you a new website admin?

If you're completely new to FTH, check the New to FTH section.

To get up and running with a basic site, see our quick start page


Website settings

Basic settings

Website aliases

What's the difference between Aliases and Domain names?

Domain names and aliases: some practical considerations

Configuring DNS Settings for a Custom Website Domain

Appearance (includes turning off unwanted content)

Social media links

Floater messages

Access settings

Administrator info

Website statistics


Adding content to your site

Home Page

Adding and editing content. This also applies to all page types below.

Web page tools. Also usable on all page types.

Meeting Information / Directions

Google maps

Custom pages

Links to other sites

Secure content (https)

Improving Google ranking

Backup your custom content

Recovering content from Google cache (if you're lucky)


Managing files

Using the file manager

Linking to files

Membership management

There is quite a lot to this topic, so has its own index page. Fortunately, you don't need to learn it all at once.


Email and contact forms

Configuring the email settings

Ensuring that members receive email

How to reduce the amount of spam received

Setting up the contact forms


Agendas

There is also a lot to this topic, and it has its own index page.


Club dues management

Using the dues module

Paypal button, if your club uses Paypal


Extras

Using the webpage editor – online demo (CKEditor Users Guide)

Changing site administrators when the previous one is no longer available

Updating contact info on Toastmasters International website

End of year Officer Changeover Checklist for your FreeToastHost website

Pathways Support in FreeToasthost

Getting help on the forums


Troubleshooting

How to take & upload a screen capture

Email Troubleshooting

How to provide Email Headers in your support topic

Troubleshooting Website Access Issues

Receiving email from mailing lists

 

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