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1. Introduction
2. Connecting the module to a page
3. Managing the ads module
3.1 Deleting unwanted entries
3.2 Configuring the ads module
4. Your ads page on the site
5. The email the ads module sends
The advertisement module of Site@School has the following features:
- A page on the site where the visitors can read the ads and add an advertisement.
- Management of the ads in the Site@School module manager, i.e. deleting unwanted ads, making an introduction text and a disclaimer text to the advertisement page.
- The ads module sends an email alert when someone adds an advertisement. This facilitates managing the ads.
The email contains the originating IP address and exact date and time. This facilitates tracking abusers, using the log files of your server.
- When someone gives an email address, it cannot be harvested because it is written as 'pupil (at) yourschool (dot) net' (example).
- Ads will automatically be removed after an adjustable number of days.
- An [Edit] function to change the module name and the program name to fit your language. See the 'Module manager' chapter for details on how to change the name.
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Before you can use the ads module, it must be connected to a page on the site. Read the Module manager chapter on how to do this.
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The following items can be managed in the ads module:
- Deleting unwanted entries.
- Configuring the ads module.
Click: Modulebrowser > Advertisements. You will see:
![[ ]](pics/mod_ads_manage.jpg)
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- Click on [Delete] to delete an entry.
- Click on 'Go back' to return to the module manager's main screen.
- Click on 'Configuration'. you will see:
![[ ]](pics/mod_ads_config.jpg)
mod_ads_config.jpg
Explanation:
- The disclaimer text box: Here you can put a disclaimer. When you want line breaks and paragraphs etc. you have to add simple HTML tags into the text.
- The introduction text box: You can make your own intro to the ads. If you want a nice markup you have to add simple HTML tags to the text
- Email alert to: When a visitor of the school site puts an advertisement on the site, an email alert can be sent to the maintainer(s)
of the advertisements module. This is for quick discovery of unwanted entries.
More email addresses can be put in this field. Separate them with a comma. See below for an example of the email output.
- Number of days: The number of days an advertisement stays visible on the site.
- Cancel: To cancel your work.
- Save: To save your work.
- Go back: Click on 'Go back' to return to the module managers main screen.
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The ads module provides two pages:
The first one is a page on your site where your visitors can read the ads:
![[ ]](pics/mod_ads_site.jpg)
mod_ads_site.jpg
When a visitor clicks 'Add advertisement', she enters the second page and can add an advertisement:
![[ ]](pics/mod_ads_add_adv.png)
mod_ads_add_adv.png
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5. The email the ads module sends
When a valid email address is put into the email field in 'Configuration', the module will send an email, every time a visitor makes an entry. Example:
![[ ]](pics/mod_ads_email.jpg)
mod_ads_email.jpg
As you can see, not only the text is given, but also the exact time and originating IP address (fictional) are given.
These data can facilitate tracking abusers of the advertisements.
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Author: Dirk Schouten <schoutdi (at) knoware (dot) nl>
Last updated: 2006-04-12