Chapter 14Dashboard reference

Website and System screens

The screens that shape the site itself — the menu, page content, the home page slider, FAQs — and every settings screen.

14.1

Hero Slides

The rotating image banner for the home page. Only shown when Home Hero Type is set to slider.

WhereWebsiteContent & LayoutHero Slides
The list screen — everything you already have
The list screen — everything you already have
The Add New form
The Add New form
The Edit form
The Edit form

How to change it

  1. Sidebar → WebsiteHero SlidesAdd New.
  2. Upload the image and add a heading, subheading and button link.
  3. Set Sort Order for the sequence and Active to show it.
  4. Click Save. Then set Home Hero Type to slider in Settings → Website.
14.2

Site Pages

Content for most standard pages — About, Values, Team, Future, academy and training pages. Also where you create brand new pages.

WhereWebsiteContent & LayoutSite Pages
The list screen — everything you already have
The list screen — everything you already have
The Add New form
The Add New form
The Edit form
The Edit form

How to change it

  1. Sidebar → WebsiteSite Pages.
  2. Find the page in the list and click Edit.
  3. Change the title, intro, banner image and body content.
  4. Click Save.
  5. To build a new page, use Create Custom Page, then add a Nav Item pointing at it.
14.4

FAQs

The questions and answers on the FAQ page.

WhereWebsiteContent & LayoutFAQs
The list screen — everything you already have
The list screen — everything you already have
The Add New form
The Add New form
The Edit form
The Edit form

How to change it

  1. Sidebar → WebsiteFAQsAdd New.
  2. Enter the question and answer, and the order it should appear in.
  3. Click Save.
14.5

Settings — General

Logo, favicon, contact details, chairman, footer, safeguarding contacts and your policy page text. The only settings screen linked from the sidebar.

WhereSystemSettingsGeneral

Direct address: /admin/settings/general

admin-settings-general

How to change it

  1. Sidebar → SystemSettings.
  2. Work down the form — site name, logo, favicon, contact details, chairman, footer, welfare officer, policies.
  3. Click Save Settings.
14.6

Settings — Website

Home page hero type, the About block and its statistics, copyright text and maintenance mode.

WhereSystemSettingsWebsite

Direct address: /admin/settings/website

admin-settings-website

How to change it

  1. Go to /admin/settings/website — there is no menu link.
  2. Set Home Hero Type to choose the news grid or the image slider.
  3. Edit the About title, paragraphs, statistics and image.
  4. Set the copyright text, and maintenance mode if you need to take the site offline.
  5. Click Save.
14.7

Settings — Design

The club accent colour, fonts, and the background image or colour behind each section of the site, set separately for light and dark mode.

WhereSystemSettingsDesign

Direct address: /admin/settings/design

admin-settings-design

How to change it

  1. Go to /admin/settings/design.
  2. Set the Accent Colour used across the site.
  3. For each section choose a background image or flat colour, and switch it on or off.
  4. Check both light and dark mode — they are set separately.
  5. Click Save.
14.8

Settings — SEO

The title and description each page shows in Google and when shared on social media.

WhereSystemSettingsSEO

Direct address: /admin/settings/seo

admin-settings-seo
The Edit form
The Edit form

How to change it

  1. Go to /admin/settings/seo.
  2. Pick a page from the list.
  3. Write a meta title under about 60 characters and a description under about 155.
  4. Click Save. Search engines may take days or weeks to pick it up.
14.9

Settings — Social

The social media profile links used by the icons in the header and footer.

WhereSystemSettingsSocial

Direct address: /admin/settings/social

admin-settings-social

How to change it

  1. Go to /admin/settings/social.
  2. Paste the full address of each profile. Leave one blank to hide that icon.
  3. Click Save.
14.10

Settings — Content

The wording used on match pages — “Live”, “vs”, “TBA”, “Venue”, “Toss”, “Man of the Match” and the rest. Change it once and it updates everywhere.

WhereSystemSettingsContent

Direct address: /admin/settings/content

admin-settings-content

How to change it

  1. Go to /admin/settings/content — this screen is not linked from anywhere in the dashboard.
  2. Change any label you want worded differently.
  3. Click Save.
14.11

Settings — Email

The mail server used to send enquiry notifications and automated emails.

WhereSystemSettingsEmail

Direct address: /admin/settings/email

admin-settings-email

How to change it

  1. Go to /admin/settings/email.
  2. Enter the SMTP host, port, username, password and encryption from your email provider.
  3. Set the From Address and From Name recipients will see.
  4. Click Save, then send yourself a test enquiry to confirm it works.
14.12

Settings — Payment

Payment gateway configuration.

WhereSystemSettingsPayment

Direct address: /admin/settings/payment

admin-settings-payment

How to change it

  1. Go to /admin/settings/payment.
  2. Enter the keys from your payment provider.
  3. Click Save.
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