The main window
User interface consists of the following elements:
The administrator can modify the catalogue pages appearance (see Templates).
To change the catalogue name (1) one should use the administrative section "Parameters".
Menu bar (2) is intended for transition to adding link dialog box and administering interface.
Search engine (3) allows finding the required link in the catalogue efficiently.
The list of categories (4) includes the number of links contained in every category. To open a category one should click on its name in the list.
To sort out (5) the links list by popularity, name or the administrator's rate one should click on the required variant.
The best links list (6) contains links with the greatest rating, which is defined by the administrator's vote (10 points); these links are marked by a star icon.
The links list (7) contains quantity of jumps from/to a web-site, the administrator's rate and URL of each link, Google PR, Yandex CY ratings.
To jump to a site one should click at a link's name.
[x] icon is displayed after a link address; it allows notifying the administrator that the link does not function (see Broken links).
[+] icon is displayed at the end of a link's description. On clicking it, detailed description of a link will be displayed on a new page:
"New links" list (8) displays the latest entries.
Path to current category (9) displays the category location within the catalogue including all nested categories and subcategories.
Pages list (10) presents itself navigation elements for the links list.
Starting from CNCat 3.1, there are two modes of a link addition. The new mode "Several steps" mode allows checking backward link presence upon adding a site to the catalogue. The mode is selected in the section "Administration - Settings - Link addition".
"One form" mode allows checkin a link upon its adding (see "Administration - Settings - Link addition".
"), hovewer, it is impossible to check backward link presence. Upon adding a link, the user is offered one or more variants of backward links (see Backward links), which he can place at the site.To add a link one should click on Submit a site link in the menu bar; the following dialog box will appear on the screen:
Select at least one category in the pop-up menu (on adding a link for the first time administrator should create at least one category beforehand), enter the name of the link, the site address, define the e-mail address and give a brief description of the link contents; then enter the number displayed in a picture (protection from automatic links submission), and press "Add".
In case all the data have been entered correctly, the system will display a confirmation message.
Note: Maximum number of categories is defined by the administrator.
Note 2: "Full description" and "Keywords" fields are not mandatory; the administrator can disable them if necessary. All the other fields must be obligatory filled in. In case any field is left empty, a warning message will appear on the screen with the list of missed values.
Note 3: One can allocate HTML-code, which will be displayed at the page without changes (with all tags) in "Description" and "Full description" fields . To perform this, one should insert "[html]" at the beginning of the description, for instance: "[html]<b>This</b><i>is</i><u>the best</u><a href=''>site</a>". The given text will be displayed as it is in the administrative interface.
In this mode a link addition is performed in 2 or 3 steps.
Step 1: Entering the name and the site address, as well as pictures with figures for protecction from automatic submission by robots.
After the first step the link is checked automatically, in case the corresponding option is enabled in the settings ("Check a link upon adding").
The link is placed to "Administration - Drafts" section. Thus, the link identifier is created, which is used for backward links code generation.
Step 2: Entering and checking a backward link
The step is performed in case the option "Link addition - URL of the page with a backward link" is enabled, or a backward link presence is required at a certain term of a link addition. "Omit this step" button is available in case a backward link presence is not necessary. After the second step the backward link is checked automatically, in case the corresponding option is enabled in the settings ("Check a link upon adding").
Step 3: Filling in other fields
The step is similar to "One form" mode. After the step, the link is placed to "New" or "Submitted" section, depending on the settings ("Link addition -> Submit a link automatically").
To perform a search through the catalogue one should enter a certain link parameter in the entry field and press Search button:
