EZnews 2.06 Menu Introduction Summary of Features System Requirements Buy EZnews Support/Contact EZnews In Action Introduction EZnews is an easy-to-use yet powerful and customizable newsboard system which can integrate perfectly with the design of your website. Newsboard systems allow you, the administrator, and your reporters to post news articles and announcements to your website without having to edit HTML files. EZnews takes this idea further than you could have ever expected, simplifying even the most complicated tasks with its web-based Control Panels and intuitive graphical interface. Your EZnews package also comes with complete documentation and free support. Summary of Features Setup: Your EZnews board will probably be up and running in 5 minutes! The automatic setup detects your server's settings and does all the dirty work of presetting your preferences and creating the data files and administrator account, leaving few things that you need to do. When you are finished setting up EZnews, you can immediately begin posting or head over to your Control Panels! Control Panels: Fully password-protected Easily accessible through almost any browser 12 administrative functions: Add members Modify members Remove members Modify administrator account Add images (to posting form) Modify images Remove images Modify reports Remove reports Configure System Options Many date/time formats supported Close down board temporarily Enable/disable any or all of the following: Reporters may embed HTML in their reports Automatic conversion of URLs to hyperlinks Reporters' signatures inserted after each report they post Reporters may edit or remove their own reports after they post them Customize number of headlines for "previous reports" and "next reports" to show Customizable dirty word filter Choose number of days after which reports are archived or expired Sort reports in order posted or reverse order posted (newsboard style) Configure Style Options Those who don't know HTML may set fonts, sizes, colors, and styles here Type in HTML for icons, allowing you to make them images or plain text Configure HTML Templates HTML-knowing users may type exact HTML for templates! Member Options: Real member accounts! Unlimited number of members permitted Three levels of membership: Reporters may post reports and edit or remove their own (optional) Moderators may do all that plus edit/remove all reports You, the Administrator, is granted full Control Panel access The administrator is free to change the ranks of members Members may have their own signatures (optional) Number of times each member posts is recorded Posting Reports: Password-protected posting Reporters may type descriptions of their reports (optional) Images you add in the Control Panels are automatically grouped into menus by category. Reporters may select images from those menus to place in their reports Reporters may use the posting form to insert links and/or banners in their reports without needing to know HTML (optional) Reporters may preview their reports before posting them They are redirected to the page of your choice after they post Viewing Reports: EZnews can be dropped right into existing HTML using SSI! [NEW] List of headlines may be grouped by week (optional) List of headlines may be grouped further by day (optional) Previous N reports and next N reports may be shown (optional) Both N's are numbers which are completely adjustable by the administrator Number of times reports are read is recorded and may be viewable by the public if your HTML template specifies this (optional) Go To Previous Report and Go To Next Report links (optional) URLs and e-mail addresses are automatically converted to hyperlinks and mailto: links, respectively (optional) [NEW] Users may search your reports using EZnews' integrated search engine (optional). [NEW] Old news can be archived by day, week, or both (optional). [NEW] List of headlines may easily be displayed on mutiple pages (optional). [NEW] Restrict the number of reports displayed on certain pages (e.g. "Top 5") (optional). System Requirements There are a few requirements that your server must fulfill in order for you to install and use EZnews on it: UNIX Web Server Perl 5 or higher FTP Access CGI Access SSI Access Buy EZnews One EZnews license costs $20. The most recent version of the EZnews package will be automatically sent to your e-mail address shortly after you buy it. If you live in the US: Use the button below to buy it through PayPal.com's secure servers. If you don't live in the US: Use the hyperlink below to pay through ClickBank.com's secure servers. >> Non-US customers, buy here If you are not able to pay online, you can also send us a check. Please use the form below to contact us and we will give you an address you can send it to. Support We will gladly answer any questions you have regarding EZnews. Send E-mail to JoshuaPz@aol.com and we will typically respond within 24 hours. You can also use the form below to contact me: Your E-Mail Address: Your Message: EZnews In Action This is a sample configuration of EZnews, though it is unlike the default. People are free to post in this sample since I have granted access for the public to add themselves as members and post here. Sampling the Control Panels: >> Go to the sample Control Panels Login using username demo and password demo. You are free to explore all the sections and add yourself as a reporter or tourist, but you will be bounced back to the login page if you attempt to make any modifications other than adding yourself as a reporter or tourist. Posting to the sample EZnews board >> Post to the sample newsboard Use the Add Members function of the sample Control Panels to add yourself as a reporter or tourist. Then, head over to the page above and begin posting using the login name and password you chose. Viewing the Sample EZnews board >> View the sample EZnews board View the sample EZnews board and feel free to use all of its front-end functions. If you have signed yourself up as a reporter or tourist (see above how to do it), you may use the Modify and Remove Report pages for only the reports you post. Since people can post whatever they feel like posting in this configuration, don't expect to see any real news articles :-) Copyright © 2000 Josh Poritz. All Rights Reserved. Matchmaker.com: Sign up now for a free trial. Date Smarter!